The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-20
SILVER FIGHT FINISHED.
No Vote on the Jones Bill for Un-
restricted Coinage,
A LONG SESSION OF THE SENATE

After Remaining in the Chamber Until
Nine O'Clock Last Night, with No Pros
peCt OF - Vote, Senator Jones Himself
Moves an Adjournment.
WAsHINGTON, Feb. 20-The silver fight
in the senate is finished, and no vote will
be had on the Jones bill At 9 o'clock last
night the senate adjourned after deter
mined but fruitless effort on the part of
the silver men, led by Mr.. Jones, of Ar
kansas, to pass the bill for the unrestricted
coinage of silver.
The one day devoted to that bill showed
conclusively that no amount of pressure
would bring about a vote and if the silver
bill was kept before the senate that it
would result in defeating the appropria-
tion bills and force an extra session. The
silver men feel that they have shown their
strength, and believe that they have gained
substantial victory in securing the prom
Use of Il vote upon the resolution presented
= by Mr.. WOlcott declaring the sense of the
senate. Although the agreement was not
entered into in the senate all the senators
present who were opposing the resolution
agreed privately that vote should be had
on the resolution today. 1t will probably
be debated somewhat and senators will
briefly express their views
1t is possible to prevent a vote if those
who were not parties to the private agree
ment should decide to oppose it, as there
was no unanimous consent asked or given
in the .enate. The Republicans who
agreed that there should be vote in
cluded Senators Aldrich, Platt, Chandler
nd fI,, .,f1 1no ON,
the Republican side, while Senators Cock
rell, Blackburn and Jones of the Demo
cratic senators agreed to the proposition
The opponents of the Jones bill present
said they were willing there should be a
vote on the declaratory resolution pre-
sented by Mr. Wolcott, and it is believed
that this private agreement will be ad-
hered to in the senate. This ends the sill
yer fight for this session, and the appro-
priation bills will monopolize the remain
der of the session, with perhaps some time
devoted to the bankruptcy bill and the
pooling bill
The silver forces asserted their strength
at the outset OF the proceedings yesterday,
and by vote Of 36 to q displaced the
morning business and took up the silver
bill before the regular order had been
reached.
Alr. Villas, of Wisconsin, then took the
floor for four hours in carefully prepared
speech defending the administration for
the recent bond contract When Mr..
Villas concluded at 5:35 p. m, active steps
were taken by the silver men to force a
| final vote. 1t was evident, however, that
the opposition was ready to talk against
time and thus carry the debate through
| the night, if necessary, TO cut off a vote
Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, took the foo
and made an argument against the bill
| being frequently interrupted by points o
no quorum and roll calls and suggestion
| for closing debate.
Mr.. Jones appealed to the opposition t,
| fix a time for a vote, but no agreemen
could be reached. At o'clock the senat,
business was brought to complete stand
| still by the failure to secure quorum OF
| Mr. Aldrich's motion to go into executive
session.
From that time until adjournment vair
| efforts were made to secure a voting
| quorum, although a quorum was presen
most of the time, many senators refusing
to vote This tedious process continued
| until O'Clock, when Mr.. Jones reluctantl.
yielded and the long session closed.
The house spent yesterday in the fur
ther consideration of the naval appropria
tion bill The points of order made by
Mr. .Sayers against the item for the in
crease Of the enlisted force Of the navy
were overruled, and his amendments look
ing to their elimination were defeated
The committee on naval affairs were vic
torious on every test of strength taken
The paragraphs providing for the incroas
of the navy lbattleships and torpedo boats
will be reached today and the committe
is sanguine that the increases recon
mended will be authorized The confer
ence report ON the bill to extend the tim
for making returns under the income "a
law were agreed.
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