The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-20
SilY3F Tested Its Friends in the Senate
Yesterday.
1T WAS A VERY HARD FIGHT
But Senator Jones and His Gallant
Band We're Compelled TO Submit
to Temporary Defeat - PIatt
and Aldrlch Lead Goldbugs.

ished business. There was hardly an abb
sentee on the democratic side. Ii was
evident at the outset that the silver
strength would be augmented by another
vote, as the credentials of Wilson, the
new senator from Washington. had been
received.
L he report from the secretary of tho
treasury in response to a resolution con-
cerning the need of legislation to meet de-
flcIencies. was read. The secretary stated
that an available balance of So, 900,
exclusive of over sos .0O0, 900 in the gold re-
serve, is on hand. lie expressed the opn-
ion that it would be desirable for the
secretary to have authority TO issue and
sell time bonds to meet deficiencies, but
added that no such deficiency now exists
or is likely to, and was of the opinion that
there would be ample reserve for the COM
ing fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The yeas and
nays were called on Jones' motion TO take
up the silver bill in the senate to-day, and
it was carried-36 to q. George voted in
the affirmative and Wilson of Washing
ton, who has Just been sworn in, also
voted for the silver bill.
On the announcement of the vote, Jones
asked that o'clock be fixed as tho tlmc
for taking the vote on the bill.
Aldrich objected, saying that the sena-
tors on the republican side hardly desired
to see such precipitate action.
ut is perfectly evident" said Mr..
Jones, "that the senators will not have
their views changed by any amount OF
talk. The friends of the measure are
ready TO vote and they hope this vote will
be taken without unnecessary delay. /
therefore give notice that | will endeavor
to secure vote before the senate adj
journs tonight"
Hale asked Mr.. Jones If he meant that
it was deliberately intended to dsplace
the great appropriation bills and keep
this silver bill before the senate without
regard 10 consequences with the attend
ant dangers of defeating some of the APP
preparation bills and compelling an extra
session of congress.
Jones rejoined that if any appropriation
bills were retarded il would DO because
objection to the silver bill was not
promptly taken. He asserted that the
friends of the measure were ready to
vote.
"The senator is trying TO shift the bur-
den," responded Eale. 1T is by no
means of minor importance that the
senators on this side insist that tho great
appropriation bills be passed. 1t is the
action of those senators who now obtrude
this new measure before the senate that
causes the danger
Harris asked: "Will the senator (IIale)
name the number of hours the opponents
of this bill will require TO state their
views?"
"That is hardly real, pertinent, fair
and square question:" answered Hale.
"Wll the senator answer this ques-
ton ?" said Jones. "Will any amount of
talk for a moment change the result?"
"Probably not" replied Hale.
Aldrich urged that a bill of this impor-
tance should not be rushed through with
out debate. There would probably be nu-
merous amendments offered. requiring
explanation and discussion. Ii should be
recognized also that whatever the senate
did the bill could not get the approval of
the coordinate branches of the govern
| ment.
Jones said il was not the senate's place
to consider what the executive branch of
| the government would do. A majority in
the senate desired to vote.
This closed the efforts toward agree
ment for time for a vote and inaugu-
rated what appears to be a contest of on
| durance.
spoke of the presidents several messages
to congress and his constant appeals with
words solemn and almost pathetic in
their earnestness, to deal with financial
/ conditions. But there had been an abso-
| lutte impoteucy in congress to meet the
perils of the country. Villas then took up
! the events leading TO the recent bond con-
tract. He proceeded to show that the
/ Withdrawals of gold we're so great in Jam
| uary "that II became obvious to the treas
| ury that n systematic run was being made
| on its gold" After reviewing the run on
the treasury prior to the execution of the
contract for the sale OF the bonds and tho
consequent importation Of gold from
Europe, Mr.. Villas took up the present
condition of the treasury and showed how
a great crisis had been averted.
Villas then turned his attention TO the
remedy available TO meet this serious con
ditlon. at is your fault" he said, "that
the treasury condition was 50 critical that
the delays incident to a popular loar
would have brought on a suspension oi
specie payments in three days
Aldr1ch said the recent bonds should
have been sold at 10 per cent. above wha
they brought.
"If the senator had stood at one end o.
a cable, as the secretary Of the treasury
stood said Villas. "and had for days so
licited all the great money centers of th'
world for their terms on our bonds, h'
would not make such a statement
Aldrich said that II he had the resource
available in the treasury and yet lad 4
pay a 10 per cent. premium on bonds, b.
would Ego out of business
1T is n singular fact said Villas, al
dressing Aldr.ch, "ihat the best men ar
not the ones employed 10 discharge th'
transactions OF the government
| There was laugh NJ A.lr.ca's cNpcus
in which he joined. Villas proceeded: -
imminent was the danger 70 the trcasur
that the ruin from under tho black thun