The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-31

-, ,,,Iop late this afternoon over the
rn,,,Iou o. .aklns the vote on the PEN
SI,r silver bond bill. Il had been ex-
No. rr,,.l throughout the day that Mr..
lanes. @. Arkansas, In charge OF the
measure, would hold the senate In ses-
.ion until vote was forced. He had
rivca notice OF this purpose, and sea-
r,o,s were prepared for II. But at 4:l5
chr, Mr.. vilos secured the floor for
ss,cs!i. he yielded for motion to go
Ir,o executive session. Mr.. Jones CS-
nlalpel lAat II was proposed to take
a rr,sss until tomorrow. He felt sat
,,sd he said, that a vote could be
taken in the near future. This lead to
nu,h discussion. Mr.. Chandler was
,orrls,g, At tho abandonment of tho
rl,a Ior a vote. Mr.. Stewar: declared
;b.t L made no difference when q vote
va tBken, or whether any was taken.
Il yls all dress parade" and bum
ros55e." He added Ghe significant state
man; that the pendlng silver amend
mont would re gcrmane as m amend
5,e,t 10 the tariff bill and thSt when
ths later measure came up before the
sesate he would offer . silver amend
ven, 70 tcs: senators on their choice
6r,glen ;ariff and silver.
Af,er a lengthy discussion, the sem
~ ven. iato executive session and
ts,n took a rpcess until tomorrow,
vsh5u; any exact understanding as TO
:he vote. although the talk had shown
a purpose to secure 4 vote on Saturday.
The Proceedings.
After some routine business the sem
ATE resumed consideration OF the silver
bond bill and MIR. Call. (Dem.. Fln-),
continued his speech begun yesterday.
Sir. Mitchell. tRep., ore.). followed In
support Of the silver substitute
M. Mischell said the question pre-
sented was whether the bonded lndebt-
sintss 10 maintain the gold standard,
or BY a greater use OF silver restore the
metal to Its primary place as money Of
tlie constitution. He pointed out that
cur foreign Indebtedness during the
rlr twenty-five years had greatly in
creased. notwithstanding that during
that time there was q balance Of trade
In our favor In meronandIse o. 5t,GS3,-
800 600, besides silver exports OF $685..
III SIS and gold exports Of s27l .lso. .12l
There were two remedies 20 be ap-
piled: First, our merchant marine
must be encouraged and built up and
Te must become our own carriers; sec
ondly. We must legislnte TO increase
The value OF our export commodities 80
nS 70 enable US to wipe out the debt
which to-day makes the people OF this
eouatry virtually slaves to the money
lenders Of Greet Britain. He Thought
that the ehly remedies which could
protect the people OF America from the
lnrJads Of the orient were the ahan-
don1lent OF the single gold standard
and the establishment OF n protective
tarlf. He was against any increase
In rhe public debt to maintain the gold
s.snd1rd.
Nr. Mitchell said he was in favor OF
bi.metall!sm, but he did not believe II
could be brought out by an interna-
tonal agreement. He did not believe
that those who were talking of an In
tefnatlonal agreement expected that
such q result was possible. He was In
tayor OF independent bl-metallism as
there was no prospect OK an interna-
toHal agreement. He did not believe
that England as long ns she could con-
rol Germany and other countries
Eogld consent to an International
tgretmcHt for bl-metalllsm.
Ar. Perkins, (Rep., Caln.), SPOKE
briefly In support Of tho silver amend-
nent He and other senators favorlng
lHe MEASURE he'd been accused In the
metropolitan press Of misTepresenhng
iheir constituents. for. II was asserted,
california was in favor OF the gold
standard. Mr.. Perkins, controvcrted
th!i assertion The LIANT Republican
platform Of California. had plank de-
caring for the free and unlimited coin-
t9e % silver. Resolutions were passed
~ u" California legislature tn6tFuct-
iHs the senator's from that state to sup
p9r' the free and unlimited coinage OF
aiVgr The people OF California had
made % their minds on thiH subject
an knowing this universal feeling IN
hh state the senator said he would cast
hlF vote tpr the silver amendment, thus
executing the Instructions, given him
yen through his pcrBonol Views In
eDlei 70 a more conservative course.
nc would prefer an American. policy
on lh' silver quc1tior, first coining the
ITunlct q American mines.
Ar stewart, OF Nevada, interrupted
win me question:
WIN the senator support the free
anl unl.mitcd coinage OF silver at tho
ia,lI 9' u to !. independent OF Eng
Yc2, will vote for that measure"
answered Ar. Perkins. although do
* regard II ns entirtly cxpedlcnt ut
W. w. Nm' ] will respond to the desires
- ~. peorlc and the stnte | have the
",I,-T ~ part to represent"
"t- FHrklns proceeded to urge tho
~! n' % tariff measure adequate to
m'et N" onuntry's expenditure and to
",'''Nf tho deficit. The senator also
5pnr'Yrd the popular feature OF the
whf can. lie pointed out. however,
S Sh,,. "' u'iy wrst Of the Missouri river
,.l '"t" bonds without paying the
y y,a. ~" between San FrnnrlBco and
i. '"rk, while eastern cities could
,', '"0 ~ thclaub-trrasurlcs with
%, HEihs exchange.
"5 ''Fklns said II was an unwnrant-
w s, 1Tlmlnatlon nFninrt tho wcBt In
fH' contrast with the vast Contri-
C.5t, C-5.,a as ~ gold made from the mincg or
Mo 1T }:iS, when Mr. Perkins
.''l, an animated discussion
~, NJ 70 taking vote on tho meas
G Villas, 0f wisconsin. took tho
D speech. but stnted TINT he
'l 70 70 on Tomorrow. II wns
~ ,.'n1 that Mr. Jones. ArkansnH, In
c. .un bIll. would insist on pro
A., '."' nat tc said he would yield for
.HlIFn gnsalon. IIr added:
~, ' ilH hninE FptiFtled from con-
,.. Win senator's that there will be
b. 'IlY IN getting vote on the bill
'' '"' FFg near future"
40 Animated DnhHtS.
'.a' Mo senator abandoned his pres.
''s Z i'D|' ngkcd Mr.. Chandler.
w" ha' Understood that he would
,h''r' or roccodIng. VIII the senator
rfrposc?"
..' ~ ' explained that he conHldcr-
r . T'Ilr to tnln n recess until
r "row Ed 'hrr go on without
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