New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-19
THE TORRENT or DEBATE RUSHES on

THE TORRENT OF DEBATE BUSHES ON.
MIR. sIBI.EY MAKES TINE RECORD = MR.
ENEEETT'S MAIDEN SPEECH
Washington AuC 1s-Thc silver debate IN the
uouso was resumed immediately after the reading
Of the Journal and the floor WAS accorded to Mr.
siblev Dcm PENN who Is In favor OF m
metallic standard lie spoke !" S"PP''' VI Wv
proposiiion suggested by Mr. Johnson OF Ohio, pro
yidInr that the holders OF United states bonds might
deposit those securities with the Government, re-
ceyinc therefor Treasury notes. The time had
cone when the clearing houses OF the great cities
.hou,d M longer dominate aud control the policy
NJ ,bc ~ 900 900 workers OF This land. The hi
metaIsis Norc rs anxious 'as were the gentlemen
ON the o,,'r side TO put a speedy end To The
prcsont d,rcs,ion: ard this end corld l~ attained
here and now by cnncIing into law the johnson
,o.oposition There various causes for the
present panic. one of these causes was that the
gentleman from Ohio Clr. Iart"r) the EXON
gresham from Massachusetts George Fred VIII
iamsl and Others, IN speeches and through Tie
magazines. Ind howlcd necessarily for single
gold standard and had predicted disaster
Tile gold men called the bimctalliss calamity
Lowlrrs": vet II there had been more "caaml'y
howl,rs than there had been on the other side h"
did not know where In the pages oi history 10 nlu
Them. Another cause Of the panic was the Re
torn, Club NJ New York lie thought that the
sneaker knew something about the Reform club
Gaushtcr0 That club had attempted 10 hN mp
the tariff before the meeting OF Congress. uangh'erJ
The members Of that club made the responsibilities
Of Representatives few and their labors light.
Q.aughter)
Another class was responsible for the panic and
that was the New York bankers. The advocate Of
the gold standard said that the bankers Of III" East
had come 10 the relief Of the Government II" who
had owes and had read current events knew better
than that daughter and applause Who had de-
handed that Congress should he called In extra
session, W bodr Of agrculiurists had demanded II
no body OF laborcrs had asked for II. The demand
had come from the absorbcrs Of the counirys wealth
II came not from the o. 100000 Of American citizens
but from The $4,000 who had acquired one half ~
the Nations wealth, and wanted as soon as they coull
the balance OF II.
MR.. SHIRLEY AND THE COMMANDMENTS
Since he Mr. sibcyD had been In Washington he
had been asked Why he comfortably of In This worlds
good, and coming from P"nnsylvari should take
the position that he now ala. His reply was That
tho people Of Pennsylvania could still read. write
and think They read their Bibles, and they knew
that the command was inst ~ true today os II had
been when II WIS Hundred from sinai hou shalt
not ,rcal.' (Arplausc).
Tile workingmcn. tho men who turned the furrow.
were thinking over this financial Question The
mechanic a. he stood at hi, lathe while the shaft
involved. rcvolved In hi, mind this problem aud he
mir sblcy) did not understand why that man c'uh
not attain as perfect apprehension 81 II ~ N"
man who walked 10 the stock exchange at 10 o'clock
In The morning. stayed thrr" until . O'Clock In The
afternoon. went 10 ais Office and balanced up MS
accounts sauncrd up town Tor dinner 81 belmont
cos. went 10 the theatre. took box for The evening
and then sat down with the boy, ana played draw
poker until 4 O'Clock She neat morning. daughter
and applause. TIL" decentralization act "f l7'J "is
n traorai, act. and along with The NANTES Of Judas
I-cririot and Icnpdict Arnold would he placed the
names Of thoec who guilty Of the crime Of
1-73. Cppau,c.
Now Congress was asked 10 say that the Demo
crai, Of the past who had drawn up the platforms
of tie party had been uuWi>e and uuprlrOuc t1h-
arc,, was asked 10 SAY Thu there Wa, q man al
such Transcend, nial genius that hc could look into
IN. fiurr. twenty YEAR ahead Of anybody cl>c and
II was asked "a 90 down on its knees bcior" THIS
man and OFFER an apothoosis 10 man VII" sal In
the other side Of tire Capitol Tor one, he never
would (ipplauscJ
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TENMPTED or.
lie then referred to the -pec'h made by VI.
Grosvcnor. q ONO. few day. ago. il ever man
had ripped The Democratic party mp liz" back. lad
knocked It down and had rsnpLi upon H. that gentle
man had done ~. Bu IN winding up In, speech
the gentleman lad demanded the unconditional re
neal of lc sherman law. and le MIR. -ib'y) had seen
n Democrat from Now-Nork clap his hand, long
after every ore els" mad ceased the applause. ana
he mir Siuleyl did not know whether this Democrat
was applaning The hr>t part Of the speech or the
latter. uauehtcrl II va, Sad that the E"pnb'
ucans were gong 10 Join with Ill" Democrats III
rc,c,linr III. sherman Jaw What Republicans and
what Democrats The Republican, OF the East and
thc Democrats Of the East. But In his opinion the
salvation Of the country depended upon the people
who were living west Of the AlleghanicS aud south
Of tho Mason and Dixon line. tNppliuNcJ
The debate was then suspended for u lime 70 allow
Mr. Cntchings dem. Miss 10 report from the com
miicc on Rurs II resolution authorizing the >prstcs
to appnini the various Hitt"'s of ID" House. ~
additional committees, arr provided for. but in
crease ~ membership + made in som" Of the more
important committees. Mr.. Reed dep. Mel 81
rot b,Iiev. that hi, cha. 70 Wa. II VII" one lie
i,.oncln THAT the Committees had hrsc enough
membership Mr.. NOohrr dem. M,.l desired 10
offer an amcnhmcnt increasing lii" membership Of
ti. Committee on Rules but Mr.. Catching, demanded
the prev lou, question: and upon hi, demand MIR.
Hooker mad" the remark that This WIS the same
that had been played the other day when the speaker
had been authorized Ia appoint III" Commits"
RULES, The speaker r"ior"d rather iarly-lha the
Committee Rules was not responsible for this
action. The rrmcdy-if remedy nccd,d-was In
the hands of the House.
The resolution then adopted ana the silver
dclnic was resumed, Mr.. Hnlncs (Drm.. y. " TAX
ing the floor lie said that he WIS anazrf at the
attacks mndc upon Wall street. They were pure
dcmarocsm, attacks Oh tie financial system Of the
country.
REPEAL WOULD III. 40 PANAcEA
Mr. English (Dem.. y. j. took the same ground.
The aivocateS Of the sherman law had been defeated
In the object which they had expected TO attain and
tho law was an obstacle international agreement.
But while he would vote for the repeal Of the p,r-
chasing clause, he did not hold that Tint repeal uold
hc panacca for all evils that II would rest 1rc
the confidence which The people lacked.
Mr. Everett Dem. Mass.) In an old fashioned AMI
courteous Puritan manner. raised his voice IN favor
OF the repeal o. the sherman law Nothing i'm nj,
di,,Ion or his gestures showed that he was entering
upon his maiden speech. His voice was clear his at
titude was graceful. aud his dioiiOn was perfect Not
u.-a In. L.