The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-23

ought to protest. and il so. whether in
the name Of the Monroe doctrine. or in
Il will answer the question OF the SEN
atOr from Oregon" Mr.. WOlcott said,
and then l hope I viii be permitted 70
proceed in my speech We certainly would
interfere in the case presented. We would
interfere TO any extent Not IN the slight
est because Of the Monroe doctrine. but
because Of the undOubted and inalienable
right We have 70 protect our interests
wherever anybody asserts TO the con-
trary, in any portion of the earth ZAP
plause in the galleries.)
There was no abatement Of interest felt
IN the speech from its opening sentence.
TO its close, and when Mr. Vol
eotI with merry e,oauence. wound
in which he invoked peace be-
tween. the two great English-speaking ma
tons and expressed the hope that they
would always be found standing together,
as brothers should. shoulder 10 shoulder.
IN the interest of humanity. awaiting the
day when nation should no longer lift
sword against nation. there was an out
purSt OF applause throughout the cham
Der.
AIR. Pugh's resolution being still before
the Senate, MIR. Hill, dem, Of New York
offered an amendment to it providing that
II for any reason silver coin shall not
be at parity with gold coin, the United
states bonds now payable in coin shall
be paid in standard gold coin whenever
demanded. He expressed his regret at the
resolution being introduced at this time,
and said that it could not be passed with
out full discussion.
Mr.. Hin had made no further progress
in his speech when he was interrupted at
p. m. by the presiding officer with the
statement that the morning hour had eX-
pired, and that the House bond bill, with
the free coinage substitute, was now be-
fore the Senate as the unfinished bust
ness.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Tel
Ter. Allen, Plat, Sherman, COckrell, Gray,
Jones of Arkansas. German, Hoar, Aid
rich and Lindsay.
Mr.. German. at the close of extended re-
marks, said: 4 shall never agree, as a
matter of course, to vote for any meas
ure which 1 would regard as repudiating,
in the slightest degree, the highest obliga-
lions of the government in the past. II
we have contracted as the executive
branch of the government has uniformly
decided, and as congress has never mega
tived, that we are TO pay these obligations
in gold, would pay them in gold, no mat
ter how much il cost the people of the
country. But when we come to the other
question, the free coinage of silver, we
may as well admit here, frankly, and the
country must know it, that as earnest and
honest men as there are in the union
differ as to what is to be done hereafter.
1t is a question that cannot be decided
by division on this aisle. No majority
OF the Senate can be had on either side.
You cannot, and l cannot, .frown down the
convictions of such men as my distin-
guished friend from Alabama (N1r. Nor
gam, and we cannot ignore the weight
of the arguments which they make. We
cannot ignore their power in the Senate
and in the House of Representatives; nor
can we ride rOugh-shod over their senti-
ments and convictions. This matter
should be settled, preserving the honor OF
the people of the country so that not the
slightest faint shall ever attach to us be-
cause of want of faith in paying every
obligation of the government. But we
ought to meet it, as all great questions
sideration and by fair concessions, so that
through out united action we may give
the people of the country an opportunity
terprises and profit again the order of the
day"
The discussion continued until $50
O'Clock, when it was suddenly brought to
a close by a motion to adjourn, and the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.