The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-05
Monday They Will Consider the
Currency Bill.
THE REPUBLICAN POSITION
Lively Time in the Senate Over Mr..
Lodges Hawaiian Resolution.
Information as 10 Withdraw
al of American Vessels.
Buffers Opposition.
Bv Southern Associated Press.

-OpCuheE CTlbp lalu before inc
House the resignation of Represent
uative Thomas II. Paynter, of the
Ninth DISTRICT of Kentucky, to take
effect tomorrow. Mir. Paynter takes
. place on the bench of the Ken.
sucky Court of Appeals on Monday
next.
The committees having been called
Tor reports MIR. Springer moved
that tho House procsed to the con-
elderation OF the Currency bill in
committee of the whole. Agreed to
and MIR. Richardson, of Tennessee,
resumed the chair.
The debate which followed was
In some respects the most notable
end interesting that has occurred.
The speeches of Messrs. Dingley,
OF Maine. and Hepburn, of Iowa,
we're significant III that they were
taken to express the purpose of the
Republican majority III the next
Congress to proceed at once upon
Its assembling to the preparation
CT revenue measure which will.
an their opinion. provide enough
money to meet the expenditures of
The Government.
Nothing short of that, according
so their statements, will be sufficient
10 romeuy or remove the evils from
Nh,ch the Treasury and the whole
country is suffering. Mr.. Hep
burn would also go further aud
proceed to legislnte for more gen
eral use and coinage OF silver, but
Mr. Dingley WAS silent on this
point.
Representative Hendrix, of New
lork, also made notable speech,
de said the bill would be failure
as lar as the purpose which it sought
80 elect WAS concerned.
Inc new year opened, he said,
with fear generally prevailing
emong the people of the country
that the government could not main
ta.n on parity with gold the volume
OF other currency circulating among
them. he was OF the opiLlon that
1t could do so, however. and the
best proof that 1t could was found
In the fact that it had done so. But
TINS largely depended upon the
answer whether or not the govern
nent proposed TO retire from the
Dualness OF Issuing circulating notes.
AT O'Clock the House took re
cess until 3 O'Clock, tho night ses
sion to be for the consideration of
private pension bills. The Demo
Gratis OF the House will hold their
caucus at 3 O'Clock on Monday after
Aoon. The call was written by
Springer to-day, who has the Car
isle bill Ill charge, and II states that
she caucus is called for the purpose
OF considering the pending currency
bill.
at ! o'clock, after the call had
oeeh circulated an hour, fifty five
representatives had signed it. The
hrst gentleman to attach his auto.
graph was Speaker Crisp. Follow.
ing his nnme were those of the other
democratic members of the Com.
mittee on rules and the members of
the banking Committee, from which
1T was reported.
Mr.. Holman TO o.night issued the
formal notice of the caucus.
Mr. Springer stated this nfternoon
shat general debate or the bauk,un
OIL Will continue until the hour
OF holding the caucus MONDAY
ON Tuesday the committee on ruIrs
VIII bring Ill an order fixing debntn
ander the five minute rule thren
days following. 1t Is probable
however. that vote on the bill
Till be taken before Friday laxt.
AL tne evening session about forty
members were present. In com
mlttee OF the whole they acted upon
ana ordered favorsbiv reported 10
fhe House for passage thirteen prl
Sate pension bills aud bills to cor
rect military records. At l0:3O
o'clock the House adjourned
SENATE. There was lively and
interesting discussion in the senate
to day over Senator Lodges resoiu.
zion calling on the President for IN
formation as to withdrawal of Ameri.
can vessels OF war from the Hawaiian
Islands. All of the Republican,
oehators who participated In the dis
cusslon-LodGc, Sherman. Hawlov
Hale, Aldrich and Teller-fuyorsd
the adoption of the resolution. Will,
me Democratic Senators who smoke
-Dutier, Morgan and Gray--arpued
IN isvor of It's reference upon But.
!er motion, to tho Commlttea on
Forelgn Relations.
IN opening the debate. Mr.. LodCo
snlu tnat Admiral Walkers last Iet.
zoe Drought out strongly highly
important point, which had thus far
no' peeh appreciated. an wo,
snowh 10 us through the press. "said
mr.: Lodge, THAT all our warsnins
ASa oeeh withdrawn from Hawaii.