Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-02

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,,tr. la. vas Interrupted hy M. bruonf.
who asked for the rrhdins ol Dom ti'
nm and the Constitute as the only means
Of understanding the matter az thei
was 10 b. no Discussion.
Air Holman. before the question o.
put upon suspeud.ng the rules and pls1ing
ite hiil 4 hope the gentleman from Masta-
chus,tts VIII explain The leading changes
made by this hiii iu the existing law, espc-
ciaily IN relation 20 the coinagc ~ woui'
seem that an tn email coin ~ The country
Is intended 10 BE- rcconed.
Mr.. Hoop Z: This bin makes no change
I'm the existing law In int regard. ~
does not require the rrcoinase Of the
small coins.
There was some further discussion on
the subject Of Offices cr ated and salaries.
when. on motion OF Mr. Hooper. the rules
were suspended. and the substitute agreed
to-ayes, 10. noes. 10 pages 3>sl-5scI.
Neither the bill which Mr. McNecley
denied MIR Hooper had been authorized
hy the committee 10 report. nor the sub
stituie for H. which passed the House
and went To the Senate. and was there
amended and became the subject OF
conference between the two houses aud
IL now printed IN the Revised Statutes
as law. was ever road In the House, a.
the record shows. Notwithstanding Mr.
CarlLde's assertion to the contrary. nor
was one word said In the House or the
Senate on tho subject Of a change I'm thC
unit OF values or the chang In the silver
dollar. except IN the printed speeches ~
Messrs Sherman and Hooper. Columns Of
testimony from III Record might he
quoted 10 show that so tar from IL ms
"Weil-undcrstOod .n Congress that the oli
standard silver dollar OF ~ - grains
was not thereafter 10 be coined al our
mints." Il was not even known % the
most prominent and active memb - who
participated In the debate, but 4 few e.
tatlons must suiiiice. ln the first session
Of he Fiftieth Congress. March !. ISIS. Slr.
Beck. when the dep udent-pcusi ion bill
was under consideration. ID commenting
ON the decline in tho expectation of wheat
from the United states from over l5j,-
o0l.o9l bush Is In lS,9-'sO to 100000 bushels
In 1856. az in the increase iu india
from flo0,0J bushels 10 j9t".Joo tor the
same period said: "What brought about
this condition Of things? The Senator
from Ohio is more sponsible for f. than
anybody else. The Record shows 10. When
Congress undertook % strike down our
oliver COINAGE az the diCtItion ri England.
and when Germany. England. and the
United states combined ana struck IL
down secretly. SD secretly That General
Grant who WAS then Prcsid nr d.d not
know Il. though he signed the bill. Mr.
Blaine. the then Speaker Of the House
d.a not know il: Mr.. Garfield did not know
t.: Mr. Kelley. who bad cn1rsc ~ tae
bill d!d not know lt-nOt on Of she
Argus-eyed reporters found IL OUT lie rs
responsible for il. Mr. Hooper Of slass1-
chusct;s WIS chlirm9n az The conference
that settled IL on the part OF the lOus
and Mr.. sherman was chairman II the
conference on the part Of the Senate.
They knew it,
Mr.. Hawloy dixie Mr.. Carlisle denied
that the change in tn relative values Of
gold and silver was brought about by
fraud. AMI dixie Mr. Carlisle asserted that
Everybody knew IL; the whole House Of
Representatives knew it,
BECK OK THE RECORD.
NJ. Beck: Mr. President, the Record
c0ntradlcts the Senator from Connecticut.
Mr.. Hawlcy: | viii go % the Record. |
Will abide the Record
Mr. Beck then quoted Mr. Kellys state
ment made i'm the House I'm 1875. as fol-
lows:
In IS7e, when I made tho remarks that
were cited by those gentlemen. and have
and always with an air as much as 70
say that to convict this man Of the crime
Of having been instructed by the logic
OF events would forever settle this mo-
mentOus question We We're not using COIN.
and no gentleman in either house appears
10 have appreciated the scope and mag
nitude OF the silver question or To- have
given it special study. Hence. the bill
and | wish gentlemen 10 know what that
bill was: il was a bill 10 rcors aniza the
minis. not 10 revise the coin money OF the
country. but 10 reOrganize the mints; ana
II WAS passed without ailuslOn in debate
t. the question OF the retention or aban-
donin.ut Of the standard silver dollar.
The then Speaker Of the House tnow q
the Hon. Mr.. Voorhees,. of Indiana. who Is
distinguished member Of The natc) ana
also a member Of that body were then
members Of this House. and during the
last Congress this cOllOquy occurred be-
tween them II was. I think. denied by
Mr.. Voorhees, that members Of the House
knew that the bill proposed TO demonet!ze
the silver dollar. and TO sustain his view
he said 10 the eN-Spcaker: did you know
il. sir2 NO" said Senator Blaine; did
you?" NO" replied Senator Voorhees,.
| was chairman Of the committee that
reported the original bill, and aver or
my honor that / did not know the fact
that it proposed to drop the standard
dollar. and | did not learn that II had
done Il for eighteen months after the
passage Of the substitution 90 offered
b. Alr. Hooper. when disputed the fact.
Th- distinguished gentleman from Ohio,
Mr. Garfield, who now leads this side or
the House, was then. a. now. an atten-
tive ari already distinguished member
of the House. yet when. IN joint debate
before the people of Ohio ia october,
isT the que ton arose as 10 who was
responsible for its demonetizati0n. Ee
frankly said he did not know that such It
provision was in the bill when II passed
the House. | state his the more freely IN.
his absence, because / Informed him that
: ! intended 10 do so; and he replied, 1T
/ Is the case: did make that statement,
/ and II is true" Nor did the President.
/ who signed the bill. know that IL abolished
/ lcgal-tender Standard silver dollars. Tor
/ in his letter 10 Mr.. COwdrey. Of october
! 6, 1873 cited by the gentleman from ONO
| Mr. Warner, be said:
/ Silver Will gradually take the place
/ of this currency, and further. VIII become
/ the standard OF values, which will be
/ bearded in a small way. | estimate that
/ this wll consume from 500 10000 q
/ 500. 90 in time OF this species Of our
! circulating medium. | con-
/ TESS To desire 10 see a limited boarding
/ Of money IL means firm foundation
in time of need. But | want 10 see he
boarding Of something that has a standard
/ of value the world over Silver has this
! Having appealed TO the record, Mr.
/ Hawley answered not "A word.
March 9. 1875. Mr. Kelley said: II do not
think there were three members Of the
House that knew il. | doubt whether Mr.
Hooper wnO, in my absence from H.,
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