The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-21
SENATORS GIVEN ASENSATlON.
THE MESSAGES ON WAR AND FL
NANCE KEEP THEM BUSY.

cure an Adjournment without
Waiting-ChandIer Puts the Laugh
ON TiIIman.
Washington, Dec. 20.-To-day has been
one of intense excitement at the ma
tional capital. In the first place, the
Senate by unanimous consent displayed
its entire confidence in the President by
finally passing the Venezuelan commits
sion bill, just as it came from the House.
The exciting debate over the bill had just
been concluded and the vote recorded,
when telephone message from the white
| house was received at the Senate. stating
that the President hoped the Senate would
remain in session few minutes longer
to enable him TO send brief message
to them on the financial situation. The
news of the action Of the Senate on the
| commission bill had been dispatched to
the President at the executive mansion.
While the doors of the Senate were
| still closed in executive session, Senator
| Faulkner, secretary of the democratic
| caucus, was summoned TO the telephone
where he was informed that the Presi-
dent desired the Senate to remain in
session a few minutes longer, so that he
might transmit a message in writing.
Senator Faulkner hurried back into the
Senate chamber and impaired the infor-
nation of the coming message to his as
sociates. The executive business, upon
which doors had been closed was dis
posed Of, and there was a general dispo-
sition on the part of many of the senator's
to adjourn without waiting for the Pres
ldent' message. The free silver men az
once suspected that the coming message
related to the bond question and they
made several attempts to force an ad-
tournment. 1t was urged that in view of
the fact that the House was not in ses-
sion, the message must be surely OF a
secret character to be considered i'll exc
cutive session. Under the circumstances
| 1t was argued that 1t would be an act OF
| discourtesy to the President to adjourn
| in the face of his notification to Senator
| Faulkner. Such reasoning prevailed, and
| the Senate continued in session pending
| the arrival of the "hurry up" message.
In the meantime the official reporters
were called in and the Senate proceeded
| to transact public business as In open
| session with the doors still closed to the
/ public. The holiday recess resolution,
| coming over from the House, was taken
/ up and amended so that when the Senate
/ adjourns tomorrow It stands adjourned
| until Monday, Jan. 6, 1896. The resolu-
ton now goes back to the House and
| should the House accept the Senate
/ amendment the admonition of the Presi-
/ dent not to adjourn without trying to re-
| lieve the financial situation viii be or no
/ avail.
In the meantime the message reached
| the Senate, and Ii was at once read to
that body by Secretary Cox. The pur-
| port of it was instantly discovered, and
/ there was a general feeling of Indignation
| and remonstrance on the part of the free
silver men. As soon as the reading was
| concluded a motion to adjourn prevailed,
| and the message was left upon the table,
no motion to refer it to the committee on
| finance having been entered.
1t was afterwards learned that the
/ President decided send SnpCial
| message to the Senate early in the after
| noon. but he withheld 1t until he heard
| of the success of the Venezuelan BILL
| Before the latter bill passed the Senate
| he was advised of the condition in Wall
| street and he called the members of his
| cabinet together for the second time to-
! day and discussed the situation with
| them. The message was prepared and as
| soon as he was notified that the bill had
| passed the Senate without amendment,
| he directed Private Secretary Thurber
to communicate with Senator Faulkner,
as above state.
Senator Faulkner says the House may
refuse to accept the Senate amendments
| to the adjournment resolution, and in that
| event the question of the holiday recess
| Is open to speculation. There is one thing
| quite evident according to Senator FauIk-
ner, and that is the determination of the
| free silver men to resist any bond legis-
iation, as suggested by the President in
| his message. Said he: There is a ma
| Jority of at least ten and perhaps twelve
in favor of silver, as was shown to-day
by, the. vote on the resolution of Senator
| Allen
When the Senate adjourned this even
ing the silver senators declared that un-
der no circumstances would they give
their consent to bond issue, and, there
fore, Senator Faulkner says he cannot see
what is to be accomplished by remaining
in session during the holidays. Many of
the members of the House have already
left the city for their homes, and ii will
be a difficult matter to cali them back
before New Years day
In commenting upon the situation, SEN
ator Faulkner said he was more than
! ever convinced of the wisdom of the prop
ostion submitted by Senator German at
the last congress, to make provision for
short term, low interest-bearing bond,
on an appropriation bill. He recalled the
fact that the Maryland senator had prac-
tically assured the acceptance Of an
amendment to the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill, which would have authorized
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
short term bonds in just such an emer-
gency as Is presented to-day. Senator
German made a speech then explaining
the situation, and the proposition would
have been accepted by both houses Of
congress, but for the interposition of the
administration.
Senators Ben Tillman and Bill Chan
| dler We're the comedians in the great
diplomatic drama produced in the Senate
to-day, which had for its climax the
unanimous Endorsement of the foreign pol
/ icy of President Cleveland in dealing with
the Venezuelan question Senator Till
man jumped INTO the debate with the
intention of breaking a lance with the
pestiferous Chandler, from New Hamp-
shire, but he was bowled out so quickly
| that he did not know how il happened
Senator Chandler was engaged in max
| ing one of his semi-serious speeches in
support Of the Hit commission bill just
| as it came from the House Naturally,
he had to inject considerable sarcasm into
his remarks, which amused the occu-
pants Of the galleries and did not harm
those at whom his thrusts were leveled
Senator Tillman thought he saw an op-
poriunity 10 score a point on Senator
Chandler. so he arose and asked permis-
sion to put question to the senator from
New Hampshire. Instantly all eyes We're
turned IN the direction Of the new gem
ator from South Carolina, who has the
reputation Of being a great rough and
tumble debater. Standing At his desk, he
pointed his finger threateningly at Sena-
tor Chandler ard said be would like 10
know f the relations between
England and the United States were such
as 10 drive this country 70 d silver basis,
would BE- fChandleD stu vote for the
pending hlilY
Senator Chandler, 81 bis most aRgrayat~
Ing manner, pretended not 70 hear Tile
man. ana Inquired. what q my p0Du-
iist friend from South Carolina trying 20
eay2 These poRuiists have q way q get-
sf aia'i - popaHsi.4 retorted Tillman.