Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-02-03

WASHINGTON, d. c., February q
Many Eastern Republican Senators are
getting kilograms and letters from their
constituents urging them TO stand By
the President and lay aside party feeling
and aid in passing a sound currency
bill. This has impeled canvass OF
the Senate by al Sen ators, and
they point out that the anti-silver men
are In the minority. The canvass
shows forty-seven for free coinage of
silver and thirty-nine against. The
admission of Senators Wilson, Of Wash
ington, and Clarke, OF Montana. will
increase ths free silver vote to forty
nine.
DIsCU ssIoN N THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February q
The Senate to-day succeeded IN making
progress on tie appropriation bills with.
out being led into an extended financial
debate. At one time II looked as
though another financial discussion was
imminent, when Mr.. Hale, of Maine;
Mr.. Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire, and Aldrich, OF Rhode
Island, made brief speeches deoy-
ing the current reports that
Republican Senators were purposey
delaying appropriation bills in order TO
cut of financial legislation. The Sen
ators asserted that there was no such
concerted purpose, aud that the Repno-
lican Senators stood ready TO aid In ad-
vanclng financial legislation. Mr.. Nc
Pherson announced that the resolution
discharging the Senate Finance Com
m ttee and thus Bringing the financial
question before the Senate, would be
urged not later than Monday.
The Senate spent the day on the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation Dill.
TRADE ORGANIZATIONS DIFFER.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-Mr. Lee
Mantle took the oath of Office to-day as
United States Senator from Montana.
He has been the subject OF much con
tention. as he once before presented his
credentials based on an appointment
from the governor, but the Senate de-
clined to accept them. The new Gre
dentlas, reciting his election by
the Legislature, were submitted
10 the Senate to day, and the new
senator accompanied his colleague, Mr..
Power, TO the presiding officers desk,
where he was sworn IN. Mr.. Mantle
will be one OF the young men of the
Senate. and he has the smooth'shaven
face of continental statesmen.
In presenting petitions from trade or
CARNATIONS of ST. Louis relative TO the
financial question, Mr.. Vest remarked
that there appeared to be about as much
difference OF opinion among these or
CARNATIONS as there was in Congress.
CURTIS IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, February Assistant ..
Secretary of the Treasury Curtis to-day
called at the sub-treasury, but Sub
Treasurer Jordan stated to an Associa-
ted Press reporter that his visit was
merely TO receive the usual report,
which is forwarded to him daily by te!e-
graph. Mr.. Jordan stated positively
that no conference on the bond Ques-
tion was held at the sub-treasury to-day.
Ii is generally believed that Mr.. Curtis
met August Belmont, j. Plerpont Nor
gan. and possibly some other bankers
M, town somewhere. for neither gentle
man named was at his Office today.
WILL CALL UP THE BILL.
WAsHINGTov, February = Mr.
Springer. chairman Of the Banking aud
Currency Committee, said this afternoon
that special order would be brought
into the House giving Monday, Tuesday
ana Wednesday TO the debate on the
new currency bill.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROGRESSING.
WAsgINGroy. D. c., February p
There is no longer any doubt that ne
gotiations are In progress ana ABOUT
completed for the sale in New YORK OF
500 600. 900 three per cent thirty-Year
bonds. While the prospective pur'
cbasers are New York parties 1t Is
known that the bonds are expected 10
be disposed Of TO London bankers ana
that they will be paid for entirely with
foreign gold.
WOULD BE TAKEN N LONDON
New YORK, February 2.-The Even
ing Posts London cablegram SAYS: Inc
arrest OF gold shipments from Ne"
York Yesterday aud the decline in
change has materially raised the dis
count.rate here. Some financial houses
mere were sounded to-day as to the
terms for underwriting per cent cur
rency [. ). bonds on 375 per cent
basis. Il is believed that an ar
rangemeut could be made WIN tue
RothschiIds which would secure the
bonds being locked up here instead Of
returning TO American banks. as they
otberUise would. The position Is still
uncertain.
Six hundred and twenty thousand