The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-16
Supported by Voorhees,, Turpie, All the
Populists and Most of the Western
and Southern Members.
POINTS FROM THE SPEECHES
Tilt Between Messrs. Mitchell Of
Oregon, Allison and Hawley.
Attempt by General Black to Make
Places for Democrats i'm Soldiers
Homes Exposed by Republicans.

WASHINGTON. March 15.-The last day
Of the debate on the Bland seigniorage bill
attracted a large crowd to the Senate to-
day, and the galleries were filled. The first
part of the day was taken up by the trans
action of some routine morning business
and by speeches of Senators. AT O'Clock
Senator Harris asked that the bill be put
upon it's final passage. in accordance with
the agreement arrived at several days ago.
The yeas and nays being demanded, the
bill was passed by a vote Of A TO 81. The
Senate also passed several bills OF minor
Importance, and, at 2:45, went into execu-
tive session and passed upon a large num-
ber of nominations.
During the discussion on the Bland bill
Mr. Dubois said he had hoped that when
the Sherman law was repealed Congress
would stop all ptecemeal legislation He de-
clared that he took little stock in all sug-
gestions that the position Of silver should
be determined by international monetary
conferences, because all such agreements
would be in the interest OF foreign nations,
and not in our interest. He believed that q
sentiment favorable to silver was growing
rapidly in this country, and he feared that
this legislation might have a tendency TO
check that sentiment.
Mr.. Higgins said that, as he understood
the Sherman law, 1t directed the Secretary
of the Treasury to coin as much as might
be necessary to redeem the notes issued
for purchase Of the bullion.
mot at all; nothing of the kind" re-
torted Mr.. Mitchell. The whole theory OF
the act was that the bullion should be
treated as a money metal, and not as a
commodity"
Mr.. Allison asked if the Secretary of the
Treasury under the second section Of the
act, should redeem the treasury notes in
gold coin, how could the silver certificates
be issued?
Mr.. Mitchell said they would be issued
whenever the notes were redeemed in silver.
THAT is to say" said Mr.. Allison, inter-
negatively, unless the Secretary OF the
Treasury should redeem those notes in sill
yer coin the silver certificates could not be
Issued"
81 have not time to be interrogated
further" said Mr.. Mitchell. "but l want 70
say this, that when it was the duty OF
the Secretary of the Treasury under the
Sherman act, to so maintain the parity be-
tween silver and gold that in exercising his
discretion to redeem the notes in silver in
stead of gold, he took a course which did
not have a tendency TO sustain the parity,
but just the reverse. 1t was discrimina-
ton against silver and any policy which
against one coin or one metal
in favor of another coin or another metal
cannot have tendency TO maintain the
parity"
Mr.. Mitchell referred TO the false
prophets who had foretold an era Of pros
perity when the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law should be repealed, at which
Mr.. Hawley appeared to take umbrage, for
he hastened TO deny tnat he ever main
tanned that the Sherman law was respon-
sible for all the evils of the times. Mr..
Harris inquired whether the Senator from
Connecticut represented all those who voted
for the repeal of the law, whether he
spoke merely for himself. Mr.. Hawley re-
piled that he represented a very large num-
Der of those who voted with him
After further debate the biz was put on
its passage; AS noted above It was adopted
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Blackburn, Blanchard,
Berry, Butler, Call, Cockrell. Coke, Colquitt,
Daniel. Dubois Faulkner George, Gordon.
Hansbrough, Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jones
of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan,
Paseo. PETER, Perkins. Pettigrew. Power.
Stewart. Teller, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,.
White, Wolcott.A4
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Brice. Caffery.
Carey. Chandler. Cullom, Davis. Dolph.
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Hale,
Hawley, Higgins, Lodge, Mcmillan, Nc
Morrill,, Murphy, Palmer. Platt Proctor,
Smith: stockbridge, Villas. Washburn, VIII
son-31.
The pairs were: Camden for, with Gray
against; Hill for. with Dixon against; Jones
of Nevada for with Hoar against; Vance
for, with Sherman against.
Senators Squire and Cameron did not vote.
On yesterday Squire voted in favor OF tha
bill and Cameron was paired in Its favor.
The passage of the bill was greeted by
applause from the galleries, which drew
forth reprimand from the presiding officer
(Mr. Vilas.)
The Senate then took up and passed with
minor amendments the joint resolution pro-
viding for the adjustment Of certain claims
of the United States against the State OF
Tennessee and counter claims of the State
of Tennessee against the United States. Il
also passed the bill TO amend an act au-
thoriZing the construction Of a high wagon
bridge over the Missouri river at Sioux
City. The amendment extends the time for
the construction Of the bridge until March 2,
1896. A charter was also granted the Iowa
& Nebraska Pontoon Bridge Company, au-
thorizing II TO build bridge across the Mis-
souri, river near Sioux City, Ia, and then,
after an executive session OF thirty-five min
utes the doors were reopened and the Sem
ate took from the calendar and passed a
bill granting to the Duluth & Winnipeg
Railroad Company a right OF way through
the Chippewa and White Earth Indian res
ervatlons in Minnesota Bills to extend the
time for completing a bridge across the
Missouri river between Kansas City and the
town of Sibley, Mo-, and granting right Of
way 10 the Duluth & Manitoba Railroa q
Company across the Fort Pembina reserva-
ton In North Dakota were passed. At 4:l0
n m the Senate adjourned until Monday