The Portland daily press., 1894-03-10
Senator's Make an Agreement Over
the Bland Bill.
TWO FORLORN CHANCES GIVEN
FOR AMENDMENTS.
One Is by the Reconsideration of the Mo
tion Passing the Bill to Its Final Stage
The Other lis by Agreement for Motion
To Send the Bill to the Finance Com

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Washington, March 9.-Atss2 p. m. today
the unfinished business was laid before
the Senate, being the Bland seigniorage
bill. Mr.. Allison, Republican of Iowa,
was entitled to the floor on his motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill
went to the third reading. He excused
himself from speaking today on account
of hoarseness and suggested that a day
and hour be fixed by unanimous consent
for taking vote on his motion. MI.
Harris, Democrat of Tennessee, in
charge of the bill, proposed that the
vote be taken on Mr.. Allison's motion at
two Wednesday. Mr.. Manderson, Repub-
lican OF Nebraska, inquired whether Mr..
Harris proposed to allow amendents to
be offered If Mr.. Allison's motion should
be withdrawn.
Mr.. Harris-"I think will not, at any
time, consent to that Appropriation IS
that the Senate shall vote at two We'd
nesday on the motion of the Senator
from Iowa. If that motion shall carry,
the bill goes back to the amendment
stage. Then. I will want to limit debate
on the amendments to the five minute
final vote on the bill
Mr.. Manderson. THE bill not only
requires the coinage OF hfty-dve millions
of silver, but authorizes the issue OF
silver certificates to the amount OF an
other ifty-five millions. desire to have
the bill corrected Ill that particular.
The only way in which it can be done,
if the motion to reconsider is voted
down, will be to move to commit the
bill to the committee on finance with in
structions to report it back with amend
ments I give notice that l will make
that motion"
Mr.. Harris gave it as his opinion that
Mr. Manderson was mistaken IN his
construction of the bill. Many PROPOSE
tions AS to the course of proceedings on
the bill were made and objected to, and
finally Mr.. Harris received unanimous
consent to the following arrangement:
The Senate will vote at two Wednesday
on Mr.. A llison's motion to reconsider. Ii
that motion fails it may be followed by
the motion suggested by Mr.. Manderson,
to commit the bill. AL denate altef
two Wednesday,, will be limited to the
five minute rule and the final vote taken
at two Thursday.
Mr.. Villas, Democratfof Wisconsin adj
dressed thu Senate in opposition to the
bill. The bill was simply bill to issue
nearly 5000, 900, 900 OF silver certificates
and force them into the curren cy of the
country in addition to the amount
already outstanding and substitute
such a volume of silver certificates for
the notes issued under the act of 1890.
which were to all 1ntents and purposes
green backs. In fact, tine bill provided
for continuous operation of the
methods it would set on foot. The bill
intimated, in the first section, as a
reason for it's enactment that the needs
mo for
lief in view of the deficit in the revenue.
That reason had passed away. No
reasonable danger threatened the
treasury now of any deficit during the
current fiscal year.
After interruptions by several Senators
and much colloquy as to the purposes of
the bill, Mr.. Villas said: ut is measure
for the establishment OF a monometallic
silver standard in place of gold or by
metallism."
The secretary of the Treasury asked for
no such legislation and he was known to
stand opposed to it's utility at this time.
"While it is true" said Mr.. Aldrich,
"that the Secretary of the Treasury has
not formally presented any request for
attitude of the Senators. from Indiana and
Tennessee that there was request on
the part of the administration for the
massage of this bill in order that it
might be of some assistance in carrying
out the policy agreed upon.
Mr.. Harris, Democratic of Tennessee,
said: 81 represented on this floor my
own individual views. I have no iufor
nation from the head of the administra-
tion or any member OF the administra-
tion family as to what it wishes or does
not wish in regard to this bill"
MIR. Villas" The Senator from Rhode
Island is perfectly aware of the fact that
the Secretary of the Treasury, charged
the government in every financial aspect,
cannot but view this bill with alarm.n
Mr.. Villas yielded for executive bust
ness. He will finish his argument Mon
day.