The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-10
SUGAR AND THE SENATORS.
RumOTS That the SOlOnS Helped the
Bulls Squeeze the Bears.


Scooped in Large Profits-The Senate
Agrees to Vote on the Seigniorage
Bill on Thursday-Vilas Shows the
Dangerous Character of the Meas
ure.
Washington, March 9.-The vice-presi-
dent having left the city for a trip to
North Carolina with Mrs Stevenson,
who is not in good health, the chair was
occupied in the Senate to-day by MIR
Harris, president pro TEN of the Senate
The House bill, passed March 8, to
amend the act Of March 3, 1887, authoriz-
ing the construction of bridge across
the East river between New York and
Long Island, was reported, without an
agreement, from the committee on COM
merce, and was passed
Mr.. PETER offered a preamble and reso-
lutlon reciting the circurlation in the
cities and rural newspapers of statements
that senator's, making use of their official
knowledge, have been operating on the
stock exchange in the shares of the sugar
trust, and that many Of them have thus
acquired large gains and profits; and di-
recting the appointment of a select com
mittee of five senator's to investigate the
subject. He asked that the resolution lie
on the table for the present
Mr.. Morrill, inquired of Mr., PETER
whether he had any personal knowledge
of the truth of any of the charges.
MIR. PETER disClaimed any such per-
sonal knowledge, but'thought it proper, in
view of the newspaper publications to
offer the resolution.
Mr.. Quay inquired of the presiding Off
GER, whether it was in order TO move to
lay the resolution on the table, and was
informed that it was not, as the resolu-
tion was not before the Senate, having
been laid on the table.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of bills on the calendar unob-
iected to. The first reported was that in
reference to the McGarraghan claim. IL
laid aside, retaining its place on the cal
endar.
BLAND's sEIGNTORAGE BILL.
A number of bills affecting local in
terests were passed, and then at o'clock
the unfinished business was laid before
the Senate being the Bland seignorage
bill. -.
Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, who was entitled
to the floor on the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill went to its
third reading, excused himself from
speaking to-day, on account Of horseness
and suggested that a day and an hour
should be fixed by unanimous consent for
taking the vote on his motion.
Mr.. Harris, in charge of the bill, ex-
pressed his desire to accommodate any
senator, and he proposed that the vote
should be taken on Mr.. Allison's motion
at 3 o'clock Wednesday. He would not
commit himself, however, to give uuani-
nous consent to the offering of amend
ments if the motion were voted down.
MIR. Manderson inquired of Mr.. Harris
whether he proposed to allow amend
ments to be offered if Mr. Allison's mo
tion should be withdrawn
ION the contrary" said Mr. Harris, 81
decline to commit myself to such propo-
siJion. / will go a step further, and say
frankly that / think | will not, at any
time consent TO that; but need not pre-
lude myself by positive declaration.
My proposition is that the Senate shall
vote at 2 o'clock on Wednesday on the mo-
tion of the senator from Iowa. If that
motion should carry. then the bill goes
back to the amendment stage. Then /
will want to limit the debate on amend
ments to the five miuute rule, and / will
want an hour fixed for a final vote on the
bill"
MANDERsoN's CONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Manderson i also want to be
frank. / am so firmly convinced that the
construction Of the language in the first
section of the bill is as l stated yesterday,
and that that construction does not carry
out the intention of those who framed the
bill; that ] want, by some method, to
have the bill amended or to move to have
it amended. think that the bill is very
defective. II embarks the Senate, the
congress and the government on
very dangerous path. l am inclined to
think that the bill, as it is, Commends
Itself very heartily to the senator from
Kansas, MIR. PETER who is the advocate
Of what we are pleased to call fat money;
and that that senator will agree with me
that the bill not only requires the coinage
cf $4,000, 900 of silver, but also author
ICES the issue Of silver certificates to the
amount of another S55,00O,00O.
Mr. Butler, dem, Of South Carolina
Oh, no.
Mr. Manderson-I desire to have the
bill corrected in that particular And the
only other way in which it can be done, if
the motion to reconsider shall be voted
down, will be to move TO commit the bill
to the committee on finance with instruc-
tions to report ii back with amendments
And | give notice that / will make that
motion.
Mr.. Harris gave il as his opinion that
Mr.. Manderson was mistaken in his con-
struction OF the bill
TO BE VOTED ON THURSDAY.
Many propositions for unanimous con-
sent as 10 the course Of the proceedings
on the bill were objected to, until finally
Mr.. Harris asked and received unanimous
consent 10 the following arrangements:
That the Senate would vote at 2 o'clock
on Wednesday next on Mr. Allison's mo-
tion to reconsider: that if that motion
failed it might be followed by the motion
suggested by Mr. Henderson, TO
commit the bill: that all de-
bate after 2 o'clock on Wednesday
should be limited to the five minute rule,
and that the final ote should be taken at
2 o'clock on Thursday.
It was then agreed that when the SEN
ate ad Journed to-day that it should ad-
5ourn until Monday next.
Villas OPPOSES THE BILL.
Mr.. Villas. dem, Of Wisconsin, then ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
bill. He said that he felt great appre-
hension as 10 the consequences which its
passage 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 flames
leaped to the zenith as to wrcstle with
the sentiment which seemed determined