Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-25
THE HOUSE.

The Speaker appointed the following COM
mittee to represent the House at the pro-
ceedings to be held commemorative Ct the
one hundredth anniversary Of the aging OF
the corner stone Of the capitol: Messrs BY.
mum Qnd.). Warner On. ". Black Oll.)
Houk (Ohio), Henderson Qowa), O'Neil
Pa). and Cogswell CMass).
The silver debate having been resumed
Mr.. Pendleton Tex) expressed his in.en-
ton to vote for the free coinage of silver al
any ratio that had been suggested. hut al
the same time he held the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act responsible for
the present hard times.
MIR. Bowers (Cal.) said that the vote to
be taken next Monday would be a vote as
to whether silver should be destroyed as
money and the country placed upon a gold
would find the nations of the world begging
US to join In an international agreement
for the coinage Of both gold and silver.
Mr.. Pigott Comm spoke briefly in favor
Mr.. Dockery Cdo) said that the uncon-
the t. Unconditional surrender Of silver His
vote would be recorded to restore silver to
its ancient honor and dignity. applause
Mr.. Moon {Mich.} was in favor of bimetai.
lism, which he believed would relieve the
people from the present stringency.
Mr.. Cobb {Ala2 argued that the Wilson
and he was therefore opposed to it unless
MIR. Burrows CMich) then claimed the
| be permitted to speak for forty minutes.
Mr. Bland (Mo) objected, and Mr.. Bur.
rows declined to address the House for five
| subsequently Mr.. Bland withdrew his OBJ
| lection, and Mr.. Burrows proceeded with
| his speech.
Mr.. Burrows' Speech.
Mr.. Burrows commenced by referring t.
the Presidents message calling Congress to
gether in extraordinary session on accoun
Of the alarming condition Of the countr,
within four months after the democratic
party assumed control of affairs. He ther
read from ex-President Harrison's messag,
| to Congress last December to show that tn,
country was then in prosperous condition
and he asked what had wrought this appall
| ing change. He suggested that those citi
| Zens. who nine months ago were deludet
| with the idea of the necessity for a change
had. by this time, the full measure Of 'he
| desires gratified unless they had IN appe
| tite for misfortunes which no calamity cou
appease and no disaster satisfy.
| Not until after the presidential election
| last November did the business interests c
the country take alarm and stringency 1,
the money market begin to appear.
| The Real Cause.
| He was constrained to believe that tn,
| real cause Of this widespread business de
| preston was attributable chiefly to tn
hostility OF the democratic party toward
our protective policy, under which for tn
| last thirty years the nation had wrough
it's marvellous industrial independence. Thi
| money stringency, which was Of recen
date was preceded by business paralysis
| all over the country.
| He held that it was the threatenin, atti
| tude Of the democratic party toward our in
dustrial system that had, in a very larg,
degree, brought about the present deplora
BILE condition.
He had no hesitancy in voting for the re
peal Of the Sherman law. 1t was unsounC
In principle. its practical workings wer,