St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-01
HILL MAKES NO OPPOSITION
WHEN ASSURED THAT ALL PAR
LIAMENTARY MOTIONS WOULD
BE ENTERTAINED.
Villas DENoUNCEs THE RII4.
As Fraudulent Pretext of Re-
Spouse to the EFFICIENCY 1t Pro-
fessed to Meet.

taken In the senate at 2 o'clock tonor-
row, an agreement to that effect hay
ing been reached today. This brings
10 a conclusion debate covering MANY
Gays. The agreement came rather un-
expectedly at the close of Mr.. Villas
speech He had talked for three hours
ana was about to be followed by Mr.
Bate, when Mr.. Chandler precipitated
the question Of a final vote by stating
that he would ask unanimous consent
for recess from 4 o'clock until 1880
o'clock. While the senator did not
mention vote, it was well understood
that the move was to expedite the vote
by d1sposing of speeches during the
evening. Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, put
the voting proposition in more definite
form by asking that the agreement
cover recess from until Z 80 tonight.
further recess until IL a. m tomor-
row, then the five-minute rule of de-
pate to apply except to Mr.. Morrill,, the
venerable head of the finance commit
tee, and, finally, vote on the bill and
all amendments at o'clock.
For few minutes 1t looked as though
Mr.. Hill, of New York, would again pre-
a
distinct understanding that various par
llamentary motions-to postpone. Law
on the table, ETC., should not be cut off.
Inns was readily seconded by Mr.. Hair
IT'S, SO long as the final vote was at
CLOCK. This disposed of the last re-
naming objection, and the presiding
officer declared the unanimous agree
ment to be in force. Aside from this.
the uay was given to speeches on the
peding bill.
When the senate convened today it
was technically a continuance of the
session of Thursday, as a recess was
taken last night. The silver bill there
lore had Immediate right of way. with
Mr.. Villas Oem., Wis., recognized to
speak.
1T WILL" said Mr.. Villas, doubtless
never be necessary to discuss this bill
as II came from the house. but it NAV
be said that it deserved its fate. Stran
gled by silver, it was but the fraudu-
lent preteXt or response to the eXigency
which it professed to meet and to the
reasonable suggestions of the presi-
dent, which it denied, while it avowed
their wisdom. With the exception of
provision for emergency certificates
Wn1cn ought to stand in the permanent
statutes-the house bill contained moth
ing commendable, everything else was
but mockery of the legislation demand
ed by our fiscal conditions, and so
again, as year ago, partisanship or
1moec1lity, or both, has stricken con-
gress with paralysis and the rescue of
business prosperity from it's recurring
peril has been thrown upon the execu-
tive.
One year ago Republican manage
ment was able to show pretense that
but for the Populists and free silverites
there might have been relief 1t was
not true then, and this bill has now
unmasked the fact by denying under
Republican dictations the only remedy
available to the increased mischief"
Declaring that the bill as it came
from the house was a
MERE SHAM AND FRAUD,
Mr.. Villas proceeded to show that the
senate amendments made it worse
than the original measure. He then,
at considerable length, discussed the
free coinage provision of the pending
bill, declaring that the financial dis
tress and public misery of the past
three years were the direct products
of the efforts to force free silver upon
the country. and" he said, "our
course to relief is the return to sound
principles" He believed especially that
every stop of the fatal progress in er-
ror had been opposed to the cardinal
doctrines on which the Democratic
party is based, and by which it must
abide or sink IN recreancy, while the
spirit flies from our institutions of lib
erty.
He contended that the silver mine
owners were largely responsible for
the agitation for free coinage. He de-
clared the people of the Rocky Noun
tains to be subservient to the mine
holder, the veriest despot of history
'the Grand Kha1"of Tarnian. The great
mogul never had more submissive sub
jects than the silver king of the Rock
les He traced the past legislation in
the interest Of silver to the theory of
perfection, which he characterized as
vicious and wicked.
Mr. Villas speech was vivid word
picture Of Democracy, menaced on the
one hand by federalism rejuvenated in
the Republican party, and on the other
by the pretentious party never known
in the days of Democratic justice,
charged with wild, fantastic stories of
disorder and wilder schemes of remedy,
threatening, should 1t grow apace, no
one can foretell what violence. of social
tempest.
After reciting the glories of the old
party of Jefferson and Jackson the SEN
ator concluded: This party will con-
tinue on it's great career, yielding nei-
Their to one side nor the other to the
the red fires of anarchy"
AS Mr.. Villas proceeded there were
occasional sharp exchanges between
him and other senators. Mr.. Mitchell
interjected a question as to the bond
transaction last year. Mr.. Villas justi-
fed the course taken under the exigen-
cies of the time, while Mr.. Mitchell de-
nominated the course Of the bond pur-
chasers in buying on the theory of sill
yer naVm4OtS and vet demanding and
expressing gold payments as a '+bunco
game"
Mr.. Villas closed shortly before
o'clock, and the skirmishing at once
began as to fixing a time for voting on
the silver bond bill.
VOTE ON BOND BILL.
Mr.. Harris Dem, TENN, who has
been closely associated with Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas, in the direction Of the
measure, with characteristic earnest
ness of manner, urged that an exact
time be fixed for taking the vote. Mr..
Jones in the meantime had entered the
chamber and hurried to a place be-
side Mr. Harris. LET the agreement
include a vote at o'clock tomorrow
suggested Mr.. Jones to his colleague.
YES" said Mr.. Harris, the PROPOSE
ton contemplates a vote at o'clock"
There was a nnomentary pause with
out objection being made, and the vice
president, who was in the chair, put
the question: "Is there no objection?"
Mr.. Hill had risen. There is some
question" said he "as to the precise
meaning and effect Of this PROPOSE
ton" Mr.. Hill did not seek to combat
Mr.. Harris statement, but adopted
his most deferential manner in ure-
ing that the senator (Harris) extend