The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-23
VOORHEES, TALKS FOR REPEAL.
His Argument Convincing, Far
reaching and Exhaustive.
The Speech of tho Session Is Listened to
Attentivoly by N Large Crowd In the
Senate Galleries-Bynum Advocates
the Wilson Bill In the House and
Eulogizes Secretary Carlisle.

the Wilson Bill in the House and
Eulogizes Secretary Carlisle.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The House
has passed the Senate bill in aid of the
California Mid winter International Elk
position.
Johnson (Ohio), introduced his inter
convertible bond bill and had it re ferred
to the banking and currency committee,
with leave to report at any time
after the silver debate. The silver
debate was then resumed and Breckner
(Dem., Wis addressed the House in
favor Of the repal Of the purchasing
clause.
Mallory (Fla.) was opposed to the un.
conditional repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act and he was
also opposed to the free coinage Of Sill
yer at the present ratio of IL to l. he
regretted that some middle ground had
not been reached and it was with hest
fancy he would vote afiirmatively upon
any of the propositions presented to
the House. He attributed to tariff the
greater share Of the present depression,
but the demonstration of silver would
still further separate the wealthy
classes from the working classes.
Hopkins (Rep., Ills.) argued against
the Bland amendments to the Wilson
bill and in support of the repeal
measure.
Lane (Dem., Ills spoke in support Of
free coinage, contending that silver
dollar was the equal OF the gold dollar
A silver dollar, he said, was worth ono
hundred cents in any bank and in any
store in the country. He was here for
free coinage, and might God forget b i'm
if he forgot his duty (Applause).
Newlands pop, New voiced the de-
mand of his region when no vigorously
advocated the free coinage Of silver.
Bynum, in advocating the Wilson
bill, said that unquestionably the vast
majority OF the people believed that the
Sherman law was responsible for the
evils described by the President Since
the passage OF The act the proc of sill
yer had gone steadily down. BY this
fall the Government was losing moro
than 100000 year. Gold was
being exported in large SIMS. He
highly eulogized the action of Secretary
Carlisle for his refusal to issue bonds.
The United States, no said, could not
open it's minis to free coinage at any
ratio with minis of all other civilized
nations closed against it. This country
could decide on no ratio that would
give fixed value to the silver. If the
United States should adopt a free
coinage act there would pour into this
country in one year more silver than
minis could coin in ten years
Free coinage of silver at this time
would a 4
be struck at that metal. Free coinage
here meant silver monotization.
Free coinage would damage our trade
and commerce without mprehension
and fall in the value Of money would
mean fall in value Of the money in
which the working man was paid.
Should free coinage be decided upon
he would bid farewell to any hope for
tariff reform.
Hepburn (Rep, la ridiculed the
idea that craftsmanship could be elm
mated from this debate and satirized
Bynum "a man who had defied Speaker
Reed in the most insulting terms) for
asking that cant and subterfuge should
be eliminated from this discussion Dur.
ing the remainder of the week the daily
hour OF meeting shall be o'clock.
IN THE SENATE.
In thu Senate this morning, Allen
offere d an amendment to Voorhees, re-
peal bill in the form of q provision for
Coinage Of silver at the present ratio Of
IL to under the same conditions en-
forced as to coinage of gold and direct
ing tho coinage without unnecessary
delay OF the silver bullion now in the
Treasury.
1t was referred to the finance COM
m T.
PETER for the reduction OF the salaries
of all OF the Government officers from
$1,000 upwards, by fifteen and twenty
per cent.
Notices of speeches on the financial
question were given by STE wart for to
morrow and by PETER for Thursday.
Voorhees,. chairman of the finance
committee, then at 1895 took the floor
and addressed the Senate in advocacy
OF the bill reported by him, disseminating
the purchase of silver bullion. The
speech had been prepared by him in
advance, and ne delivered it from type
written sheets, but it was spoken with
all the energy and vehemence that Mr..
Voorhees, has ever displayed in speech
before the Senate. From the first SEN
tence he commanded close and earnest
ttention Of the Senators on both sides
OF tne cnamDer and OF an unusually
large audience in the galleries. He had
not been speaker more than a quarter
of an hour when he noticed Stewart rise
as IL TO put a question or to interpose a
remark, and he prevented that by stating
that he declined in advance to yield to
any interruption.
He was again interrupted by an out.
burst OF applause in the galleries
following an encomium on President
Cleveland. This was checked by Vice
President SteYenson. who threatened To