The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
THE SHERMAN BOND AMENDMENT
ADOPTED BY THE SENATE.
The Proposition Of the Buckeye
statesman Strongly Opposed by
the Free Silver Senators.
The House Receivers It's Good Humor and
Does Penance for Shortcomings by Lis
tening to Funereal 0ratOry.
The Heiress Apparent or the Apparent
Heiress to the Hawaiian Throne Com
ing to America to Tell the Presi-
dent Her Tale of Woe-The
Nomination of Howell E
Jackson for Associate
Justice of the su-
preme Court
Confirmed.
Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-By the expedi-
tious methods Of Vice President Morton
the senate almost escaped 4 long debate
on the per cent bond issue amendment
to the suudry civil appropriation bill.
which subsequently, lasted for five or six
hours. As soon as the bill was taken up
Mr.. Morton put the question on Mr.. Mills
amendment to make the bonds redeemable
at the pleasure of the government, and de-
clared it lost. Then, with equal celebrity,
he put the question on Mr.. Sherman's
amendment and declared it carried.
After routine business, the Considera-
tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill
was resumed-the pending question being
on Mr. Mills amendment to the Sherman
3 per cent bond issue amendment Mr..
Mills amendment being to strike out the
words latter five years from this date').
The amendment WAS defeated without a
division The vice president then put the
question on Mr.. Sherman's amendment
and announced that it had been agreed to.
Bat Mr.. Stewart then realized what was
being done and said that he and the senate
had been taken by surprise, and that he
desired to address the senate on Mr.. Sher-
mans amendment.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hoar both
amendments were considered as still open
and Mr.. Stewart proceeded to address the
senate He denounced the amendment as
the most wicked and revolutionary scheme
ever invented by man for laying the rude
hand of legislation on the accumulated
precious metals of the world. After
speaking more than an hour he said that
he felt most deeply the outrage proposed
to be perpetrated on civilization by vio
lent and wicked resolution which contem-
plated the destruction of all the silver
money in the world in the hands of the
masses, the reduction of the masses of the
people to penury and want, and the build
ing of a gold aristocracy TO rule the United
States and Europe. He moved to amend
the amendment by adding to it these
words: 'And the bonds issued under the
provisions of this act shall not he used as
security for the issuance of national bank
currency"
Mr.. Palmer argued briefly in defense of
the Sherman amendment, as pure, plain,
business proposition, which if advanced to
a dozen sensible men would be accepted
without moments hesitation.
At the close of the discussion Mr.. Mills
amendment was rejected without division,
and Mr.. Stewards amendment was also
rejected.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend Mr.. Sher-
mans amendment by adding to it pro-
viso repeating the tax on state bank circu-
lation. The amendmen was laid on the
table.
Br. Brice offered an amendment requir-
ing all issues of United States notes ISSUED
and circulating as currency to be main
tanned at parity and interchang geable at
their nominal par value.
Mr. Sherman stated that he woule vote
for the amendment with great pleasure.
Mr. Teller-Do you include silver certif-
Gates?
Mr.. Sherman-All paper money issued
by the government.
Mr. Teller-It seems to me that this leg
islation Will eventuate ia placing a very
great burden Oh the treasury department.
Mr. Sherman, in reply to statement by
Mr.. Mcpherson, said that bullion certif-
Gates were not included. He also said
that the difference between notes and cer-
tificates was very marked.
Mr.. Villas advocated the Sherman
amendment and Mr.. Allison favored the
Brice amendment, while Mr.. Teller op-
posed it.
Following is the detailed vote on the
Sherman amendment:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Brice
Caffery, Chandler Cullom. Davis, Dixon,
FELTON,, Frye, German, Gray, Hale, Hans
brough, Harris, Hawley, Higgins, Hiscock,
Hoar, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Morrill,,
Perkins, Sawyer, Sherman, ckbridge,
Villas. Voorhees,, Washburn and White-30.
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Call, Cockrell, Coke.
George, Gordon, Jones of Nevada, Kyle
Mitchell, PETER, Power, Pugh, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller and Vest-16.
Mr.. Allison gave notice that he would |
ask the senate to remain IN session on |
Monday until the sundry civil approprla |
tion bill is passed Adjourned.