The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-23
House OF Representatives.

| LUCKY, WIZ was assigned by speaker tTlsD u
begin to-day's proceedings in tho House will
speech on the oliver question. did not APP
pear He left the city on Saturday for staun
ton. Va. where his wife and daughters ar,
spending the summer. and this morning the
speaker received letter informing him til
Mr. Breckenridge would not be in the city t."
day. There was no intlmation in the letter
OF the writer's intention in regard to the
date OF his return to Washington. NAL
lory CDem.. Fla.l was the first speaker
against tho unconditional repeal OF the
Sherman law. Hopkins tRep.. 1ll.l took the
other side. The now Populist from Nevada
tNewlandsl made a vigorous speech In suppor,
| OF FREQ coinage Bynum Dem. Indl made a
| short but incisivs argument in favor OF the
| Wilson bill The surprise OF tho day was the
speech Of Hepburn CRep.. 1a.) who was Comp
trolcr Of tho Currency und er the Harrison
| Administration. He disagreed with his party
| colleagues and cmphaticallr declared against
| the repeal OF the sherman law. That law. he
contended. had teer beneficial in it's effects.
| and 1t should not now be repealed. Jones
dem, Val argued in favor Of bimetallism.
On motion OF Mr.. Loud OF California the Sem
ate bill wns PASSED admitting free OF duty all
articles intended for exhibition at the Califor-
mia Midwinter international Exposition,
consent Go % "f bis bill to psr
nit the exchange Of United states bonds for
the bill was referred to the Committee on
banking and Currency. with leave to report at
The silver debate was then resumed. and Mr.
Brickner Dem. Wis. addressed the House in
Mr.. Mallory Dem Fla was opposed to the
unconditional repeal OF the purchasing claus?
Of the sherman act. and he was also opposed
Of sGnas s G 6 ns @
die ground had not been reached. He attrib-
Ser %ond st far t the wealthy
Mr.. hopkins Rep lii read some parts Of
the and dot;ns
that stn he en argued against the Band
to the Wilson bill and in t support Of the reps Ell
me Toed Tso
Mr.. Lane tDem.. H. spoke In support OF free
coinage contendinG that the silver e,r, dollar was
this he e" relate his own experienee when he
was jonrneyine to Washington. He mad en-;
denounced the silver dollar as a lie. 1t pur.
ported to be worth dollar. when 1t was really
along oi. and and demanded s. ior Serh, and the
banker going d9Tn into hi su pockets pulled
Hsa sw% s the "nEers passing lie that he
would have nothing more more to- say to him;
hi eT aS Store WAS tbs Orn 100
forget him inn i he fqrsos his duty tAppiansei 00
Gated the iree Coinage Of slver # the tinted
States went to a gold basis IL would have to-,
srouns ind and resort to hat money Se neW
the United States withdrew. its support from
Sir. Bynnm dem Dem. Ind.p advocated the Will
son bill. He did not believe that a vote would
be changed under the threat that Rerrescn
Wilson bill Tho time had come when cant
and subterfugo should be driven from these
halls and ludgmen mt and reason restored. Jap
plause.l The United states could not opcu It's
minis to free coinage at any ratio. with tho
against It. This County could decide v on no
ratio that would give fixed value to silver. II
act there would pour into this country in one
year moro silver. than the niints could coin in
Would be the BLOW & could bs
struck Mt that metal. Free coinage here meant
silver monom etalism. and no one was arguing
was the advocate Of the Bland am end ment.,
that acud be- tns dsa
who had de"d Speaker Reed in ' the most t'n i'm
teringe should be eliminated from this discus
sion. He opposed the repeal OF the sherman
pr proc u of eserde%ain. y When the ' Rem":
Gratis attempted to p place tie responsibility Of
mse seps s a tSss sSs
sSsrnan bill ,S"ns"inei ali - ini Ht
TsGh ahsree9 Hs ad tAf Hpps ssH
Chambers Of Commerce. the moneyed instifu:
llbIIS ulh uOt ruiz tlo DuShcS VI NO country.
Their business began whore the business Of
the producer ended. Applause. He believed
eicia! ct ali times. and It was not harmful to-
day. The true way to solve the financial Gpcs-
tho to be
[Applause.l Lot us buy less abroad: let us
patronize less the labor fields, OF other
Lot us by judicious measures Increase
the merchant aEtaI marine; let us secure by
V ~ p6IfSs!sn + e. 81
land as one The banks were the power. The
press assumed t" speak for the
made The demand for the repeal Of II, sRer
man act. he knew OF but ono representative
asked t ADMIT that al Evils that hasa cSsd
the country came from the sherman law. For
Mr.. Jone. De Va ' opposed the uncon.
itionall Tsneal Of tie EEasrchasi1g clause and
,eti. .bpt to that iniaHlty OF iniauities. tie
The House then at o'clock took recess
f bour ths b. Of tie week
Alter ne recess Nr. Ellis Dem; XVI spoke
GyS rfs &c ia ena
hat the United States should repeal the sh her:
tribunal the question OF what should be done
urther.
Mr.. McKalg Dem, Md spoke against tho
rec coinage OF silver ,
Mi G0oer Rem r. TeS bGsEed that the
Wilson bill instead of curing the patient {
would assist the disease. ,
Mr.. De Forest dem. Conn., was aston
shed that there should be opposition from {
my source whatever to the repeal of the {
liver purchasing clause OF the Shsr- :
nan act under existing circum stances (
III the vast business int erests OF tho Union
offering on the verge OF destruction. believ-
ng that from Congress, and by this means
lone. they could be rescued. were imploringly
'oldinG out their hands for succor. Why
houd 1t not he granted immsdiatel uncon- y
tionally. without hesitation. and without ,
ehatei ]
Mr.. Arnold Dem. Mo- denied that there
vas any condition In the country to Justify the
Of silver which would follow ]
he rcpenl OF the Sherman law. d
Mr.. Williams dem. Miss) deprecated the }
necessity Of speaking to empty benches. and ,
rgued in favor OF the free coinage Of silver =
Mr.. Tracey Dem. ~ " vehemently assert i
q that when the vote came tho ma jority OF | d
he Democrats would be found voting for tho
unconditional repeal OF the purchasing clause !
4 the Sherman act. a
Mr.. Willlams-Never. sir In this world i
laughter and applause. d
Continuing. he predicted that after the next
lection thesm onometalllst Democrats would