St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-16
SILVER MANIA SET BACK.
DEMOCRATIC SPEECHES IN THE
HOUSE AGAINST TIE MEASURE.
BLAND WANTS Debate CLOSED

He Hopes to Secure a Quorum
Favorable to His seigniorage
Bill-HaI OF Minnesota OI-
poses 1T. but Acknowledges
That the Treasury Bullion Will
Eventually BE Coined.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The debate
OH the Bland seigni0rage bill in the
house today was characterized by sew
erai strong Democratic speeches against
the measure. Mr.. Bland has given up
hope of reaching all agreement to close
debate by unanimous consent. and to-
morrow he will move to close debate.
AS the opponents of the bill will decline
10 vote. it will require quorum OF the
advocates of the measure to carry Il is
motion. Mr.. Bland does not expect t.
secure quorum tomorrow. but as soon
as this lack of a quorum is demonstrated
steps will be taken to compel the It
tendance of absenteeS, and Mr.. Bland
is confident that Saturday, or Mond; Y
at the farthest, a quorum vii
be present to pass the bill.
Doiiis, biO O"i vi
tees for reports this morning. Mr.
Wise (Va.), from the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. ~
ported back the New York 81 New Jer-
sey bridge bill aud the accompanying
veto OF the president with the recon.
mendation that the bill do not pass over
the veto. MIR. Cummings, rising TO
personal explanation, stated that some
time ago he introduced a popular lo;n
bill. Since then members had received
copies Of an amendment to the bill,
which they appeared to think came
from him. He denied all responsibility
for it.. and. moreover. expressed his un-
alterable opposition to it.
MIR. Bland then moved to go into COM
mittee of the whole for the further con-
sheraton of the seigniOrage bill. Pend
ing that action he again made fruitlesS
effort TO fix the limit of the debate.
He suggested that it close tonight,
then tomorrow. and finally agreed to
let the debate
RUN UNTIL. SATURDAY.
But 10 each proposition Mr.. Burrows
objected, saying that it was in the power
of the majority to close the debate.
After the house had gone into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Bland asked the
privilege of making personal explana-
ton concerning an incident connected
with the speech of Mr.. Walker yester-
day. Mr.. Walker. he said. had quoted
from one of his speeches. in which he
was represented as admitting the posi-
bility Of the depreciation Of the silver
dollar to the price of bullion. He did
not dispute the accuracy of the report
OF MS speech, but the words had been
spoken in the heat of debate and did
not represent his views.
There was, he said, an active univer-
sal demand for silver for use in the arts.
Under these circumstances it would be
strange, he said, if bullion silver and
coined silver had the same value. He
urged, however, that once there was
free and unlimited coinage of silver, the
demand for the bullion for coinage pur-
poses would bring both coin and bullion
silver to par.
"Then you withdraw what Mr.. Walk
er qunted?'' suggested Mr.. Reed
Il withdraw nothing, | care nothing
about it" 81. g5-,'eg5- a5aHt ~ 2sss.s
You appear to care enough about it,"
retorted Mr.. Reed, sarcasticaily, ''to
make this legislation
Mr.. Rawlns, delegate from Utah, then
completed his speech begun yesterday.
He was followed by Mr.. Lattimer(Dem..
5. c., who supported the bill with
free silver speech.
MIR. Hendrix (Dem.. N. " opposed
the bill in vigorous Specie.
During his speech. Mr. Hendrix was
besieged with questions from all sides.
HE CROSSED SWORDS
with MeSsrs. Blair, Livingston, McCrea-
ry, Boatner, Cox and others. Mr.. Hen
dirk declared that there was nothing
sadder than to see farmer sitting ON
fence rail with geSticulating politician
trying to convince him that the low
| price of wheat was due to the ''crime of
1871
At the conclusion of MIR. Hendricks
speech Mr.. Simpson Pop. -Kan.) took
the floor in advocacy of the bill. He
began with humorous reference to the
| fact that the bankers seemed to think
/ only themselves competent to discuss
! the currency question. Yet Mr.. Walker.
| Of Massachusetts. had been brave
| enough to enter the arena, and, accord
! ing to the congressional directory, he
was shoemaker.
If shoemaker can discuss finance,
| why can't farmer? Laughter.l
| Mr.. Simpson announced himself as in
| favor of the bill. Mr.. Bingham (Kep.,
/ Pa.l opposed the pending measure in a
brief speech, in which he argued that
| the enactment of the bill would threaten
| the credit of the government The mass
OF the people of the country, he SAID, was
in favor of using both gold and silver
| bimetalliSm.
The Republican party sought to
achieve that. and by safe, conservative
| methods; while the Democratic party,
| under the leadership of Mr.. Blanti. was
attempting it by revolution i'll our
| financial system that must inevitably
result III silver recommendation.
Mr.. Boatner advocated the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. Enloe (Dem., Temp also sup
ported the bill.
Mr.. Hall Oem., Minn.) opposed it..
He defined seigniorage as the profit
| arising TO the government from svs-
tenn Of petty larceny practiced on the
people. AS long as it remained in the
treasury as bullion it would be per-
petual temptation. He had no doubt il
would he coined now or at some other
time.
Mr.. Goodnight (Dem., Ky.l who con-
cluded the debate for today, advocated
the passage of the bill. He criticised
the action of Secretary Carlisle in issu-
ing bonds.
when he completed his speech the
committee rose and at sos the house
adjourned.