The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-09
Proceedings In the Senate.


WASHINGTON. March a-The first matter
brought before the Senate this morning was
the presentation OF a letter from Senator
White IDem.. La recently appointed Associ-
ate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States. announcing his resignation as Senator.
to take effect next Monday.
A House bill giving pension OF s12 month
to Hannah Lyons OIL years old. the daughter
OF q soldier In the Revolutionary war; was re-
ported and passed.
Mr.. PETER Pop. Kan.) called attention to
an article published to-day to the effect that
he and Senator Kyle POP. S. d. had COM
planned that the Finance Committee had
treated them discourteously In not admitting
them to its councils-that they had ask ed to be
heard in behalf OF their constituents and had
been refused. SO far as he was concerned he
knew nothing about IL The Finance Com
mttee had had no opportunity to treat him
otherwise than courteously. for he had been at
all times convinced that the committee had
quite enough disseminated elements In
the Democratic party to contend with.
and he did not feel like intruding himself on
the considerations OF the committee. He had
therefore. preferred to wait until the Tariff
bill should come before the Senate. when he
would present In an orderly manner what
ever objections he might have to It. All that
he had said In the way OF opposition to the bill
was that II wool or sugar was put on the free
list while manufactured articles were put on
the ddtiable list no would feel It his duty to
oppose Its passage As far as he was person
ally concerned he denied charging discourtesy
on the part OF the committee He had great
regard for the committee. collectively and in
dividually.
Several bills were taken from the calendar
and passed. including one giving . pension Of
$50 month to the widow OF Gen. Hitchcock.
At 2 p. NJ. the yice-President laid before the
Senate the unfinished business. being the
Bland Seigniorage act, the pending question
being on Mr.. Allison's motion to reconsider
the vote Of yesterday ordering the enEross.
mont and third reading OF the bill.
Mr.. Sherman tRep.. o. expressed the hope
that the senate would make no real objection
open to amendment He proposed to show the
importance OF having the bill amended. In his
r. n hs Set 81 shs6
to tho REDEEM ption OF the silver certificates the
entire silver bullion purchased By them He
unlimited issue OF paper money to meet cur
rent, sxpenditurss, and he believed that Il
OF gold aud silver the recommendation OF silver
only. lilo said:
., nn PiI plain and D.lD.pls ycS9
refuse TO pay United States notes-that this
bullion so purchased for Treasury notes shall
Tor the PURPOSE Of the REDEEM ptiOn Of Tfsasasy
notes, The pin before Us. strange to Say. pro-
lion thus plodxsa to The redsmption 10" Of the the
Treasury notes. II takes 1t from the vaults
0 q the Treasury Department Ehs T. !.
public faith; And what does L Propose
deem Treasury notes. Not TO maintain the
parity between Treasury notes and gold But
tEf a ns 1 .M n 6 G' p.s 1S DHa
stS Ss Of lie 81 PUBLIC .sh st Do T ,S
say that this is a breach OF public faith which
ought to stamp this measure in the cohdsmnA-
tio ol OF every man who has any regard Tor the
Mr., MandeTsOn thep.. Neb.l called the attsn-
fset that under the language Of he Bill nor
only might hity-nye milllo OF silver dollars be
COINED. 1ut "a additional hity-aye millions OF
against the E he ssd sSa, tssr. ~ Wss oa
o. as ys5SSs sas S 81 DE-
was OTG9 e. 6 e ga sdd to these s6iis; the
Did anybody suppose that that
vast sum q money could DO maintained at par
to meet that sncrmSSs liasi 6I e Fh sas
WAS In the Treasury on the LIST OF
borrowinR money from the people; and there
Was 3ti4 millions Of standard silver dollars.
What in the name OF heaven would induce any
sane man to add TO that hoard OF standard
silver d9llarst EIpsrisnee had shown that
they could not be circulated He had tried IL
WIFI he Vas Secretary OF the Treasury. and
had succeeded in getting out the enormous
sun Of 90 millions and that amount had not
now was only. 81 millionk WHY. he re-
psatsd, add TO that VOlumef Was Il to make
money! It was to do so only in appearance.
Il Was 2 mere sham, . mere fraud The
OF the world than the coined dollars
would be. While the coinage gould ada one
that under this bill the whole supsrstrueEuTS
OF tbs nnaneiAl system Of the eonntry would
fall and with II the county would 20 down,
step ~ step. TO single silver standard.
AIEumsnt5 against the Ri we're also made
hep Del j the latter Senator ehaIaetsTizlng
Il As : most obnoxious and unfortunate meas
ura
The question being on M .Anison's motion
- reconsider the vote ordering the snEToss-
IAant AAd third reading 81 the bill. 3 modon to
l4y that melton on the table vas made b. Mr..