Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-11
The HOUSE IN SESSION.
The Debate on tho Repeal Bill A..
ready Commenced.
Hand Opens for Frcc Coinsg c-scy.
crni Other Speakers
Heard.

NAhliiN0IONt Aug ll,-On htfoin-
bling # the House Immediately alter
reading the Journal, Wilson, Democrat,
w. Va, introduced the repeal bill.
Bland offered the agreement made
THIS morning governing the debate.
Il limits the talk 10 n total Of fourteen
days from I am. 10 D pm, with night
sessions for debate only, II drGircd.
Bland also presented the bill Of
the Tres coinage caucus. Bland
demanded that previous question be
ordered, but IN wan autaguniLed by
the Republicans under tho loadCfship
Of Cannon, who wanted 20 debate
the question. Finally vote was
taken resulting: yeas 2l7; nays 100.
30 the previous qurstion was ordered.
Tho Republicans generally voted
with the Democrats in support OF the
motion.
The resolution was lhon adopted.
At p, m. kaynOr Dem. n. J. be-
gan the debate In support Of thu Wilson
bill for the unconditional repeal Of tho
silver purchase clause OF the sherman
act.
Raynor said the adoption OF fee
silver coinage wOuli Ito the Unit.
ed states to the tail OF any bank upt
nation VI the world, opening tho
minis 60 silver. 1t might, Tor tlmo,
maintain fictitious value o. tho coin,
but the value Of the bullion would
always be- regulated by the market
price. AZ lougas the Sherman act TO-.
mains on the statute books, 10 long will
II be impossible 10 effect international
arrangements; 40 long Will the none.
tary conferences result IA failures.
Raynor said that what kept silver
ana gold at parity was the misplaced
confidence OF this people. II the rohl
condition OF the treasury WAS known
there would be- no necessity for the
repeal OF the Sherman law; II would
repeal ITSELF The Consultation no.
where establishes gold aud silver M
the money OF tbs country. There
was no obligation 10 coin silver
nor 10 purchase and store It
for the benefit OF the miner.
While referring 10 the Democratic
platform Rayner said "a closiUg, 81
know that the declarations OF that
document have been differently cOu.
sluod, according 10 views Of the
gentlemen oxpounding them. As Tor
nae, Ia this supreme hour OF my
cOuntry's need, / am not blinded
nor intimidstoI by the glltterlng
words Of a convention declaration"
Brown, tDem. lnd,l followed Ray
nor. He was la favor Of the coinage
Of silver, but In view Of the havoc
wrought By tho sherman law and the
demands Of this Democratic platform,
he would vote Tor repeal with OF
without conditions.
In addition TO repeating the Sher.
man law the Democratic platform
promised 10 coin both gold aud silver,
without discrimination against either.
That promise must be redeemed,
Brown said lac would not attempt 10
speak for the present, but II he wore To
90 30 he would pay Cleveland the
favor OF coiuing both gold ana silver
IN accordance with the terms Of the
Democratic platform.
Bland, rising to open for free coin
age, expressed regret that a mum
her uf gentlemen, OF whom tue
speaker who had iust sat down
was one Of the most capable, had
seen fit to ohango their position on this
question, 10 abandon the large partisan
voters who aided Ia giving them the
seats they occupy anu tura their faces
| 10 tho East aud their backs 10 the West.
| AZ 10 the declarations I'm the Demo
! cratic platform, Bland asserted That Il
was the understanding that the
free image OF silver would necessarily
moan tbs repeal Of the sherman law.
rhe two are 40 antagOnistlo that they
| cannot exist At tho same time, hut
| they were met nov with the suggos-
ton thnt we legisinte n plUcemcal re-
! peal OF tho sherman law nuu
lake our chances In securing
anything In ita place, which
shall meet the pledge OF the plat
form 10 coin both silver anu gold"
This Ia because ~ panic IL upon ",
| The veting masses OF the country, SAID
Bland, may become panic stricken on
election day. / am afraid those, who
are like the gentleman from Indiana
| Will feel the force Of that panic.
Band fkotchei briefly the history o.
| the financial legislation Of recent Year
aud RaEserted that the same cry Oi
/ "qoing 10 eilyer b sisn had beuu
raised against the bill OF 1873, with
which his namo bad bOen connected.
| He sent 10 tho clorh's dOsk and haI
| rtnJ al extract from the report OF tho
| British parliamentary committee On
| Indian currency 20 the effect that IN
| he opinion, the repeal " tho Sherman
ruTchfBlng act would be followed by
| iurthur depreciation Ia tue price u.
| silver, "and we arc deliberately
| nsked here" continued Blanl,
80 vote TO bring about a deoreaYo oil
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