Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-22
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washington. December 21.-The ses-
sion Of the Senate to-day was notable
.n bringing out a very pointed state
ment from Mr.. Dubois Rep ldaho).
who was understood TO voice the silver
sentiment i'm the Senate. that no hnan-
cial legislation was possible along the
lines desired 10y President Cleveland
so srenuously urged i'm the message OF
las. evening. 1t was patent to every
senator. Mr.. Dubois said. and should
be understood by the country that the
residents desires Tor the retirement
-r The ereenbacks or the authorization
Ola bond issue We're utterly impossible
accOmpu snment The only action
.r. Seuate would take. III iJ was gwen
.re opportunity TO vote. would be 10
..rot lhe resolution Ol llr. Vest Dem.
Missouri offered earlier -u the day, 0l-
recruc the coinage of silver bullion 10
... Treasury and the payment OF gov
.wment obligations In silver The
only immediate response 90 the Pcesi-
dents message was in the presentation
o.. Two resolutions favorable TO silver,
that by AIR. Vest and another by Mr.
Butler. the new POpuis. member from
N0rh Carolina. proposing gold pay
meuts while Che metals were az parity
and silver payments when gold went
tl premium.
The first response 10 the Presidents
message urging financial relief came in
-.a form of q resolution offered by Mr..
I Dem. Mo- as follows.
Resolved. That the Secretary Of the
sury is hereby directed. i'm pUrsu-
...- OF the existing law. vestng i'm him
4 power TO coin as rapidly As possible
c- silver bullion In The treasury pUr-
lsed under the act of July II, 1890,
...c standard silver dollars. and with
sIOl dollars TO redeem. cancel and re-
It -lC treasury notes of the United
STAKES ct July Il. 1850 issued in the
IuIchesa OF such bullion. and also 20 re-
deem Jhe United States notes commonly
..u --eelbacks I'm standard silver
dollars as well 10 in gold, using which-
e,ar may De the most abundant and
con CC ont
Nr. Vest asked immediate c0nsidera-
tiou OF the resolution. but Mr. Platt
lRcp. Comm objected. and the subject
wel over.
Mr. Butler Pop, n. O. soon brought
Toward the subject in another form by
skins Immediate consideration for a
resolution directing the Secretary of
the Treasury TO pay government obh-
--a-ions To gold when the parity in the
metals stood at % $40 grains Of gold for
1929 grains of silver when this parity
disturbed by the advance in the
T-Ie o. gold
1ir. PLATE objected again.
a. 1 o'clock the Senate went into ex-
.EeI.ve session.
When -he doors were re-ODened. Mr.
Stewart took The floor for a sharp crit
m OF the Presiden- s financial mes
He said the Presidents uphold
-.g the Monroe doctrine had placed him
o- high level bur tle message Of last
ha' reduced aim t0 very low
eFe. The United States has the re-
.lurces -0 create money for any emerg-
slcy Wars were no, fought on O gold
bass. To was the inherent strength of
nation that won victories Let the
P-es dent once announce rhlt the United
Sates obl. cations would be- paid .n s.l-
Far and there would be no further raids
ou .he treasury.
Mr Dubois rep. Iiah0) regretted
thai .he President had felt called on TO
send I'D such q financial message at this
time. The President must know that
.e cannot 3cc0mp. SD either a retire
nent OF the greerb3cks or the author
r1-i0n of bonds. The only Doa= bic re-
4 would ba t0 prec.p.-area tariff ag!-
".on. And. so far as financial leg.sla-