The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-29
Please tho Friends Of Repeal. but
Not the Silver Men.
GEO. F. HOAR REHEARSES A STORY
In Refutation Of . slsnder OF n Former
Congressman = Senator PETER Again
Contributes HE Views Upon tho silver
Question: Morse Calls FIthian q Liar.

WxsHIYGroy. Sept. 90 --President Cleve-
lands letter 10 Governor Northen of G~or-
gia on the silver question and financial
situation has caused much comment
among senators and members In both
wings Of the Capitol.
The friends of the repeal bill are greatly
pleased with the tone and temper of the
language employed and believe It will
have most excellent effect throu ghout
the southern states. The silverites in both
houses do not like It very much. They
construe II TO mean that the president Is
opposed to any compromise or condition
being attached TO the pending bill. 40.
cordingly they propose to force the fight
ing In the most aggressive form.
The senate was in a calm aud quiescent
mood yesterday aud there was only one
instance in which there was q ripple on
the surface OF its proceedings.
II was over matter Of ancient history,
which Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass. brought up
In the way Of personal explanation on be.
half Of a former colleague OF his In the
house OF representatives, now long dead,
Mr. Hooper.
This senator was chairman Of the com.
mittee on banking and currency at the
time Of the passage of what Is commonly
known as the silver demonstration act Of
1879 A story has been In circulation to
the effect that Ernest Seyd, a French
writer on finance, had had much to do
with the passage of that act by the use of
a corruption fund of $500, 900, contributed
by foreign capitalists. The absurdity and
falsity of the story have often been ex-
posed, but IL always comes up again. A
lat Nr
ing that his father had not been in the
United States since 1856 was supposed to
have given the slander its death blow, but
1t seem that even this statement failed OF
its purpose.
Mr. Hoar Cots Excited.
In order to contradict 1t. an extract from
one of Mr.. Hoope-,e speeches was pub
lished few days since In the Peoria Qlls.)
Journal (and copy Of the paper was
sent to Mr.. Hoar), in which n reference to
Mr.. Seyd was made and the words "Now
here" were fraudulently interpolated. In
denouncing the fraud, Mr.. Hoar forgot
his usual bepignity Of manner and Lam
guage and characterized its author as be-
longing to the species Of "the bedbug or
the squashbug"
Mr.. Cullom Rep., Il.s.) came to the de-
as a man who would not knowingly com.
NIT such a fraud aud forgery. And It APP
peared, after muck discussion, that the ex-
tract from Mr.. Hooper's speech has been
floating about (thus falsihedD for the last
ID or 20 years.
The only speech made on the silver pur-
chasing repeal bill was by Mr.. PETER
Pop., Kas.). His remedy for the financial
trouble is the adoption Of an amendment
offered by him to restore the free coinage
act of 1885, With that amendment, he
said, the repeal bill could be passed in 25
minutes
skIrmishes In tho House.
The debate In the ho, IN the federal
elections repeal bill was productive of but
little excitement. Mr. Breckinridge of
Kentucky and Mr.. johnson Of Indiana
became involved In a personal controversy,
which at one time promised to become ex-
citing, but finally lapsed into insignii-
canoe. Prior to this time there had been
a colloquy between Mr.. Morse of Massa-
chusetts and Mr. Fithian of Illinois, where
in the epithet OF "falsehood" was passed,
but this also ended amicably.
.rneraoie L,orarian's Life In Danger.
WEST POINT, N. Y, Sept 20 Andre
Fries, assistant librarian, fell speecbless
from chair Wednesday. He was con.
veyed TO his residence, and yesterday the
attack developed into pneumonia His
condition is critical. Mr.. Fries has had
charge of the West Point library for the
past 40 years.