Evening journal., 1893-09-04
CULLOM'S CRITICISMS.
The Illinois Senator Urges
Repeal of the Sherman Law.
NO sUoH CONDITION EVER KNOWN

NO SUCH CONDITION EVER KNOWN
This Government Can't Afford to Buy
silver and Coin It when the Dollar
Represented is Less Than Sixty Cents
Worth of silver-'TwouId, He Says,
Embarrass Any Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-The House of
Representatives is not in session, having
adjourned until Wednesday. The SEN
ate continued the silver debate after the
transaction OF little routine business.
There is no doubt that the repeal bill
will pass the Senate, but when, it is
difficult to say.
Enough set speeches are already
scheduled to consume all the time of
the present week, and it is supposed that
after that, the free coinage men will
have some plan arranged for prolonglng
the discussion. Every effort will be
made by the anti silver Senators to route
the free coinage men.
In both the Senate and House stimuli
taneously bill will be introduced grant.
ing disability pension 20 government
employees and granting compensation for
injuries received in the line OF duty
widows and minor children Of employees
killed while in the government service
are also to be pensioned.
Beginning on the Tarin Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE first Of
the series of hearings to be given by
the House Committee on Ways and
Means which is preparing a tariff bill
was begun to-day.
silvery Next to Slavery.
WAsHINeToE, Sept. 4 Senator Gull
lom, of Illinois. addressed the Senate to-
day on the silver question. The Senator
began his remarks by saying that the ques'
tlons which now engross the attention OF
Congress and the country, surpsss in
Importance any which have been sub
iect to Congressional action since tn,
abolition Of slavery.
Millions of Wage-Earners Idle.
Commerce is stagnsut, banks and com
mercial houses are failing, factories ant
mines are closing, and within the las
six months perhaps million of wage
workers have been thrown out of EN-
ployment.
Nothing Like Il Ever Known.
Unfortunately, there was no agree
ment Of opinion among the people as t
the causes Of the distress, or the remedy
No such peculiar condition Of affairs wa
ever known in our history. All classe
were without confidence, and were ap
pealing to Congress for speedy relief.
He did not believe that the appeals I
lay aside sectionalism and politics wer
needed, if he did he should deplore tn
decadence Of national spirit. II tn
National Bank bill were enacted it woul'
| result in an increase of our circulatin
medium with as good money as the worl
affords. The passage of the bill wa
delayed by the rehashing of time-wor
arguments.
Why not give the country relief an
then take up and amend the bank not
act.
Mr.. Cullom held that the Cockre
amendment was the entering wedge tina
would result in the retirement of the en-
tire national bank circulation, the issu
Of greenbacks redeemable in gold in at
dition to the thousand millions of paper
already issued which the government !
! pledged to redeem.
& BE advised the passage of the bill q
! | It was, but he would not object to th
German amendment. He should voi
, for the repeal bill reported from I'll
I Finance Committee He did not beliey
that the serman act was in a great d
gree responsible for the existing fnan
cial condition, but he was for its repel
because 1t was but temporary e,
D dent and the government could NJ
I | afford to buy silver and coin it, OF issu
paper upon it when the dollar represente
is less than sixty cents worth of silver.
Such a performance long-continue'
would embarrass any government. I'll
speaker said he was not monometallis
but the close commercial relations whiC
! existed between nations made an inte
= | national agreement desirable II not al
, solutely necessary. So he favored Il
free use of silver upon an agreed rate.
Repeal Would Bring the Agreement
n SO long as the Sherman act remain'
we would come no nearer free coinag
Repeal would bring about an agreeme
3 among nations In concluding Senat
Cullom pleaded for prompt action.