The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-19


been dumb during this grave emergency, =
said he. I'VE have left the president
to nghx this battle alone for the c-Sdi<
and honor q t1e United States, and the
people Of this country via not forget
that the American congress deserted the
pres5derst In the hour OF trial"
Sherman said: The rea. question Is.
Shall This government pay iss Obligations
In gold or silver coins I wish to point
out that in every act. every soan. every
sale OF bonds since 1859. this government
has demanded gold. and now are we to
refuse 60 pay these obligations IN the
same com we received for eheme II this
question is fairly presented and under
stood By the people. no honest man viii
say We should DOT pay In any other coin
than that We received. To say that such
bonds. for which geld was received,
should not be paid In gold. Is nos honest"
Referring TO the recent. bond issue,
Sherman said: II must say do not like
to say X. fer have the highest personal
regard for the integrity of the president
and the secretary Of the treasury, but /
must say that this hast contract was most
faulty for the United States"
Sherman said the bond contract. white
smprovident. would not ruin or break the
United States. IL reasonable PROPOSE
ton had been made To our own people
they would have found tine gold TO pay
for them. We have the men in New York.
Boston. Philadelphia and chicago. who,
being applied to. could convert such
bonds into gold al their fun value. We
have no need TO look abroad
Sherman closed by saying that he had
not intended any personal criticism of
the president or the secretary of the
treasury. They have made a bad bar
gain. that is all" said he. but, it being
bargain. we must live up to IT,"
The agricultural appropriation baIi was
then passed, after which there was an
effort TO get recognition from every side
of the chair. n was clearly fight be-
tween the silver ball. the appropriation
bills and the pooling bill Jones of Ar
kansas. in charge OF the silver bill, sue
ceeded in getting first recognition, and
moved TO take up the silver bill. The ef~
feet Of this. IL adopted. was to displace
the bankruptcy bill and all other mea-
sures and bring the silver bill TO the front
for a stSuggle and a vote.
Hale moved to adjourn. There was an
aye and nay vote. the friends OF the Sill
Yer biii voting against adjournment The
motion to adjourn was defeated by II 10
So. signal victory for the silver men.
German then made move to ge. the
appropriation bills ahead OF the silver bill.
He urged that the Indian appropriation
bill be taken up. Call having made a mo-
ton TO that effect. German cited the rule
that a motion to take slp an appropriation
bill was specially privileged The discus
sion was sharp and exciting. showing the
intense interest felt by the senator's at
the outcome.
The vice-president held tho motion Of
Call TO be in order. Then an aye and nay
vote was taken on his motion to take up
the Indian bill and thus cut off the silver
bill. The motion was defeated, ayes rs.
nays 30. and the silver men were again
victorious.
The ayes and nays were then taken on
the direct question OF the taking up of
the silver bill according to Jones mo-
ton. and the sflS.s usen gained their
poirt. yeas %. nays q. The vote was as
follows:
Allen, Bate. Berry Blackburn, Butler,
Call. Cameron. Clark. Daniel. Dubois,
Hansbrough, Harris. Hunton, Jones,
Ark. Jones, New. Kyle. McIaurin. Man-
tie. Morgan. PETER. Perkins Pestigrew.
Pngh. Squire. Stewart. Teller. Turpie,
Voorhis. Walsh and White.
NAYS-27
Allison, Brice. Camden, Carey. Cham
dler. Davis, Dixon. Frye. Gailinger.
George. Gibson. Gray. Hale. Hawley.
Hin. Hoar. McMillin. Mcpherson. Nam
derson. Mitchell. Wis. Palmer. Pasco.
Platt. Proctor. Quay. Ransom, Villas.
Pairs-tThe first namaS would have
voted yea}-Mitcheil OF Oregon and AID
rich. blanchard and Burrows, Cockre,l
and Cuiiom. Coke and Dolph. Faulkner
and Higgins, Gordon and Wilson of
Iowa, Roach and German, Irby and Nor
rill, Pritchard and Lindsay, Martin and
Lodge. Milbank and Sherman, wolcost
and Murphy. Power and Cafrery. shoup
and Smith. Vest and washburn.
Jones then asked that time De fixed
for taking a vote. lie said the senator's
know full We'll how they would vote. and
there was no need OF delay. He asked
unanimous consent that the vote be fixed
for O'Clock. but Villas objected.
Then let us have a vote naw," saast
Butler. and it looked as though uhe bin
might at once be put on it's final pa assage.
ba, Hale suggested tisat many senator's
were absent.
Then I give notice" said Jones. "that
/ will keep the hill before the senate uut,I
a vote is secured before adjournment TO-
morrow"
With this final announcement, Jones
moved 30 adjourn, and at 6 o'cloek the
session came to a close