Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-02-10

congregational

Congressional
WAsurSGroY. Feb. 5.---The Hons
in ac,or lance with tise ser'n' nr lie
special order adopted Yesterday. ro
splvcl ITSELF into Commit .ee of the
Whole To consider the bill 40 author
izc the Secretary Of tho Treasury TO
ISSUE bon.ls to maintain Il sufficient
gold reserve and redeem and rctifc
United States notes and for other pur-
poses"
Springer opened the debate vi h
st ltcmcnt concerning the condition
Of the treasury, lIc proiucel figures
to show thege woul | be IN estimated
surplus Of S2j)Io,,hJ in royelucs ut
the cn of the pso 5clt ca'clIlr year.
but Il deficiency at ;hc cn ! Of ihc li--
cal year, Juns - il Of S2J OOO.UuO.
the deficiency WAS now S:'l.OO0.utu,
but this would be decreased Sli.O o.
600 IN :hc coming five months. On
Jurc ID, 1896. he said there would be
IN the trcasurE So, ,MO.nO0 surplus
rcvcaucs. This surplus would have
been derived from the sale OF bonds.
While Springer was dicussing the
dwindling gold reserve and The enor-
mons outstanding gold obligation OF
the government. he was inter upsed
by Simpson. OF Kun sas, who as,icd il
thn SpnrntnrU Af fl,n TFrnpg,,r,.
compelled TO redeem the legal tender
notes in gold. He replied thnt he was
so conpetlrd by the PIE .elclts from
Secretaries. or in bad faith to repudi
ate the cs,abli5hc pplicy of the gov.
crEmcnt. In conclusion he appealed
to the mcmbcrs Ia lay aside party
preferences as patriots, stop the drain
of gold aud save the country's credit.
Cox OF Tennessee, inupp sition to the
bill. followed Springer.
SENATE.
\ sensational episode occurred IN
the Senate rs soon rs the Senate CON
vcucd today. Mitch,ll OF Oie.on
wished 10 make "a report ON certain
sugar bounty claims on which he said
he desired 10 make Il brief EXPLAIN.
ton.
There will have to be an cxplana-
tion when the subject comes up in.
terTaptcd Harris of Tcnncssec. so 1t
will he u waste of time TO have the
explanation now. | the erefors OBJ
icct,' Mitchell urgcl that the cx-
planation would not take three min
utes. but Ifarris shook his head.
-l'hcn." said Mitchell with growing
impltioncc, Il will not make the re-
port; will Withdraw it. 1t is most
extraordinary that the Senators can.
not submit brief explanation il they
SO deairc. II is remarkable"
Mitch5ll's words were snappel out
vchcmently.
at is needless for the Senator To
protest. said Harris, Il object, and |
emphasize it. ! object.
"rhcn | withdraw the report de.
clnrcd Mitchell.
"Withdrnw it, them exclaimed
Harris defantly.
Mitchell shovel inteng 10 irritation
at the defiance, and -nising his
voice hc said to Harris. "thc action
Of the Senator is unusual. most I'm.
usual
al want this fellow 20 understand
rctortcd Harris, measuring each
word. ~ihat | am capable of doing un.
usual things, aud | am responsible
for doing unusual things.r
~ios, answo -cd Mitchell, whose
flushed face showed his intense indig.
nation, al "ppro ciatc that the Senator
is capable Of doing unusual things."
and then Mitchell added. "and hc'a
capable of doing ungcntlcmanly
things"
Harris stepped forward from his
dcek, and for Il moment il seemed he
was about to resent tho statement in
nn unusual and emphatic way. lie
l'''''-'' '"N''is hih "tgil VI Et
towarld Mitchell and addressing him
directly Rnid, "Lct inc tell you, sir.
your conduct is contcmptible.--con
temptiblc.'
Tho presiding officer had been rap.
ping vigorously as the controyors,
proceeded.
"Tho Senators must proceed in OF.
DER ho repeated.
Tho colleagues Of tho two nngry
Senators gathered about them. ana
thcir indignant cxpostulotion contin.
ucd in subduod tones. Tho prcsiliug o
licor directed the clerk to proceed will.
the other business, and tho incident
was summnrily closed Mitchell NOV.
cd about the chamber rciterniing his
protests, whilo Harris sat ut his desk
apparently upmovcl by tho sharp cx.
change Of personalities.
The carlonti ils Of Perkins OF @ III
fornin for tho IIucyu.rnl form, nf th,