The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-21
SENATOR Jones WEAKENS
He Mill Press the Silver Bill No Fur
thcr This Season.
HOUSE FAVORS BATTLE SHIPS
Senator Chandler's Earnest Addresses
Upon the Silver Question and Appro'
priation Measures Hopes for an
Extra Session Freely Expressed.

BY the United Press.
Washington, Feb. 20.--When Mr. VOL
cott's, Rep., Colo), resolution as to ad-
visibility of not pressing consideration
of the silver bill at this session was laid
before the senate this morning, Mr..
Jones, Oem., Ark), who had charge of
that bill, recognized the impossibllity
Of passing it, and announced that its
friends would press it no further at this
session. 1t was then sent to the calen-
dar as was also Mir. WolCotts reSolu-'
tion.
Senator Chandler (Rep.. n. IL, made
two speeches, one on the silver ques-
ton and the other on the likelihood and
desirability of an extra session in
April or May next. In the first speech
he took an advanced position in favor
of bi-metallism, and. stated his belief
that the adoption of the single gold
standard had helped to produce the
financial troubles. The time was APP
preaching, he said when it would be
necessary for the Republican party to
present some affirmative measure of bi-
metallsm; otherwise the American vot
ers would decide between gold mono
silver monometallism as the other.
Mr.. Chandler's second speech was Of
q more positive character. 1t was
made on an amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill, and to the point that
all the amendments proposing general
legislation on appropriation bills We're
reported by the committee on appro-
priations with the design and purpose
of provoking discussion, preventing the
passage of appropriation bills and thus
necessitatng the holding of an extra
session of congress. He expressed the
belief and hope that the president
would call an extra session as soon as
possible after the fourth of March, and
suggested as work for that session the
passage of a bill to construct the Mic
aragua canal, not through a private
company, but by public money, the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands,
and searching investigation into the
conduct of the secretary of the treas
ury, under the direction of the presi-
dent in the most remarkable fiscal
transaction that ever took place in the
history of the government, by which a
loss of nine million dollars was caused
to the treasury and people of the United
States"
Bill tor Battle Ships.
So far as the house is concerned the
navy win be further increased by the
construction of three battle ships and
nine torpedo boats. At the close of four
days deliberation on the bill making
appropriations for the navy and naval
establishments for the year ending
June 80, 1895, the house passed the
measure, practically as it was report
ed by the committee.
1t was alsN provided on motion by
Mr.. DOlliver Qtep., la that two of
the nine torpedo boats should be con-
structed on the Mississippi river. Ef-
forts by Mr.. Cannon Rep, I'D to
make The bill carry an appropriation of
$22, 900 or of $5,O0O,OO0 towards de-
frayinG the cost of the battleships
were unavailnG.
The naval bill being out of the way
the house spent an hour or two dis
cussing the Hawaiian cable project
upon the report Of the conference over
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill. Mr.. McCreary Dem., KyD
opposed the construction of the cable
as government enterprise and moved
that the house insist upon It's Disagree
ment to the senate amendment author
izing the president to contract for laying
the cable. Mr.. Hit ORep., I'D. one of
the conferrees, moved that the house
concur in the senate amendment, and
, forcibly advocated the construction of
| the cable.
lie read the annual messages of Presi-
/ dent Cleveland in 1886 and 1883 to show
! that as far back as that period the
president advised congressional action
to secure tclcgraphic communication
with the Hawaiian islands, The matter
was not disposed Of
A bill was passed over the unfavor-
able report of the committee of the
whole, having been previously passed
| by mistake and recalled from the SEN
| ate, to increase the pension of Thomas
| Corrigan.
| \ resolution introduced last Dccem-
Der by Mr.. Pickler, Rep. s. d., and re-
ferred to the committee on civil service
reform was called up by its author, that
| committee having not acted upon It,
and passed it. 1t directs the secretary
| of the treasury to inform the house how
many old soldiers have been dismissed
| from that department since March g.
| 1898, and the reasons for their removal