The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-10

Washington, April 9.-The proceed
ings in the Senate today from the open
ing to the closing of the session, were
full Of interest. The first point OF time
was TO the swearing in Of Mr.. Walsh.
as the senator from Georgia to serve
out the term of the late Senator Col
quit.
Two resolutions intended to facilitate
debate of the tariff bill were intro
duced, 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 of the
bill on June I, allowing three days for
debate under the five minute rule.
Both went over without action.
Coinage of Mexican Dollars.
The WolcOtt 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 coin
age Of Mexican dollars at United States
minis for export to China.
Mr.. Wolcott addressed the Senate in
serted did not touch or affect the gen.
eral question Of bimetaiiism; that 1t
was simply a suggestion to friendly
sister republic that ou i'le minis in
the west should be in ol- 4tion in the
coinage of silver which had been put in
circulation in the Orient Such a pro-
posal. he said, could not have been
made Of silver had there been more IA
vora bic legislation, but the veto of the
siegniOrage bill left US free to act on
the resolution. While the seigniorage
bill was utterly important, the lesson
of its veto was invaluable. It was inn
portant because it provided simply
for the coinage of our idle
silver without awaiting any pro
vision for the future production Of
silver During the discussion OF the
repeal bill last summer men had arisen
in both houses Of Congress and aVowed
the undying friendship of the president
for silver, and asserting that, as soon
as the infamous Sherman law was
pushed aside, the first opportunity
which presented itself would be seized
for the introduction Of bill in favor
of silver. for which the president would
stand sponsor.
If one thing was made clear by the
veto. asserted Mr.. Wo,cott, it was that
the president was the active, consis-
tent and implacable enemy of silver.
He has been consistent throughout,
and had never pretended to be any
thing else than an opponent of silver
and he had the friendship of the trust
companies and mOneyed interests in
whose nostrils the word silver has
been a stencil.
In some sections of the country the
idea seemed to prevail that the presi-
dent was infinitely better than his
party and the people in those sections
seemed about to share the president S
contempt for the Democratic party by
universally voting the Republican tick
ct. Naughter) For his own part, he
declared. he should oppose anything
less than the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver at the ratio of 15R or 10
to 1. During this unfortunate" adj
ministration, he said, he did not intend
to favor any half-hearted measure
which did not look to the reinstate-
ment OF silver. If it was not neces-
sary TO issue bonds, let the men of
men. He, Cor 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 a right
to issue bonds for a definite purpose.
The resolution was introduced and sup
ported because it had no connection
with bimetalliSm.
sherman Has No Objection.
Senator Sherman said he saw no OBJ
lection to the resolution, and that if
arrangements could be made to carry
il out. $10O,0 600 of silver might be
uSefully employed.
Senator Mcpherson opposed it, and
at his request it went over until To-
morrow.
A little stir was made by an effort
on the part OF Senator Harris to OBJ
tain an earlier hour of meeting, and
some definite understanding as to the
discussion on the tariff debate. but he
fore he had concluded his remarks.
Senator Quay objected, which brought
a caustic remark from Mr. Harris. The
latter went on TO offer his propositions.
viz: That the Senate meet at II
o'clock each day. and after deyoting
one hour to morning business at -
O'clock the tariff bin should be taken
up and general debate should continue
each day from u TO o'clock. 1t was
clearly established that the Republi-
cans were strenuous directors, and
Mr.. Frye was supposed to voice the
sentiments of that side of the chamber
when he said;
For myself can state what would
be agreeable 20 me- and that is the
further considerat ton of this bill shall
be postponed until next December IAN
plause) and believing as l do its enact
nsnt into law would do more harm to
The country than the war did. 1 will
object TO any proposition to hurry its
consideration in the Senate"
Senator's Quay and Aldrich spoke in
the same vein, and finally Mr. Harris
made a formal motion that on and
after tomorrow, until otherwise or
dered. the Senate meet at II o'clock.
F, Senator Lodge objected to the present
4 consideration of the motion, and under
7the rules il went over until tomorrow.
The PETER resolution directing the
committee on finance to prepare a bill
repeating ali laws which authorize the
secretary of the treasury to issue
bonds. was laid before the senate.
Senator PETER spoke briefly in sup
port of the resolution, when Senator
Morrill, moved to refer 1t to the COM
Tnittee on finance.
Senator PETER demanded the yeas
and nays and the motion was carried
by vote Of SO to IS.
Hill on the Tariff.
Senator Hill then addressed the SEN
ate
-.The political revolution. he said.
"xshich began in 1890 and eliminated
sa 1872. was an expression of the popu-
lar will in behalf of certain govern
mental policies. Measures and not
Yaen were largely the public sentiment