The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

pletion OF the Nicaragua canal under gov
ernmental contract.
Senator Wolcott presented resolution
providing for the submission OF a consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting the States
from denying suffrage To any person on
account of sex.
A memorial of the wool growers against
the Wilson bill was presented by Senator
Sherman, who stated the finance commit
tee had refused the wool growers hear
ing, and requested that the memorial be
printed II was so ordered:
Senator Wolcott presented. without read
Ing, several amendments to the Wilson
Resolutions of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors. the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gfneers. the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men, the Switchmens Mutual Aid Associa-
ton and American Railway Union protest
ing against the rulings Of United States
courts on the question OF strikes, were pre-
sented by Senator Voorhees, and ordered
printed for the use of the Senate.
n letter from the Secretary of the Treas
ury was laid before the Senate In reply to
the resolution of Senator PETER, adopted
some days ago. calling for the names of
bond-bidders, amounts or bonds issued and
rates of interest
On motion OF Senator voorhees, it was or
dered that when the Senate adjourn to-day
it be- until Monday next.
The resolution of Senator Stewart deny
ing the right of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to issue the United States bonds and
questioning their validity, came up as the
regular order with various pending amend
mentS.
Senator Butler said the legal questions
involved in the resolution and amendments
were Of such Importance that he believed
the resolution should go to the judiciary
committee.
Senator Stewart, after some colloquy, ac-
ceDted the arneroment heretofore proposed
by Senator Dubois, adding to his resolution
that ''there Is no present necessity Tor the
sale OF bonds for any purpose specined un-
der the resumption act.
Senator Morrill, said that the effect of
the adoption of such resolution would be
to deny the power of the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO reissue the United States notes
that are returned to him in the course OF
treasury business
Senator Quay opposed the reference of
''The Senators from South Carolina CBut-
ler) and Ohio (Sherman) well Know, SAID
he. that to refer 1t to that committee a,
That resolution will go out to the world as
a justification of what the Senator from
Ohio knows 70 be an Illegal act
Senator Teller said the recent purchase
of United States bonds was forced pur-
chase. The Secretary of the Treasury had
these bonds were not floated there would
be a panic-a greater panic than the one
of last fail, and ii was TO avert that panic
that they reluctantly purchased the bonds.
Yer man., said Senator Teller, but want
to know what the American Congress is
going TO do with this question of a def
cheney. Everybody knows from the eX-
perience of the Secretary of the Treasury
that no more 6-per-cent bonds on 3-per-
cent. basis can be sold. 1t is morally GER
tain that IL another $50,0O0000 were offered
Ii would be q failure. We are race TO face
with the question OF whether there is to be
a continued deficiency or whether there is
to be some effort to meet this deficiency by
some sound system of finance. The credit
of the country Is threatened, and the men
who have been loudest In denunciation of
finance have now to stand up and declare
that they have not the skill or will to de-
wise a way out OF the difficulties.
In OPPOSING the motion Tor reference. MIR.
PETER contended that the Secretary of the
Treasury had not even pretended that the
money derived from the bonds was TO be
used for redemption purposes.
At o'clock, the matter being still undis-
posed Of, the unfinished business of the
day came up. Senator Stewart was granted
unanimous consent that the resolution
tain its place on the calendar. The un-
finished business was a House bill 10 re-
in Territories over q right of way granted
by the government to establish stations
and depots at ali town sites on the lines
Department
senator Berry, in urging the bill. stated
quarrel between the Rock Island Railroad
Company and the two towns In Oklahoma
called Enid and Round Pond He charged
kept here month after month to prevent
the passage OF the bill the object being to
established by the road for speculative prr-
poses. a controversy between Senator
Blackburn and Senator Berry ensued, the
former opposing the bin. Senator Berry
made a strong arTaignment of the road
and the methods Ii had adopted to defeat
the bill. Every subterfuge possible had
been pleaded as an excuse for not erecting
depOts, but when the people of the two
towns themselves had offered to erect the
depotS IL the company would only stop .its
regular trains no excuse was left and it
apparent to the world that the only
reason of this corpora ton for seeking
to ruin these thriving towns was q desire
to have their own town sites and promote
a speculative venture in which the COM
pany had embarked in violation Of its
chartered privileges.
Pending discussion OF the bill, and before
a vote could be taken on its passage, the
hour of 8 O'Clock arrived, and the special
order was the memorial resolution in men,
ory Of Repress sntative Mutchler, of Penn
sylvania, who had died at the beginning of
the present Congress. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Senator's Quay, Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin and HanSbrOugh, and several others.
and at S:6 the Senate adjourned until
Monday next
During the day Senators Gray and Dan
iel gave notice that they would, on Mon
day. address the Senate on the Hawaiian
question
A model of the Kearsarge was on exhibi-
ton in the State House yard at Indianap-
oils during the Grand Army Of the Republic
encaIlpment last