St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-09
SENATOR ROACH IS SOUND
ANXIOUS FOR THE REPEAL or THE
SHERMAN ACT.
SILVER MUST ZEE RECOGNIZED.
Folly to Talk About an Interna-
tionaI Agreement With Eng
land-Congress Should Call on
All Nations on This Bemis.
phere to Say How the Money
Metals Should Compare.
From the SUNDAY GLOBE. ]

From the SUNDAY GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-When the SEN
ate met, the vice president laid before
it telegraphic petition from the Mer-
chants Exchange of st. Louis urging
speedy action on the repeal bill.
The repeal bill was taken up at 11:55.
Mr.. Voorhees, rose and said: "Mr. Pres
ident, l desire to state this morning, in
the hearing of the senate and of the
country. that Wednesday next, after
the meeting of the senate, shall ask it
TO continue in session until vote is
taken upon the pending measure; and
L shall ask and expect senators to main
tain quorum for the transaction of
business until the end of this protracted
struggle is reached.
81 might say more, but more is not nee
essary. l give this notice in order that
senators may govern themselves accord
ingly in the performance Of the duty
they owe the public"
MIR. Roach Dem., n. d. then ad
dressed the senate. He said he was
anxious for the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman act, and
should ask, in connection with it, some
ICSloldllOl lCCOSlllLluE OIIfNl oo ASsol
tender for money and for its continued
coinage.
MR.. ROACH SAID
it was folly to talk about an interna-
tional agreement which was to include
Great Britain. England would never
agree to bimetallism in any form unless
forced to do so. 1t would be the rank
est kind of folly for those who believe
in the free coinage of silver to accept
any proposition which included in re-
mote degree the assent of England.
He was not ready to vote for the re-
peal OF the act of 1890, Internationally,
even if it were makeShlft.
Congress should call upon all the ma
tions on this hemisphere to unite with
the United States, and let them say
how the money metals should compare
with each other and how they should be
rated as money. They should also es-
tablish a uniform silver coin and pro-
vide for its free coinage with gold.
Then, said Mr.. Roach, the United States
would fill the magnificent destiny
which has been assigned it.
Mr.. Allen pop. Neb.) then obtained
the floor, hardly half-dozen senators
being present.
Mr.. Stewart was about to suggest the
absence of quorum.
No" said Mr.. Allen, II do not want
them here"
They will learn something" replied
Mr.. Stewart.
II will make them hear me whether
they are In the senate or not" said Mr..
Allen. Then he began his speech, the
first part of which was devoted to de-
nunciation of 1878, which he character
lied as crime.
After he had been speaking some time
time Mr.. Pettigrew (Rep., S. d. sug-
gested the
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
But thilty-three senators ten less
than quOrum) responded when the roll
was called, and the sergeant-at-armS
was directed to request the attendance
of the absent senators. After delay of
fifteen minutes quorum was secured
and Mr.. Allen proceeded.
He entered into technical discussion
as to the use of the word intrinsic" as
applied to the value of gold and silver.
| The masses of the people, he said, had
been misled upon the subject of the in
| trinsic value of money. Every penny
| a-liner had been employed to deceive
| and to mislead the people upon the sub
| ject. The same was true as to sound
! and honest money!" when the fact was
| there never had been dollar with full
| legal tender qualities which was not
honest and worth as much as any other
dollar. A lengthy discussion followed
| between Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, Allen,
White, of Louisiana, and others on these
points.
Mr.. Allen then made a long argument
in favor of the free coinage of silver,
taking the position that the remonitiza-
| ton of silver would result in an incre-
ment of value and restore value which
which had been deprecated by legisla-
| ton.
Mr.. White Oem., La asked how, if
universal legislation had deprecated
the value of silver, its value could be
restored by legislation in this country
! alone.
Mr.. Allen did not admit that there was
depreciation of silver Ill the compre-
hensive and broad sense. Instead there
was merely a disparity between coined
| gold and silver bullion