The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The debate on
the free coinage substitute for the house
bond bill was very spirited today There
were several strong speeches, and one,
at least, of a somewhat sensational char
acter
Mr.. Towne of Minnesota, Republican,
claimed the attention of the house and
galleries for over an hour with an elo-
quent effort on behalf of free coinage.
which won for him Il personal ovation
such as has not been accorded any mom-
Der since the session began. His speech
was illustrated with charts and aroused
unbounded enthusiasm among the silver
forces.
MI Hall, a Democrat from Missouri,
ON the other hand announced his CONVEX
sion to sound money" in rather sensa
tlonal speech, in which he charged that
eight senators who voted for free coin
age according to credible information
had privately said that they believed free
coinage would bring upon this country
national and Individual bankruptcy ana
ruin. He charged them with tryln~ -
I feather their nests al home ana de-
clared that the greatest sin OF the pres
ent age was The coWdrdice of statesmen
He also declared that a high official of
the administration had said that
INC silver dSIldIlOn naQ already cost the
government S262,CO0, 600 in bond issues ana
In the course OF the next twelve months
the bond issue would increase to one
billion. Mr.. Hall voted for free coin
age in the last congress. The other
speakers today We're Corliss (Repubhcan),
of Michigan; DoWner (Democrat), OF
Louisiana; Grosvenor Republican), of
Ohio; Evans (Republican), of Kentucky;
and McCredry ()emocraD, Of Kentucky,
against concurrence in the free coinage
substitute and Mr.. Bartlett DEMOCRACY,
of Georgia, in favor of concurrence. The
general debate will close Monday and
The vote VIII be taken on Tuesday.
THE PROCEEDINGS
There were exactly sixteen members on
the floor and nineteen spectators in the
galleries when the house opened this
morning. The legislative day yesterday
still continued as the house had been in
recess over night.
At noon the house went through the
formality of adjourning and reconVening,
the debate on the bond bill then proceed
ing.
Mr.. Grosvenor Qlepubltcam. of Ohio,
said that the Republican party in re-
Spouse to the cry of free silver Repub-
leans propose to do something for sill
YER" proposed TO do something for the
American people, by righttng the wrong
done them by Democratic tariff leSisia-
ton in the last congress. The party
would do something for a million
wool growers instead Of hundred mine
owners. we have not a silver mine in
California" interrupted Mr.. Johnson
(Republican), of California.
You're right" retorted Mr.. Grosvenor,
land you might add that California is
the most proscriptive gold state in the
THAT shows we are willing to do
something for the rest of the country,
said Mr.. Johnson.
ar. Grosvenor called attention to
circular to eastern manufacturers signed
by sixteen free silver Republicans, con-
tanning a covert threat against the pro-
tective system if they did not favor free
silver. Mr.. GroSvenor
RIDICULED THE THREATS
of the silver senators and adduced some
figures to show that they were powerless
to execute their threats. Those senators
represented but sixteen votes in the
electoral college out of 4H. He predict
ed 266 Republican electoral votes for
sound finance and protection. If the cleo
ton should be thrown into the house,
he said. the victory of the sound money
Republican candidate was certain.
Threats of splits and fusion would be
futile and unavailing. He was conclud-
ing an eloquent passage about loyalty
Mr.. Owens Oem., Ky) asked if he was
speaking Of the same Republican ma
tional convention.
Great Cod" replied Mr. Grosvenor,
looking about the house. 'let US hear
something about honest elections"
Qaughter).
MILES PRoDs HIM.
rs it the same party?" asked Mr..
Miles Dem, Md (which has just made
a deal with the Populists in the senate
to secure control of the machine over
there2"
1t was compelled to take possession
of the machine your party was smash
ing" replied Mr.. Grosvenor
rs it the same party" asked Mr..
Owens, returning to the assault, which
signalized its return TO power in the
senate by sending us the free coinage
bill we are now considering?'
Il have just been paying my respects
to some of the Republican senators"
replied Mr.. Grosvenor. If there is any
thing in the situation there which can
Democrats you are welcome to it." Gre
publican applause).
MERE STUFF.
Dem, KY and Mr. Hepburn (Rep.,
Iowa. followed in favor of non-concur-
renee. The latter said the Republican
party was the only party that by its
deeds had shown its friendship for silver.
Are you willing to restore free coin
dem. Cal. - '''' 'Oi'
YES, replied Mr.. Hepburn, when Won
days of the dollar Of the daddies.' Then
412 grains of silver were coined into
dollar, but silver was worth S129 an
ounce"
In concluding he ridiculed these be
Wildered Democrats who denounced the
attitude of Mr.. Cleveland.
mo Democrat said he, has been
more consistent, more adhesive to his
announcement than he In 1885. before his
first Inauguration, he declared against the
silver heresy. In ali his utterances since
he has adhered to that position. In May,
1892, he reiterated his position for the
fifth time.
You know" said he, addressing the
Democratic side, that he could not car
ry out your platform except at the price
of perjury and personal dishonor; yet
you now pretend that you were deceived
Q4aughter.)
Mr.. Towne Republican), of Minnesota,
Illustrated his remarks with clagts.