Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-20
VR. Villas SPEAKS.
Is Defends the President and Secretary
Carlisle.
THE rREE-sLvER COINAGE BILL.
n Il Opposed at Length by Mr.
Pintt. of Counecticut--A Resolution
offered Proposing That Financial
Lcsislation lie Laid Aside.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. February D.
SENATE Senator Villas made a iohs.
,blc. and eloquent speech in the senate
.o-day in defence OF the President ana ms
,ecretary Of the Treasury in the matter %
he sale Of Se2o0o.ooo OF I per cent "ou.o
or gold. The speech WAS maze on '"s
oiu before the Senate FOR the free coii'"eo
II silver. but had no reference
10 that hill. n...,dor,
Mir Villas showed that The fresluen.
had cndcavorcG to get ConereSs a.
upon the financial difficulty IN ",'0'
.,,o,s,,,,, had found itself by The drainage
of cold and as Congress hau ue0""eu ~
ac, he had avai.ei himself OF ,ne PoWe'
Which the existing laws gave nun 10 puS
cid by the issue OF bonds. I"e pI'Se
ob;aincd FOR the bonds. Mr.. WAS Oon's"S-
the highest that could be
attained under the circumstances Or ~
-. ,,.,,ls 81 per cent. was the lowest
60 ~ interest nj which the bonds would
=, ,,hen bv the great banking houses
v,icb had been applied 10. Three and
80 eiglts per cent. had been offered
Il. an ffe great money centres ana hau
iscn refused. and ali because the bones
dM not provide for repayment III soi'
Alter Mr.. Vuass speech. Mr. Platt made
n sueech against the free-silNer plil ltseii.
hn effort was made by MI Jones 70
nave a time fixed for taking the HIu
vote on the bin: but as its antagonist re.
flsrd 10 FIX any time, the DEBATE Went.
on. and Mr. Platt is al this hour, l..
n. engaged in arguing against ine plli;
Another proposition, TO nave tne Notc
taken Tomorrow. was made py MT
Jones and objected 70 by Mr. Alnilvn'
who said that when the on was iIst IN IN
t~o5uced ~ Mr.. Jones IL contained nihc
sections including one for the issue or
100000 in bonds. and one for the re-
tirement Of grecnhacks. ana ne tnOueht
tina; the Senate was entitled 10 an tx'
rianalion as 10 why those eight sections
had been abandoned. -, a.,
As All attempts 20 have an hour hXed
for taking the vote met WIN iJb ooJte''Ii,, w.,
gave n as his belief, In whlch ne khcM
many Of his Republican associates Wou'u
not agree with him, that the vice OF VIC
whole financial situation in this county
lay in the paper currency issued oy t"e
government
A LARGE ATTENDANCE.
There was an unusually large attend
ance OF senators this mornins pIVDdnlS
in view OF the expected contest over the
frec-silver- coinage bill. and the gallerles
were also well filled with interested spec
tators. The routine morning BUSINESS
however. consumed the FIRST haii hour'
with matters Of little public concern.
a conference report on the diplomatic
and consular Appropriation blll was pr
ecnfesl and agreed TO. All the dineTences
boiween The Two houses on that bill have
Zen oranged. cxcept as to the appropria-
tion OF 10000 10 begin the construction
OF the cable 10 Hawaii. on when the con-
ferrees were unable TO agree. a iurther
conference was ordered on that item:
Mr. Call presented the memorial 10
Congress of the Worlds >AIbitrSt'on
president, with the signatures OF lD mem,
hers of the British Parliament and asked
that II be printed in the Record 30
Mr. Bate introduced bin to aia the
Tennessee Centennial Exposition at Nash
vile. Tenn. in 1896 Referred.
MONUMENT IN BALTIMORE.
The Senate passed bill TO aid In
ihs. erection Of monument to the Md's-
land heroes OF the Revolutionary war.
II appropriates $4,000 TO be expended by
the Maryland Society of the american
Revolution to aid in erecting IN BaItl.
more a suitable monument TO the memory
Of natrlots who aided In establishing the
independence OF the United states
The credentials of Mr.. Wilson, me NV
senator from the STATE oI sSiI,rs sS,nr5 'II, jn
thus completing the full Senate men,
bership to eiGhty-eight The hour 0i
meeting tomorrow was txed &c IL a. NJ;
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas then hoNtu e
to take up the regular order-the Tree.
coinage bill, and II was agreed 'o-''
10 'y.e.7sEMessrS. .. osgS Allen. Bate. Perry, Black
burn. Blanchard. Butler. Call. Cameron
clark. Dubois, Faulkner George tans-
brough. Harris Hunter. Jones oi AT,
kansas. Kyle McLaurin. Martin: Mltchtl
~ Oregan. Morgan. Pasco PETER. Per
k,ns. Pettigrew, Power PuEh' i,odNn'
stewart. Teller Vest. voorhees,, Na,,on'
White, Wilson OF Washington, and VOL
Nays-Messrs. Adrch. Burrows; Caf-
,erv. Camden. Cary. Chandler Dixon;
FRYE. Cray Hale. Hawley, Higgins. hiI'
Unar Lindsay. Lodge, McMillan, NC
rson Msn1erson. Mitchell Of Wiscon-
Sin Morrill, Palmer. Platt. Proctor, Ran
som. Villas. and Nashburn
TUG or WAR.
Then the tug OF war was on. Inc niii
was read in fun. In ihe opening k, kirtlisn ms,
Nh Jones said the friends Of his bill were
willing to mt the matter II a test now,
without a debate II the opponents OF 'ns
biz saw III 10 resist ana discuss H. oi
course IT'S friends could not help ~, put
,spv had TO make an earnest effort TO
Nr Jones added that he did not pro-
rose 10 j5Opardizc any Appropriation OH.
There was plenty Of time to pass mem
al 1t was apparent however that no
vote could be taken al once. nor az any
,iroe that could be definitely stated, 80
Nr Tones said he had only 10 request THAI
he hin would proceed as rapidly ~ pos
slble and that the vote might he had az
The earliest possible hour; lie Woo'n,
session to-day until vote was got II
.hat could be accomplished.
The general debate was opened ny Mr.,
given above While Mr.. Villas was speak
Ing Mr. Aldrich sought - read dis-
patch Just received. hut MI Was ne-
.lined TO Weld for that purpos'. me nls-
catch he intended 70 read VAS as follows:
81 ondon February l9.-fhe prospectus
FOR the new bonds was Issued al = j. NJ.
here. II is for &2Nooy one ,ar nan ,ais 10 pg ig
london The issue-p price here b-ondonp IL
Ii5l-2 or i227 per 5000. Ten per cent. IS
payable on application. i2yinen,S ,i3,n., aaT w.
be completed In four insia'ments' ehaihg
July o31 The lists VIII open wednesday
nsigned, "DOW. JONES & CO"
Villas CONCLUDES.
Mr.. Villas concluded his arsum Mt with
THE declaration that "the people or tn
fir,,e5 states love their honor as they
nrize their liberty. and their judgment
never Will tolerate the natlonal iep'oaen .,.n
of the least equivocation ~ ueaiins ,,'.sd W.T.
IFS creditors That gentleman never hFel'
however hieh-bTed, honorable, ana chl-
Valrcus. whose sense OF honor was ken
er higher or more SENSITIVE tnan th7
pecric ~ the free men of America
MIR Villas SPOKE for nearly four hours.
and commanded close attention an
through his speech. When ne TOOK me-
seat Mr squire RepuDlicanD, OF ssn ,
ington. sent to the Clerks desk and had
read tho act Of June .. 1873. expressly de-
ciaTing that all United states bonds; pay
able in coin. should be paid IN gold OF
silver coin, at the option OF the govern.
rncnf That act, he said. was fuli ana
complete answer to the entire argument
= the Senator from Wisconsin.
4 conference report on the bill as 10
the time when incorne-taX returns are
70 he made was presented ana explained
rs Mr. Vest and agreed 10.
NJ Platt then took the floor TO SPEAK
against the bill and has held II untii thls
writing with occasional Interruptions by
mtmlers who sought 10 terminate the
bate hy coming 10 a vote or 10 an au-
guftmcut.
SIR Vest from the Committee on com"
tim. when the rules OF the Senate, To
prevent collisions al sea iagreed 10 De-
tween the maritime nationt are 70 go
inio cnect. the preamble stating that thls
g. done al tho earnest request or the
Government Of Great Britain After re-
marks By Mr. Frye and Mr. White In
condemnation of the action OF the British
Government in Withdrawing from the
International agreement. the bill was pass
81.
REPUBLICAN OBSTRUCTION.
AtSP. NJ. the Republican opponents OF
the silver hlil began system OF obStruc-
tive tactics under the lead OF Mr.. AL
drich. lie moved that the Senate pro-
ceed 10 executive business, and all six or
the Republicans withheld their votes.
This necesstated call OF the roll. 10
which 52 senator's G. more than qucsum)
responded Again the vote was taken,
again no quorum responded and agsir
he rOli-call was resorted TO- This rota-
lion went on until finally. nj $40. only
. senators answered TO the roll-call.