Evening star., 1895-01-31
THE SENATE TANGLE
Mr.. PETER Wants a Popular Vote on
Finance.
AFTER SENATOR MARTINS SCALP
Mr.. Gray's Stage Whispers Create
: Rumpus.
CONFLICTING MOTTO S

Senator-elect Thurston. republican of Ne
braska. was on the floor Of the Senate to-
day and was introduced by Mr.. MandersoE,
whom he succeeds.
Mr.. Hill presented the petition of the
New York leather and hide trade for the
issue of $500 OOOO coo Of gold bords.
Mr.. Germans resolution was agreed to
fer the printing of plates of flags Of all
larly on ship board.
Mr.. PETER wished to introduce a finan-
cial resolution and to preface it with a
statement.
Mr.. Harris objected to the vicious prac-
tice of making arguments when measures
were presented.
Mr.. PETER characterized this objection as
cruel. in view of the recent wide latitude OF
financial discussion. The title of his reso-
| luton is '"rO provide for a special election
to take the sense of the people concerning
several questions as to the financial policy
OF the government.
Mr.. Aliens Silver Revolution.
The resolution of Mr.. Allen was then
taken up, reciting as the sense Of the SEN
ate that the Secretary Of the Treasury
should redeem government obligations in
silver as often as he is convinced that a
systematic effort is made 20 deplete the
| gold reserve and force an issue OF bonds.
MIR Allen said he had no hope that the
| resolution would pass, but he wanted to
call public attention to the persistent
action of the Secretary in ignoring the law
which gave him the option Of paying GER
| tain obligations in silver and made 1T i'm
perative that he should redeem at least two
| forms of currency in silver. 1t was a
LsurpatiOn of authority. People would
! form their own conclusions as to the Sec
| retary of the Treasury bowling in obedience
| to the gold trust.
MI 1n1
| spiracy to force bond issue.
Mr.. Allen said he was glad to hear the
| free and frank confession Of Mr.. Vest yes
| terday that he would no longer follow the
| Presidents dictatorship. Even the Sena-
| tor from Ohio (Mr. Sherman), who had
| been classed as a bimetallist, now chose
| standard. with interest-bearing bonds.
| making the nation the prey and sport Of
| the money power.
Senator Sherman interrupted to say that
he had proposed a popular subscription to
government certificates.
Mr.Allen said this was distinction with
out a difference. Continuing, the Nebras-
ka Senator declared the Secretary of the
Treasury was now mere clerk
Conflicting Motions.
Mr. Allen sought to secure a yea and
nay vote Mr.. Aldrich moved to send the
resolution to the finance committee. He
| said the resolution would commit the gov
| ernment to paying in silver.
Mr. German moved to take up a pending
District of Columbia bill. He said 1t was
| g pparent this discussion was utterly fruit
| less. Appropriation bills were waiting, and
| the dsys of Congress were flying fast.
This brought AIR. Hill to his feet. He
suggested to Mr.. German that there were
meas ures quite as important as appropria-
! ton Hills, and he considered several OF
| these financial resolutions as among these.
| Mr. Chandler interjected privileged res
| olution, reciting that at the time of the
| election of John Martin to the Senate the
legislature of Kansas was not legally Or
| ganized, and Mr.. Martin was not entitled
| to his seat.
The Senate was thus involved in a par
| liamentary tangle between the pending
| finapc;al resolution, the claim of privilege
| on the Martin resolution and the other mo-
tions seeking to sidetrack the financial dis
| cusSion.
| The presiding officer ruled that the Mar
tin resolution was not privileged Mr.
| Chandler appealed. Mr.. German moved to
| table the appeal
| In the course of the discussion, Mr.. Gray
| spoke in stage whispers to his colleagues
| until Mr.. Chandler suggested that he could
| forgive the rudeness. but preferred to have
| the Delaware Senator make his disagreea-
| BILE remarks the floor of the Senate
| where they could be answered.
| Mr.. Gray was perceptlbly lrritated, anC
| the Senators looked al each other savagely
| MIR. Chambers s appeal was tabled; 80 to q.
| MIR. McPherson's Motion.
| An ineffective step was taken at this point
| to bring the entire financial question before
the Senate. instead of leaving it any longer
| with the finance committee. Mr.. McPher
| son, IL member of that committee, moved
| to discharge the committee from further
| consideration of the Sherman bill, but Mr.
| Cockrell positively and successfully OBJ
| jected
| District Appropriation Bill.
| The Vice President said he would rule
| on the question when 1t came up later, anG
| the Senate then took up the District OF
| Columbia appropriation bill.