Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-30

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-There IVES only
ons instances in which there wA rippis
"a The surface Of the senate pFoceedingS
i w1s over . matter Of ancient history.
which Mr.. Hear fRep-. Mass brought up
in the usy Of personal explanation On BE-
half Il . former colleague Of his in the
house. Of representatives. now long dead.
Mr.. Hooper
mittee On banking and currency ~ tho
time Of the passage Of what Is eutnmonfy
known ~ the silver demonstration act OF
lsT3 A story has been in circulation 20
the effec. that Ernest Sgd. French
writer Ga finance. had had much to 30
with the passage Of that act by the use Of
a eurruption fund Of S5oo,teU, contributed
by foreign capitalists. The ahsuraity AMI
faiaity Of the story have often been az
posed. but il always comes up again. A
recent letter FROM Mr. Seyd's son assert
ing thai his father had not beea in the
United States since 1875 was supposed 70
have given the Islander its death blow, bat
il seem that even this statement failed Of
its purpose
In order 10 contradict il, an extract from
one of Mr. Hooper's speeches was pub
lished few days since In the Peoria ulls.l
Journal tsud IA copy Of the paper WAS
sent TO Mr.. Hoari. IN which n reference 10
Mr. Seyd was made and the words Now
here" were ffaudulently interpaiated In
denouneing the fraud. Mr.. Hoar forgot
his usual benignity OF manner aud Ian
guage and characterized its author as be-
longing to the species Of THE bedbug or
e-squashbug-
Tt,,If. 4 Be-. a
Tense Of the editor Of the Peoria Journal.
as man who would not Knowingly com
nit such fraud and forgery. Aud il ap-
peare,i, after much discussion. that the ex-
tract from Mir lioopes's speech has been
floating aboue (thns fassiiiedD for the last
Is or - years
The oaiy speech male 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 1854 With that amendment. he
said, the repeal bill could be passed in IS
minutes.
In the House.
The debate in the house on the federal
elections repeal bill WAS productive of but
little excitement. Mr. Breekinridge Of
hsituEhg anu lhF. JpEuSbl VI ludldlGh
became involved in personal controversy,
which at one time promised To become ex-
citing, but finally lap,ed into insignifi-
cance. 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 amcabiy.
The Cleveland Letter.
| President Cleveland's letter to Governor
Northen of Georgia 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
| ri eased with the tone and temper OF the
language employed and believe it will
have most excellent effect throughout
the southern states. The silverites in both
houses do not like il very much. They
| coustrue it to mean that the president is
| opposed to any compromise or condition
being attached to the PENDING bill. Ac-
| cordingly they propose to force the fight
| ing in the most aggressive form.