The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-11
Wood &
FOR SILVER.
foorhees Comes 0utSquarely
for Free Coinage.
sHothsT Onslaught From Hill Expect.
9G When Income Tax is Reached.

. wSich In some dcgrcc confirmed the re.
port which hse. been current about the
Capitol since the beginning OF the session
Eat be would seek to secure legislation
e.vorabls On silver before the final ad-
6ournineRs ce tao Filty.third congress
Ne eaid.
'l have no eksaFs Of views to express.
giIy Ia the money Of tho constitution,
and so specified ia that great instrument
end should Ike coined on the same terms
chat gold + coinodsy without discrimination
egainst either metal and without charge
ssr mintago.'
II voted against She passage OF the fa-
Eaous sherman act, and labored to secure
ms repeal, because 10 was the enemy OF sill
Vor coinage. Tho free coinage of gold
encahs the FREQ coinage of silver to my
Upina. Tho plain working people have
eeea benefited Iva the Inst hundred yenrs
more by silvr- money than by gold money
end the whining cant of sordld avarlce
which we now hear, that gold Is sound
esoney' and silver Is not, has tho profound
contempt OF every man familiar with the
bislory and the developments OF his coun-
@y,
'A1 TO the parity OF the two metals
when coined. even the small children of
finance know that the purchasing power
o. a dollar is not fixed by the quality or
quantity OF the material which oomposcs
tt but by the law which makes it legal
sender I'm tho payment OF debts When
silver Ia coined, therefore, mt the ratio of 10
10 in gold, or at any other ratio. and
slothed with the authority OF law. 10 has
never failed To ba on par with gold ia its
tngchasing and its debt paying power.
a"Iha eoipntra net ~ ISge- ,Ar,vot ffsnfF .,
wise and snfe measure, and j believe that
1e re-enactment now would be an excellent
shing. care but little for the attitude OF
fcyeign nations on this subject. We are
Dot subject 30 their dictation and for their
aisapproval we may compensate ourselves
With the approval of our owsn people"
Senator voorhees, also announced him
celf In favor of the amendment OF the
Rvlos of tho senate so as TO provide for
oaoturo md against further effort at tariff
ts!slStion at the present time.
Hili Frlmed Tor Battle.
While the appropriation TO carry ont the
gsovisons of tho income tax will he
Es-oDgly nntagonized in the house and ef-
Sorts made 70 repeal the law, there II very
kttio chance OF anything being done In
Shat body 60 compass It's defeat.
There Ia still "a very large majority on
thc Democratic ssia In favor OF enforcing
tAia tax, bnt whom ID reaches tho senate
oh3ze u llkcly to be somo interesting nc
ginonious contoutinn senator Hin, who
bitterly nntaRnnlZed this tax at every
ctage Of It's progress. IL undcrstood 20 bo
eEranglng his plans Tor onothor onslaught
Nhen Is comes before ihe senate.
lie he's thus far refused to disclose what
eaat plan Ia, but hc Is confident that, with
corporation of Republicans, he will be
eble to defeat an appropriation to carry 10
Sut Secretary Carlisle and frlende OF tho
administration; HAT appear TO
give themselves any concern I'm rognrl TO
ths matter, anu are going ahead making
thclr arrangements for carrying out and
enforcing its collection The secretary
ho8 been nssured by mcmbcrs OF the
snGnce nnd appropriation committees in
the Gena'o that an appropriation will bo
PfSscd 1 in ample time TO enforce the tax.
Congressional Dolngs.
Tho house devoted yesterday. undcr the
1plos, to business reported from the Dis
esiot OF Coiumble committee Several
hills Of paFoy local Importance were
peased, and resolution WAS adopted set
Nag aside tho third saturday In January
Eay oulogics on tho character OF Marcus
Zenith Kentucky district. joint resolu-
s1on was also passed to pay the officers and
employees OF tho house and senate their
Uhlary for the present month on Dec. 20.
The feature OF the day was speech OF
E5out % minutes by Champ Clark (Dem.,
Go.) He had his tlmo extended several
sinos, and inadc a rambling talk on tariff,
ais late defeat and fnany other matters.
tcing frequently interrupted by Rcpubli.
cans, who gibod and laughed at his state
nentS The latter part Of his remarks
bad no bearing on tho subject under dis.
Uu0siop-- After passing few local bills,
Csc house adjourned.
Senator Morgan occupied the attention
Df tSo o, nate for owo hours in speech ia
SAVIOR ef the bill providing for tho con.
struction OF tAe Nicaraguan canal. He
Expressed himself favorable to government
owneNhip iA the onterprlsc, and declared
bhat prompt action should be taken, as to
n5andon the project now would be "a dcre-
Nctlon 90 the people, who would not for
ses.
senator Call introduced two resolutions
OF interest. One requested the govern
rncrt TO commence negotiations with
Spain for the recognition of Cuba's indc-
pendence and for the guarantee by the
L nitou states OF tho payment OF such
tum as shall be agreed upon between the
United States aud sipain sor SPANS re-
5nQuishmcnt Of her control OF Cuba. The
ethcr resolution declared that the interests
d The world require that al governments
Ehall unite In negotiating with Claim and
gOpan for settlement OF the war
DnnkiBg aud Currency.
Much iDtcrcss conferred In the committee
sn ways ana means room yesterday, where
eccrotary Carlisle and Coloptrnils- Eckcls
appeared b. >InSitation before th, hou
oonmitfcc on banking and currency
Explain and advocate the new banil
plan prepared by those two and .ensors,
n The presidents message Secrcts
Carlisle was examined mud crosscxa'
fnDi bg thc ilemhrrs Of the committ.
fc hnd q dtaft cf - bill In his posscssinr
but alter lis cxgminntion concluded ~
yis@ 70 in crrtqin particulars bef,rc 81
uittina 10 20 tSu committee. Mr. Caris
L. Kasp.a 4fff..t.a