The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-10

tSs Bill The Committee reported
Foundation o. he Government e. 1873 Sgr
laws maintained the eonstitntional bimetnpllllSS
81 GcSar. ms' VI EN-
publican In both Houses. and -signed By Re-
publican PresIdentwss the rst act TINT .r de-
OF the Committee on Finance at the time. had
charge Of the bill, and well knew lie provisions
sentatives knew. IL demonetizsd silvef and es;;
nas nsnd ne .nSs gid sa9dsd That eS
sfsS and led 70 ss as
must hold the distinruishsd Senator from
senators knew nothing about the bill
II vas not q member q the Senate at that that
always been curious to know why some other
senators did not know about this"
h.s tSsS d f'S in S
read the documents and reports bearing upon
Sherman Is the, only man who pretended to
tends tend, now to be as innocent as an unborn
Innocence seems to have. been the. general
condition OF the Senate at that time" replied
Yes And why ?" asked Mr.. coekrelL Be.
was no demand for Il Whatever 80 '' ''''
than the usual desree Of y Tor H Mr. Me-
Pherson. who moved down to the front row 81
seats only dssk and Gha
he too soss to the
stepped back and forth In the intervening
space. waving his arms and gestlculatine in q
welIbeIns OF the New jersey Senator. pn' '''
cSmpanied this display Of force. MI. White
m vAn tn rod IN mn In N ram nrI yrb frh
su6teTiase." The louisiana Senator did not
Ssn made
% s Ss he s
ceney prevented It.
When made use Of the term miserable,
the senator from Louisiana knows that It is
II know nothing OF the kind" said Mr..
White and he did not seem to be the least
4feer some Sn ti@ ea'p Ms Mcpherson sought
safer position BY returning to his own seat. with
the parting remark that IN tho mum Der OF books
encampsd in the Senate chamber for q week or
two, At this safe distance Nj: MCPHERSON
which had drifted into the question OF the
Legal tender Iuali'y OF all forms Of moneS He
that It was the intention. the desire aud the dc:
termination the Government to maintain all
the moneys Of the country. whether in paper
or sl II s Ws5 y whether In bullion or in COIN on
do. not occupy that position" said Mr..
CockrelL am for good money. I am for
honest money l am for one kind Of money.
and only for one kind OF money: that is. a full
legal tender money good for the bondholder
Citizen. good alike for the millionaire and the
laborer; want the Same kind OF money main:
TENED BY the sovereign power OF the United
In the further course Of his argument Mr.
Cockrell in his forcible and descriptive style.
under the monetary fabric Of the country - by
the stock relations Of the President" The
representatives of foreign bankers. he said.
had had the audacity to demand from Secre-
nifty to force the United States to come to a
single gold standard and to force them to
issue bonds to get the gold and we will have
the selling OF those bonds and will get the
commission and brokerage" Telegraph mes
had been convened: and. he added. :" Here
We are llaughterl and no unconditional repeal
at the demand and behest OF foreign gold
rings and syndicates-not one"
The discussion then drifted into the aues-
ton Of redemption Of silver certificates in gold.
To settle the question. resolution was Of
fered BY Mr.. Teller. and was agreed to. calling
on tho Secretary OF the Treasury for informa-
ton as to whether silver dollars or silver coin
the Government redeemable In gold. have been
After some further discussion Mr.. Cockrell
yielded the floor. but without having finished
his speech. The Senate then. after o short
executive session. adjourned.