Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-21
NOW.
Condition of the Silver Ques.
ton in the Senate.
no VOTE ON w0LOoTTs RESOLUTION
And No Prospect Of Chandler Assmues
the Republican LeadershiP and An
nounces the Programme Next session
He Also Predicisand Desires an Extra Ses-
sion to Start the ExercIses-Bond Sale To
He Investigated.


sion to Start the ExcrcIses-Bond Sale To
He Investigated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l-The days ses-
sion Of the senate was not very old when
events took such turn as to make sure
Of the disposal of the silver question for
the present session. The resolution Of
fered by Senator Wolcott just before ad-
jornment Tuesday has gone to the
calendar. Senator Jones made state
ment in the senate that the friends OF sill
yer would not press the silver bill. 1t ap-
peared after wolcott's resolution was
read that it would be allowed to reach o
vote without creating delay, but became
apparent even before the session began
yesterday that it would be antagonized as
persistently as the Jones bill.
Would Have Talked It to Death.
1t was apparently as obnoxious to some
OF the anti silver men as the other meas
ure, and was besides not entirely satis-
factory to the silver Democrats, hence the
decision to adopt the more direct way by
allowing the Jones bill to be displaced
without any conditions. The anti-silver
men had expected to proceed with speech
es against the Wolcott resolution just as
they has done against the Jones bill.
Hill was prepared to read the entire vol
ume of the coinage laws and would have
sought to amend the resolution SO as to
make it conform to his ideas on the silver
question. WolcOtt stated that he did not
expect to find an opportunity to call up
his resolution again before adjournment.
Chandler's Significant Speech.
Chandler said n few words on the reso-
luton and what he said was looked upon
as significant and was followed with in.
tcrest owing to the prominent part
Chandler has taken in shaping the course
of the Republican side Of the chamber.
He said: 'In Difference to the prevailing
opinion of New England and because it
may be unwise to open our own mints to
the unlimited coinage of silver. without
concurrent action upon the part Of other
great nations, I shall vote against the
pending resolution. But l very much
regret that l cannot also now vote in
favor of some affirmative measure in the
direction of bimetallism to promote which
the Republican party is sacredly pledged.
Gold monometallism is our destiny IL
some affirmative action in another direCs
tion is not soon taken. The adoption
of the single gold standard heped to
produce the pending calamity"
Predicts an Extra Session.
Again, when the Indian appropriation
had been taken up, Chandler said he con-
siaered an extra session inevitable. 81 am
most hopeful he said, that the presi-
dent will call congress together in extra
session-some time In April or May. 1t
will no doubt assist in bringing back the
stability of the country to assemble a Re-
publican congress. That congress will
undoubtedly take up the Nicaragua canal
project and pass bill for the building OF
the canal, not by private corporation but
by the United States. believe the next
house of representatives will take steps to
bring about the certain and ultimate an
nexation of Hawaii.
Seems tc Know the Programme.
Moreover, the next congress will inau-
gurate an investigation of the recent pur-
chase of gold by the president Of the
United States. The transaction Is one of
the most remarkable in our history. The
rates at which our bonds were sold in
volve n loss of 5000, ,OC0 to the people of
the United States. II ever n financial
transaction of an administration needed
an investigation it Is this gold purchase.
There appears to be mole below the sur
face than the country is aware of. 1t Is
not u transaction that congress can allow
to be uninvcstigGted. 1t is sure to be invcs-
tigated by the next house of representa-
tives. 1t is likely to be investigated by the
senate"