Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-20

Ine credentials or A1r. Wilson, the new senator from the state of Washington, were presented and he was sworn iu, tn us completing the fall senate membership of eighty eight.
 The hour of meeting tomorrow was fixed at II a. m.
 MT. Jones of Arkansas then Loved to take up the regular order-his free coinage bill, and it was agreed to-36 to 21, as fol- lows:
 Yeas--Messrs. Allen, Bate. Berry, Black Clark, Dubois, Faulkner, George, Hans. brough, Harris, Hutton, Jones of Arkan- sas, Kyle, McLaurin, Martin, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pre,tigreW, Power, Pagh, R,ach. Stewart, Wilsoa of Washington and Wolcott-36.
 Nays-Messrs. AIdrich, Burrows, Caf- fiery, Camden, Carey, Chandler, Dixon. Frye, Gray. Hale, .Hawley, Higgins, Hill. PPoar LMHdsay Lods9 MGMsS ill W.cNn Mo sin, Morrill,, Palmer. Platt. Proctor. Ran som, Villas and Wasiburn-27.
 Then the tug of war was on. The bill was read in full. In the opening skirmish, Mir. Jones said the friends of his bill were willing to put the matter to test now without word of debate. If the oppo- nents of the bill saw fit to resist and to discuss it of course its friends could not he p it, but they would make an earnest effort to get vote.
 
 to jeopardize any appropriation bill. There was plenty of time to pass them all. It was apparent, however, that no vote could be taken at once, nor at any time that could be definitely stated so MT. Jones said he had only to request that the debate would proceed as rapidly as possible, and that the vote might bs had ct the earliest possible hour. He would therefore ask the senate to remain in session today until vote was got, if that could be accom- plished.
 The general debate was opened by MT. Villas, the tencr of his remarks being given above. While MT. Villas was speak ing MT. Aldrich sought to read dispatch yield for that purpose. The dispatch he intended to read was as follows:
 ssLoNDoN, Feb. 19.-The prospectus for the new bonds was issued at p. m. here. It is for s62, ,000, ,000, one half to be placed in America and the other hall in London. The issue price here (London) is 115h or a220 per $1OO0. Ten per cent of the price is payable on application. Payments are to be completed in four installments, ending July 23. The list will open Wednesday and close Thursday or sooner.
 "Dow, JONES & Co.,
 MT. Villas concluded his argument with the declaration that 1.-the people of the United States love their honor as they prize their liberty, and their sober judgment has never tolerated and never will tolerate tie national reproach of the least equivocation in dealing with it's creditors. That gentle man never lived, however high bred, hon. orable and chivalrous, whose sense of honor was keener, higher or more sensitive than the public opinion of the free men of America.''
 MT. Villas spoke for nearly four hours, and commanded close attention all through bis speech. When he took his seat Mir. to the clerks desk and had read the act of June 25, 1878. expressly declaring that all United States bonds payable in coin should be paid in gold or silver coin at the option of the government. That act, he said, was full and complete answer 10 the entire argument of tn senator from Wisconsin.
 The conference report on the bill as to the time when inconle tax returns are to be made was presented and explained by Mir. Vest and agreed to.
 MT. Platt then took the floor to speak against the bill, and he held it until this writing, with occasional interruptions by members who sought to terminate the de- bate either by coming to a vote or an ad- journment.
 MT. Vest, from the committee on com merce, reported bill postponing the time when 1.-the rules of sea''-to prevent col lisions-agreed to between the maritime nations are to go into effect, the preamble stating that this is done at the earnest re- quest of the government of Great Britain. After remarks by MT. Frye and Mir. White in condemnation of the action of the Brit ish government in withdrawing from the International agreement the bill was pissed.
 A, SD. ID. the republican opponents of the silver bill began system of obstruction tactics under the lead of MT. Aldrch. He moved that the senate proceed to executive business and all but six of the republican senators withheld their votes. This neces- sitated a call of the roll, to which fifty-two senators, seven more than a quorum, re- sponded.
 Again the vote was taken, again no quorum responded, and again the roll cali was resorted to. This went on until finally at $40 o'clock only twenty line senators answered to the roll call, when the sergeant-a at arms received an order to request the attendance of absent members, and was furnished a list of their names. While the senate was waiting for the ap- pearance of quorum negotiations were being carried on for way out of the dfti- culty, and the success of these negotiations, of hich MT. Cockrell was the principal manager, was apparent when, at g p. m., the quorum was completed. The motion for an executive session was withdrawn by MT. Aldrich land the following resolution was offered by MT. Wolcott (being the one agreed upon among the negotiators):
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the senate that the welfare and prosperity of the United States require the enacting O. a law for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of IS to 1.
 he6olVed, mat 1n VleW or the Iact that this congress will expire by law on the 4th of March, and that there are important appropriation bills requiring the attention Of the senate, it is the sense of the senate that consideration of such law be not en- tered upon at this session of congress.
 "Lst that resolution lie over until to. morrow and be printed" said MT. Jones of Arkansas.
 The resolution went over and the senate at 9 D. m. on motion of MT. Jones ad- journed until tomorrow at Il o'clock.
 THE CONSUMPTION PANIC.