The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-08
SILVER UNDER CONSIDERATION
Lively Times in the United States
Senate.
Senator stewart OF Nevsda scores Pres-
Ident Cleveland and HE
PartIsans.

| WASHINGTON, Febs 1s.-There was
a crowd in the Senate galleries today
when the session opened, IN anticipa--
tion Of q continuation Of the attack
upon the Administration because Of
the bond contract. Senator Villas had
pile of papers and books on hiB ceaIE,
and every one supposed he would be-
| gin the days debate, but Senator
Stewart Of Nevada succeeded I'm first
| getting recognition. The latter de-
1ivered very short speech, none The
less severe on the Administration be-
.cailae of its brevity, however. He
| pictured the huniliat ion and II iilerace
which the Pref lent q the
States had brought upon the country
by his action in panderfng alone to
the interest Of the gold combinations.
Senator Gray was the first TO speak
in defense Of the Administration, and
as he is understood to be very close to
the President in all his relations, his
speech excited considerable interest
because 1t was interpreted 10 be q de-
tense which the President himself had
framed. 1t was labored effort to
show that the President had simply
acted In accordance with the law In
what he had done. Gray was several
times interrupted by Wolcott OF Col
orado and Hoar OF Massachusetts, and
asked some very pointed questions,
which he could not answer, and Hill
of New York came to the rescuu.in an
effort to make O reply.
The great speech of the day, how
ever, was by Senator Sherman, who
showed plainly that the action Of the
President and Secretary OF the Treas
ury has been improvident and border
ing on reck1essnsss. There were no
exciting scenes, nor Was any violent
language used. The speech ct 5ena-
tor Sherman, because Of his long eeF@
vice and acquaintance with hnancial
subjects generally, attracted much at
tention, particularly when he showed
how the Government had made re-
markabIe sacrifices, and had really
been eueheFed out Of large SUM Of
money by the contract which was
made.
Senator Villas did not get . Uhanee
to speak, II that was his purpose la
gathering so many books and pspefs
on his desk, for the hour Of 2 c,efock
arrived and the Senate took up the
agricultural appropriation bill.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 16.--A special to
the Sun from Washington says The
silver men I'm the Senate arranged q
clever surprise Just before adiouru-
ment this afternoon and gave 3 dem
onstfati0n OF their strength by forcing
the Senate to take up the free silver
bill recently reported from the Com
mittee on Finance In spite OF the pro-
test Of the Administration Senators
And those Of all classes who are inter-
ested in other pending legislation.
It ts the plan OF the silver men to
press their bill to q vote, and thus an
not1nce to President Cleveland that IL
he should call an extra session of Com
gfess he need expect nothing In the
way OF the financial situation In ae-
eoFdanee with recommendations The
Senators who are in charge of tile par
liamentafy programme for the re-
maiBder OF the session were not among
those taken unawares by the flank
movement of the silver men. They
received the Information several days
ago that the victory Of the silver men
in the Finanes COMMITTEES would be
emphasized on the floor OF the Senate
and they have been organizing to de-
feat it. Their efforts were a1avaiIiBg,
however, and now 1t seems probable
that free coinage bill will pass the
Senate before adjournment.
LATER.
WAsHINaToN, Feb. 21.. The free
silver bill has been Withdrawn in the
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