The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-14

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| WASHINGTON, March 13.-The proceed
ings In the senate today were OF an ex
tremely uninteresting character. With
| out the intervention of any morning busi
ness except the presentation of a few peti
tions and the introduction of some unim
portant bills, the senate took up the con
sideration of the seigniorage bill. Sena
tors Stewart and Lindsay spoke in favor
and Mr.. Dolph spoke in opposition to it
holding that its passage would destroy
the existing equality between gold ane
silver.
The two new senator's, Mr.. McLaurin o.
Mississippi and Mr.. Blanchard of Louisi-
ana received committee appointments.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada took the floor in
support OF the Bland bill He was I'M
willing to have the bill amended, for he
| believed that to return it to the house
ed silver speech along the line of his well
known theories.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Stewards re-
marks Mr.. Palmer Democrat of Illinois,
announced that the senator from Ken
lucky (Mr. Lindsay wished to speak on
the subject. As Mr.. Lindsay was absent
| the senate waited while page was dis
| patched to the committee room to summon
him.
Senator Lindsay introduced his speech
with the assurance that if he believed that
any OF the unfortunate results SO freely
predicted by the previous speakers would
follow the passage of the bill, he would be
| SLOW in giving it his support. His briei
experience in the senate, however. had
| convinced him that prophecies, especial
ly on financial questions, were to be- treat
ed with some doubt. If he believed that
the enactment Of this bill into law would
bring the country to a single silver stand
ard or would stand in the way of an inter-
national agreement, he would hesitate to
cast his vote. According to his under
standing, however, it simply provided for
| the carrying ou5 of the unredeemed sec
tions of the law of 1890 Is went no fur
ther than that the coinage provisions OF
the act of 1890 should be carried out in the
next five years. He denied the assertion
made by Senator Sherman and others that
| the bill permitted the issue of paper
money without security, saying that the
bill did not permit such an Interpretation
put on it by the senators who looked for
the introduction into our currency of
merely dat money after the passage OF
this bill.
When Senator Lindsay took his seat
Senators Dolph and Mills jumped to their
feet, the latter to ask for an executive ses-
sion. Mr.. Doiph, however, was recognized.
and As he was prlmed for a speech and had
been waiting since yesterday for an OPEN
ing, he declined to yield for a motion to
go into exec utive session.
Mr.. Dolph thought that those who were
urging the passage of the bill were doing
SO under false interpretations. They were
principally those members Of the senate
who favored the free coinage of silver.
The bill was reckless proposition to in
crease the coinage of standard silver
dollars, or the issuing of silver certificates
without any adequate provision for their
redemption, or to maintain their equality
with gold. The bill was in direct conflict
with the declaration of congress made a
few months ago when the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law was repealed,
that it WAS the policy of the government
to maintain the parity Of gold and silver
He then gave an analytic statement OF the
bill and showed its dangers and imperfec-
tions. An amusing interruption occurred
to Mr.. Dolph's speech.
Mr.. Dolph had referred to reply made
by Washington newspaper woman in re-
sponse to fai!acious work which was
used, he said, as 4 political bible by the
populist party. Mr.. Dolph announced that
he would not read this reply but would
have 1t printed in the Record. This
brought Mr.. Harris to his feet with an
objection aud sharp debate followed.
Mr.. Harris said that nothing could be
printed in the Record which had not been
uttered on the floor except by unanimous
consent, and he did not propose to allow
any book to be published in the Record.
Mr. Dolph mildly remarked that it was
not a book but newspaper clipping, and
being pressed again and again for AN esti-
mate Of the amount of the space it would
take in the Record, refused to commit
himself, but said he would read it il he
desired.
Il don't like to put the senator to that
trouble" replied Mr.. Harris. sarcastic
ally, "nor to delay the senate at this hour,
but will not consent to any senator dove
failing book in the Record"
II have left out much of the article as it
is" said Mr.. Dolph.
"You should have left it all out" re-
torted Mr.. Harris as he walked out Of the
chamber.
Mr.. Dolph continued his speech few
minutes longer aud just announced that
he would print in the Record au extract
from pamphlet entitled Cheap Money"
just then Mr. Harris came in again.
"Does the senator intend to print a
whole library in the Record? Ii he does
want him to read it here SO we may know
what it is"
Senator Allen of Nebraska, of whom
mention had been made in connection
with the "populist bible" just referred to,
also injected an objection to the publica-
tou of the extracts unless they were read.
A brief discussion took place as 60 whether
the reading should take place tonight or
tomorrow, and IL was finally agreed to let
it take place Immediately.
Mr.. Dolph then started TO read 10 low
tone when Mr.. Hoar was heard to remark
that perhaps the senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Harris) would like to read the papers
and thus relieve the senator from Oregon.
This raised a laugh which was increased
when Mr.. Harris replied with marked
emphasis, II hardly think / will. but re-
fer the senator from Oregon to the senator
from Massachusetts, who is an excellent
reader"
Mr.. Dolph stood in the aisle holding the
book in his hand during this exchange of
pleasantly and when the discussion was
over began to read again in the same
low monoionous voice. He had not read a
dozen lines when Senator Hosr again inter
rupted himlto call attention in humorous
way TO the absence of a quorum aud sug-
gested that it would not be courteous to
the senator from Oregon 10 waste bis
powers on a half empty senate.
Accordingly the roll was called and but
thlrty-six senators responded. Then on
motion OF Mr.. Pasco, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. March 13,-The house
today began consideration OF the bill max
ing appropriations for the sundry civil ex-
a