Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-21
SILVER LAID ASIDE AGAIN.
Appropriation Bills Gives !he
Preference.
CHANDLER ANNOUNCES A PROGRAM
Tells What the Republican Congress
Will Do.
CHANDLER ANNOUNCES A PROGRAM
nissen VIII Resign Some Tim. in
April-sayers Fights Against a
Large Appropriation for warnhip..
Carlisle VIII Not Resign.
VASE d q y. Feb. %.

"A2F ". U " req. ~
The senate be 4, 4, 4 o'clock
sessions today. =. ecessary
by the pressing ~ OF
the appropriation bills. IT SEN
ators were present wht' ion
opened but the galleries wi T. % led
with delegates to the woma .aional
association in session here.
Mr.. Hill, of New York, always watch
full against surprises. was one of the
earliest corners. Mr.. Jones, of Arkans-
as. in charge of the silver bill. which
still held its advantage as the unfn-
ished business. circulated among his
associates.
Mr.. Plat Rep) of Connecticut, Mr..
Higgins Rep) of Delaware and other
Republican senators were evidently
prepared to carry forward the OPP
position to the silver bill and Mr..
Higgins secured the floor for speech.
but Mr.. Jones soon came forward with
an important announcement.
1.-THE friends OF the regular order
the silver bill''-said he. have no wish
to risk the danger OF an extra session
of congress. They so stated at the out
set OF the discussion. Events have
shown that this danger might be in
CURED and that the great appropria-
lions might be put in jeopardy, For
that reason. the friends of the silver
bill have authorized me to say that It
Will not be further pressed at the
present session of congress"
Senator-elect Carter (Montana) APP
peared on the floor during the pre-
liminaries and was warmly congratu-
lated by the senators.
The presiding officer presented the
Wolcott silver resolution, coming over
from last night decaratory in favor of
silver coinage at n ratio OF l6 to l., but
stating that IL was inexpedient at this
late day In the session TO take up the
silver bill.
Mr.. Can sought to take up the In
dian appropriation bill. 1t was cut
off by the objection of Mr.. Butler.
of South Carolina, in charge OF the
pooling bill.
A bill was passed granting the rail-
road companies additional powers TO
secure right OF ways, ETC.. In the In
dian Territory.
Mr. Higgins then addressed the sem
ate on the Wolcott resolution. He ar
gued that II was meaningless and could
effect nothing. II would not receive
executive approval, even II It went
through congress. He said the repeal
of the Sherman law was notice to the
world that the United States would
no longer be the patient ass to bear the
burden of silver At - o'clock, the
hour of unfinished business arrived, and
a sharp controversy arose as to the
precedence OF various bills.
The Wolcott resolution, under the
rules. went to the calendar.
Mr.. German appealed to senators to
stop the fruitless discussion on the
pending Wolcott resolution and to take
up the appropriation bills, which were
demanding attention, IL II was hoped
to pass them. He moved to take up the
Indian appropriation bill.
MFR. Butler in charge of the pooling
bill, objected and demanded roll call.
The motion prevailed-55 to IL.
The effect of the vote was to dis
place the silver bill as the unfinished
business and to send II back TO the
calendar.
The vote against the Indian appro-
prlation bill was not test OF strength
of the pooling bill. as many friends OF
that measure voted to consider the
Indian bill.
Tne negative Note was - ~
Butler, Camden, Cameron, Faulkner
Hunton, Jones (Ark), Lindsay, Mis-,
Mitchell Cwis), quay and WOlcott'
Total. ~.
The Indian appropriation bill being
taken up, Mr.. Higgins continued his
interrupted speech on the finances.
Mr.. Henderson offered an amendment
| IN the Wolcott resolution as follows:
"Provlded. That efforts should be
pressed by the United States TO Induce
| international bimetallism, and any
| legislation for free coinage OF silver
should provide for the maintenance OF
| the parity between both metals, to
Witch the faith of this country has
been repeatedly pledged
Mr. Chandler addressed the senate
ON the Wolcott resolution. The speech
was brief. 1t was looked, upon as
significant, and was followed Win In.
terest. owing to the prominent part
/ tufpn in SHAPING