The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-20
F|L|DUSTER|NC SENATORS
Strong Fight to Keep the Silver
Bill From Reaching a Vote.
NO ACTION THIS SESSION
"A Resolution in Favor of a l6 to |
Ratio of Coinage Laid Over For
To-Day. Naval Appropria-
ton Bill in the House.
Other Proceedings.
BY Southern Associated Press.

WAsH1NGToN, February 49,
House. Another day was spent
au consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill without disposing OF it.
The proceedings were marked by
several spirited passages between
Mr.. Sayers, chairman of the com
mltteo on appropriations and mem
bers OF the committee on naval af-
sairs over amendments offered by
she former to reduce the amounts
carried in the bill.
at the beginning Of the considera
zion of the bill Chairman O'Neill
<Dem.). of Massachusetts. over
ruled the point of order made yes
serday by MIR. Sayers against the
proposed increase of the force OF
enlisted men in the navy, holding
shat it was in order, notwithatand :
sng existing statutes limiting the
number to 5000 men.
The joint resolution reported YES
terday by the Committee on Ways
and Means directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury 10 suspend the
shipment IN bond through the
United States of goods destined for
MeXico, was passed
A conference was agreed TO on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill.
Vhe report of the conferees upon
che Joint resolution extending from
March lst to April 18th, 1896, the
Gmo within which income tax re.
aurns may be made, was agreed to.
5ENATE. AIR. Villas mnue long,
able and eloquent speech III the
senate to-day in defense of the
President OF the United States and
his Secretary of the Treasury III the
matter of sale of $62, 900, 0C0 of per
cent. bonds for gold. The speech
Tas made on the bill before the Sen
eto Tor the free coinage of silver, but
had no reference to that bill. Mr..
Villas showed that the President had
endeavored to get Congress to act
upon the financial difficulties in
which the Treasury had found itself
by the drainage of gold, and that as
Congress had deohped to net, he had
20 avail himself of the power which
She existing laws gave him and to
ouy gold by the Issue of bonds.
Tho price obtained for the bonds,
air. Villas contended, was the high
est that could be obtained under the
circumstances or, in other words, 81
per cent. was the lowest ratio of IN.
terest at which the bonds would be
faken by the great banking houses
~hlch had been applied to. Three
and five-eights per cent. had been
offered III oil the great money CEN
GERS and had been refused, aud all
because the bonds did not provide
specifically for repayment in gold
coin. After Mr. Villas speech MIR.
Platt made n speech against the Tree
Silver bill itself.
An effort was made by Mr.. Jones
to have time fixed for taking the
inal vote on the bill, but its an
tagonists refused to fix any time,
AS oil attempts to have an hour
hxed Tor taking the vote met with
objection, Mr.. Plntt went on with
rs speech. lie gave it as his belief,
n which ne knew many OF his Re.
publican associates would not agree
With him, that the vice of the whole
financial situation in this country
tny in the paper currency issued by
the Government.
MIR. Call presented memorial to
Congress OF the Worlds arbitration
tenGuo signed by Bishop Newman as
president with tho signatures of l5O
members of the British Parliament
and asked that it be printed in the
tecord. SO ordered.
MIR. Bate introduced bill to mid
the Tennessee Centennial Exposi.
ton ut Nashville, Tenn, in 1896.
Referred.
The Senate passed bill to aid in
tho erection of Il monument to tho
Mnrylan heroes of the revolution
cry war. 1t nppropriates $40, 900 to
oe expended by the Maryland SO.
clety of the American Revolution to
cid Ill erecting in Baltimore q suits
ole monument.
The credentials of MIR. Wilson,
the new senator from the state of
Washington, were presented and he
TGs sworn in.
The hour OF meeting to.mor.
cow was fixed at / o. IN. MIR.
zones then moved to take up
tho regular order, his free coinage
Dill, and 1t was agreed to 36 to 27.
linen the tug of war was on, The
Dill was read Iii full. In the open.
Ang skirmlsh Jones said the friends
of his bill were willing to put the
ma,ter TO test now without @ word
Of debate.
~ wan apparent, however, that no
!o.e eonld be taken at once, nor at
ihy time that could he definitely
stated, 80 MIR. Jones said ho had
>nly TO request that the debate
gould proceed as rapidly as possible