The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
Plans for Keeping Legal Tender
in Circulation and for Coin.
ing Bullion.
AN AMENDMENT FROM BUTLER,
Pledged the Votes of the Six PopuliStS
to the Party That Will Stop
Bond Issues.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 14.-After
considerable discussion in the Senate to-
day about granting a pension OF $40
month to the widow of Brigadier-General
Cogswel of Massachusetts (volunteer
army, the bill was passed.
During the debate Thurston (R.) of Ne
braska made his maiden speech in the Sen
ate in favor of the measure, which Allen
(Pop.) of Nebraska had opposed on the
ground that higher pensions should not be
given to the widows of officers than to
those of private soldiers. Allen moved n
amendment reducing the pension from
SIS to $50 month. 1t was reiected-ayes
%, noes SO.
Mills CD of Texas offered resolutions
declaring that the outstanding legal tender
notes shall not be retired, cancelled or
funded into Understanding bonds, but
shall be kept in circulation; that the
whole of the silver bullion now in the treas
ury shall be coined as rapidly as possible
the coins for the seigniorage to be paid out
In current expenses and the rest in the re-
demptlon or treasury notes issued for its
purchase; that whenever there is deficit
in the treasury legal-tender notes shall be
issued to meet current expenditures and
shall be destroyed when returned to the
treasurer; that all laws authoriz-
ing the sale of interest bearing
bonds shall be repealed; that it is the es-
tablished policy of the United States not
only to keep all kinds of money issued I'M
der its authority at par, but to require all
creditors, public or private, to receive
gold and silver coins in payment of all
obligations where the terms of the con-
tract stipulate for coin payment, and that
it is the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay United States notes in
both gold and silver coin. He asked that
the resolution lie on the table and gave
notice that he would address the Senate
on it tomorrow.
A bill granting to the Atchison and
Nebraska Railroad Company and to the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Company the right of way over part of
the Sac and Fox Indian reservation was
reported and passed.
At P. NJ. the House bond bill, with the
Finance Committee silver substitute, was
taken up.
Butler (Pop.) of North arolina offered
an amendment to the bill prohibiting the
issue of bonds for any purpose whatever
without further action of Congress, and
requiring the payment of greenbacks,
treasury notes and the interest and princi-
pal of coin obligations in either gold coin
or silver coin, and he addressed the SEN
ate on the amendment. 1t would not do,
he said, for either the Republican or
Democratic side of the chamber to evade
responsibility by saying that it had no
majority.
~ pledge" he said "six Peoples party
votes in this chamber on either party
that will stop the further issue of bonds;
and six votes will give a majority to either
side. In fact either party can have
majority in this body when it desires to
pass any law in the interest of the Ameri-
can people,
Butler occupied two hours in the deliv-
cry of his speech and the floor was then
taken by PETER (Pop.) of Kansas who will
address the Senate on the bond bill to-
morrow.
The Senate, then, at :25 P. NJ. proceeded
to executive business and shortly after
ward adjourned until tomorrow.