Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-22
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Senate VIII Tomorrow Vote on QueS-
ton OF Making Senators Elec-
ton by the People.
SILVER SENATORS ALL STAND TOGETHER
A Test Vote on the Butler Bond Bill
Proves This-Five Democrats
Voted with Republican
Goldites.

Washington, May 22.-The senate will
be called upon Saturday to consider the
proposed amendment to the constitution
providing for the election of senators by
the people. There ia little doubt that. If
the senate can be brought to pass the
resolution, the house will adopt it and an
amendment to the constitution will be
submitted for ratification by hree.fourths
of the legislatures.
SILVER SENATORS STOOD TOGETHER.
There was noticeable increase of at
tendance in the senate to day in anticipa.
ton of renewal of the exciting debate
of yesterday.
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina, renewed
his motion to take up the bill prohibit
ing the issue interest bearing bonds.
After SONS sparing, Mr.. Hill interposed
the OBJ bjection that it was too important
a question to be considered "without a
quorum
A quorum being found very quickly,
the motion was adopted, yeas 81, nays 20,
as follows Yeas Republicans, Messrs.
Brown, Dubois, Hansbrough, Mitchell, of
Oregon, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pritchard,
Shoup, Teller, Thurston, Warren, Wilson,
I2; Dem mocrats-Messrs. Bacon, Bates,
Berry, Blackburn, Chiffon, Cockerell,
Daniel, George, Harris, Jones, of Arkan-
sas, Martin, Mills, Pasco, Pugh, Turpee,
Vest, White, II; Po opulists-Messrs. Allen,
Butler, Kyle, PETER, Stewart, 5.
Mays Messrs. Allison,
Baker, Burrows, Chandler, Davis, Frye,
Gallinger, Hale, Hawley, Mcbride, Mo
MILAN, Morrill,, Nelson, Sherman, Wet
more, Is; Democrats Catfery,
Gray, Hill, Lindsay, Villas, 5.
With the understanding that the Butler
bill should not be preiudiced the bill was
passed to quiet titles to lands to persons
who purchased in good faith without
notice and for valuable consideration,
and providing that communications of
homestead entries shall take effect from
date of settlement, not from date of entry.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, gave notice that he
would object to any further business
until the pending bond bill was disposed
Of.
HILL FIGHTS THE BILL.
Mr.. Hill began speech in opposition
to the bill. "The alleged crime OF 1873
will be as nothing" said Mr.. Hill, ito the
crime which will be perpetrated IT this
bill becomes law. 1t is bold propo-
sition to repeal the resumption act, to
repeal the only law which exists for the
redemption of the paper currency of the
country. By declaring that for no purpose
whatever shall money be raised on bonds.
this measure is in effect repeal of the
act of 1875. 1t is startling proposition.
1t will simply put in peril the finances OF
the country"
The senator spoke derisively of this
"self confessed Popollst measure"
1t might pass this body, he said, but
no senator believed it could pass the
house or receive the approval of the
president. Tho present tariff law, 1t was
confessed, did not yield sufficient revenue
TO meet the OK xpenses of the government.
In the face of this fact vast aPproPrla-
tions we're being made.
"How then" asked Mr.. Hill, "can you
expect to maintain fund for the re-
demptiun Of the outstanding paper
money of the countrys"
At 2 O'Clock the Butler bond bill was
displaced on the senate under the rules.
A motion to proceed with its consider
alton was carried by voteof 20 to ~.
Mr. Hill continued talking against the
bill.
TOOK ON POLITICAL ASPECT.
The bond bill debate In the senate took
on decided political aspect.
The most interesting feature was the
declaration of Mr.. George, Democrat, OF
Mississippi that, if the Republicans
would agree on q fair, non-partisan
measure, he would vote for it, even In
cluding duty on wool and lumber, an
increased tax on beer and higher tobacco
taxes.
Mr.. Dubois called attention to the fact
that all five of the Republican boiling
senators had been Endorsed and an
nounced that silver would have to be
recognized in any tariff bill.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was agreed to in the house
189 to Sc.
The speaker re.appointed Messrs
Hooker, Hermann and Catching, CON
faraes.