Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-09

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Senator Walsh.
The Georgia delegation from the House
was present and congratulated the new
Senator when he returned to his desk.
AS soon as the ceren onies were over Mr..
Hoar called attention to the form of the
credentials, which began. ITO Patrick
Walsh, Greeting" 1t seemed very desira-
BILE. he said, that the state authorities
should conform to the form of credentials
which had become the CT stom and which the
Senate had repeatedly held to be valid.
The new credentials were not even ad-
dressed to the Senate.
Mr.. Mills offered resolution, which was
referred to the committee on rules, which
provides for the more systematic transac-
ton of business. The substance of the res
oution is an amendment to rule 81, that
when a que stion has been considered for
ten days and a motion for the previous
question shall have been made, no other
motion shall be in order, but one motion
to adjourn.
To Limit the Tariff Debate.
Sci ator Allen CNeb) offered a resolution
providing that on Monday, June 4, at 2
O'Clock. general debate on the tariff bill
should cease and the Senate should begin
the cor sderation of the bill and amend
ments under the five-minute rule, and
should proceed until Thursday, June Z, at
o'clock, when the final vote on the bill
should be taken
Senator Sherman objected to the present
consideration Of the resolution, so under
the rules II went over until tomorrow.
The resolution offered by Senator VOL
colt which came over from last Friday
was laid before the Senate.
1t provides for the negotiation of
treaty with Mexico allowing the coinage
of Mexican dollars at United States minis
for export to China.
Mr.. wolcott on silver.
Mr.. Wolcott addressed the Senate in
support of the resolution, which, he affirm
ed, did not touch or affect the general ques-
ton of bimetaliism; it was simply a sug-
gestion to a friendly sister republic that
our idle mints in the west should be put
| in operation in the coinage of a coin which
had been put in circulation in the orient
Such proposal, he said, could not have
been made if silver had had more favora-
BILE legislation, but the veto of the seignior-
age bill left us free to act on the resolu-
ton. While the seigniorage bill was utter
ly unimportant, the lesson of its veto was
invaluable. 1t was unimportant because 1t
provided simply for the coinage of our
idle silver without making any provision
for future production OF silver. During the
discussion of the repeal bill last summer
men had arisen in both houses of Congress
and avowed the undying friendship of the
President for silver, and asserting that a 9
soon as the Infamous Sherman law was
pushed aside the first opportunity which
presented itself would be seized for the
introduction of a bill in favor of silver for
which the President would stand sponsor
If one thing was made clear by the veto
asserted MIR. Wolcott, 1t was that the Pres
ident was the active, consistent and i'm
placable enemy of silver. He had been
consistent throughout and had never pre-
tended to be anything else than an oppo-
nent of silver, and he had the friendship
or the trust companies and moneyed in
tereSts, in whose nostrils the word :.sil,yer,'
has been a stencil.
In some sections of the country the idea
seemed to prevail that the President was
infinitely better than his party, and the
people in those sections seemed about to
snare the Presidents contempt for the
democratic party by universally voting the
republican ticket. Uaughter)
For his part he declared, he should OBJ
pose pything less than the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
Is 12 or IL to l.
During this unfortunate" administra
tion he said, he did not intend to favor
any half-hearted measure which did not
look to the reinstatement of silver If IL
was necessary to issue bonds, let the men
OF the country meet the issue like men.
he Tor one, did not need sop in the shape
or little silver bill thrown to him to in
duce him to give the Secretary of the Treas
ury authority to issue bonds for q definite
purpose. The resolution was introduced
and supported because il had no connection
with bimetallism.
Senator sherman said he saw no objection
to the resolution and thought that IL ar
rangements could be made to carry IL out
one hundred millions of silver might hs
uSefully employed.
Senator Mcpherson On. j. opposed IT.
and at his request 1t went over until to-
morrow.
Senator HIPS Speech.
AS the hour of o'clock approached the
crowds in the galleries became larger and
all available space was aiken. The places
reserved for the President and Vice Presi-
dent were also occupied. as were all seats in
the diplomatic gallery. Back of the seats
many people stood up. and IL any person
lett the gallery his place was speedily &C.
cEpied from the outside.
Many members Of the House came over
and occupied chairs and sofas in the rear
of the Senate chamber, while Senators of
both political parties remained in their seats
and gave the New York Senator close at
tenhon. 1t was an audience to inspire an
orator. When the time came for him to be-
gin Senator Hill advanced one row of seats
forward from his desk He read from print
ed slips and spoke with great elaboration
and marked emphasis.
THE HOUSE.
To-day being the second Monday in the
month, under the rules of the House 1t was
devoted to business reported from the COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia There
was some question to whether the regu-
lar order was not the vote on Mr.. Spring
er's motion to discharge the warrant is
sued to the sergeant-at-arms to arrest alb
sentees under the resolution adopted March
10, but by unanimous consent the question
was waived and the House proceeded with
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