Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-20

debate, and no wish to cut il off He re
quested that debate would proceed as
rapidly as possible, that a vote might be
had at the earliest possible hour. He
would therefore ask the Senate to remain
IN session, today, until vote was got, il
that could be accomplished General de
bate on the bin then began, Villas being
the first speaker. He reviewed the situa-
ton up to the time when the bond con-
tract was made; gave figures as TO the
amount of gold in control of the treasury,
Feb. =; and read a dispatch from the
American minister to Buenos Ayres TO
Sec. Gresham, dated Feb. 4, stating that
the London and River Plate Bank of that
city the largest bank in South America
received orders from London, that day,
TO refuse all classes of United States ex-
changes.
1.-The time had come, - Villas proceeded,
When the prudent financiers of thc
world are driven to the necessity of dis
counting ali classes of United States
securities. We should have heard from
London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna in n
few days more. Here was situation
which demanded from the American
Executive instant action-action adequate
to the danger whcich confronted the coun-
try.
Villas said the announcement of the en-
trance on negotiations for gold with a
probability of success checked the With
drawal of gold from the treasury, and
when the bond contract was made the run
on gold stopped. He asserted that if a
popular loan was resortcd to, the treasury
would have had to suspend gold payment.
After further debate, the conference re-
port on the bill as to the time when the
income tax returns are to be made, was
agreed to. Debate on the silver bill was
continued. After further talk, Jones
asked unanimous consent that a vote be
taken at 3 tomorrow Chandler objected.
AS all attempts to have an hour fixed for
taxing vote met with objection, Plat
went ON with his speech.
After remarks by Frye and White in
condemnation of the British government
in withdrawing from the international
agreement, the bill was passed
At s p. NJ, the Republican opponents
of the silver bill began system of
obstruction tactics under the lead of
Aldrich. He moved to proceed to execu-
tive business and all but six Republican
senators withheld their votes. This neces-
STATED cali of the roll to which 80 sena-
tors (seven more than a quorum) re-
sponded.
Again the vote was taken, again no
quorum responded, and again roll call
was resorted to- This rotation went on
until s. 10, when only 30 senators answered
to the roll call; when the sergeant-at-
arms received an order to request the at
tendance of the absentees.
While the Senate waited for a quorum,
the negotiations (of which Cockrell was
the chief manager) Were carried on for
way out of the difficulty. The success of
these negotiations was apparent when, at
. p NJ, a quorum was completed, and
tine motion for executive session was with
drawn by Aldrich and the following
resolution offered by Wolcot:
Resolved, that it is the sense OF the
Senate that the welfare and pros
perity of the United States re
quire the enactment of law for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at a
ratio of Is to /,
Resolved, in view of the fact that this
Congress will expire by law, March 4,and
there are important appropriation bills
requiring the attention of the Senate, it is
the sense of the Senate that the considera-
ton of such law be not entered upon at
this session of Congress.
Let that resolution lie over till tomor
row and be printed, said Jones, and the
resolution went over. The Senate, at 8 7.
NJ, on motion of Jones, adjourned.