Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-10

dflJDuiuNl lO-AtN lilAl II diJOlln I'LL AlOil-
day next.
Villas IN OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Villas OemocrlD. of Wisconsin,
then addressed the Senate in opposition to
the bill. lie said he felt great apprehen-
sion as to the consequences which it's pas
sage would bring on the country. He was
aware, however. that there was settled
purpose To pass it without regard to those
consequences. and that one might just as
well expostulate with fire in the forest,
when smoke and flame leaped 20 the 10
NTH. az to wreste with the sentiment
which seemed determined TO force this
bill on the country
The bill, stated briefly. was simply bill
20 issue nearly S20Q000.000 Of silver certh-
Gates to force them into the currency OF
the country i'm addition To the amount al
ready outstanding, and to substitute such
volume Of silver certificates for the notes
issued under the act of 1880, and which
were, to all intents and purposes, green
backs. In point Of fact, the bill provided
for the continuous operation Of the me-
thods which IL would set on foot If the
Secretary Of the Treasury could employ
the mints Of the United States to their
utmost capacity the movement would be
a pretty rapid one. But II he should in
terpret the phrase 'as fast as possible to
mean as fast as might be conveniently
and reasonably possible, the movement IN
execution Of the bill would not be- 50
rapid. II depended upon the acceptaton
IN which the words Of the bill should be
taken by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The bill intimated, in the first section,
one reason for its enactment. IL nu-
mated that the needs OF the Treasury re-
quired q provision Tor relief in view Of
. "a. 70 oct
expenses for the current fiscal year That
reason might have been urged months
ago, but it had passed away. There was
no reasonable danger TO the Treasury
now Of any deficit during the current ils-
cal year.
After Interruptions by several senator's,
and much collOquy "a 10 the purposes or
the bill Mr. Villas said.
SILVER MONOMETALLIsM.
"T'he difficulty with the discussion OF the
! question is that many OF those things
which appear to the one Side % be the
! greatest danger in the bill appear TO the
| other SIDE 10 be its chief merit. and II cer-
! tainly adds To the alarm which ! feel in
regard 10 this legisatiOn-its purposes and
| consequences-tO hear from able ana IN
| telgent men an express declaration or
| their under standing that 1t Is step, a
| long step, perhaps. an efhcaciOus and fatal
! step. towards the substitution Of the silver
| standard In this country for the gold stand
| ard.
1T IS not the substitution OF bimetal-
! ism that fatuous wlll-o'- tn e-wisp which
| Is always sent floating before arguments
which really favor silver monometalism-
| il is not for the establishment Of BIZ
metalllst standard. but it is a measure
| simply FOR the establishment Of mono
metallic silver standard in place either
| Of gold or bmetallism."
In reply to questions from dinerent
senator's. Mr. Villas said: "All the money
| in the Treasury is part and parcel of the
| general balance in the Treasury. except
| that which by it's having been deposited
there and st apart specifically under the
| law. being n deposit and not the property
| of the government. has trust character
| partnularly impressed upon 1t by act OF
| Congress.
| 'There has never been any specific set
| ting apart OF any reserve fund for the
nortlcular redemption Of the notes Of
| the Government. During Cleyeland's first
administration n practice was adopted Dy
| Secretary Manning TO reckon a. If II were
! a liability 800 900 900 Of gold in the Treas
urv for the purpose Of the redemption OF
| pr.enbacks There was nothing TO base
that upon except n provision IN the law
that when the gold in the Treasury lell
halov 500 600 90. no more gold certificates
should be-. issued until the amount went
| above that sum ~.
Suggestions having been made by MI.
| Wolcott Republican,. Colorado as 10 tle
.oai meaning of certain language in the
bill. which he admitted was nDt % - -
cise az IL ought 10 be. Mr.. Villas spoke
! ~ "the singular want OF perspcu'ty, ths
si,gnlar unhappiness and infehclty oi
,ha language Of the bill, and OF the n
cessitv OF the adoption Of the motion oil
the senator from Iowa In order that We
/ may have some opportunity 70 P~i'0~
the phraseology Of the bll' 40
Mr. villas Welded to n motion 70 pio-
oaod IN executive business. although nc
said he had not been able. owing 10 IT.
ouent interruptions 10 get tnrouSn va he
first point Of his argument "ii0'
will resume next MONDAY ,,,.,issicri
Mr.. McLaurin Oemocrap' A'Ss,9oInr'. c,,,,r,t II.
was appointed memDer VI '''
'eT TO- On saratn ruv'a at $50 p. H.. after short
ox,cr,iva session, adjourned untl Mohu"S
next. .,,, ,,,r,r,O
uorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
rt,, uorse agreed TO the request OF th'
or "A ..a.
sei,tion authorizing the printing or ~"
oo,ies of the Hawaiian correspondence
,rhe senate wants the indeXinS Oh th'
,,oIn,ne done by It's Committee on FOreis'
po,ations and the House wants II uOh'
80 tho Secretary of STATE. MessFs
ptcbarIson. McKaig. and Frederick ""''
annoiutea conferrees on the part OIL 'n'
| House. ,... en-
Mr. Hager Republican,. OF iowa en-
deavored to get through by nhah''noul
consent a bill for an increase ot pe"Si1'
Cor a constituent, but Mr. khgor" oo
iec,ed Several members suggested ira
This with several similar measures, whic'
had been previously passed, had been con
sldered at a Friday night session. MI
Kugore said he had made no oDJeSIn''
heretofore, but ne had conciuied th,'
the practice was Il bad one, anu shou'
not be continued; the business OF friua'
nights session should not De duihpeu hi'
the House in that way
The House then went into Commute
~ the Whole on the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill, general debate 10 CLOS
at 3 o'clock. ~
The argument OF De Almond uemo
craO. of Missouri, that the General eIoV
eminent should no longer divide win IN
District the expense OF the Distrct, va
antagonlzed by Mr.. Grosvenor tRepubll
cam, of Ohio; Mr.. Henderson thepubii
cam. OF Illinois. and Mr.. .foialler' :.
Mr. Kilgors supported Mr. De Armond'
position. saving the people OF the Distrie
ought TO pay their own bills.
KlLGoRE AGAINST THE PRESS.
In the course of his remarks, MFR. XII
gore attacked the newspaper press
washington. saying he had never know
the papers here to fail Ito advocate an
. scheme. I do not care how infamous
was, that looked to the expenditure Q
! public money in the interest OF specula
tors In and around the city"
!, Mr.. Blair (Republicanp. OF New HamI
, ah,rs asksd II the gentleman frpm TeAa