Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
Senator Dubois Does Not Look for
Favorable Silver Legislation.
WHAT TEE SILVER MEN WILL Do
Another GaveI Presented to Speaker
Reed.
T H E w A L L E r G A E

Senator Dubois said today that the
friends of silver did not look for any ia
vcrable legislation during the present Ses-
sion of Congress- and that in view of the
hostile attitude of the President he did not
believe any special effort would be made in
that direction. The silver men, he be-
lieved, would so far control the committees
that they could at any time bring up free
coinage bill, and 1t was very likely that
number of speeches in advocacy of such
measure would be made during the session.
The wisdom of making a prolonged fight
with the full knowledge of its hopelessn .ss.
he said, was much doubted by the silver
men, and 1t was altogether likely that they
would content themselves with reaffirming
their allegiance to the cause, rather than
prolong the session when no substantial
good possibly could result. The Senator,
however, was very positive in asserting
that no issue of bonds would be authorized,
or other financial legislation permitted with
out some substantial recognition given to
silver, nor, he continued, would any meas
ure providing for the retirement of green
backs pass the Senate, except silver be
given an important place In any scheme for
preventing the contraction of the currency,
which necessarily would be caused by such
retirement. He therefore did not look for
any financial legislation at the present ses-
sion.
ShnhOlerA Free silver bill.
Senator Chandler has introduced bill
providing for the unlimited coinage of gold
and silver in connection with other nations
and establishing the ratio of one to fifteen
and half After providing for coming the
bullion and the issuing of silver and gold GER
tificates the third section of the bill provides
that the law shall take effect and become op-
erative when similar laws shall have been
adopted by the governments of England,
.uh irh lou h1I In,
substance provide for the purchase of gold
and silver bullion without limit and shall
make legal tender of the gold and the princi-
pal silver coins and any certificate represent
ing them, the ratio between the gold and the
silver to be the same provided for in this act;
ana when such laws have been passed by the
governments aforesaid, the President shall
make proclamation accordingly. and this law
snail then take effect and be in force"
Other Senate Bills.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
yesterday were:
By Senator Mils-Directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to have all the silver in the
treasury coined into subsidiary coin, and
providing that when the revenues of the
government shall be insufficient to meet the
current expenses of the government the Sec
rotary shall issue Notwithstanding legal
tender treasury notes in amount sufficient to
cover the deficiency and pay out the same in
the current expenditures of the government
and also that when the gold reserve in the
treasury snail he in excess of 500, 0G0, 600 and
legal tender notes are presented for redemp-
ton in coin, they shall be redeemed in either
gold or silver coin at the discretion of the
Secretary. The bill also provides that when
the reserve shall fall below 500. COG, 600 the
Secretary shall redeem the notes in silver
Ii closes with declaration for the mainten-
ance of the parity of the two metals and a
provision for the repeal of all laws authoriZ-
ing the issuance of interest-bearing bonds
by Senator Call-To prevent and punish
the control of election by corporations en-
gagged IN interstate commerce, also bill re-
curing railroad companies to pay employees
injured In the discharge of duty their sal
aries while disabled, and, in case of death. to
continue to pay the salary to their widows
during their natural lives.
senator Dubois-Amendment to the rules
of the Senate for the distribution of the an
preparation bills among the various Senate
committees
Senator Gray-A bill amending the pension
laws in regard to widows and minors
Senator Faulkner-A bill authorizing the
governor of Alaska. to grant licenses for the
manufacture, importation and sale of liquors
IN that territory, and providing for the pun
1shment OF those who engaged in this traffic
without such license. Also a bill authoriz-
ing the governor of Alaska to create pre-
cincts and appoint justices of the peace and
constables in that territory