Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-16


to take the judgment OF wise and COT :
servatlve men who deal 10 moley.
o quotations. OF theology we do not go
TO iayman bpt TO bishop Laugh.
ter. He continued hls ~ gument at
some length In favor OF the single
gold Btanuard.
o ID reey said Le would yield five
minuiei to Varian Ulab, who ad-
dressed the house In supper, OF the
mnjofily OF the com mittrt. Ho denied
that the political character OF the
question was good rens1a why IL
ought not To be die used, aud cited
this action OF the cOnRrels yesterday
CONCERNING Cuba ana Hpwan on qu,s.
tons purely poli,icai He denied
that the II publican party was ever n
single gold STANDARD uarty.
Mr.. Perkins OF Nebraska followed
10 fupport Of the minority report. He
hell 1t TO be Improper tor this comm a..
cial congress 10 diaruss q question 30
thoroughly political as ie the silver
iRtue. To divide this congress-, or to
commit IL to free oliver, would weaken
Its Influence with tho nationaI Chr
gress on other important questions
upon which 1t takes action.
Quinn OF Montana, next spoke in
favor OF tbs majority report. He did
hot think the Tree silver sentiment OF
this body would Lessen, with thu
national Congress-, the / fuenee of II.
sctiOp on tbs various matters IL might
coneider. He then made q forcible
argument in favor OF the ioAsibiii,y OF
free coinage.
Ford, in charge OF the time of the
minority, waived, and Dorsey ,iclded
i've minutes to Mr.. Crisp OF Missouri,
who, In "a humorous way, suppprtpu
the majority report. Hs feiertei to
hie own town, Independence, Mo-, as
locality of winch many PRESENT ua
heard much. God had used
the people of Missouri TO
drive the Mormons into the wilder.
ness. This was ia purauance Of a
divine purpose. "But 1 want to cay to
the Mormon people, you have no
enemies 10 Missouri now, and II the
Leople Of that state could witness what
have witnessed here, the mothern
among them would rise az one person
anu welcome you bAcz."
The geDtIemen's time was EXTENDED
ten minuteF, when he proceeled t.
speak eitqucntiy on prominent fea.
lures OF the silver isjue.
A delegate from Montana made nh
earnest speech Insisting that the silver
question ought TO be- discussed by tnia
congress-. 1t was an Industrial and
economical as well as political uts.
ton.
Lawfouce from Utah next spoke In
support OF the majority report. This
body had asked tue National Congress
TO cxpend many millions ia public
Improvements, aad 1t was necessary to
restore eiiver tDat means might be
ptoviued fer thpse expenditure.
Legal tender money was excluslvuiy
the creation Of law.
Craig OF California spoke In favor OF
the minority report. This Congress
will not die, no matter what resoiu.
lions 1t may adopt, but no action
should DO taken by II that would make
vacant any ttnie delegations, as that
OF Oregon wac now.
Nibiey Ut Oregon said two rep.
reeentativee were present from
that state and the speaker ac-
knowIeCgsd the correction, anu then
continued by arguing that the adop.
ton OF a Tree silver resolution was
iuludicious ut this time.
Thompson OF Nebraska spoke briefly
~ cbPbOtt VI thI tbkULl. 4Gld
body III iormer years had Discus.
sed Tree silver, anu now that this doe.
trlne has become q principle OF q polit-
ical party IL 10 proposed to drop 1t.
Tnis IL wrong. This body ehoulu
continue to nurture the issue until
made law.
Brown OF Nebraska said that the off.
cial invitation issued by the executive
COMMITTEES OF tile congress to delegates
contained list OF SUBJECTS to be die.
cusaed. This was the call for this
congie se, and silver was excluded from
II. Ii the Intention bad been to
discuss silver, why was not the subjec.
named 10 the cai2 He held that II
was not good faith to spfing the eues-
ti3n.
WhitmoTe, chairman Of the exrcu-
tive committee, said TINT he would
later explain why silver was omitted
from the bill.
AGAINST THE SINGLE STANDARD.
Richardson OF Nebraska q ifered n
resolution endorsing the siUgle GOLD
standard and pledging the congress TO
work for the correction of financial
evils. The resolution after consider
able debate wee defeated on vote o!
20si nays to $50 ayes.
patterson OF Colorado mate an ear.
nest speech In hehsli OF the main
resolution.
NOT A POLITICAL QUESTION.
Mr.. Bryan also spoke In favor of,tiie
majority report. His speech was fer.
vid ana eltqusn mt ana brisiied with flee
silver epigTams. He said that this was
no more political question than was
the case OF Cuba. While Spain
was bulchering Cubane the
gold standard was slaugbtering
Americans; while Spain was devus.
Eating Cuban territory, the gold stand.
nrd was ode vtstating American terri.
tory OF far greater area anu impsri.
ance. While the gentleman from
Minuesotn, Mr.. Smalley, and his state
gave 10000 votes majority for the
slrgls standard, the isut was that
the vote OF Minnesota anu OF the couu.
try generally was Tor bimeisilism
either Internationally or inuepe dent.
ly. There was no question before this
Congress rs important as the one
which calculated the separation Of the
inlerests Of this country from Lombard
and Wall streets. .t
the resolution commencing the Rciion
OF the President in sanuipg mint.
tee abroad TO cure International
bimetalim. Win this part OF the
resolution ie appended gate