The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
in CONGRESS.
A Drilling Rain Kept the
Crowd Away
Speeches on Monroe Doctrine
Finance and Tariff.
Obscene Literature to Be Stopped in
Territory Mails.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-There was an
interesting prospect in the Senate today,
speeches being announced by Mr.. Daniel
of Virginia on the Monroe Doctrine, Mr..
Dubois OF Idaho or finance, and Mr..
Warren OF Wyoming on the tariff, but a
drilling rain kept the crowd from tho
Capitol.
Mr.. Frye (Rep., Me.,) reported favor
ably a bill to promote the efficiency OF
the revenue marine corps.
Mr.. Mills (Dem., Tex.,) introduced a
funding of the national debt approved
July ID, 1870, and an act to provide for
resumption of specie payments approved
June IA, 1876. Mr.. Mills said he would
call up this bill tomorrow and seek to
secure a vote on ii.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Perkins OF
California was agreed to. requiring the
Secretary of the Interior to furnish in
formation as to the ext ent of the Illicit
traffic In liquor in Alaska and to suggest
remedial legislation.
MIR. Villas. (Dem., Wis, } reported favor
ably a bill TO prevent the carrying In
the mails OF obscene literature from one
State or territory to another. MIR. Call
offered the following:
"Resolved, That a special committee OF
seven Senators shall be appointed who
shall be charged with the duty of inquir-
ing into the Imprisonment OF Eugene v.
Debs, for an alleged contempt of court,
and who shall report to the Senate and
recommend such legislation as may be
necessary for the enforcement of the law
and the protection Of citizens from ar
bitrary and oppressive excess of judicial
power"
Mir. Call said he would call up the reso-
luton tomorrow 1t YVES disclossds st this
point that the pugh resolution Tor silver
payment of bonds had lost its parliament
tary status yesterday and was at the foot
OF the calendar. Mr.. Pugh protested that
this was contrary to his understanding.
Mr.. Hill said that Mr.. Pugh bad been
warned OF this.
az deny the statement" said Mr.. Pugb.
.IIhe-Senator IS simply denying tn Q
record" answered Mr.. Hill (poIpting
how the resolution had lost its place Of
precedence before the Senate). He added:
ssThe Senator (Pugh) walked,straight into
the opening" ~ can easily be trap
ped" responded Mr.. Pugh, "by such
skiIlful means as those adopted by the
Senator from New York (Hill)."
Mr.. Pugh sought to get his resolution
restored but Mr.. Hill objected to each
move, causing much amusement. MIR.
Pugh finally geve notice that he would
move tomorrow TO restore the resol ution,
adding: "Tbe Senator from New York
(HllD will not be able to avoid going on
record on that resolution"
Mr.. Warren (Rep., Wyo.,) Yves then
recognized to speak on the.tarih.
At 2 O'Clock the bond silver bill was
taken up and Mr.. Dubois (Rep., Idaho, }
addressed the Senate.
Te speech of Senator Dubois delivered
in the Senate today in an addition 10 adj
vocating the passage Of the free coinage
substitute for the bond bill outlined the
position OF Republican Senators in the
silver states. The Senator said that while
he cheerfully greeted Populist votes in
the Senate, for free silver, he could not
accept ,Populist leadership because he
differed radically from that party on all
phases of the money question, aside from
free silver coinage. that while the true
friends Of silver believed in gold and
silver as money of final redemption and a
solid basis for our financial system, the
Populist party was %irreyocably commit
teed TO fat money with unlimited inha-
ton and only favored severe because II
meant more money. Silver Republicans
favored protection generally including
so-caIled raw materials and particularly
lead, wool and lumber besides various
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