St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-20
ENDS SILVER FIGHT
Continued From First Page.

QGdl-
Ing with great names.
Mr. Villas also repealed the statement
OF MI. Lodge that the bond contract
was the blacklist page in our finan-
cial history. At most it was but a
matter of unwisdom, and in no sense
was it black.
MT. squire (Rep., Wash.) pointed out
that In 1873 a resolution had been
adopted in congress reciting that the
coin obligations Of the government
would be redeemed in either silver or
gold at the option of the government.
rms, Mr.. Squire said, showed that it
would be no breach of honor or faith
to pay our obligations in silver
Mr. Villas closed at 5:15 p. m. with a
brilliant peroration for sustaining ma
tlonal honor and credit. He had spok-
en- nearly four hours.
PLATT TALKS AGAINST TIME.
Mr.. Platt said the pending silver bill
was the most indefensible of the kind
ever presented here. 1t sought to dou-
Die the value of silver by delivering it
10 the treasury department. At 6
o CLOCK Mr.. Platt was still speaking. and
there was no indication, of an adjourn
ment or break in the silver or anti
silver ranks.
line galleries were nearly empty. The
floor of the senate was streWn with ma
pers, and presented a most disorderlv
appearance. Senators lounged about.
although number had gone home
leaving word as to how they could be
hastily summoned. The burden of
Keeping their full force present fell on
the silver men, as the opposition would
nave broken quorum or secured an
adjournment if the silver majority was
allowed to fall off. The opposition was
able to divide it's forces, retaining ONLY
those few necessary to carry forward
the opposition of continuous debate.
Shortly after o'clock Mr.. Aldrich
moved to adjourn, but did not press it
TO vote, pending the absence of Mr..
Jones, in charge of the bill
At $40 Mr.. Aldrich pressed his mo-
ton for adjournment. Mr.. Jones
called for the yeas and nays with ap-
parent confidence of having the votes
to defeat the adjournment. There was
a hurrying of senators from commit
tee rooms and the restaurant. The
motion was defeated, yeas Is, nays 80.
two more than the necessary quorum.
In view of that VOTE" said Mr..
Frye, Il will ask the senator if he in
tends keeping us here all night"
Mr.. Jones responded that he ex-
pected to secure vote tonight. He
asked that 10 o'clock be fixed as a
time of the vote. Mr.. Chandler OBJ
jected. Mr.. Jones suggested 10 o'clock
tomorrow. Mr.. Chandler again OBJ
jected.
MI. Chandler caused much amuse-
ment by arraigning the finance COM
mittee for it's "summersault" on silver.
Mr.. Jones offered to make it o'clock
tomorrow afternoon as the time for
the vote.
Mr.. Aldrich objected.
Mr.. Jones then suggested 4 o'clock
tomorrow and Mr.. Platt objected
Then it is evident" said Mr.. Jones
warmly, that the opposition does not
intend to allow a vote to be taken on
the BILL
Mr. Platt, resuming his speech,
spoke against the coercion being prac-
ticed by those in charge of the bill
Mr.. Jones said he was willing to fix
the hour for voting at any time to-
morrow, the opponents Of the bill to
fix the time.
Mr.. Allen declared that no consent
could be secured tonight for any fixed
time.
Mr.. Plat said that the senator in
charge of the bill was going to ex-
first night.
Mr.. Allison urged that the vote be
postponed until tomorrow in order to
permit proper debate. He said he would
agree to a vote after fair debate, but
no time could be set tonight, with his
consent, for taking the vote.
At 7:45 Mr.. Quay suggested the alb
sence of a quorum, and the roll was
called. Fifty senators responded, four
more than ia quorum. Mr.. jAldrich
moved to go into executive session
yeas 7, nays 50; seven short of a
quorum.
The senate was thus brought to a
standstill, for, although a quorum was
present, a quorum could not be OBJ
tanned for vote.
Then began the tedious see-saw of
calls for quorum, and then roll
call on the Aldrich motion, and then
again for a quorum and then again on
the motion. Each cali showed the same
"a quorum present, but not quorum
voting.
At S:35, on motion of Mr.. Jones, the
sergeant-at-arms was directed to re-
quest the presence of absent senator's
In the meantime business WAS entirely
suspended and senators stalked about
and chatted.
The galleries had filed during the
CIV ming, and the spectators were evil
IDENTIFY much interested in the dumb
show going on below. At $50 business
was resumed, a quorum being secured.
Mr.. Aldrich thereupon withdrew his
motion for an executive session. 1t
as evident that an understanding had
been reached.
Mr. Wolcott, one of the most active
of the silver men, then came forward
with a resolution. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
senate that the welfare and prosperity
of the United States require the en-
actnleItt of q law for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
of IS to 1.
Resolved, That in view of the fact
that this congress will expire by law
March 4, and that there are important
appropriation bills requiring the atten-
: ion of tile senate, it is the sense of the
senate that consideration of such law
be not entered upon at this session OF
congress.
Mr.. Jones asked that the resolution
lie over. Then he added, somewhat
YEARLY: 81 move that the senate now
This was the SIGNAL for the close of
the contest. There was a hurrying of
senato.s II The cloak rJos, and b sour
~ ng from the galleries. Then, at 1902
p. M, the senate adjourned until to-
at II o'clock.
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