New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-24
WORDS WORDS WHILE ACTION LAGS

THE House SEEMS TO LIKE TO HEAR ITSELF
T,LK-plY AND NIGHT DEBATE.
Washington, Aug. 23.-The ho"Se "'e' at ~
o'clock but its proceedings were nv 80 "''i
praycr-the Chaplain not having pee" "u''Seu oi
the change of the hour or mee'''s. H..
c. W. Stone Rep. PENN was ''e "''' 'pe'Ne'
rnon the silver question. This question: ne said'
upo' sar,o,s - instify an appeal to prejudice
or ~ n,rt,san feeling What party platforms might
h.,.o said what parties might have done In the
past mattered not They had ho'"'7 '" W WIN
the action of Congress now III the "'0 'o''-
dtion in which the country iounu '' nc "a"
yored the pending measure. ne "o VIZ io'
repeal because it might, IN SOM 49,
the distress But he did not attribute 10 'he Sher
49,, 1aa, Tho existing condition of affairs To-
,her with a number OF his colleagues ne be-
lieved that the underlying cause was 'he threaten
ing attitude OF the Democratic party 'o"did 'he
protected industries. a., ,,.,.
MIR RYAN Dem. y. " announcer 'i'' '''n'
70 vote against each and every SUBSTITUTE o''i.u
by the gentleman from MisSou'i w.. "'Np ,
and IN cast his vote for the uncohdil'oidi rcpeai
:. 49, ,,rohosinp clause OF the sherman act
:, hod touod in the purpose which 1t mad been
designed TO accomplished increase INC p''0o Vi
eilver and TO increase the supply vi currency
u was impotent for good and seemeu u De pro-
ductive only OF evil 80, eoo,,. o,
mar good temper III VIM" VIZ
hcen conducted referred to the SUITS N''' uP
-. vo-L In some OF the speeches. ana vigorously
resspted them The State of New-1orh anu nei
neon,e needed no apology or deiehce io' "u' po''
ton on this question or free coilidsc' ''' "'
snoL.n ,s no other State In the Union hau SioN.''
In favor of the rights OF the many as as"r'9' ''
aord. ~ the few 1t was In behalf Oh inc peo-
-, ~, vorubl,c. II was in behalf OF the wage
-. ,hot no asked that the purchasing Clause
no renealed and repealed absolutely "l'houl c""-
dition =, , ,,,,
Az Fitch Uem ~ " believed in party pat
forms. but between the demands oil po"''o"' P'''
-, ,ado before the present emergency arose
ond ,hc demands OF the workingfneh anu inc 90"
ing pcople II he had to take his choice ne "o"I'
10, ,ho platform drop. (Appausc) The real pat
,or,, unor which the Democratic party carried
overv doubtful state. including the uec'sNe ""''
OF New-York the RECORD anu
Grover Cleveland. Appiause) !,
Much had been heard about a cohsPrac! W w.
mono,izc silver 1t was not beievable nor was II
,,1 d ,ho, talk had no terrors for New
vr,,ors ,rouching the allegation that Repre-
sentative who voted repeal would lose MS seat
Mr. Fitch said there was. or course ho "'''''
higher than that of elf-preserVatlon. '"' II ""'
sometimes The unexpected that happened \" ''in'",
hora1 hou, Mr. Pierce of Tcnne ssee. had predc'eu
tho defeat of his colleague. MT Patterson WV"
the latter voted against free coinage h"'' S'''
NJ FITCH ..somehow II happened that the pioPh''
was mistaken and he is practising Ia" WIFE s''"'
success | hope in Tennessee. while JUICE r"''u
son after a triumphant re-e!ecuoh' Is "''' WV"
US" (ApplauseD a.,
Mr. DalzoH (Rep PENN spoke IN l'No' " -"
rencal hill but he did not hold the Sherman Id"
ons,,la for the present business depression
1ha, ,.,s due primarily to the declared hostility oil
the marty now in power to the great economic S'S-
fer, under which the country had march'n ~ VII
| exa,npl,d prosperity. But the sherman ACT S'o"''
| la reneol.d II mattercd not by whom SILVER nan
I been ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS it had been noh' -
crctIy or openly. The question w'' GUM ""
| I-nitc,, states sngly and alone rrmon"iM" SILVER
under existing conditions" H. thought not. But
II the sherman act was bad in principl" ana III
operation. the Bland-Allison act was worse anu
should not be re-enacted In it's place
Mr. Hatch dem. MOI was satisfied that ue
prosperitv OF the country ana m" weNai' "i All
the people depended upon the decision oi congress
upon this financial question H. jill not believe
that any finite man could m~afur" IA" c'ns"-
/ ,.rces ~ ,bi, legislation ON 49, determination
rested the settlement OF the financial problem Tor Inc
next twenty-five years There was 4 difference ms 10
/ the Interpretation to be placed upon the chicago
platform. His idea that there should u" Il
| caucus Of the members OF the S"nht" anu the
/ House who were Democrats .nnl he placed an
| emphasis on the word "Dcmocrats'), and let that
caucus determine what Interpretation should be
placed upon the platform. and let every democrat
pledge his life. fortune and his sacred honor Ia
abide by its action. (ATplauseJ lie had denounced
the Sherman act. but In connection with ITS re-
neal there should ~ some attempt 10 rrl!cy" the
people and to move the great crops OF IA" country.
which wing In stor~hOusrs bee aus" th"f"
vns no money 10 move them lie criticised the
action of the N.w-York banks. and DECLARED that
every OF them had openly and outrageously
| violated the law for the last thirty days. The
remedy To coin m" silver bullion OF the
Mr. Cummings Dem. y " recognized the fact
/ that the tepll. 81 ih. pDuutTN demanded action
and not talk. and h. had not intended - tr"sIas'
upon the Indulgence OF The House untii he hcarh
/ the gentleman from Mississippi Mr. Stockial"'
at his hands bat the Southern Democracy needed
vindication before the people when 1t arragn,'i Nh"
I in which there we're very few hauks-fcwer per
haps than In any other Congressional. district
and toiing millions Of New -York lie rcpr-scntc,i
district where there were more than 500 workers
/ living I'm block. The only work these toil"rs
! could get was from the manufacturers Of Now
/ York city, and the manufacturers told them that
/ clause OF the sherman law WAS rcpcnlei The New
York Democracy had bowed {" The win Of The
! Chicago Convention. N-w-Nork mad accepted the
/ platform. The Ncw-l ork democracy had gon,
the centre of the enemy while the West and South
were attacking the wings The Nr",io rk De
ccpte,i the platform. Gentlemen from the South
were RESPONSIBLE for the President of the United
States. They ought TO have the manliness TO stand
Mr. Turner Dem. Ga) would vote. FOR the re-
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but he would also vote for the free coinage OF
silver ct the highest ratio PROPOSED 49,, ........
Mr.. COfe'n Uicm., NNOD SAID that the present
conflict between the people on the one std"
and the plutOcracy the other. II" spoke in favor
| OF free coinage. Mr.. Taylor utcp., Tenn an
! nounced himself in favor OF free coinage
Mr.. Cannon niep.. I'D spOke against the repeal
! Of the Sherman law. The country was In bad
condition. but he did not think that the case ha'
been properly diagnosed. udcr the Sherman aci
| and under the Bland act there had gon" into thu
| currency sS@1o@o as good as gold rcdccmabie IL
gold and circulating side 10y side with gold. li'
! wanted both metals, and he wanted both To bf
kept parity. He would lot the purchasing
clause of the sherman law stand until the Demo
| cratic side OF the House would meet the Republic
can side and would enact measure that would
utilize all the silver in the Treasury at It's com
mercial value. lie believed that this could De done
Mr.. Walker n.cp. Mass addressed the House IN
favor Of the Wilson bill. and In advocacy of the un
| conditional repeal Of the purchasing clause
MIR. Mcguire dem. CALI spoke in opposition to
the unconditional repeal Of the sherman law and
protested against hasty ation. Mr. BELL dem.
Texas spoke in favor of bmctallism and tho