Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
SILVER In THE SENATE.
THE BILL TAKEN UP DESPITE REPUBLL
CAN PROTESTS.
West Refuses to Assent 20 Longer Delay
Number of Amendments Offered-Two
Substitutes TO be Presented.

A Number of Amendments Ofered-Two
Substitutes TO be Presented.
| WASHINGTON, May I'm the Senate
to-day at 2 o'clock the presiding officer an
bounced that under last Fridays agreement
the Senate would proceed to the considera-
tion of the Senate bill authorizing the issue
of Treasury notes on deposit OF silver bull
lion. The bill having been read in extenso,
Mr.. Stewart rose and said: IT ask unani-
nous consent that the bill just read shall be
postponed until Tuesday next, and shall then
be the unfinished business at o'clock"
Mr.. Vest objected. He did not know Che
said) what arrangements had been made
outside OF the chamber, nor did he care. His
judgment was that the silver bill was the
most important bill on the calendar; that 1T
ought to be disposed o; and that it had
been unreasonably delayed. He should OBJ
ject to its being put aside for any purpose
whatever.
THE REPUBLICAN POSITION.
Mr.. Plumb agreed with Mr.. Vest in re-
gard to the Importance of the bill and to its
unreasonable delay. He proposed, however,
to consent that 1t should 60 over till Tues
day on the request Of the Senator from Ne
vada. (Mr. Jones) who had 1t in charge,
and who proposed to open the debate. Mr..
Morrill, remarked that Senator Jones, who
reported the bill, was absent, and desired
few days to prepare lor opening the debate
upon it He hoped, therefore, that general
consent would be given to its going over un-
til next Tuesday.
Mr.. Vest hoped he would not be con-
sidered as capable OF Intentional discourtesy
20 Ia thotf fha
from Nevada had gone to New York. He
did not care to state publicly what Mr..
jones had said 10 him last night in relation
t, the bill and why it was to be postponed.
lere were other considerations besides the
p.rsonal convenience of anybody, when
arrangements were made without consulta-
ton with the whole Senate. The bill had
Leen fixed for to-day on Jones' own motion,
and now, BY an ex parte proceeding Gt was
nothing else) in which the majority OF the
Senate was not consulted, the bill was to be
thrust aside for another week. The Senate
might as well meet the issue now. For one,
he would not agree to anything except that
the bill be taken up and considered now
until 1t should be disposed of.
FoRCIBLE ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Teller admitted the great force of Mr..
Vests remark as TO the unreasonable delay
in taking up the bill. He understood, bow
ever, that the Senator who had charge OF it
has requested that it should be set down for
next Tuesday. For himself, he was ready
to go on with the bill now. He was not
particularly welded to it, but he thought
that something better would be evolved out
OF it before 1t got through. He would not
like to seem discourteous to the Senator
Who had the bill in charge and who (by a
sort of unwritten law was entitled to call
it up. But for thar reason he should have
called it up himself long since. and he
would not insist now on its being taken up
ator rom Nevada.
The presiding officer said: ''The Senator
from Nevada (Mr. Stewart) asks unan-
imous consent that the further consideration
Of this bill be postponed till Tuesday next.
Is there objection?
Mr.. Vest-I object.
The consideration of the bill was then pro-
ceeded with. Mr.. Sherman moved to amend
the bill by inserting as new section pro-
vision repeating all laws that require money
deposited in the Treasury under section 5,
522, of the revised statutes to be held as a
special fund or the redemption OF national
bank notes, and covering such money into
the Treasury; also covering into the Treas
uTy oumS ucpOSlbcu uuucI sSCbiOu Z VI buc
act o. June 20, 1874, fixing the amount of
United States notes. (being section 6 of the
Conger bilD.'
PLUMB'S AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting provision that hereafter
no funds available for the payment of the
public debt (including such as are kept for
the redemption of Treasury notes), shall be
retained in the Treasury in excess of S110,-
D00, 900, and made a statement in explana-
ton in advocacy of it.
Mr.. Sherman opposed Mr.. Plumb's !
amendment Mr.. Allison suggested that in
the absence of Mr.. Jones, the silver bill be
allowed to go over till Tuesday next. Mr.. |
Vest said that, i he were the only Senator
20 object, he would not stand in the way; but |
several other Senators said that they also OBJ |
ected.
Finally the difficulty was got over, for the |
lay, by the suggestion on the part of Mr.. |
Sherman that the Senate proceed 10 execu-
i've business. No vote was taken on either
ii the pending amendments, and Mr.. Vest
Ind Mr.. Teller gave notice of substitutes,
which they would offer for the whole bill.