The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-16

tives discharge their duty and go home
feeling that they had done what the
country expected OF them. Applause)
For Free Coinage.
Mr.. Bowers, a republican of California,
spoke for the free coinage of silver and
in doing so. cast a slur upon political
platforms, declaring that no party plat
form amounted to anything, nor was it
intended to mean anything. He referred
| to the scarcity of small currency and
| raised a laugh by stating that he went
into a drug store this morning to get
something which cost Is cents-he did
not exactly remember what it was
| Qaughter), and couldn't get any change.
The free coinage of silver would tend to
| relieve the present depression. Many of
| the ba1iss of the United States, which
were today with their doors closed,
would be glad to receive the dollar of
| our daddies. This nation could make it's
| own money for its own people, and if
England wanted to put UP the bars, all
| right. Which could stand it longest?
This great country, which could produce
| every necessity and every luxury, must
not surrender 20 the little island which
must depend upon what it could obtain
| from other nations.
This question was not a partisan one;
! it was a business one, and as such it
| should be considered.
| Delegate Rawlins democrat of Utah,
| lent his voice in favor of free coinage.
The declaration made by the anti-silver
| men that the government was issuing a
dollar which was worth but 80 cents was
/ absurd. BY the constitution of the
| United States express power was, given
! to congress TO coin money and regulate
| it's value. Under that power the govern
ment had declared that the silver dollar
was equal in value to the gold dollar.
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| there would be a depreciation in the
valuation of silver that would be fright
| full to contemplate and would bring on
| a monetary panic at once.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Rawlins's re-
marks the house adjourned till Monday.
A Significant Incident.
It is reported that there was a very
significant occurrence in the senate
| finance committee on Thursday. mo-
| ton was made authorizing the chairman
) to introduce a bill to so amend the law
governing the issue of national bank
notes as to permit the issue Of notes TO
the par value of the bonds deposited as
security therefor. This was agreed to,
after discussion. by a majority of one.
Then it was proposed to authorize the
! chairman to report a bill to. repeal the
! silver purchase clause of the Sherman
! law whereupon Mr., Vest is said to have
I ton and notifying its friends that no
! bill which ignored silver could pass the
/ senate as now constituted. Under the
| influence of the remarks of Mr.. Vest the
| committee unanimously reconsidered its
action on the currency question and ad-
/ journed.
The Senate's Course.
The senate democratic caucus ad-
| journed over until Monday, when they
will meet again and attempt to come
! together on some common ground. Ow-
! ing to the agreement that has been
/ reached in the house the committee feels
/ relieved and sees no reason for pressing
/ action on its part. The fact that the
| house will devote two weeks to the dis
! cussion of the silver question removes
/ the necessity that existed to formulate
! a plan Immediately and the probability
/ is that the caucus of democratic senator's
/ Will not act finally upon the policy to be
| outlined by its committee until toward
the close of the debate in the house. For
1 this same reason. it is said, the finance
! committee may take more time in the
! elaboration on the various measures re-
4 ferred to it and not make a report as
early as has been anticipated.