The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

curing the cooperation OF poAH1c1ang IN
Germany, France and the United States.
The subject was discussed without dis
closing the ultimate aim of those who
directed the conference.
Following his trip to London and
Paris, Mr.. Sherman introduced bill in
1858 that was on its face intended to
establish the gold standard. Senator
Morgan, OF New York, jumped on it, in
the finance committee, with Nall fours."
And Sherman saw that Morgan under
stood genuine bimetallism, and this bill
died that day and was never heard Of
again. Senator Morgan's term of office
expired in 1869, and at the very next
session another bill made its appear
ance. Those who took an open and
avowed interest in the new measure
were Mr.. Linderman, director of the
mint, and Mr.. Knox, the comptroller
Of the treasury, who at the end of his
term of Office became president of
national bank in New York, John Sher-
man in the senate, and Representative
Hooper, of Massachusetts,, and Slough
ton, of Michigan, in the house. The
bill this time went to a committee, in
which the second attempt to leave out
the silver dollar was again discovered
and it was inserted at the ratio Of 1914
to 1, which was the French ratio. This
provided for dollar of 3S4 grains. This
was the equivalent of the French s.
franc piece. To knock this dollar out
surreptitious1y at the last moment then
became the plan of the conspirators.
A Passage in Coin.
Mr.. Horr-You will excuse me, Mr..
Harvey, but previous to commencing
my discussion of the law of 1873 call
your attention to a passage on page 9
in your book, because you have already
announced here to-day that you pro-
pose to convince that what this book
says is absolutely true, and that 1 am
wrong about it. You say, prior to 1873
there were $1O5, 0OO, 900 of silver coined
by the United States and $4,000, 900 of
this was in silver dollars. Now, 1 I'M
derstand you have since corrected that
amount. I make no point upon the
fact that you were in error as to the
amount; such errors occur with every
one, but 1 am told that in your last
book-indeed, I have it-you correct
that statement But this is what
want to call your attention to: " About
100000 900 of foreign silver had found
its way into this country prior to 1860.
1t was principally Spanish, Mexican and
Canadian coin. 1t had all been made
legal tender in the United States by the
act Of congress. We needed more sill
yer than we had, and congress passed
laws making all foreign silver coins
legal tender in this country. I will
read you one of those laws-they are
scattered all through the statutes prior
to 1879
Here Coin took up a copy of the
laws of the United States relating to
loans and the currency, coinage and
banking, published at Washington. He
said a copy could be obtained by any
one on writing to the treasury depart
ment. He then read from page 240 as
follows: And be it further enacted,
that from and after the passage of this
act the following foreign silver coins
shall pass current as money within the
United States, and to be receivable by
tale for the payment of all debts and de-
mands, at the rates following; that is
to say: The Spanish pillar dollars and
the dollars Of Mexico, Peru and Bolivia,
etc" Now, I have the coinage laws of
the United States, every one that has
ever been passed since 1892, and state,
Mr.. Harvey, that in no law within the
lids of that book are all the foreign
silver coins made a legal tender. I
defy you to show a single law that
states anything of the kind. And the
Iou xxy1oi oh
stopped with the 'etc." if you had fin
ished the quotation and had read the
whole of the law it would have shown
you that your first statement was not
true (Applause) You left off the very
part which restricted the legal tender
quality of foreign coins.
Mr.. Harvey-Do you want me to an
sWer you now?
AT Close Range.
MIR. Horr-Certainly.
Mr.. Harvoy-It provides the amount
that each shall be received for, received
by tale.
Mr.. Horr-Certainly but unless they
are up to the standard they are not le-
gal tender.
Mr.. Harvey -. Can answer YOU
| further?
Mr.. HORT will get the very Law
quoted from, because it is good while
afterward. You skipped the clause
that made the gold dollars also lega
tender You are asking me questions
What made you do that?
Mr.. Harvey-Mr. Horr, in writing {
| book or making a speech, when youl
number of words are limited, unless
you want to confuse the reader with {
! great big volume, in making a quota
/ ton it is not necessary to quote thai
which is not pertinent to the subjecr
you are treating; otherwise. you LOAD
down the book till no one will read it
! (Applause.)
| Mr.. HORT agree with you, but wher
] rn11 state that the nNarnnent nasSec