Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-08-19
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
Congressional.

metallism and the johnson incon-
trovertible bond proposition. He
favored the proposition of johnson Of
Ohio providing that holders Of Unit
ed States bonds might deposit those
securities with the government, re-
ceiving therefor treasury notes. The
time had gone, he said, when the
clearing houses of the great cities
should longer dominate aud control
the policy OF 100000 of workers in
this land.
Silbey caused some laughter by the
manner in which he paid his respects
to the New York reform club, "bank-
ers and goldbugs." Since he (Sibleyj
had been in Washington he had been
asked why he, comfortably off as he
was in this worlds goods and coming
from Pennsylvania should take the
position that he now did. His reply
was that the people of Pennsylvania
could still read, write and think.
They read their bible and they know
that the commandment was just as
true to-day as it had been when it
was Numbered from Sinai, "Thou
shalt not steal" [Applause.l The
gentlemen in favor of tie single gold
standard said that England was
against bimetallism. France was
against it, that Germany was against
p it and even that the administration
was against it, Laughter. But NO
such opposition could put out The
spark of liberty in this continent.
iApplause.l twas said that the odds
were against bimetallism. Granted.
What then? Should they ask for
quarter and say that their work was
done? Say rather that greater glory
would be theirs il the field was won.
LApplausel At one time he had been
a gold monometallist, but he had
studied the question and was no long,
or one, because he would rather be
honest than q mononetallist. [Cheers
laughter and applause.l 1t mas said
that the Republicans were going to
join with the Democrats in repeating
the Sherman law. What Republic
cans and what Democrats? The Re-
publlcans of the cast and the Demo-
Gratis of the cast But in his opinion
the salvation of the country depended
upon the people who we're living west
OF the Alleghanies and south of the
Mason and Dixon line. [Applause.]
Catching, from the Committee on
Rules, reported resolution author
izing the appointment of committees
by the speaker. Several of the most
important COMMITTEES are increased
in membership.
SENATE.
VOORHEES,, chairman Of tho Finance
Committee, introduced bill to dis
continue tho purchase Of silver bull
lion. He declared it to DO the policy
to continue the use of both gold and
silver as standard money. Ho urged
the necessity Of action on the national
banks. He had heard the taunt that
he was seeking to do something in
tho interest of national banks. He
was seeking nothing of the kind. He
was seeking to avail himself of their
power, interest and cupidity in order,
TO increase the circulating medium
and thereby meet the pressing wants
OF the laboriug people. The bill was
not in the interest of the banks.
The full text Of the bill, emitting
the clause that so much of the act
approved July 18th, 1896, entitled
IAN act directing the purchase Of
silver bullion and tho issue of treas.
ury notes thereon, and for other pur.
poses, "as directs the Secretary of
the Treasury to purchase from time
to time silver bullion to the arpre-
gate amount Of 4,5CO,OOO ounces or 30