New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
TO END THE FARCE TO-DAY.
VOTE ON THE FREE-COINAGE BILL 10
BE TAKEN AT 2 O'CLOCK.
NO DOUBT THAT 1T WILL PASS THE SENATE Br
A NARROW MAJORITY-DEBATE KEPT UP
UNTIL A LATE HOUR LAST NIGHT
SENATOR MORRILL, TO CLOSE
THE DISCUSSION
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRTBUNE.l


Ing month or six weeks Of the session In
sham debate on the House Bond bill ana the
Jones free-sver coinage substitute. will put an
end 10 the farce tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
when discussion Is to stop and vote Is TO be
taken on the House measure and all the amend
ments offered to f. II is fOregOne conclusion
that the Jones substitute will pass although the
margin in its favor is close that the free-con-
age managers wisely decided to postpone the test
vote until their forces had been sensibly aug
mented by the admission Of the Senator's from
the new State Of Utah.
The debate on the Bond bill occupied the Sem
ate all day and evening, and although pupnc IN
terest was more than languid the supply OF ora
tory held out until a wearisomey late hour.
Mr. Morrill, the venerable chairman Of the F'l-
nance Committee. VIII close the discussion Win
a brief speech tomorrow morning.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The Senate was called to order by the Vice
President at noon, at which time there were not
over dozen Senator'S present AS to-days SESSION.
through the parliamentary device OF taking re-
cess instead Of an adjournment yesterday, was
continuation of yesterdays, the usual formalitles
OF prayer, reading the journal presenting memo-
rals introducing bills and all the other morning
business were dispensed with. and the Senate
continued the consideration of the House bond
bill with the Finance Committees free coinage
substitute
Mr. Allen pop. New suggested the absence OF
a quorum. Forty-s.x Senator'S having responded TO
the call Mr. Villas Dem, Wis) addressed the
Senate In opposition both the bill and the substi-
tute The House bill, Mr. Villas said. had been
stranged BY silver, and deserved rs fate Parti-
sanshp mbecility, or BOTH had again, as
a year ago, stricken Congress with paralysis Inc
bond bill as II came from the House was sham
and fraud and deserved 10 be consigned to the
na Of where
deeds II Congress for many years seemed 10 be-
long lie turned from II to the graft which the
Finan e Committee had sprouted on 1t. II was q
bad stock, budded with worse scion. The best
hope was that both would shriyel and die In the
desert air Of the Senate. There stood now, and
had stood for many years. a solid body In the
intel States with great strength Of numbers and
riches powerful in intelligence. learning and skill,
keenly perceptive Of its special interest. hardy
and resolute TO seek II. That solidarity was not
only OF a class OF people, but OF section OF coun-
try It embraced the States OF Nevada. Colorado,
Utah. Wyoming. Idaho. Montana and the western
half OF South Dakota. as IL they were but one
political community
THE DESPOTIsM OF SILVER.
The veriest despot of story, the Grand Khan o.
Tartary, the Great Mogul, had never had more
| submissive subjects than the silver king OF the
| Rockies: had ever tyrant been more p!tilessy
| exacting No independence Of thought speech
|
sturdy Senator, the brave unbcnding Carey; and
where Dolph. the strong. atle and indefatiga-
| Bile? They had fallen before the bloody Mooch Of
| silver. The silver agitation had begun with and
| had continued to find peculiar conditions favorable
to its pronot on the one hand closely united
Intelligent aggressive, vigorous class, whose prime
interest unmistaIable to themselves; and upon
| the other hand large numbers Of people (iks
David recruits) distressed. dscontented and in
doubt" readily receptive 10 alluring promises OF
relief. easily captiyated by arguments so pleasing
to their necessities and desires. Was 1t possible
he asked. for a fair to deny that in point Of
fact all the legislation begoen so far OF the silver
agitation took shape conlcrmab.e to the interests
OF silver producers. and that whatever OF benefit
ensued. il amy. was theirs alone? They had been
the only winners. Gould any man point out bene-
fits TO the people Of the United States large by
the purchase OF the enormous mass OF silver
| buried in the Treasury Whatsoever l5.yO0 tons?
such another heap OF silver metal, such another
| monument Of folly. the world could not snow. The
people did not want il. They would not use II FOR
money. no that lived could tell when or how
that immense and useless Pile winch had
much oeDt and trouble would come out OF its burial
place. to be p.t to any use In the "or4I;
not the leas shade OF belief that tree COIN
.ge ar United STATS would seAs!Dly apprec
the Value OF silver, but he Arraigned utterly
soanG. II no worse the su;nent when maintained
talt two-.actd aisrt 10 asco"ienied debtors ana
10 s&nguiae oiiAe, llnsts. There could. however.
no question a 10 one Result oi II IL "oHid De an dS
D. National uishOnOr, the reproach OF which would
the sting 81 Snar forever IN the neds OF every
man who loved MS country me spiIIt VI anareny
regnea doInimant ~ every material feature .! the
outright ;he owners OF silver bullion substantially
twice It's presen, ,alue. II vas proposed 10 enact
ha; double value. therefor. unless the parity
maintained. they would bee az ai.a e to pay od deo1s
,or nearly twice WaGt they would 10 pay new
ones, o. 70 buy any .dity For such an object
despol some oi It's citizens. He could understand
how that could be demanded by me P0pulists or
/ min ne D
party o. the people. humanity innrIn. sometimes
fanss and ali its errors sun bearing the ark 2 the
covenant Of liberty the tablets OF the law OF justice.
peace. good government Ter Men. Often had it been
borno down unequal strife, but never conquered.
1t would continue on It's great career neither yield
ing the reacuonary FORCES Of old absolutism nor 10
the lurd fires Of anarchy
N the course SO. Of he ,Peesh a eoosuy sprans up
later asserting that when the last bond issue
taken by the syndicate for some 100000 less than
1t would have been taken ii the bonds mad been
made payable specincay IN gold Instead Of in coin
bonds 10 be paid in gold And he declared two or
three times that TINS Was "a bunco game on the
This view Mas repellcd by Mr. Villas. who declared
that the lesser price received for these bonds merely
represented the thin shade OF fear which the de-
Latcs Congress had siyen rise TO- and that there
mad been any idea that the bonds would be paid in
silver the Government would not have received for
them one-half the amount which IT did receive.
Mr. Tnan Spem c. made Mr an va, Attempt to to get get
price of silver in the open ma.xet when tnese ponas
were pac but Mr Was & p2y s ,nolsn anS i:
went on with his speech. 49,,
The delivery Of tIe speech occupied two ana three:
quarter hours Although IL had been prepared
in advance and lay before the Senator In typewrt-
ten pages there much spirit and energy
Il spayel IN is delivery that 1t was difficult 70
real re that II being read
q soon as Mr. Villas took his seat notice
siven by Mr. Chandler Rep, ~ H) that at p m:
he would move that the Senate take recess until
1.30 D. m
AN AGREEMENT FOR A VOTE REACHED
This notice was followed by coloquy among
Senators as TO agreement for vote on the
bill :he upshct of which that when the Senate
breaks up tonight it Will take recess Till II a.
Tomorrow, and that after Mr. Morrill, tRepp VIZ
has spoken. the debate shall 80 on under the nye-
minute rule until o'clock, when the nnal vote Is
10 be taken The agreement = not TO exclude the
offerings of amendments or motion 10 postpone
md t,iy