Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31

| lied and Christian nations OF Europe
while the other standard had oseh re-
| jected over and over again.
But" Mr.. Sherman continued, Il have
| always believed, and I still believe. that
| both silver and gold ought to be main
tainei as the circulation of this coun-
| try-gold as the highest measure OF value
| in all our commercial relations abroad,
| and as a basis OF our commercial ana
| business relations at home; and silver,
J TO be used to the largest extent possible,
| so long as IL does not demonetize gold.
| | am OF that belief now, but am
bound to say that the Committee on
Finance is utterly helpless TO deal with
this vast question. We are quite divided
upon IT, We are not allowed TO propose
| a measure to this Senate which all can
| approve OF, unless there Is attached TO
| It provision for the free coinage Q,
| silver We know that that measure would
| be rejected. and, therefore, II is in
| sisted upon so as to prevent any relief
| being extended to the people OF the
d,nited. limited States in the present condition OF
'"rhe best thing, therefore. for the SEN
ate to do Is 10 discharge the Committee
| on Finance from the further considera-
uon or THIS question ana 70 take ~ up
| Itself, and give the necessary relief to
| the country"
MR.. HILL.
Mr.. Hill said there seemed to be
| dispute as TO what this Congress was
required to do to meet the public eN-
I DtctaflOn.
| an impression that some Affirmative legis-
lation was desired to meet the present
| deficiencies In the revenue or the govern
| ment, and that Congress, unmindtul OF
| its duties was refusing to give the ne
cessary relief to tide the Treasury over
the emergency. II was for the purpose OF
| meeting the alleged deficiencies that va
! riOus bills had been introduced. Mr..
| sherman had said that the revenues
should be increased. and Mr. Vest had
said semi-oficlally that no such legisa-
| ton was required. but that II was de-
sired that we should settle the currency
question.
| of the Senate was to ascertain what was
wanted by the administration and the
! Treasury Department.; whether thty
wanted temporary relief. or some elano-
| currency and financial systems OF the
| country.
Mr.. Vest interrupted Mr.. Hill to state
that the President. in his message, said
| that there was not a deficiency, but
I surplus but that Il was not in gold.
| Mr.. Hill replied that there were those
who thought the Presidents m'ssagS
| took rather cheerful view Of the cOndi-
tion Of the finances. However. he called
attention 10 the fact that an estimate OF
/ the Secretary OF the Treasury,s sugg sted
"A deficiency Of SlO,0o,oo0, The Senate
I should have It definitely determined
/ whether any temporary finance leglsla-
| ton WIS desired. or something more radi-
| cal, for the reason that he believed the
! country should be put Alright on the sub
| ject, so that the administration might
/ deal fairly with Congr 50 and Congress
! fairly with the administration.
HILL RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Hill submitted resolution, and
/ asked its immediate consid 3ration, direct
| ing the Secretary Of the Treasury to IN
! form the Senate whether IL was neces-
! sary or desirable that legislation should
I b. had To authorize the issue OF bonds
/ Treasury notes. or other securities TO
/ realize mon Us for the purpose or paying
/ II So the nature and substantial details
/ OF such legislation.
! Mr. Allen PopullsO. OF Nebraska. OBJ
! jacted, and und the rule, the resolution
/ went over until tomorrow.
! Mr.. George. In charge Of the bank
ruptcy bill. submitted "A resolution, which
! was referred 10 the Committee on Rules,
/ providing that from and after FEBRUARY
! lst the Senate should meet daily at IL
In explanation Of this resolution. Mr.
, George called attention TO some neWspa-
per paragraphs indicating obstructive tao
ties ON the part OF the Republicans, In
/ tended 10 prevent action on the hank
! ruptcy bill. This gave rise TO snort
! discussion. In which the Republicans de-
nicl, with more or less irony, the accu-
racy Of the report In the midst of the
I debate Mr.. Morgan moved an executive
. session, and the Senate closed its doors
and began the consideration or the J.i-
panese treaty.
The doors we're reopened at 4:05, and the
Senate az once adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
At the earliest moment after the OPEN
! ing OF the session Of the House Mr..
! Catching1 reported from the Committee
/ on Rules resolution f0' "-
tion Of the Reilly Pacific railroad fund.-
Ing BIZ Ii prov ldeI io4 49,. - 80.
I from the adoption OF tue resolution Until
o'clock tomorrow. Thursdays session
! to begin at II o'clock, debate under the
| five minute rule to continue until 4;5J
! when the vote shall BE- taken on the bill,
! and the pending amendments. The order
| giving Thursday TO the Committee on the
/ District OF Columbia was abrogated' ana
! Friday was set apart for business from
! that committee. r.,
| A remarkably acrimonious debate fol-
| lowed The resolution and the Commits
tee on Rules were violently attacked Tor
! uuduly restricting debate by Messrs.
/ Roatner OF Louisiana. Mcguire of Cali
! fornia. Bryan Of Nebraska and Cooper
! Republcanl Of Wisconsin, and detendei
| by Messrs. Catchings of Mississippi, Kyle
| OemOcraO OF Mississippi ana Kelils
| OemocraO of Pennsylvania.
| The attitude OF the Democratic party
| toward the question involved In the Dill
was irterjected by Mr.; Holman, who as
! serted that the party had always frown-
! ed upon every attempt 10 settle the mat
! ter This was vigorously denied by NJ.
| Catchings, who criticised Mr. HOman's
previousn8ss, and asserted that the state
ment was untrue.
Mr. McMillin OemocraD. OF Tennessee,
! ioincd in the cOllOquy which was con-
/ Quoted with much gesticulation and de-
! nunclation and pounding Of the Speakers
/ gavel II was finally ended only by th-
/ efforts OF the Sergeant-at-Ar
PREVIOUS QUESTION.
/ The demand for the previous question
/ IL, nf
| seconded by q vote of l33 yeas 70 II
| nays. and then. before the desired vote
| was taken upon the passage or the fesO-
/ luton, modification was accepted by
! MIR. Catchings. and il was agreed 10 by
: unanimous consent. As adopted the res
/ olution provides for general debate (Which
shall begin at II o'cloclO in whatever
/ time the Committee on the District or
/ Columbia shall not occupy OF Fridays
session. Saturdays session, also begin
/ ming at II o'clock, shall be devoted 10 the
| consideration OF the hill under the five
l minute rule until 40 when the vote
/ shall be taken on its passage.
| Tie debate from the beginning had
/ proceeded amidst some confusion, the
/ members crowdlng about the Speaker and
/ thrOnging the area In front OF the desk;
! hut an that was as nothing 10 the hub
/ hub that accompanied Mr. Catchingss ef-
} forts 20 close debate. He said the rule
/ did not commit the House To any settle
/ ment Of the question; the only question
| Involved was as to whether OF not the
! House would proceed to consider the Dill,
! and he could not understand why SO
! much excitement should be Occasioned
! over A simple order of business.
! DiVerging TO the merits Of the case Mr
! Catchings said he understood there were
| members on the floor who would not be
! sorry IL the governments rights ana In
/ terests were sacrificed, and the practlcal
! question facing the House was, should
/ an effort be made to get the money due
the government? He believed that the
House would b. recreant 10 every trust
n il failed 10 make every effort In that
direction. The gentleman from Indiana
/ MIR. Holman, said Mr.. Catchings, had
7 asserted what was not true when he said
that the Democratic party had frowned
! upon every attempt 10 settle or compro-
mise the debt.
HOLMAN AROUSED.
At this Mr.. Holman was on his feet.
! shouting and gesticulating violently. ana
| half A hundred members crowded about
I the Sneakers desk, whose voices were
I drowned in the tumult, TO which the
Sneaker pro TEN. (Mr. Richardson, or
Tennessee) added by vigorous rapplnS
OF the gavel -,
Mr.. Cat,hlngs asserted that the jour
/ nails of the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth
/ Congresses would show that TWO com
mittees of them. presided over by ms
/ Cytleague, Mr. Cultivate, had reported
| hills Tor the settlement OF the question.
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