The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-03
0rAY WANTS TO BUY GOLD.
Ep Gives Notice Of Amendments to the
Wilson Bill.

~. Provides for the Coinage of Sill
wor Deposited for the owners-He
would Buy 145, 900 Ounces of Gold
per Month and Issue Treasury Notes
,r PAYMENT Therefor-He Also Fa-
vors Repeating the Law Authoriz-
,rg the Issuing of Bonds.
Washington. Feb. 2.-In the Senate to-
A.v Mr.. Quay, rep, of Pennsylvania,
-aTo notice of an amendment which he
nno,osed TO offer to the House tariff bill.
:, consists of several sections. One per-
uits silver bullion to be deposited and
ooined for the benefit of owners, and the
otber provides for the purchase of 145,OOO
ounces of fine gold every month, and the
issue of treasury notes in payment there
for and a third repeals all acts author
Tng tn issuing of bonds.
The resolution Of inquiry offered yes
terdav by Mr.. PETER, recurring the names
NJ Arms making offers for bonds and of
those to which bonds are issued, etc, was
iaid before the Senate, and MIR. Sherman
moved to strike out the words requiring
the names to be given, saying that the
nnblication would be contrary to prece-
dent and might be very injurious to the
public credit.
Some discussion followed upon the reso-
luton itself and upon MIR. Sherman's
motion.
ment. while repeating his conviction that
the resolution was establishing very bad
example; and the resolution was agreed
TO. The resolution of inquiry offered yes
terday by Mr. Allen, pop, of Nebraska,
on the same subject was also agreed to.
STEWARDS ATTACK ON THE BONDS.
The resolution heretofore offered by
MIR. Stewart, denying the authority of
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
bonds. was laid before the Senate and
MIR. Villas, dem, of Wisconsin, offered an
amendment to add to the amendment of
MIR. Quay, which declares that the
money derived from the bonds cannot be
lawfully applied to any other purpose
than the redemption of green
backs the words Except in ac-
priation by congress as may require
the use of the same" Mr.. Villas pro
ceeded to discuss the question, which
was, he said, divided into two parts:
First, the right of the secretary to issue
tine bonds, and second the use to which
the money might be applied. AS Mr..
German had said in his admirable speech
q few days ago, 1t was question OF law,
and as such, he Villas would discuss it.
He argued that the resumption act
only required the Secretary of the
Treasury to be ready, in the first
instance to redeem greenbacks, but to be,
thereafter, always ready TO redeem them.
In the further discussion of the question,
Mr.. Villas said that when congress should
by any act require the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay out money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated he was
bound to pay it, and he would use the
money from the sale of bonds for that
purpose If there were none other.
THE TARIFF BILL BROUGHT IN.
During the progress of MIR. Villas
speech the tariff bill was brought over
from the House and at Ais O'Clock was
laid before the Senate, and on motion of
MIR. voorhees, was referred to the COM
mlttee on finance. An order was made to
print $1,000 copies in document form, with
an index, for the use Of the Senate.
Mr H0ar spoke briefly in reply to MIR.
Was, and then an agreement was made
mat the resolution should go over until
Wednesday next, when il will come up in
the morning hour.
BY unanimous consent, the federal
election repeal bill was given the right of
way for Monday, and will be taken up
Immediately after the routine morning
business
Inc Senate at o'clock went into ex-
ecutlve session and at 5:15 o'clock ad-
IOurned until Monday next.