St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-01
Morgan Introduces Several
Resolutions to Force an
Open Debate.
Talk or Keep Silent, Either
Will Put Senator's on
Record.
Maj. Mckinley Listens to Free
Wool Discussion in the
House.
Bland Explains the Speaker
Ruling on the "Cloture
Act"

WASHINGTON, March 31.-An unex-
pected silver debate was preclpitated
in the senate today by Mr.. Morgan, OF
Alabama, who offered series of seven
long resolutions instructing the COM
mittee on finance to make all eXamlna-
ton and report TO the senate what had
been the effect on the price of silver
bullion by the act of July 4, 1890, direct
ing the purchase of silver and the issue
of their easy notes thereon, and wheth-
er said act had in any manner contrib
uted to maintain the two metals upon
parity with each other; whether the
treasury notes had at any time been at
discount, or whether, OH the contrary,
they had not provided safe currency
and had not taken the place or gold
shipped to Europe for speculative pur-
poses and thus save the people from
dangerous financial cricis; whether the
coinage of either gold or silver was
now actually authorized by any existing
law Of the United States. with several
other inquiries of like character.
Mr.. Morgan said he would ask that
these resolutions should lie over to be
printed, las he, as we'll as other senators,
desired to address the senate upon
them. He wished to ascertain the opin-
ions of senators on this point to ascer-
tain whether there we're senators VINO
permitted the shadows of coming heroes
in the presidential contest TO come be-
tween them and their vote on what ne
considers the most important questions
of the day.
Mr.. Sherman said he had no objection
to the immediate passage of the re5olu-
tions; but if the senator from Alabama
(Mr. Morgam introduced them merely
as thesis upon which to base his dis
cussion, it was hardly worth while to
refer them at all.
Mr.. Morgan said if the senator from
Ohio (Mr. Sherman) was ready now to
have the resolution adopted, he hoped
he would be quite as ready after he (Mr.
Morgan) and others had the opportunity
TO express their opinions on them. lie
would, of course. expect the senator 10
vote for them. There were senators on
the Democratic side of the chamber who
were looming up as presidential cand-
dates from whom it was desired to Sc
cure expressions of their views on the
subject.
MIR. Teller-And some on our side, too.
Laughter.
Mr.. Morgan asked that the resolutions
should goOver till tomorrow. lie asked
it in the hope that some senators who
felt as he did would come to his sups
port and sustain him in it; so that, Willie
under the rules they could not express
their views on Mr.. Stewards motion
next Monday Ito take up his silver BID,
thew would have an opportunity to do
so on his resolutions and to extract from
other senators their opinions Oh the sub
ject.
The resolutions were accordingly laid
on the table; and shortly afterward two
of the Republican senators who are rec
OgniZcd as foremost among the advo-
Gates of silver observation-disclosures. Tel
Ter and Wolcott-- were to be seen i'll
eager conference with Mr.. Morgan. as
if to assure him that he would not be
without support when his resolutions
came up for discussion.
The senate resumed consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill.
The committee amendment to strike
out the provision inserted by the house,
providing for the appointment III future
of army officers as Indian agents. was
lost-20 to 81. The provision was re-
tanned in the bill as amended by MIR.
Hawley, giving the president discre-
tionary power to appoint civilian
when he thought it desirable. The rest
of the bill was read and passed without
objection.
After the consideration of the Indian
bill had been completed by the senate
i'm committee of the whole, a question
arose on a motion to raise the salary of
the tSantee agent in Nebraska from
S, 200 to 81 800, which WAS voted down,
and the senate, at 4:30, adjourned until
fOmOrrOW