Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-10-26

/ gresslonal Globe, for the 3rt
Session Of the 42nd Congress. on
pages 236 to 240 of the public Acts
passed at that session From thu
/ foregoing abstract of the history i
the passage of the act in question By
the 42nd Congress, with which alen,
/ Mr.. Mills claims that he is concerned
which ! have earnestly endeavored L
make. and believe to be. accurate ant
complete, il will. l think. plainls
appear. that the claims of the ..siIvel
statesmen, echoed by Mr. Mills. that
the act was clandestinely passed. ol
that "silyer or even the dollar OF
our fathers was ..clandestinely de-
monetized" III 1873. are absolutely
without the slightest trace Of founda-
ton IN fact
The bin was not rushed through a,
the silver statesmen claim On tile
contrary. those in charge of il could
be much more justly charged with
dilatoriness in its management.
Nearly three years elapsed between
the time when Secretary Boutwell,
sent the bin to the senate. with a
report advocating its passage: point
ing out the impossibilitv Of maintain
mo y double STANDARD and tba H.
STABILITY ~ adontin0 } sinoIn ral,I
standard instead Il tba e,f.t;n,,
loubla ono and III nosso,,a &c az
bill The bill itself was printed many
times in both Houses, and upon its
,yonld re.,l tsat \ ,.as ~, ,,,,,.,,..ss S,
abolish thu danl1a stanaord an sn},
stitute fine sinolf. ool1 sfanaard Far
the hin itself rod. So ~ ..rbat
the oold conn. nf ba T,it.a ctafas
shall, ~ :, a,.a .ia5lt,, ,,aae ,eb;.b 80 5b.
standard paj9l IL sre0t,l-G,e and
efaht tenths 6raj4z. sboH 81 Ill unit ..
value. While no silver coin what
ever. was made such nnit And sneb
silver coins MS were a. h. coined
should the bill pass. ii was provided
shall he LEGAL tender Al their nami-
nal value for any amount NOT exceed
mo five dollars IN any one nayment :,
And besides all thi. nj have shown.
by the speeches made In AleSsr,
Hooper and Kelley m The I6uSe and
senator sherman iii the Senate. Nil
who would listen ar read The ..Globe>,
were fully informed what the Treas
nfy Department wanted vbaf Tho
object IT the bin was. and what would
he ACCOMPLISHED respecting the coin
ace. should i'd become law. In The
face Of the contents 81 the .Clohr, II
is not only untrue. bur childish for
any man who was in either Honse
durino the 42nd ConurpSs Ia claim
that he was deceived. A. Ia the objects
Of the bill. the wishes If the Treasury
Department. or as "a the fact that i
the bin passed. we would cease IA
have a double standard. but would
have instead. SINGLE GOLD standard.
or that he could not and would NOT
have learned those facts if ne had
kept his ewes and ears open. Ia the
means of KNOWLEDGE openly placed
before him. and attend "a the dutfe.
he was sent there to DISCHARGE. That
there were plenty of statesmen WHO
did moi IN fact. know those facts i,
any of them. i no doubt true Their.
are always statesran in all Iegislativ,
bodies that / eve card Of. who are
DELIGHTED 10 allow somebody else ID
do their share Of the work and who.
if ignorance Of the business done by
the body to which they belong is an
excuse, could always be acquitted on
that ground. Other statesmen con.
slider their duty fully performed il
they look closely after business il
which they conceive themselves, o.
their constituents to be specially in.
terested, and pay little II any atten
tion 10 other legislation, relying upor
those who are, Or whose constituent,
are, specially interested in such sub
iects to look after legislation affecting
them. Besides IN such Legislative
bodies as our Houses Of Congress
who have to deal with such masses q
business, and with such vast mum
ber4 If bills, tits exceedingly Difficult
/ il not impossible, for member d
either House. and especially Of til,
! House 0f Representative to keen Suri