The herald., 1893-10-10
SILVER REPEAL.
Very Spirited Discussion in the Senate


Very Spirited Discussion in the Senate
Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-In the senate
today Harris, of Tennessee. replied in
caustic terms to the resolution OF the
Memphis Merchants exchange for TAX
ing himself and colleague, Mr.. Bates, to
task for opposing repeal.
He believed If the whole people ol
the state OF Tennessee were appealed to,
they might possibly repudiate the au-
thority Of the exchange to represent
them upon the subject. With the ut.
most respect and with no feelings of re.
sentiment, he begged to inform those ex-
changes that the threat contained in
their resolutions had no terror for him.
Wolcott of Colorado spoke on the reeo-
lutions directing the committee on fin
ance to report a bill embodying the
declaration Of the policy contained in
the Voorhees, substitute.
Wolcott severely criticised the letter
OF President Cleveland to Governor
Northen of Georgia, which he charac.
terized as one OF the most remarkable
pronunciamentos Of this generation. He
alec spoke of the extraordinary activity
of the administration in forcing its
views on congress, and condemned the
act of the secretary of the treasury in
not purchasing the amount of silver re-
quired by law.
Wolcott said within the last few days
the worst apprehensions OF the friends
OF silver aH to the position of the execu-
tive had been realized. The president,
while congress was in extraordinary see-
sion, informed the country that he was
astonished at the opposition of the SEN
ate to the measure which he advocated
in his message. such an utterance is
instrusive and offensive" said Wolcott.
land uniting in respectto the relations
which would exist between the legisla-
tive and executive departments OF the
government, and it deserves the protest
md rebuke of every man who values the
p6rpetuity OF republican institutions.' =
81 appeal to the senator. fom Indi-
aua,n Wolcott said, "who in his heart
/ know is opposed to the abandonment
OF silver as standard. who holds the
key to the whole situation in his hands,
and whoae single word OF approval
would bring US relief and save the
country from the cruel burden of mono
metAllism. to stand with the people OF
our own country and our own flag,
against this proposed surrender to Brit
ish interests. The only hope for silver
10 by an ameno nent to the present bill.
There is no hope for an independent
measure, even if it should pass con-
gress,"
Voorhees, replied at great length and
with much feeling.
Voorhees, said the constant aesevera-
tion that the pending bill demonetized
silver was not fact. The pending bill
did not take from single dollar OF sil-
yer money its monetary value.
Voorhees, then defended the declara-
tion that the policy of bimesallism is
contained in the senate substitute.
When the Sherman law no longer dis
graced the statute books he was ready
to act promptly and with all the energy
and force he could command to carry out
the declarations made.
The resolution went to the calendar,
and the repeal bill being taken up,
Cockrell (Dem.) of Missouri addressed
the senate in opposition to the bill.
Cockrell declared the belief that Senator
Sherman introduced a bill during the
last congress for the repeal of the Sher-
man act, for the purpose OF influencing
the action Of the Brussels conference,
then in session. At any rate, the intro.
duction OF the bill was used for that pur-
pogo. He criticised the action of the
Republican secretary of the treasury in
redeeming in gold silver certificates. He
was surprised that the Democratic sec
retary Of the treasury pursued the same
course.
The discussion having turned to the
general subject of the redemption OF
silver certificates, to settle the question
Teller offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling for information as to
whether silver dollars or silver coin
certificates had been redeemed in
or exchanged by the treasury depart
ment for gold or paper, which by law or
the practice of the government were re-
deemable in gold.
Without concluding his speech, Cock
rell yielded for an executive session.
,Dolph (Rep.) Of Oregon offered Q
resolution, which wert over, calling
upon the secretary of state for informa-
ton az to whether China had requested
an extension OF time for the regiAtra-
tion OF Chinese laborers in this country,
as required By the act OF May 5, 1852, or
had given the United States any assur-
ance il the time for such registration
should be extended, the Chinese labor
ers would regieter and take out certifi-
Gates. Dolph said subsequently he un-
derstcod there had been no such request
or assurance.
After executive session. the senate
adjourned.
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