Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-07
A NOVEL AMENDMENT
Mr.. MORGAN PROPOSES A REMARK
ABLE FINANCIAL PLAN.
Doiph Tells Teller He Need Expect No
Friendly Legislation This Administra-
terestfng Work Of Cammittees

Dolph Tells Teller He Need Expect No
Friendly Legislation This ADMINISTERS
tion-FederaI Election Bill Debate In
tercsting Work OF Committees.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Am entirely
novel amendment to the silver purchase
repeal bill was suggested in the senate
by Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala.). 1t pro-
poses the revival of the free coinage act
of 1887, and the remission of 90 per
cent of import duties to the countries
that receive American standard silver
dollars of present weight and fineness
at par. as legal tender money.
The debate on the repeal bill was con-
tinued by Mr.. Dolph (Rep.. Orr in
favor of its passage. Questions were
put to him by Mr.. Teller rep, Colo.)
as to what chances there were for
friendly silver legislation during the
present administration or for steps being
taken toward an international arrange
ment. Mr.. Dolph's answer gave little
encouragement on the first point and as to
the second point Mr.. Allison rep, la. J,
delegate to the Brussels monetary
conference, said that he did not under
stand the reasons why the reassembling
of the conference had been postponed.
Mr.. Allison also bore testimony to the
desire of the delegates from all the
European countries, including Great
Britain, to favor the use of silver money,
the only difficulty being how to give
practical effect to that desire in their
respective countries. Mr.. Palmer
Dem, Ills.) expressed his conviction
that it was the belief of President
Cleveland that he would appeal in vain
to foreign governments to come to an
international agreement SO long as the
United States continued to purchase
silver bullion and to coin silver money.
The debate was continued by Mr..
Power rep, Mon.) in opposition to the
repeal bill. and by Mr.. Palmer Dem,
Ills.) in its advocacy. At the close of
Mr.. Palmers speech there was an IN
teresting and amusing scene. Mr.. Dubois
asserted his belief that there were not
10 senators who were actually anxious
to pass the repeal pill; and he almost
challenged the trial of physical endur-
ance. This test Mr.. Palmer deprecated
as an act of barbarism; and he went
through the pantomime Of partially tax
ing off his coat when illustrating the
imaginary scene of trying who was the
better man. The incident afforded
great amusement.
The debate on the federal election
bill in the house was continued by
Northway rep. o. and Bowers rep,
CALI in opposition, and by Deforrest
Dem, Conn.) and Kyle Dem, Mass.
in support of it. Mr. Northway, in
speaking against the measure, said that
it was popularity of his to stand by
the under dog in fight, and realizing
that the United States was the under
dog in this fight he took some pleasure
in defending the under dog. He then
entered upon an argument to prove
that the laws were perfectly constitu-
tional. He finished with a peroration
which elected for him loud Republican
applause.
Representative Davis Pop, Kan.)
made an argument before the house
committee on banking and currency in
favor of an elastic paper currency, the
volume based on business demands.
He contended that it would be safe and
would tend to the perpetuation of the
government behind it, as its value de-
pended upon the life of that govern
ment, unlike gold, which fled from
danger.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs voted to accept the McCreary sub
stitute for the Everett bill to amend
and modify the Geary Chinese registra-
ton and exclusion act. The substitute
extends for period of six months from
the date of passage of the act the time
within which the Chinese may register;
strikes out the word white where it &C.
ours descriptive of the racial character
of the witnesses to be produced by the
Chinaman in support of his right to re-
main in the country. and defines the
meaning of the term "Chinese laborer."