The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-10-07
DENIED THE CHARGE
DUBOIS HAS ATlLT WITH MITCHELL
1t Seems Difficult to Ascertain just How
Senator Squire Stands on the
Silver Question.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-The senate was
called to order this morning at the usual
hour but had to wait for a quorum. 1t
then proceeded with the routine bust
ness.
Sherman called attention to mis-
statement in a recent speech made by
White of California, quoting the Bank
er's Magazine of August, 1875, as to the
coinage act. There was no such state
ment in the Bankers Magazine. He
said the whole statement was a manu-
featured lie from beginning to end; it
was worse than forgery, an absolute
fabrication, branded with the brand of
infamy. He did not blame the senator
from California, because the alleged ar
ticle from the magazine had been fire.
quently quoted by others.
White said he had taken the extract
from a work written by very promi-
nent republican and had not himself
examined the Bankers Magazine. If
the extract was not correct he would
omit it from the later edition of his
speech.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
then taken up. Dubois, republican, of
Idaho, rising to a personal statement,
called attention to a remark of German
of Maryland, that the resolution intro
duced by Dubois to defer consideration
of the financial legislation until the
senatorial vacancies from the states of
Washington, Montana and Wyoming
should be filled, was offered for the pur-
pose of consuming time.
Dubois denied this. He had intro
duced the resolution in the interest of
the three states referred to and justi-
fed the introduction of the resolution
by the precedent which occurred some
years ago.
Washburn (republican) of Minnesota
said the supposed object of the resolu'
tion was to show the opponents of re
peal were being taken at an unfair ad
vantage He would therefore state the
facts and allow the senate to reach its
own conclusions. OF the three states
in question two were not silver-produc
ing states, and those two states were
represented in the senate by two sen
ators who favored the repeal of the
Sherman law.
In response to a question of Wolcot
(republican) of Colorado, WashburI
said he referred to the states of Wash
ington and Wyoming.
Il would like the senator from Min
nesota," said Dubois, ito state b,
whose authority ne makes that asser
tion?"
by the authority of the senator
themselves, . replied Washburn.
81 imagine those senators will resen
that imputation," said Dubois.
Il state that the senators from Wash
ington (Squire) and Wyoming (Carey
are not for unconditional repeal of tn
Sherman law. The senator from WASH
ington has offered an amendment in tn
interest of siivsr.3
The senator from Nashingto
(Squire) told me-" Washburn declared
that he would vote for uncondition;
repeal of the purchasing clause of tn
Sherman act.
This closed the incident and KY
(populist) of South Dakota addresse
the senate in opposition to the repei
bill.
Kyle ridieuled the idea that with FIRE
coinage the United States would
flooded with silver. On the contrary
was doubtful whether the future yiel,
of silver would be large enough to flu
nish the necessary increase in currenc