The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-10

in the senate today from the opening Il
the closing Of the session were full of in
terest. The first in point of time was tn.
swearing in of Mr.. Walsh as the senator
from Georgia to serve out the term of the
late Senator Colquitt. Two resolution:
intended to facilitate debate of the tariff
bill were introduced, one by Senator Mills
providing for an amendment to the rules
so as TO permit OF the previous question,
and the other by Senator Allen providing
for the taking of the final vote on the bill
on June z. allowing three days for debate
under the fve-minute rule. Both went
| over without action.
The chief interest of the day centered in
Senator Hills speech. the speech was
mainly directed against the income tax,
although Mr.. Hill spoke of the ''humilia-
tion" of the Hawaiian question, which he
| attributed to the fact that the head of the
state department was Republican
The Wolcout resolution looking TO the
| coinage OF Mexican dollars for the China
trade was discussed, but action on it was
deferred until tomorrow. 1t provides for
the negotiation of a treaty with Mexico
| allowing the coinage of Mexican dollars
at United States mints for export TO
| China
| Mr.. Wolcott addressed the senate in sup
| port of the resolution, which he affirmed,
did not touch or affect the general ques-
tion of bimetalism; that it was
simply suggestion TO a friendly
! sister republic that our Idle
! mints in the west should be put in
J operation in the coinage OF coin which had
! been put In circulation in the Orient.
| Such proposal, he said could not have
been made If silver had had more favor
able legislation, but the veto of the seign-
| forage bill left US free to act on the resolu-
tion. While the seignieraga bill was
mil ,y,aF nf ha ,,fsf
| was invaluable. 1t was unimportant be-
| canse it provided simply for the coinage of
our idle silver without making any pro-
vision for further production of silver.
During the discussion of the repeal bill
last summer, men had arisen in houses of
| congress and avowed the undying friend
ship OF the president for silver and as
ssrt;ng that as soou as the infamous Sher-
man law was pushed aside the first oppor-
tunlty which presented itself would be
seized for the Introduction of a bill in
favor of silver, for which the president
will stand sponsor.
Ii one thing was made clear by the vote,
asserted Mr. Wolcott, i5 was that the
president was the active, consistent and
lmplacable enemy of silver. He had been
consistent throughout, and had never pre-
tended to be anything else than an oppo-
nent to silver, and he had the friendship
OK the trust companies and moneyed in-
terests III whose nostrils the word
''silver" had been stencil. In
some sections of the country the idea
seemed 10 prevail that the president was
Infinitely better than his party, and the
people IN those sections seemed about to
share the presidents contempt for the
Democratic party by universally voting
the Republican ticket. Laughtsrl. For
his part. he declared he should oppose any
thing less than the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 151S to 16 to
/, during this unfortunate" administra-
tlon, he said, ne did not intend to
favor any half hearted measure which
did not look for the reinstatement of silver
1t was not necessary TO issue bonds. Let
tine men of the country meet the question
like men. He, for one, did not need a sop
in the shape Of a little silver bill thrown
to him to induce him to give the secretary
OF the treasury authority to issue bonds
for definite purpose. The resolution was
introduced and supported because il had
no connection with bimetalism.
Senator Sherman said he saw no objec-
tion to the resolution and that il arrange
mentS could be made to carry it out one
hundred millions of silver might be USE
fully employed.
Senator Mcpherson jDem., n. j. oppos-
ed 1t, and at his request it went over until
tomorrow A little stir was created by an
effort on the part of Senator Harris 70 OBJ
definite understanding as to the discus
sion IN the tariff debate, but before he had
concluded his remarks Senator Quay OBJ |
Jected, which brought "A caustic remark |
from Mr.. Harris. The latter then went |
on TO offer his proposition, viz: That the |
senate meet at eleven O'Clock each day and |
after devotlng one hour TO morning busi- |
ness, at twelve O'Clock the tariff bill |
should be taken up and general debate |
should continue each day from 12 TO 5
1t was clearly evident that the Republi- |
cans would strenuously object and Sena-
tor Frye Is supposed to voice the senti- |
ments of that side of the chamber when |
he said: For myself, / can state what
will be agreeable to me, and that is that |
the further consideration of this bill shall |
be postponed until next Decembe /
IApplausel, and believing as do that its |
into law would do more harm |
TO the country than the war did, will OBJ |
lect to any proposition to hurry its consid- /
GRAFTON in the senate.
ar. Quay and Aldrich spoke in the same |
vein aud finally Senator Harris made "A /
formal motion that on and after tomor-
row until otherwise ordered the senate
meet at IL O'Clock.
Senator Lodge objected to the present
of the motion and under the /
rules it went over until tomorrow
The Peffer's resolution directing the
on finance to prepare a bill re-
peailng all laws which authorize the Sec
retary OF the treasury 70 issue bonds. Was
laid before the senate. Senator PETER
spoke briefly in support of the resolu ion.
when Senator Morril moved TO refer it 70
the committee on finance
Senator Peffer demanded the yeas and
nays and the motion was carried by Il vote
Of 36 TO I3
Senator Hill then addressed the senate
OIL the tariff
At i:25 p. IN. Senator Hill concluded his
speech, which WAS greeted by burst of
applause.
Mr.. Harris then demanded the full read
ing OF the bill.
Heretofore, he said, debate has proceed
20 by unanimous consent without A full |
ieading snd the bill will have to be
read in full at some time he was anxious
10 have it done now.
The question was debated at some
ength and Was becoming somewhat tire
some when Senator MandeEson remarkiug
that the discussion was being drawn OUT
20 an lnterminabie length. moved that the
senate adjourn. Tne yeas aud NAYS were
demanded aud the senate refused TO ad-
Ouru.
The Republicans continued TO occupy
he clerk with the ruling of citations for
IN hour and ten minutes. when Mr.. Hale
moved 10 90 icfo executive session, and ou
yea and nag vote the Republicans. with
wo exceptions, reirAIned from voting. aud
10 quorum being present toe roll wss
,alleG when ntty senators answered 20 /
heir names.
\ quorum shown 10 be present, the ques-
ion REQUIRED on the motion OF Senator
1ale to go into executive session Pend /
NJ this an acrimonious colioGur took
lace between Mr.. Harris and Mr. Aldrich, I
n which esch sharply called the other TO
rider.
TIE yeas and nays were called on Mr.. !
Isie's motion. aad the aisseEcs of voting
quorum being again SHOWN. n call OF the
enate was ordered. Fifty senators having