Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-25
The Subject is Discussed in Both
Houses Today.
MESSRS. VEST AND HILL IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Burrows Makes the Leading
Speech in the House.
THE DEMOCRATS ARRAIGNED.
THE SENATE.

At the close Of the routine morning bust
ness, which comprised no matter Of public
interest except the presen tation Of commu-
nfcations from the Treasury Department
adverse to any special legislation in re-
gard to penalties on the whisky tax, Mr..
Hill On. " addressed the chair and was
recognized. He yielded, however to Mr..
Vest CMo.). who sent to the clerks desk
and had read a communication from the
director Of the mint giving statistics as to
the purchase, cost and coinage Of silver.
He said that considerable attention had
been called In the public press and in the
Senate to a letter addressed by the Secre-
Indiana CMr Voorhees) in reference to the
bill reported from the minority Of the COM
mittee on finance changing the ratio be-
i. In order to bring out ali the informa,
ton on that subject he had addressed a
communication to the Treasury Department
and had received reply from the director
of the mint.
When the reading was ended he said that
he assumed. from the zeal manifested by
the advocates Of the unconditional repeal of
be desired in the interest Of the American
people was parity between the two
should be. as far as possible. the same IS
the ratio established by statute The
commercial ratio had been. up to within a
few days, q to !. while the legal ratio was
there was to be an honest attempt to bring
the two metals together, In order to re-
deem e1a.s the pledges OF the two great na+icnal
should be coinage of gold and silver on a
parity.
Now it seemed, said Mr.. Vest in a con.
temptuous tone, that the question of ex-
pense was to be injected into the discus
sion, and that leaving the great and abso-
lutte necessity OF parity Senators were to
of dollars than the change of ratio would
cost He had made short analytical
statement Of the account between silver
and the government at this time. 1t show
Bland-Allison act Of 1878 as Gn round num-
bersl seventy million dollars and md the profit
eight millionaire total profit being sl2s.OOd-
The uncoined silver in the treasury was
was S7,0O0.0O0. The number of ounces
necessary to recoin the silver dollars now
coined was 8: 600 CO., and the number neces-
10 000, 0oO-in all. 100 900 900. II this quantity
Of silver bullion were taken from the I'M
coined silver in the treasury on the 18th Of
silver In the treasury sS.0OO.OoO ounces.
HIS summing up OF the account was:
A2s.l3a.3l4; balance in favor Of silver,
If the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Vest
t GO TN meant to put the question fairly
with the vast amount Of SILVER now UNI M
ing clauses Of the sherman act act We're Wn re-
pealed? Was that silver to be there. a
menace to bimetallsm for all time to coin :
hold it in the treasury ya as dollars? So" II anu
and addressed the Senate. ~
eared shas e the Presideni H turnea his Ss
back Of bimetallism. on the established
policy OF the country. and on the pledges
Of s6,1 the democratic lem, party he iR would not
have to to-, rely upon republican Senator's to
bitterness OF tone. democratic senators
OF amused satisfaction irradiated the faces
of the republicans.
The Secretary has assumed that the gov
eminent was to purchase the silver neces-
sary to make good the ratio Of 20 to l. and
at the same time, logically. to leave I'M
ury. Ali that he CMr. Vest) proposed to do
now vas to put the facts before Congress
and the people in order that they might
form judgment upon them.
Applause In the Galleries.
At pm. the speech was interrupted and
the Lee Mantle case was laid before the
Senate, as the regular order of business. 1t
was. however. laid aside informally on mo-
ton of Mr.. Harris (Tenn.) and Mr. Hill
went on with his speech. When he declar-
ed that himself and his colleagues would
vote for the ptnding BILL unawed by power
and uncorrupted by federal patronage, there
was an outburst Of applause in the CALLER
les, which the Vice President suppressed,
declaring that II any other manifestations
occurred the galleries would be cleared.
Mr. Hill closed his speech at 2:l5, when
there was again some slight applause-re-
strained by the Vice President. Mr.. Hill
retired into one of the cloak rooms, where
he was surrounded by Senators and others
offering congratulations AS soon as order
was restored, Mr.. Stewart CNev.) took the
door and addressed the Senate.
THE House.