Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-22

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morning fire broke out I'm the Chenango house.
at Greene. Chenango county, and destroyed
nine buildings Three men were injured, one
seriously, by an explosion. The losses and
assurances are as yet unknown.
senator Beck On the silver Question.
HE TAKES GROUND AGAINST THE PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THAT
SUBJECT.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Beck
called up the resolution heretofore offered by
him, directing the committee on finance to
inquire whether the officials of the United
States had complied with the laws requiring
that the coin paid for duties on imported goods
should be set apart a special fund and applied
To the pay ment of the interest on United States
| bonds. He said he differed from the President
of currency and coinage He declared himself
| in favor of the continuation OF silver coinage,
and also i'm favor Of paying government bondG
The laws of the country, he said, were equally
binding on the highest executive officer and the
resolution referred had not for many wears been
complied with 10y the Treasury officials. mo
more statesmanlike message ever emanated
from the Executive mansion" he continued,
than President Cleveland's first message, but
do not agree with the position Of that message
regarding silver. Three-fourths of our business
troubles arose from the fact that the laws OF the
United States were not carried out by our exec
utive officers. Combinations OF bankers and
bondholders and their well-paid press are op-
posed to silver; and their present crusade
against this metal is another evidence Of the
audacity of the organizations OF weath--orHan-
izations which have always secured whatever
they have demanded"
As 10 the question of paying the bonds other.
wise than in gold, Mr.. Beck quoted the opinion
given i'm 1865 by Mr.. Sherman, the present Pre-.
siding Officer of the senate. TO the erect that
the bondholders should take payment for
money advanced in the same medium In which
they had advanced the money. That opinion
was as sound now as IL was IN 1868. There was
not an obligation existing In this country, NJ
tional or municipal, that could not lawfully DO
Mr. Beck disclaimed any personal interest I'm
silver, saying he had never la his life owned =
share OF stock In silver mine.
MR.. MoRRILL's COMMENT.
Mr.. Morrill, remarked that Mr. Becks speech
Secretary OF the Treasury and the President,
delivered should pass the senate 10 would be
equivalent 20 vote OF want of conndence In
the President and his administration. He -
gretted thai tine senator from Kentucky should
have represented the secretary Of the Treasury
as little better than q common thteL ana the
President and Secretary together ~ having
been bought up by the bopdhoiderx slSut n
probably no senator on the ien, said Mr.. Nor
rfll lis NJ present prepared TO enter into DE-
tense OF the administration Wall move = reser.'
finance" This action was therefore taken
sERvIA MUST EvAcUArE PIRoT.-The mem
bers of the International com mission appointed
armies have drawn up and signed paOeocoo
binding the Seryians 20 evacuate P1rot on 8uu-
day next and prolonging the armisttce -
March !. The protocol has also been slg1lod b.
the Bulgarian and servian deleestes.
In Atlanta Ga Yesterday argument ~ -