The morning call., 1893-09-02
Voorhees, Tries to Crowd
the Senate.
ALL CAN TALK WHO WISH
But the Administration Leader Does
Not Propose to Be Party
to Delay.


favor of free coinage. A large part Of the
speech was devoted TO showing the incon-
sistenees of the friends of repeal of both
parties, in view of the bimetallic decIaia-
tions Of both national platforms. He
quoted from these. commenting in an ironi-
cal strain on the way in which pledges
are being fulfilled. He said they seemed
10 think the only way to maintain a parity
between gold and silver was to first strike
silver the deathblow. Unconditional re-
peal would be deathplow, for it was well
known that Cleveland would veto any
silver coinage bill. The effect on the con-
dition of mankind following the destruc-
ton of half the currency of the world.
aggregating $500. 000, 900. it would be I'M
possible to accurately describe. He gave
the history of the decentralization of silver
and declared that every Government
which demonetzed the white metal did so
when 1t was at a premium. When coinage
was stopped in India the effort to have it
stopped in the United States began. aided
by the influence of the moneyed powers OF
all the world, including our Government.
If coinage were stopped here silver would
cease to live throughout the commercial
nations of the earth. The fall in price
would be greater than that following the
stoppage Of coinage in India. Repeal
without a substitute meant the end of
silver money for this generation, unless a
revolution of the people should restore it,
as after the fraudulent decentralization of
1873. Let no man doubt that the proposed
repeal was the result of conspiracy
among the mOney-holders of the world.
He declared the Sherman law did not drive
out gold, else why did gold return with it
still in force? The Democratic platform,
he said, denounced the Sherman act as a
"cowardly makeshift," yet the bill for its
repeal, striking silver a harder blow, was
more cowardly and more of a makeshift.
He closed with the declaration for the
free coinage of silver.
During Vance's remarks Cnckrell of
Missouri interjeeted statement of the
production and coinage of gold and silver
from 1878 to 1892, which showed that the
production of gold amounted 10 S2,210,-
961, 206, while the coinage amounted to
s., 7S7, ,714679. OF silver the production
was 50. 400. 760, 533 and the coinage s.. 322,-
COS, SOL.
At the conclusion of Vance's speech
voorhees, sprung surprise by asking for
vote Oh the substitute reported by the
Finance Committee to the House repeal
bill He said that u % further debate was
proposed at this time. although notices
had been given of speeches intended to be
delivered next week. He desired that
every Senator who, in good faith, wished
TO occupy the time of the Senate should
have the opportunity, but he could not
take the responsibility of being a party to
mere delay, and when vacancy in the
talk had been reached he wanted 1t filled
by vote. A discussion followed as to the
parliamentary procedure to be observed
in consideration of the subject, and VoOr-
hees asked that the Finance Committees
bill Re substituted for the House bill.
Cockrell objected until there was an
opportunity given for full discussion. He
preferred the House bill, saying that re-
peal should not impair the legal tender
quality of standard silver dollars hereto
fore coined TO the Senate substitute.
Allison of Iowa said the repeal clause in
no sense affected or impaired the value of
silver dollars coined, but by inserting the
House proviso it would leave the question
in doubt as to whether that portion of the
Sherman law stands which requires the
Secretary of the Treasury TO coin the
bullion into dollars. The discussion con-
tinued and at 1926 was interrupted by a
motion for an executive session, after
which the Senate adjourned.
In the morning hour Teller submitted
res solution similar TO the one recently
adopted as to the month of July for a
statement regarding silver purchases in
August and it was agreed to.
White gave notice THAI on the 18th he
would present resolutions touching upon
the death of the late Senator Stanford.
Senator Stewart to-day expressed him.
self very emphatically concerning the out
look for the passage of the repeal bill.
When correspondent asked him if the
silver Senators would discuss the measure
for any length of time. or il they would
yield to the sentiment of the country for
repeal, Mr.. Stewart grew very indignant
and used some strong language, declaring
there was no such sentiment. and said the
intiBi alton that there was such feeling
throughout the country was an insult to
him.
There is no such sentiment" he de-
cIared; sit is all the result of the work of
these hireling newspapers"
Senator Stewart further said that there
would be no intermission In the session of
Congress between this time and the regu-
lar meeting on December next. because
the money question ought to and would
receive an exhaustive discussion.