The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20


Yeas-Allen, Bate. Berry, Blackburn, |
Clark. Dubois, Faulkner, George,
Hansbrough, Harris. Huntoon, Jones, !
Arkansas; Kyle, McLaurin, Martin, !
Mitchell, Oregon; Morgan, Pascoe. |
Push, Roach. stewart. Teller vest, |
Voorhees,, Walsh, White, Wilson,
Washington; and Wolcott.-36
Nays-Aldrich, Burrows, Caffery,
Camden, Carey, Chandler, Dixon, Frye,
Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill,
Hoar Lindsay, Lodge, McMillan: Nc
Pherson, Henderson, Mitchell, Wiscon-
sin, Merrill, Palmer Plat, Proctor,
Ransom, Villas and Washburn. --27
On the announcement of the vote,
Mr.. Jones asked that 4 o'clock be fixed
as the time for taking the vote on the
bill.
How for n Vote.
Mr.. Aldrich RepuhHcan), of Rhode
Island, objected saying that senators
on the Republican side hardly desired
to see such precipitate action.
SIT is perfectly evident" said Nh.
Jones. that senators will not have
their views changed by any amount of
talk. The friends of the measure are
ready to vote. and they hope this vote
will be taken without unnecessary de
lay. l. therefore. give notice that will
Senate adiourns tonight
Mr.. Hale asked Mr.. Jones if he
meant that it was deliberately intended
to displace the great appropriation bills
and keep this silver bill before the
Senate without regard to consequences
with the attendant dangers of de-
feating some of the appropriation bills
and compelling an extra session of
Congress.
MIR. Jones rejoined sharply that if
any appropriation bills were retarded
it would be because a vote on this sill
Yer bill was not promptly taken He
reasserted that the friends Of the
measure were ready to vote as speedily
as possible.
THE senator is trying to shift the
burden" responded Mr.. Hale. ut IS
by no means Of minor consequence that
senators on this side of the chamber
insist that the great appropriation
bills be passed. It is the action of those
measure before the Senate that causes
the danger. It is going too far for the
senator to suggest that fair debate OF
such measures means delay and dila-
tory tactics -
Delay Is I----.s
Mr.. Harris asked: "WiIl the senator
Q7ale) name the number of hours the
opponents of this bill will require to
state their views? The friends of the
measure do not desire to, that if we can
learn the time desired by the opposition
an agreement for the vote may be
reached"
THAT is hardly real pertinent. fair
and square question: answered Mr..
Hale. "HoW can ! tell in advance how
long [ will desire to discuss the bis
or what time others may require?''
will the senator answer this ques-
tiOn, said Mr.. Jones. viii any
| amount of talk for moment change
the result?''
"Probably not responded MI. Hale
But think the friends of the bill had
better go on without these suggestions
of dilatory tactics"
81 need no more animation said
Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Aldrich urged that a bill of this
Importance should not be rushed
through without debate. There would
probably be numerous amendments Of
fered requiring explanation and dis
cussion. 1t should be recognized, also,
that whatever the Senate did the bill
could not get the approval of the CO.
! ordinate branches Of the government.
LAS there appears to be no DISPOSE
8 tion," concluded Mr.. Jones, Ito agree
upon time for a vote, I will ask the
Senate to remain in session tonight IN
til a vote is taken"
This closed the efforts toward agree
ment on a time for a vote and inau-
gurated what appears to be a contest
| of endurance.
Villas Great Effort.
! Mr.. Villas then addressed the Senate
| He spoke of the presidents messages to
| Congress and his constant appeals with
words solemn and almost pathetic in
their earnestness. to deal with the imam
! cial conditions. But there had been alb
SOlute impOtency in Congress TO meet the
perils of the country.
! Mr.. Villas then took up the events lead
| ing to the recent bond contract. He said
! action was necessary TO avert the calam-
| ity of a gold suspension.
| Few have known" he said, the i'm
minence of the disaster to which the
treasury came before the action was tax
en- to avert the disaster
J He proceeded to show that the with
| draWals of gold we're SO great in Janu-
airy that it became obvious to the treas
ury that d systematic run Was nelns
| made on its gold"
, After revolving the run on the treasury
! the sale of bonds, and the consequent
! importation of gold from Europe, MI.
| Villas took up the present condition of the
had been aYerted. He said the greater
part of the gold left in the treasury when
the run ceased was in bullion, and una
valuable for redemption purposes, and
stated that if the run had continued the
minis would have been unable to pro
duCe the coin with sufficient rapidly to
I meet the demand.
'Tf the drain had not been checked by
the announcement of contract" he
I said, I'VE should have been thrown to "a
silver basis or to The suspension Of sRe-
@ Ragb R h ana ne that me ne
would be able to hold on for another
day."
4 Few Aware Of the Peril,
! Few persons had been aware of the
ated it. and he read the following tele-
I gram from Mr.. Buchanan, the United
States minister at Argentine. to show
that the English bankers understood the
-'Buenos Ayres. Feb. 4. 1S95.-Gregham
WaShington-The London and Rover
4 bank, the largest in South America, IN
classes of American exchange. Are you
''BUCHANAN."
ed the condition of affairs which cropped
out in far-off Argentine would have made
itself manifest in all the European f1nan.
|, cial capitals.
the remedy available to meet this seri-
Gus condition.
1T is your fault" he said, ''that the
! treasury condition was SO critical thai
the delays incident to a popular ioar
would have brought on a suspension OF
specie payments in three days. The iudg.
ment of financial authorities would, in
time, approve, If indeed it had not al.
ready approved, the action of the govern
ment in bringing vast supply of golt
from abroad
Aldrich Jumps In.
4 sharp colloquy occurred between MIR
Aldrich and Mr. Villas
), Mr.. Aldrich said the recent bond,
should have been sold at 10 per cent
above what they brought.
nIf the senator had stood at one end nj