St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-12

| amendments shall have been voted
down, and OH the final passage Of the
| bill, without other intervening MOTION"
Meaning of the Order.
Mr.. Henderson Uowa) inquired as to
| the meaning of the order so far as it re-
terred to the division of time between
the two sides. The speaker said that
the right of recognition rested with the
chair, and he would recognize gentle
men on both sides of the question.
Mr.. GrOsvenOr (OhiOl suggested that
there were more than two sides to the
question.
Mr. Simpson (Kan.) said that in
some manner there appeared to be
so many sides to the question
that the Republicans were not
able to distinguish themselves
from the Democrats any more. 1t was
| right that the Populist party should
have an allotment of time; and he sug-
| geSted that the members of that party
be given three hours. Mr.. Henderson
uowal gave notice that the Republicans
were going to control their full share of
the time. There were not going to be
two sides both controlled by the Demo-
| Gratis. Mr.. Bowers California; said
! that as he understood the question it
resolved itself into one between the
friends of free silver coinage and those
| opposed to it. He objected TO Repub-
hcans opposed to free coinage control.
ling his part of the time. He was in
favor of free coinage. lApplausel
Previous Question Demanded.
Mr.. Bland demanded the previous
question on his order. Mr.. Reed {Me.)
inquired whether, if the previous ques-
tion were ordered, there would be any
time allowed for debate.
The speaker replied that In the ab-
sence of rules there would not be.
MIR. Reed said that a proposition had
been presented which had been agreed
upon by a committee of some sort or
! other, of the constitution of which this
house knew nothing officially, and it
| was now proposed to adopt that propO-
| Sltlou without the slightest debate. He
recognized the Importance of the situa-
| tion, and had the proposition been sim
| ply to repeal the purchasing clause of
| the Sherman law, he could see the wis
| dom Of the house coming to a vote at
once. -.- ...I 80 '.t'.
Mr.. Bland said that he had no objec-
| ton TO debate after the previous !queS-
| ton was ordered. But MIR. Bland and
| Mr.. Cannon entered into controversy
which was SO animated. and withal SO
unintelligible. that both gentlemen were
| called to order by the speaker, and
| without any agreement. Mr.. Bland
again demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Cannon had some difficulty in secur-
ing the yeas and nays, but was finally
successful, and the previous question
was Ordered-yeas. 217; nays, 100.
The Bland BILL.
Mr.. Bland then presented the follow
ing bill of the silver men, which provides
for free coinage and repeals the, silver
purchasing law: ,.,.......
BE it enacted, etc. that from and
after the passage of this act, all holders
of silver bullion to the amount of 500
| or more standard weight and fineness
shall be entitled TO have the same coined
at the mints of the United States into
silver dollars of the weight and lineness
provided for in section of this act
"Sec. 2. That the silver dollar pro-
vided for in this act shall consist of
41219 grains of standard silver. said dol
! lar 10 be legal tender for all debts,
dues ana demands, both public and pFi-
vate. .f 3" .,+:. '''...
.'Sec. 5. The holder of the silver dol
lars herein provided for shall be en-
titled to deposit the same and receive
/ silver certificates in the nlanner pro-
vided by law for the standard silver dol
| lar. s., ?. s.fr'.s.i ~ Il ..,...
"Sec. i. So much of the; actiof July
IA, 1890, as requires the monthly pur-
| chase of 4,500,000 ounces of silver bull
lion be, and the same is hereby re-
| pealed." a..; nt ..;...:r
Mr.. Raynor Dem., Md was the first
speaker, and he was All impassioned
one. lie was, he said, in favor of the
unqualified repeal ofuthe purchasing
| clause of the Sherman bill, without any
| condition Or prOvisO whatsoever. He
was not in favor of purchasing another
| ounce of silver, or the coinage of it at
the present ratio or any other ratIo.
He desired to say that he; had no hos
| tility whatever to the use of silver OH, a
| proper basis as circulating medium;
| but, after earnest consideration. he was
| convinced beyond all doubt and aues7
| ton that its recognition as a circulating
medium without international agree.
! ment was financial undertaking ut
terly impossible Of Accomplishment, eXr
cept at the risk of ........, a
Ruin and Disaster.
In his opinion the present ratio was
unjust and arbitrary. 1t lay not in the
| power of this government to purchase
the silver product of the mines, to i'm
press upon it fictitious value and by
Legislative decree compel the people to
take it at price IN utter disproportiOp
to the price which it commanded in
| every commercial center of the world,
| The treasury department was acting as
pawubroker for the. silver miners.
This system of finance, built up, by
| political tricks and maneuyers, must
be swept from the statute book.
Every dollar of the nations. coin, must
be dollar everywhere and in every
commonwealth. He wanted the law
repealed because it stood without an
example or parallel. The law, had
brought about distress and suffering
and stagnatiOn which called in the
loudest tones for its repeal. He want
Ell it repealed because it protected own
ers of mines to the ruin of the. farmer
and the disaster of the people. Let not
the United States stamp lie upon its
coin in order to crafty the greed or
ayarice ofany section OF the country.
Mr.. Brown Dem.. Ind.) who followed
Mr.. RaynOr, expressed himself in favor
of the free coinage of silver: but in
view of the havoc to business brought
about by the Sherman law, and in view
of the declarations of the Democratic
platform at Chicago, he would vote for
the repeal of the Sherman law iu any
event, conditions or no conditions. He
would not assume that the president
was opposed to the coinage of silver