New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-16

-r OF 4 QUORUM AT THAT TINE
.,,,v,,.- pEMocRATIC ABsENTEEIsM IN
OPPOSITION TO THE Sill
YER IMITATION MEASURE GAINING
-,vxcru-MR. BuRRowss VIEWS
MP HENDRIxs SPEECH
,ny TELEGRAPH TO TRisrxR,
. Feb 15-Nr Bland has become eX-
""S, ,,,natient on accOun. of the slow progress
:. ST. silver Imitation bill and has mace uP HIS
ia N insist upon the attendance OF l"o' "''
=. ,ch ~ the last three days he has askeu "'''.'
:" consent 10 close general debate at certain
"0 ,h,cb raouest has been denied each time ana
nio,a costinr a sorrowful look over the deseH,
" .n,y GOATS hat surrounded him on every sac
&c sunk dscontenteiy into his chair. lo-ua' ne
,d that the general debate END AT q V'oOh w.
tar,oon: and that being objected TO- Ne i
So, suggesting the same hour Friday anu 'l'e"
os ,',rdav Mr. Burrows quietly reminded Mr.
80 that 4, was in his power at any time 10
novc 10 close debate "nd demand ,he PRECIOUS
os.on on his motion. which woud orihs '"e
uouse Immediately to vote Ihe Mlsso",, 'sa''
"a, thereupon gave notice that ne "ou'" w %
tomorrow Whether quorum can De mustered
,,ho,, considerable delay seems 10 be ra'her
Doubtful. ~. .,,, ,,rrsna,
frequency since the beginning of this session. anu
II has been due in a large degree 10 Tue ""o'' nv
-, <-o,rad nv the majority OF the Committee
=, Rules which orders have specified the day ana
hour at which the final vote should be TAKEN Inns
,ractce has directly encouraged aDsenteeisni' WHICH
has now become more marked than ever oeioio'
snecallv on the Democratic side Of the House ou'
:, o,s nernocratIc members II is a rare occasion
,,,c, finds 100 in attendance; and since DEBATE OH
the pending bill began the attendance OF De"o'"'.
members has reached that hu'noer' VI
curse. IN. Democratic leaders are anxious to nave
1ayf L.
~, the lack Of quorum are due TO the la'iuie %
n,hlican members to attend the sEtings OF the
House The fact is that a larger proporuou Vi uo
republican membership than or the Denocra"c
membership is present every day, ana IL 'he pio-
osel rule shall be adopted TO fine absent members
ono davis paw whenever rollcali SHOWS .ndl
quorum is no. present good many more Oe'0
orats than Republicans will have fines 10 pay!
GROWING OPPOSITION To THE BILL
r,ore are som. indications that the opposition 10
tho hill is gaining strength and on TINS account
,he nrotracted debate in the House is Weicoie 1oi
,he delay It is causing. If for no other reason. -
,r,he~ Of members, who were at first disposed 10
fovor the coinage OF the so-caied seisn'oi"ee
-, ,ho issue Of silver certificates as fast as do!-
49,. ua,o coined are understood TO nave recon-
s,1ered their opinion and TO have eNpresseN az "
IGNITION TO vote the other way. Such spee0, a.
tho one delivered by Jerry Simpson TO-DAY WI" o'
NIL N confirm them In their new atutude ioi ne
avocated the bill because II Is a step IN inc Iis"'
s,oo,,o,"-,hat is in the direction or both SILVER
ond silver-paper imitation. What Mr. burro"s, -
Michigan. to-day said in conversation Win nv
rne correspondent was suggestive as wen ." "
teresting He said: ..,o,,s ono
81, seems 10 me that the measure Is vicious one
,o,r,Ia q c well as in its probable effects W heh
= ;,s onsratior silver certificates shouio h"''
srnn,anted the Treasury notes what ~ouiu oo nv
natural or logical than for the me" WIN H.
,.ruined 10 drive the country 10 puie,S ,,
basis If they have the power 10 pass a . ,ras
ing that greenback, when received INTO '"e oa
e I'll NOT he reissued, but that SILVER Ger
,iacate OF the same denomination sha ," ~
nlaceo OF course, the declaration eihoou " ,,
suver Repeal act. that the th,eu 81" Sc, 70
o",.. .o,n ,he nar1tv OF gold and silver wouia re-
n'a''a =. o,,d he a dead letter. No. the peho-
ing bill Is dangerous one OH"
opnion TO become a law mo DE- IssIrED
wopp PONDS WOULD HAVE ~ DE S a.
The impression is growing una 0 ,,,a and
measure would be TO create al ,, -. re.
den dema1d for the redemption IN eoio % 49,
suouei' .raabv not only causing sharp confrac-
- che currency but also making "eOe''n' ,
,os, Immediately the issue or more my
hearing bonds TO indefinite allou''. Al n.od
maintain the Treasury reserve ms IL ~ :,
10 be the opinion of many ieau',s "Ia",' a nIl ia.
q renorted that Mr.. Rayner. of Maryiaha WIN w
-. = sneech in support of this view pelo'e the
debate is brought 10 close , ,.,.o
The most interesting feature OF to-uay u
was the speech of Mr.. HenorIA' Vi bi''"''" -
.n nm Nearly all the members present gathered
around him and for time he was target iol NV
.aas,...r and imitation Democrats ana Popuhsls
who fred voleys OF questions at him from every
direction His replies were ready anu u ,''1 POM
ond the Interruptions served rather 10 aou 10 'a'
aa,r,ct from the force of his arguments MT. Hen
arx was no. willing to admit that II was the ues's'
=, tho advocates OF the measure 10 drive the couh
,rv 10 a silver basis. because ne oid not ,nlh sue'
,rnoss co,ld animate the Democratic parry,
But his arguments clearly proved ,hat SUN
he III. effect OF the proposed iegiSatioiN ,o,
NC -, ,,,o Eah 16-The House having takeT
~ ,hA se,gnlorage bill IN Committee OF the " nov
Mr. Rawlins dem. Utah) conuhued '
sneeca. which was yesterday interrupted ny
Enlargement He said thai gentlemen 'ro"
ne Essc u, shn South and West But the latter sec
tions OF the country could i've w'iU oannfactIrn,
~rerisss and lis teeming millions. was depenaen
upon the West and South The miners OF ,e see
could pr1euftbb ose OF the East would be dependen
upon upon them Mr.. Latimer Dem.' 5 Co. S"ppo'''
me Mr PHI Headrx Dem y. ~ said that the I'M mpr ,b
sion PREVAILING gone out t Of the business
living a fictitious value to deprecated money IN
Gef on % tnssh Parliament The situation In 1ndl
had reached acute stage me aue noy awaitin
se,t,e,oent somewhere. in some way me ~h o.
world. g now In listening atti'uue ""i''o ~
England 70 do something
ITS GOOD FEATURES OLD AND ITS NEW ONES BAL
Shaking OF the pending bill. Mr.. Hendrix sa'
that its new features are not good and IT'S goo
features are not new. Every ounce OF silver pun
chased BY this Government had been PAID TOT
hard gold dollars. the best money IN the worn
The Secretary had heretofore coined seigniorae'
He had never come to Congress TO do what he wa
authorized to do by the sherman act. But ne ni
no leya! or moral right 10 take an imaginary POI
ton OF the bullion deposited In the treasury an
designate II segn.orage. The expenditures
the had become enormous ana had ~
seeded the receipts. The Secretary OF the Ireasu,
did not propose temporarily TO borrow money an,
he could reimburse the Treasury from incoming re'
enues but he would negotiate loan Tor u, a Pero /,
OF ten wears He would pursue course similar :.
that followed by the city or New-N orK whch IL
expenditures exceeded the revenues. ~,
Refer,lno IN the assertion that the banks OF New
York went 10 the Treasury and took out gOld, NJ
Hendrix said that the Treasury notes began 10 pus
he gold october, 1891. 1t was not cNpecte