The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-07-27

various steps leading UP to the passing
of the act of 1873.
Horr. In opening, declined to allow
Harvey to accept as admitted any
statements of Harveys which Horr
failed to deny. Horn said Harvey had
been reading a series of carefully pre-
pared essays and he (Horr) could not
be expected to remember all the state
ments made in them. Harvey might
take it for granted that he Horr) de-
MED everything except what he ex-
pressly assented to.
Horn then took up the side of the in
ternational monetary conference of
Paris, 1867. at which the leading civil
lied nations of the world were repre-
sented and pointed out that after days
of consideration the representatives of
all nations present, includin the
United States, voted unanimously with
the exception of the representative of
Holland, in favor of gold standard.
Openly and as a legitimate outcome
of this international conference the act
of 1873 was passed. Horr argued at
length, quoting from letters and doc
uments to prove the charge that the
demonetization act was passed through
the influence of British brides was
false.
Hrvey resumed his story at 1873,
quoting from the debate in the senate
when the bill was put on passage. Horn
said there was in the bill Of which Har-
vey had spoken a provision for a token
dollar worth five francs. The senate
struck that out and substituted the
trade dollar.
CAN'T SHOW PROOFS.
Harvey-"If you will show me any
where in the debate of that day where
the senate struck out that provision
we will stop the debate right here"
Great applause from Harvey's friends.)
Horr-"The bill as it passed contained
the trade dollar. did it not?"
Harvey-"Yes. sir"
Horn suggested that that covered the
point and proceeded with his argu-
ment. He said nobody thought of strik-
ing down silver when the bill was pass
ed. At that time silver was not in cir
culation and the bullion in a dollar was
worth more than a dollar
Harvey coming back to the attack
read from Senator Sherman's state
ment on putting the bill on it's passage,
showing the bill provided for two dol
lars, 1884 grain dollar, equal to the
ANhSh AlNC IL PicCt anu d lIdQe
dollar. He declared Horr had said this
smaller dollar was not in the bill. Horn
interrupting said he never denied it,
Harvey said he would refer the ques-
ton in dispute to the record of the day
Resuming, Harvey said the consplr-
acy was carried out in the conference
committee. Sherman and Harper re-
ported to their respective houses that
the differences had been defined and the
bill was passed without debate. The
bill as reported omitted the 3S4 grain
dollar.
Horn said he did not deny the exist
ence Of the 1884 grain dollar in the BILL
but at no time did the bill provide for
anything except gold as a standard
The matter of a small dollar was agreed
on in the conference committee as is
the custom, but the committee could not
enact anything. 1t had TO report to
the two houses, and their action was
necessary. The bill as passed with the
addition of the trade dollar was nearly
Identical with the bill as drawn by the
secretary of the treasury. The attempt
to smirch the character of the mem
bers of congress who voted for this bill
was Infamous. (Applause)