St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-19

out and published throughout the
world that all Challeu was an immense
carbuncle Mr. Horn then, amid
laughter, said he would return to tte
question under discussion, and pro-
ceeded with the history of the demon
citation act, pointing out how the
bill had been read in full several
times and printed separately eleven
times, and twice in the reports Of the
comptroller of the currency. The de-
bates in the senate on it occupied
sixty-six columns in the Congressional
Record. In the report of the commit
tee it was stated that it had been eX-
amined line by line and word by word,
and was finally passed. He would
show that, in so doing, the senate
knew what it was about.
NOT THE SAME BILL.
Mr.. Harvey, in reply, said that Mr..
Horr would have to retreat from his
position when the proper time came.
In point of fact the bill about which he
had been talking was not the bill final
" passed. Judge Kelley, in presenting
the bill in the house, said that 1t was
merely a codification of the mint
laws. In response TO a question, Judge
Kelley replied that the bill made no
change in the value OF the coins OF the
nation. In 1872, when the bill came up
again, II was spoken Of as a bill on
dry subject, and members lost inter-
est. It was at that time, as appears
from the record, that the first disclos-
ure of the intention to change the
standard TO gold was made in d speech
by Mr.. Hooper. But there was reason
to believe that the speech was not
actually delivered. but was printed by
leave, that is, il was read from manu-
script and these words omitted. But
no reference was made to the demonet-
iZation Of silver. On the enrolment
of the bill a clause was omitted which
had the effect of limiting the coinage
of silver. Mr.. Horn. replying, charged
Mr.. Harvey with quoting a single sen
tence and Leaving out the modifying
context The Record showed that the
statement was made in running debate
and was not under leave 10 print. In
the very speech referred TO by Mr.
Harvey, th2speaker said that the bill
provided for a standard lin a single
metal instead Of, as before, in two
metals, and that all coins, except sub
sidiary coins. should be Of gold Mr..
Horn then spoke of the decentralization
OF silver in 1916. AS a result OF ex-
perience in the use of the double
standard. in 1871 Germany adopted the
geld standard and threw on the market
500, 100000 in silver. It was this that
set the world TO considering the silver
Question-not any gold bug conspiracy
The financial policy Of no great nation
was ever dominated by conspiracy.
THE SCHOOLBOY.
In replying 10 the large assortment
OF questions put 10 MeSSrS. Horn and
Harvey by spectators the most inter
esunS colloquy perhaps was at the
very end of the days proceedings. This
conundrum was put by L @. Powers,
: OF Michigan: You said Yesterday,
! My answer is, first that I did not say
that l had forced them 10 change ii or
! ito correct any mistake In Coin s
Financial School Up 10 Date page I52-
1 you say: Coin here explains now an
/ error had crept into the official report
Of the treasurer; that he has since
I forced the treasury department 10 cor
( rect that error. Please explain the
! manifest discrepancy Mr.. Harvey
/ The answer is. Coin. 2 little boy in knee
/ pants, represents the cause OF bimetal-
Z HsEn: he does not represent me. Gap
: plauSe and groanS on each side of the
! house respectively l would not have
! the egotism 10 claim that I represent
! Coin in the many arguments and senti-
! mentS and kind things said about the
J little boy by the author. and when
: Coins influence is exercised at Wash
/ ington or San Francisco or Memphis.
4 II means the influence of binetallisu
! and humanity.
/ At the request of Mr.. Horn the
! further hearing OF the debate was ad-
! journed TO p m Saturday.