The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-01


both upheld the cause Of silver. and ~ere rein
forced ~ Mes~rs- McGrudcr Cal and Bell
| tTexD.
Mr.. Hicks Pa closed the days debate in
favor o. she repeal hill
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Aux. ga rather amusing
scene took place Tn the senate chamber oday
On the question rs o. whether Mr.. Pcfcr pop.
| lasl OF Mr.. Stewart rep. Neb.l should have
| the privilege OF addressing the senate Fac
| had giyen notice 81 his intention 10 speak yes
| trrslss ana 10th hal teen crowded out ~ the
| discussion On Mr.. PETERS resolution - 10 the
| national hanks The Kansas senator claimed
precedence because he had Teen the first TO
| give the notice while tho Nevada senator
question. and that as he had already teen res
| o-nizei by the chair be entitled 10 the
| Eoor.
The vice president took that view OF the sit
uatlon. ana rcrorn,z>i MIR stewards rlshL
| A. the latter then offered 10 yield 10 Nr
| PETER tho ylsc-prr~idenf treated that offer as
an Abandonment 81 the floor AMI Immediately
| recognized NJ. PETER who thereupon BEGAN q
| three-hours speech on the silver question
| He was followed ~ Mr.. Allen pop Neb.p
| who spoke for over an hour and n half In sup
| port OF his amendment proposng to add 10 the
Voorhees, bill proviso for the free and
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio OF IL TO !.
HOUSE
This was Hold day in the house. Mr..
Pence The pcruliS. mem1er from Colorado.
| spoke aud strengthened his position one Of
the rising men Of the house.
Aspeech ny Mr. Dineley the feature Of
the day. but his poor delivery detracted
| ierally from the able presentation OF his sub
teet-
Mr.. Kemp pop. Neh) was in favor Of -
coinage and contended that IL the preside.t
and secretary OF the treasury had performed
49,
ms the reserve.
Then the floor was taken by George wash
irgfon Murray. of South Carolina. the repre-
sentative OF the coiorci race IN congress. He
said there were three distinct and somewhat
antaronisttc elements There was class com
posed OF bankers and commercial men. who
controlled the currency. The second class was
composed Of the owners OF silver mines and
and all the uncoined bullion not in ,he posses
sion OF The government The third class was
composed or .osiins and producin- Millions
who we're rei.her gold hugs silver bugs
Applause.
10 the las, class nearly all o. aiS coustitu-
en;s and his whole race heiolget fArpiacsc.l
~ srary respects he represented larser con
-titucncy than any other man o. this iioor. He
represented constituency OK -. - and he
represented a race Of s.0)0)n
He did not believe that the great troubles
now existing were attributable 10 the sherman
llefcre i~<S- He attributed the distress to the
contraction OF circulating mediums. and in his
opinion II could te relieved only by the en-
iArgement 81 the volume Of money. His CON
>titlency combined patriotism with self-ln-
iercs. lAprlausc.i His race believed that
Their was not enough money IN the world to
act a. currency He was in favor O. making
tent he was in favor Of free coinage and L3-
meiallisu- Applause
SENATE
WASHINGTON. Aug. @-Mr. Vest ffen-.
Mo- sent 20 the clerks desk and had read q
communication from the director 81 the mint.
sent in response 10 an inquiry. giving statistics
as 10 the quantity OF silver bullion purchased
since is7s-the date OF the Bland-Alilson act.
IT. cost and the amount coined. He animated
pretty broadly that Mr.. Carlisle. in his letter
10 senator Voorhees, on the same subject. had
not treated the question fairly.
Mr.. Hill dem. -. ~ then took the floor and
began his speech. the opening paragraphs Of
which attracted much attention
At the conclusion OF senator Hills speech
he was heartily congratulated by many sen
atcrs Senator Stewart New followed with
free-silver speech denouncing the pending
biz as measure destructive OF silver.
HOUSE
The second day Of the nve minnie debate on
the silver bill began in the house at 10 n m.
Mr. Pendleton dem. Tex and Mr. Bowers
rep. Cali were IN favor OF free coinage and
Mr. Dockery dem. Mo- spoke in favor Of BIZ
metallism
Mr.. Moon rep. Mich spoke for bi-me;al-
lism.
Mr.. Cobb dem. Ala opposed unconditional
repeal
Mr. Burrows trep.. Mich called especial at
tention to the fact that within period OF less
than four months from the time the democratic
party assumed fun control OF the executive
aud Legislative branches Of the national gov
eminent the president had publicly announced
70 the country and TO the world that there was
general dis,rust and apprehension concerning
the financial situation OF the country. He
quoted from the message OF President
Harrison last December. the then outgoing
executive. giving a picture OF the condition Of
the country then in striking contrast to that
presented to-day. and suggested that those
citizens who nine months ago were deluded
with the idea 81 the necessity for a change.
had ty this time the full measure Of their de-
,ires rraiihed. unless they had an appetite for
misfortunes which no calamity could appcase
and no disaster satisfy.
Mr.. Durburrow dem M was in favor Of
repeal and urged upon his colleagues the ne
cessty Of restoring confidence among the PEG
pie
Mr.. Springer dem Ill favored the uncon-
difional repea l OF the purchasing clause Of the
Sherman law.
Mr.. Springer predicted that II the govern
ment should pass from the present standard TO
the silver basis there would result at the same
time financial crisis Ia this country. In com
parison with which the present financial de-
preston would he nm evening zephyr q n
western cyclone He did not believe thesfafe-
men' that some OF the democratic representa-
tives and senator's. and even the president
would doubt the friends os the
repeal measure unless provision
were made for the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver. II IL he
that the chief executive will 80 prove false to
his trust twere better for him that a milestone
were tied about his neck and that he we're cast
IN the sea He did not believe that any gentle
man upon this floor contemplated such treason.
he did not believe for moment that Grover
Cleveland would in the slightest respect prove
false 20 the pledges he had made
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