The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-19

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70 the half dollar Can anything be
more plain than that? Was there any
covering 10 Of anything in that letter?
Mr.. Haryey-In the presentation Of de-
r.onetfzatfoa ! have called attention 10
the condition. morally, or congress az the
time OF the passage of the ar4: TO the
Impeachment charges against Vice Presi-
dent Coifax in 1873, for fraud in con-
neetiou witf legislation: 20 the resigna-
ton OF SecreTary Of War Belknap for
bribery, 1915. I now proceed. after first
stating for Mr. Horr's information. that
DeInar, the English historian. says that
the act OF 1915 deTnonetizing silver in En-
gland had a clause in IL that II might be
reinstated by the king; thar that clause
giving a right TO reinstatement was re-
peased in 1871. and that the art in which
IL vas repealed was within two weeks in
the hands Of Mr.. Knox. the comptroller
Of TIE United States treasury (applausel,
and was in part the basis of the act in
this country. There was an era of cor
rlption IN congress al that time. Clinton
Colgate confessed before the ways and
means committee Of 1873 10 the use of
money to influence the Incorporation Of
special features in the internal revenue
bill. testifying among other things that
Charles Sherman, Of Ohio. a brother of
Senator sherman, mad been paid $1,000
nection with the revenue bill. The officials
OF the stock exchange were subpenaed.
and the facts developed that while the
money had not been paid. Judge Sher-
man had rendered a bill to the exchange
for his services. and. as he claimed. for
securing the services of his brother. Sem
ator Sherman, to put the bill through.
tApplause.) IL would readily exhaust the
words OF this debate TO go into all the
fnU2Sffpa rsf "a
greSs.
MIR. Horr-The attempt of Mr.. Harvey
TO snirch the congress Of the United
states, and make the people of his coun-
try believe that the people who act as
members of congress In this country
as rule are corrupt, and have been sub
Ject 10 purchase and sale. can be char
acterlzed only as infamous tApplause). No
nation on the face Of the earth ever had
a purer set of legislators than have been
in the congresses OF this country during
its existence. There sit before me sew
eral members OF congress who served
with me in several congresses. and / ap-
peal 10 each and every one of hem. If
during their entire service they ever saw
or mistrusted that money was being used
to purchase the members of congress
| served six years without ever knowing
that any instance of that kind had oc-
Cured during the congresses In which l
served. When men start out with the
proposition that in order to prove their
case they must also prove that the ma
jority of the best men of this country
are thieves and scoundrels they had bet
ter stop before they began. (Applause)
The people of this eountry-and the con-
gresham is no exception-as an average,
are upright, honest business men. Admit
that Judge Sherman was guilty of a
crime. That was never in any way con-
nected with his brother John Sherma n
and you know II. They exonerated him.
Mr.. Harvey-Did they impeach Judge
Sherman?
Mr.. Horr-Judge Sherman resigned i'm
mediateiy. They drove him from the
bench. Applause). The public opinion
of this country would not permit a man
to hold a public position who would do a
thing OF that kind. But what has that
to do with the question whether Mr..
Knox openly and squarely presented this
bill to congress. Mr.. Knox said himself.
"The coinage of the silver dollar piece.
the history Of which is here given. is dis
continued in the proposed bill. II Is by
law the dollar INIT The present gold
dollar piece Is made the dollar unit In
the proposed bill"
Mr.. Harvey-when was that written?
Mr.. Horr-Just before 1t was sent to
congress In 1870. II was part OF the re-
port that Secretary Boutwell, sent 10 the
senate In the spring OF 1870. IL ac-
companied the bill and was printed in the
public document as being an explanation
OF the bill by order Of the senate. Is
there ANYTHING hidden in those state
ments?
Mr.. Harvey-Among the many charges
of corruption made at this period, 1873,
there was one of significance when we
consider that silver was demonstrated oy
a single sentence being omitted from the
report OF the conference committee ana
enrolment OF the mint bill, and tndi-
Gates the power in this instance cor
runt clerk could have exercised. George
4. Bassett. clerk of the ways and means
committee in 1873, was charged with hav-
ing demanded $3.50 per month from the
bankers and brokers of New York TO as
sist them In repeating the tax on hor-
roved capital. ana 5000 when the act
was passed. The Chicago Tribune. OF
February q. 1873. the very month IN
which silver was demohe,iZeu' sa'u !.
Turkish corruption under the pashas
and hevs or Russian official rottenness
roula scarcely be worse than II Is here
fAnnIause). The salary grab bill was
nassed March 3. 1873. q The people rose
sr rnassa and forced congress 10 repeal
this bin. little dreaming at that time
that another bill had been passed al that
congress that was 10 rob them or mil
uors of dollars. The people could under
stand a salary grab. out they couiu -. il1.
,,,serstand scientific spoliation OF their
r;eb,s (Auplausel To make plain how
.hs fraud was practiced, copy into my
rar,arls sections X anc u or the nhi
e,,,noeed - haze been read when on us
,assags together with the words fraud
f,entIy omitted in brackets omit Ihe
,,orss IN brackets and you nave these
"a -ra~ q
sections as they now read IN the sta.
,-o,,,4a ,be words in brackets and you
bava the sections as the OH was sup
s - - have rassed congress.
f,,- xTo-r-Where IS that FROM ! don't
M. uarvev-r take the two sections as
..nv ,ov arpear in she statutes. ana |
"a he,nAan brackets the words that were
erased from the BILL
Nr Horr-By whom
NJ Harvey (continuingl-Surrepuuous-
II IN It's passage.
Nv uorr-Pv whom What PROOF nave
Won that anything was erased?
NJ 4arvev-Tli get 70 the proof OF tnat
d. u.tle later. The standard silver dollar
- e-auSulentlv omitted after the bill
h,s -sSsss both houses. II will be aues-
.to,ss hv our best citizens that such
sraua oouis be practiced and the hest
.arev With which they accept It's truth
at.e<.s the integrity OF our citizenship.
before Offering you my proof, and prom
tsa vou II shall be conclusive, / wish 10
sneak of offic,al crimes
N- Harvey quoted Judge Kelley. chair
nan o. the committee reporting the bili,
:, show that in 1873 we were not using
cain and that neither house appreciated
ne seoue and magnitude OF the bill, or 10
have ggve- II political study. particularly
as II was a bin - reorganize the nints'
~. - revise the coin money of the coun-
,-v Secretary % War Peiknap commit
- crime and confessed it. as have
-. l.. AtrA q nssnEal fifn and 6. q