The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-18
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THE AMENDED SILVER BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE.

Senator Wolcott Stamps Himself an
orator in His Maiden Speech-The
Administration GiVen Some Hard
Raps-The Future Outlook of the
Bill-Its Text.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Senate went
the full length of free coinage and legal
tender certificate in disposing of the
silver bill to-day. Although so large a
majority of republican senator's had signed
the agreement to support the administration
$4,000, ,000-a-month proposition, it was side
tracked and the extreme silver proposition
rushed past at express speed. 1t remains
now for Speaker Reed to see whether he
can control his House SO as to prevent its
doing the same thing. Speaker Reed thinks
he can, but the extreme silver members in
the House think he can't, except by some
desperately ingenious twist of the rules
hitherto untried. Speaker Reeds confidence
rests not only in his own powers but on
President Harrison's statement to the silver
senator's, which showed that he would veto
a free coinage legal tender certificate bill.
AFRAID TO OVERRIDE VETO.
Of course it is probable that the silver
men could carry such a bill over the Presi-
dents veto, but the republicans fear the
effect Of the veto on their party in the west.
Speaker Reed thinks they will not run up
against a veto, but will finally accept in
conference what the President offers them
Speaker Reed has accomplished wonders
but he has never tackled such complicated
problem as this. 1t was Senator Wolcott
of Colorado, the tall, handsome, silver
tongued young orator, who broke the ad-
ministration alliance in two, and rallied all
the anti-administration republicans by his
admirable maiden speech in the Senate this
afternoon. He summed up the free silver
argument and the opposition to the admin
istration most cleverly, and made marked
impression on the Senate.
MADE INGALLS, OPEN HIS EYES.
As Senator Ingalls, saw the majority of
the senator's on both sides thronging to con-
gratulate him after he got through with
Mr. Mckinley and other representatives,
who had come over from the House, he
mentally determined to postpone his prom
ised Grafton until a convenient season when
he would not have such fine one to follow
For the time being the Senate was too busy
saluting its new orator to listen to its old
one, and Senator Ingalls,, who always has
an eye to effect, was quick to see it. SEN
ator Wolcott fairly shone with delight in
his success, delight which was reflected in
the beaming face of his bride, who sat in
the gallery opposite hIm and followed his
speech with interest. Senator Wolcott was
serious, because he knew he was breaking
through the tradition, but it only showed
in the rapidity of his utterance, for his
voice was clear, strong and silvery.
HIS RAPs AT THE ADMINISTRATION.
But it was what he said, and especially
what hp said QhOnf fba 0dnliOiEkrotiO
which pleased the senators with whom
President Harrison is unpopular. He re-
spectfully drew all the anti-administration
feeling TO a head, so that when he got
through the administrations compromise
was dead, and another thing which seemed
dead, as far as the Senate was concerned,
was the federal election BILL which Senator
Wolcott waived aside SO contemptuously.
"The friends of the administration, if it has
any," as Senator Wolcott said, or the enc
mics of silver said very little during the
day. Senator Edmunds in a notable little
discussion, washed his hands of ''the de-
lusion," as he called it, and took occasion,
incidentally, to praise the Wise, brave and
patriotic conduct of President Cleveland in
keeping free silver at bay for four years
conduct for which / honor him.
PLUMB TOOK THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Senator Plumb took the full responsible
ity for the republican side and the major
lty of the republicans present indorsed him.
Senator Edmunds got up, laughed rather
wildlo at Senator Plumb, and went down to
his committee room, his face pale and his
white eyebrows working with excitement.
Senator Blair of New Hampshire made a
manly fight against the delusion, and the
fiat money" proposition to make certificate
legal tenders was opposed by Senators
Evarts and Spooner. Senators George and
Gray demonstrating its unconstitutionality
most clearly. Perhaps the happiest man in
the Senate chamber, Senator Wolcott not
excepted, was Mr. Bland of Missouri,
who sat most of the afternoon looking on
with delight while the Senate committed
Itself fully to his doctrines.