Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-27
FlFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
Senators Coke and Daniel on the Free
Coinage of silver.
lBy Telegraph TO Tho Dispatch.l

WAsHINGT0N, ID. c., April 2G-SENA1T.-
After some routine morning business Mr.
Coke addressed the Senate IN favor OF the
free coinage of silver. bqsing bls remarks
0n Nr. Morgan 3 resolution on mat subject Du-
ring the FIRST half Of his speech MI. Coke had
many attentive and apparently interested rs
teners among the senators. Mr. Allison had
como Over from the kepubllcau side Ct me
chamber and takCn a seat near him. hr. Stow
art aud Nj. Teller had done the same. Mr.
Mills. his colleague, had got chair IN the area,
almost fronting him. Mr.. Bland h1d come
over from tho House and taken scat behind
him. Nj. German, Mr. Daniel and other Demo
critic senators sat near. But as tho speech pro-
crossed the interest In it seemed 10 decliRe. Mr.
Allison found some other employment Tor his
time. So did Mr. German and Nj Daniel aud
even Mf. stewart retired 70 MS own seat but
Nr Mills and MIR. Bland continued o. give the
speech their closest attention, and renamed IN
their seats tin the end of 10.
Mr. Daniel WIS the next speaker on the same
subject aud on the same side oi the question.
lie began by saying that there were rocks
ahead. TINT tho ship OF state was drifting on
chem: chat ere long ~ WoJld strike tnein, ana
that 10 master OF finance appeared 10 save the
ship. the crew, or the cargo. Ioll was the cry
gold gold. nothing luf cOld-0lthough this was
fhe greatest silver nation Of the world ana
although ~ its financial system were equal 10
ifs opportunities 10 might dominate the financial
markets Of the world The silver mon alone
seemed 90 have any appreciation or reallIail0n
of the situation. They offered the only
remedy that was afforded by any one 10
rescue fhc country irOm It's present financial de-
preston and from the threatened financial ruin
i'm nus Judgment tho free coinage OF silver was
the only possible conservative solution OF the
problem. ana there might Doe dismissed from
fbo calulali ion Of poss bile evils 10 arise from 10
tho idea thGt h would drive gold ont OF circulh-
fi0u. Cola was not now I'D circulation. ne hhd
been drawing money from the Treasury for the
last six years. and mad never yet been PAD n
dollar in goll. AMI dld not Know that nc couid
get a gold dollar % he desired 60 obtain one.
AZ the close of MI Dauiel5 speech the army
appropriation hill was taken up. After several
senate amendments had beeu agreed I" MI'
Cockreli called for separate vote on the amend
mont striking out Of the BIN the provision mat
uomCnsy should 10 paid for the transportation
az fronu4 and army supplies over any ol inc
uou-b0u1ed lines owned, controlled, OF operated
lv tle Mon Pacific BaIlrtat Company in
Guiding The lines OF me oregon sio,L Lllo a.u
Uion Ntr,herll. on 10y tho southern racinc
company over the lines euhfdccl III l'5 laclHc
systsu. 80
Debate ON THIS amendment lasted till o
o'clock, whom, without disposIng oi the amend
meat, the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
After three private bills had been passed the
regular order was demanded, anl tho speaker
stated tire regular order 20 Doe the passage OF the
WalScr ezpungng resolution.
Mr.. Blouut, o. Georgia, asked unanimous con-
sent that tho House 90 into Committee OF mo
" hole for the consideration OF the diplomatic
ana consular Appropriation bill, and there "Gs
mo- objection: but Nj. fliuchard, of Louisiana,
gave notice that Monday next be would call up
tho river aud harbor appropriation bill.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole ,Mr. oates Of Alabama, m tho chan on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation BILL
and Mr. Biouut explained the provisions Of the
measure. which appropriated 6l,oei, l<o-being
$4,000 loss than the cuurens law, ana SoJ3'JUl
less than tho estimates. The reduction on mis-
etons WAC $4,000; on consuls. $4,000; III the
matter OF the Bureau o. Amer can kepuOAcs'
$4,000. The number OF missions had been re-
lurcd by placing d onmark, sweden, and Norway
under one mission, Colombia and Ecuador under
ono mission, and Peru and Bolivia under one
mission.
Inc retrenchmont policy of the majority, az
explained 10y Mr. Bl0unt, formed the topic Oi
debate during ;he remainder oi ihe session. on
motion OF Mr.. BlOuut unanimous consent was
given that general debate ON the piu hhouid
close after two hours debate tomorrow.
The committee then rose, aud tho House
agreed % the request OF the senate for confer
ence on the amendments made by the senate
10 the characterization bin passed by the
House. Messrs. Geary, Chapman, and HIT wero
appointed coniorrees- Adjourned.