The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-05
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
HIsToRT OF THE SHERMAN ACT As
TOLD BIZ JONES or NEVADA.

He Says That the Silver Perch s.ire Clans.
Threat Of the silver Senator, to Move q
Free Coinage Amendment TO the McKin.
ley Biii-sso. 900 to he spent ON the
Naval Hospital In Brooklyn and $500, 600
In improvements In the Navy Yard.
| WASHINGTON. Sept. 4-Senator Stewart will
take the floor tomorrow to give for the last
time his version OF "the great crime of 1873
| by which silver was dcmonetized." Mr.. Stew
art is not satisfied with the account OF this
transaction given by Senator Sherman In his
recent speech. Neither has he yet publicly
| given his endorsement to the following story
which his colleague. Senator Jones. told In the
| Senate cloak room a few days ago as to how
the Sherman act came to be agreed upon in
| conference. After Senator Sherman had IN
! fshed his great speech he went into the cloak
room, and Mr.. Jones. according to the story
! said to him:
Sherman. why don't you state the facts
about the way this Silver law came to be
agreed upon In conferencep
What do you mean? ?" inquired Senator
Sherman.
"Imean just what say, that you have not
told the truth about the reasons why you ac-
cepted the compromise and why 1t was adopt
=, Then Senator Jones, turning to group Of
HAT Ha legislation In the conference committee.
They were all sitting around In tho CONFER
ence room when came in with my uitim alum.
which was $500 600 ounces u month.
cbusot,,.i II that Is all ssid Walker Of MasSa-
e padt 81 .hn House: we might as well CO. That
he had gone far. I said to him:
w. Perhaps you Republicans, and you. Mr..
to say. am sure that sherman Will be inter-
este1; and guess all OF you will be-
take 3 chair lie stood UP. and continued.
the vent r s9 tel ell Pss hH.
short time II S You REJECT 'o oSr ntn
tum on the silver proposition, tho silver men
as 40 ' as SENATE will move the Ere Coinage b
witt, with us 70 carry it. Now. after that amend.
Gratis will vote against the Mckinley bill be-
cause It ir a protective measure. and the East
against 1t because it contains free silver. The
Tree re- silver Republieans In tho Senate, will be
proeconsts they viii be- the oc ONLY enn
Tor the free coinage of silver
When got through they were all listening
silver purchase law. known as the sherman
misrepresentation on the floor Of the Senate
as to the reasons why the act OF 1890 was
ns toou " anu came aDOut, VIII take tho nOOr |
be adopted"
Senator Jones is known as one OF the best
story tellers in the Senate, but this is one of
the most interesting that he has told for some
time.
The Surgeon General Of the Navy has at his
disposal $4,000 as a part OF the share OF
his bureau for the sale Of land In the Brooklyn
Navy ft Yard two years ago. which he proposes.
Win the Secretarys CONSENT to expend in inn
growing the Naval Hospital. and with the ad-
1ition OF an appropriation Congress will be
asked to make. to add two sick wards to the
present structure. to modernize the service
md put 1t on footing with other large hospi-
quilt fifty years ago. and is entirely inadequate
or the demands OF the service. 1t Ia the |
argest in the navy. but Is still behind the ad- |
iances made in other hospitals for caring for
he SICK In large numbers
The Navy Department will soon have $780,
100 at its disposal to expend in improving
he Brooklyn Navy Yard. Tho sum comes
rom tho S1.200.O 600 which the city of BROOKLYN
Will soon turn over to tho Government in pay.
nent OF forty acres Of tho yard which it will
congress S3OQ.OOO Of this amount is to be used I
n the yard. The greater part Of this sum will
q Tor the construction Of q causeway over the
'allabout Channel. 30 as to discontinue the {
onstant dredging which is necessary to keep G
clear. The remainder Of the amount will be I
1g the buildings. Two years ago. when over
100000 was received for land sold from the
ard. the amount was used for the conatruc-
0n OF the dry dock which is now building.
together the Government has profted hand :
omely from the sale it has made OF navy yard t