The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-21

gwen 70 the people through the news
papers Of the country" (Applause.)
Mr.. Ho-r, IN replying. said: If Mr..
Harvey shall succeed in proving hat the
rA.pple OF the United States IN 1913 were
mostly a set Of corrupt scoslndrels. and
that he IS really the only pure and up-
right man Isft tn the eslss-e city 81 Chics-
70. X won't avail HIN anything in this
debate These questions are Tot pertinent
to the question N dispute
The csotessants were clearly at logger
heads as 20 the point Of discussion. and
little further progress was made until adj
tournment was taken till Monday. The
debate prior 70 rfpning against the big
snag. had been full of interest
Harvey opened the days talk with a
statement Of the points so far estah-
lisheS They were that prior 10 1878 gold
and silver were the money Of the cons-i-
tuition. and silver was the unit IF value
Up 70 that time the debtor was permitted
20 pay IN the cheaper money. and silver
was not dsmonetiNeG because Of any over
production At lie time the act of 1873
was passed. Taking no the debate proner
Harvey denied that he had az any time
tried TO impe5ch the integrity of the
American people. but he did not propose
TO allow corrupt legislators 70 throw the
mantle OF national honesty around them
for their own protection. The speaker
people. and * was 10 that he appealed
Harvey then resumed the statement. in
terrupted al the close Of the talk Thurs
day, OF the various steps leading Jsp 10 the
passing OF the act OF 1873
Horr. in opening. declined TO allow Har-
vey 10 accent as admitted any statements
Of Harveys which Horr failed 10 deny.
Horr said Harvey had been reading
series OF carefully prepared essays. and
he (Horrl could aot be expected to re-
member al the statements made in
them. Harvey might take il fon granted
that he (Horr) denied everything except
what he expressly assented 10 Horr
then took up the International monetary
conference az Paris in 1857, at which the
were represented. and pointed cut that
after days consideration the
representatives OF all the nations
present, including the United States.
voted unanimously. with the exception
Of the representative OF Holland. in ia
vor OF a gold standard. Openly. and as
a legitimate outcome OF this internationa
conference, the act of 1873 was passed.
Horr argued at length, quoting from let
ters and documents, 10 prove that the
charge that the demonetizat ton act was
passed through the influence OF British
bribes was false
Harvey resumed the history If the act
OF 1873. quoting from the debate in the
senate when the bill was put on pass
age
Horr said there was in the bill Of which
Harvey had spoken a provision for tok-
en- dollar worth 5 francs, but he SEN
ate struck that out and substituted trade
dollars.
HarYey-If you will show me anywhere
in the debate that day when The senate
struck out that provision we viii stou
q aha fnA knp
from Harveys friends).
Horr-The bill as passed contained a
provision for trdde dollars. did II not?
Harvey--Yes. sir.
Horr suggested that # covered the
point, and proceeded with his argument.
He said nobody thought OF striking down
silver when the bin was passed At that
time silver was not in circulation. and
the bullion in a dollar was worth more
than the dollar.
Harvey. coming back to the attack.
read from Senator Sherman's statement
on putting the bill on its passage. show
ing that the bill crowded for two dol
iars. n sss-grafn dollar equal to the
French franc piece, and a trade dol
lar. He declared that Horr had said this
smaller dollar was not IN the hill.
Horr. interrupting. said he never de-
MED It.
Harvey said ne would refer the uues-
ton in dispute TO the record Of the day
Resuming. Harvey said the conspiracy
was carried out IN the conference COM
mittee Sherman and Harper reported to
their respective houses that the differ
ences had been settled. and the bill
passed without debate The bill. as re-
ported. omitted the Ss4-grain dollar.
Horr said he did not deny the existence
OF the 3si-grain dollar In tho bill but az
no time ala the bill provide for anything
except gold as standard The matter
Of a small dollar was agreed on IN the
conference committee as is the custom.
but the committee could not enact any
thing II had to report 70 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 20 smirch the
character of the members Of congress who
voted for this bill was Infamous. Gap
plause).