The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-19
THEY WILL STAND FIRM.
Silver Leaders Not Inclined to
Compromise,
BUT WILL STAND FOR AI6 to- RATIO
SibleY. Democratic Congressman from
Pennsylvania Makes Strong Free
Coinage Speech the Senate Finance
Committee Reports the Repeal Bill.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. lS.-The silver
debate opened promptly this morn
ing in the house with speech by
Sibley, DEM, in favor of bimetallism
and the Johnson interconvertible
bond proposition.
He favored the proposition of
Johnson of Ohio providing that hold
ers Of United States bonds might
deposit those securities with the
government, receiving therefor treas
ury notes. The time had gone, he
said, when the clearing houses of the
great cities should longer dominate
and control the policy of 81 100000 OF
workers in this land.
Sibley caused some laughter by the
manner in which he paid his re-
spects to the New York reform club,
"bankers and goldbugs." Since he
(Sibley) 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 today as it bad been
when it was Numbered from Sinai,
"Thou shalt not steal " Applause. ]
The gentlemen in favor of the single
gold standard said that England was
against bimetalljsm. France was
against it, that Germany was against
it and even that the administration
was against it. Laughter.l But no
such opposition could put out tee
spark of liberty in this continent.
[Applause.l 1t was 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 ii the
field was won. [Applause.l At one
time he had been a gold monometal-
list, but he had studied the question
and was no longer one, because he
would rather be honest than mono
metallist. [Cheers, laughter and ap-
plause.l 1t was said that the Repub-
licans were going to join with the
Democrats in repeating the Sherman
law. What Republicans and what
Democrats? The Republicans of the
East and the Democrats of the East.
But in his opinion the salvation of
the country depended upon the peo-
pie who were living west of the Allie
ghanies and south of the Mason and
Dixon line. (Applause.l
Catching, from the committee on
rules, reported a resolution anthori.-
ing the appointment of committees
by the speaker. Several of the most
important committees are increased
in membership.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The finance committee decided to
report the repeal bill today.
Voorhees, reported from the COM
mittee on finance the bill to discon-
tinue the purchase of silver bullion.
He declared it to be the policy to
continue the use of both gold and sill
yer as standard money. He urged
the necessity of action on the national
banks. He had heard the taunt that
he was seeking to do something in
the 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 laboring people. The bill was
not in the interest of the banks.