The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-19
SILVER IN THE SENATE
The Bill for Unrestricted Coinage
Forced to the Front.
A TEST OF ENDURANCE PROBABLE

Senator Jones Declares That There Must
be Vote on the Measure Before Other
Business Is Transacted-The House In
creasas Mexican Veterans Pensions.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 19.-By bold par
llanentary move the silver men of tho
senate, under the leadership of Senator
Jones, of Arkansas forced aside all other
pending business, including appropriation
bills, and by vote of 80 To 81 madc tho
bill for the unrestricted coinage OF silver
the unfinished business before the senate.
Having succeeded in this Mr.. Jones
gave notice that tho silver bill would be
kept before tho senate until a final vote
was secured before adjournment today.
From the strength shown by tho silver
men on the votes yesterday there seems
little doubt of Mr.. Jones ability to secure
the vote unless obstructive tactics and
test of physical endurance is inaugurated,
which is regarded as likely.
The move of the silver men came rs tho
climax of an exciting day in the senate
For two hours at the opening OF the SEES
sion there was renewal of the attack and
defense the charge and countercharge
concerning the course of the president and
the secretary of the treasury in negotiating
the recent bond contract with foreign
bankers. The two notable speeches of the
day were made by Mr. Gray, OF Delaware,
whose relations with the administration
are such that his utterances in defense of
the president and secretary were regarded
as rejecting the attitude Of the executive
branch, and by Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio,
whose financial views are always received
with marked attention.
Mr.. Gray placed the responsibility for
the bond contract on congress, asserting
that the president had fully warned CON
gress of tho inevitable result II the present
financial laws were not revised. The senn-
tor declared that the drain of gold had be-
come so tremendous that the sub-treasury
at New York might not hold out another
twenty four hours. In this crisis the presi-
dent had acted, and acted quickly, in order
to maintain the parity OF the metals and
thus uphold the honor of the country. Mr..
Gray asserted that the people of the
country would not forget that the Ameri-
can congress had deserted the president in
the hour of trial
Mr.. Sherman's criticisms OF the bond
contract were none the less severe because
of the calm and dispassionate manner in
which he set forth what he termed " its
hard and impolitic" features and the Tex
CeSSlNb Titb vi lultEtSt uiioNpNi vi thiiNy
year bonds. Mr.. Sherman declared that
no bonds should be issued except to be
taken by the people of the United States,
and he asserted the abundant ability Of
Americans to furnish all the gold neces-
sary The Ohio senator did not, however,
question the presidents position in favor
of gold payments, but presented the facts
of all bond issues since 1850, showing that
the government had always received gold
for its bonds and was bound by common
honesty to pay in gold.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
finally passed
The attention Of the treasury officials
was called to the statement made by SEN
ator Gray to the effect that just prior to
the signing of the last bond contract
United States Treasurer Jordan had noti-
fed the secretary of the treasury that he
could not continue longer than the next
day to pay gold on demand for legal tend
ers. This statement, 1t was said, was sub
stantially correct. On Wednesday even
ing of Jan. 80 Mr.. Jordan in telephone
message to the department said that he
could hold but until the following Satur-
day, but that the next day might decide
the situation.
The first indications of general with
uTuNu'S VI kDAh III Nho pun Poso VI hphLu-
ing in this country the treasury officials
say were noticed on Jan. II last With
drawals increased rapidly, until on the
25th of that month they amounted to
e., 156, Ole. On Jan. 2S the first message OF
the president on the urgency of the situa-
ton was presented to congress, and on
that day over 600 were withdrawn.
On the day following the Withdrawals
amounted to over SO, 100000, and on the
Both to nearly Si,000,000 The announce
ment that negotiations for another loan
were In progress was made OH the LIST of
February and on tho following day the
Withdrawals had decreased to $4,000. On
the 9Th 1t was reported that hi h in the
proceedings had occurred, and the with
drawals on that day more than doubled.
From early in the year, it Is said every
effort has been made to gather gold coin
and collect 1t in New York and Boston,
the two principal points of Withdrawals
for shipment, and on the I'd of February
every dollar that could be withdrawn with
safety from other points had been shipped
to these points.
Yesterday, under the rules, was suspen-
sion day in the house Four bills were in
tits manner considerable promote tho
efficiency of the revenue cutter service; to
equalize the pensions of Mexican veterans
by making them all sic per month, under
the general law; to equalize the duties
and pay OF steamboat inspection service,
and TO authorize the Altamonte Water
company to construct dams across the st.
Louis and Cloquet rivers. The first and
last bills failed to secure the necessary
two thirds. The bill to equalize the pay
of Mexican veterans will benefit about IT,
Go pensioners, increasing their pensions
IN aggregate of 100000. A bill was
passed to grant to the state of Alabama
for public uses the Mount Vernon military
reservation The last hour was devoted to
discussion of point of order raised by
Mr.. Hayner against an item in the naval
appropriation bill