The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-04
MR.. .CLEVELAND'S VIEWS
p.1yER MAKES a sIGNTf'fctNI
sTArEMENTIN THE SENATE.
.a,,i,l That We Settle our own None
tar, pinicolties Before We Invite o'"e'
~.,ion. TO y Conference.-The House.

senate WAS fouhQ 10 DN '''N
A. chronic no quorum conaiuon' pu''
af.cr a roll call. the attendance OF ioF'y-
-. senators (an exact quorum was as
er-,a,ned. and the routine morning busi-
,sss was proceeded with
,s,.r tbe routine morning business
.o amendment 20 the silver purchase
~.n.ai hill was offered by Mr.. Morgan.
:, r,ylvcs the coinage act Of 1884, and
,-oy.ies for the remission OF 70 per cent
=, ,roror, duties on goods imported from
o,,,rrries that admit standard silver DOL
-. III the present weight and hneness,
- ieral tender for all debts, public and
ME silver purchase repeal bin %as
,.ten up at II 30. and Mir. Doiph con
Ue sent TO- the clerks desk ana had
,,r,eI his speech Of yesterday afternoon.
80 extracts from President Cleveland
,,ssssees during his former administra-
zion giving his views on the subject oi
silver He said that those extracts JUS
,.s.d the statement that the success Of
tt. Deuocratic party. with such candi-
gsfe was the verdict of the American
re,ple An favor Of the discontinuance 81
tte purchase Of silver and Of the com
ace OF silver dollars. I'm the eXtIaC's
,,hich he had read. that course hau peeh
urged by President Cleveland In unmls-
,,kable language. and the reasons Tor u
presented. ,.a,,,h,
,be chances We're Judging from the mes
sares ne had read) OF any legislation
friendly TO silver during the present @o-
,1inistratlon. Did ne think there was
epv hope for such legislation. unless 1t
was attached to the repeal billf
.Tf 1 cast my vote for the repesl oi
the silver purchase act, as ] expect 10 40
Nr Dolph replied. Il will not do 1t with
the expectation that during inc piessis
administration there viii be any othel
ierislation concerning silver. / DO not
t~ov, "a single utterance Of President
,uveland's from the time OF his hrs'
letter 10 Mr.. Warner. OF ONO before MS
ergt inauguration up 10 the present time
that would lead any one 10 suppose ne ila1
changed his position in relation 10 shVei
coinage, or that he did not stal-d to-ua9
in favor Of the repeal of the Sheiiiai il
law and opposed 10 the further putciia9
~ silver bullion and 10 the further com
,e.. ~. silver dollars. do not expect tina
bs viii recommend TO Congress any legls
i4tion looking 90 the use of silver, by th'
1-,ited States. without the cooperation
ofber countries. And / do not expect ina
Congress could pass any act Ior the u5'
Of silver by this country alone, that Woui'
h. i'm favor Of what he considers a pidcIi
cal use Of silver. The free colhase "
silver IS only practicable Win AN lt1'I
national agreement. by when the H'inls s ~ !,
all commercial countries OF the W"iiu s'i"i
be open 10 the free coinage Oh s"NO' 9"
an agreed ratio .-
In "a collooulai discussion as 20 whether
az oanoinietration would take any steI
10 hiring about an international aTaliSe'
,,aDt Tint would secure bimetallstu
throughout the world, Mr' Falmet' "i
Illinois. said:
"I am not authorized 60 speak for th'
President. but ! have no doubt that th'
President regards it as essential that We
settle our own policy before we lhNlV
other nations to a conference. J have n'
doubt val the President understand
that while we continue the purchase o
silver. we are disabling ourselves am
putting ourselves 10 disadvantage il
any attempt at adjusting 0imetalilsh
with foreign countries. i am quite Ger
tain that the President believes Out
am not authorzd 10 make the statement
that SO long aa we continue the purchas
of silver and undertake TO support sll
yer coinage we would appeal in vain u
foreign governments 10 enter into an,
agreement 10 establish international bi
metallism."
Mr. Uoph wound up by declaring, al
BE had said in the opening, that tn
operation of the Sherman law was no
responsible for the business disaster
and financial disturbances. But there wa
large number OF people in the Unite'
states who believed that # was; and
therefore, the safer course was to repea
IL.
Mr.. Power CMont) addressed the Sen
ate ln opposition 10 the repeal bill, assert
ing that no argument had been mad
that would Justify the unconditional
repeal OF the Sherman law.
Mr. Teller stated that he had takel
sufficient interest IN the question 10 &
% the Treasury 10 make inquiries o
the subject. aud he had been informed b.
the Treasurer himself that no silVe
certificates had been paid ia gold. Tn
discussion drifted into the question "a
90 NAe.Aer tAe iaI ia suver VAS syn
c1rouous with. and the cause OF. the fal
81 the prices OF wheat and cotton-Messrs
Stewart and Butler contending that III
$50 thinrs were closely related, and Nh
Cray taking the opposite ground.
air Palmer went on TO argue that IN
free coinage of SILVER would drive out IN
gold. 80 that instead OF The cOuntr
having the TWO metals. a. would have bu
one Finally he came back 10 the pOin
where he had started-the impoiency o
TIC Senate. "If," he said. the Benat
has no power 70 govern itself no powe
10 register its own decisions when
has reached a conclusion. then II Is "a
abortion. And the time Will come whe
the country will insist that the benat
shall. lu The interest OF law and or rlBh
and ln the exercise OF it's great powers
declare (sOme way or the other That
VIII govern itself and that when N
Judgment OF the majority Is matureC
ihat majority shall be permitted 10 res
h.sr rs determination. IL Is not no"
DO not propose anything. came her
With great views Of the dignity and nt
itouty OF the Senate had heard .
Hs courtesies. OF its large claims 10 publ
confidence; and I must say that whli
me Senate deserves an thar can be raj
q 70 sim there is one thing that 80 can
hN do. II has not the power 10 max
law, unless by the viii and c0nsen
VI the minority"
DIP Dubois: I agree with almost al
,he remarks Of the distinguished senator
b4l think that the fact IS that when
,,er there Is strong sentiment in favo
VI any measure ~ this country the Sen
NW immediately respond 10 1t: bu
Ne senate knows that IL is not going I
'Ss mis- bill There is no sentiment Il
e senate IN favor Of II. / honestly be
I've mat there are not ten senators her
MO MO actually desire 20 pass this uncon
.a.f l.