The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-31
BOND BILL IN THE SENATE
SENATOR MITCHELL FAYORS 4 YrG. | OROUs AGGRESSIVE POLICY.

He Also Couples it With a Protective Tariff
 Denied the Necessity for Further In-
 crease Of Interest Indebtedness-NIr. Per-
 kins Win Vote for Free Coinage
 Washington, Jan. SO.-The urgency deficiency appropriation bill was report ed back from the committee on appro- priations and notice was given by MT. Hale, rep, of Maine, that he would pos- sibly ask the senate tomorrow to con- slider it.
 MT. HaWley, rep, of Connecticut, re- ported back from the committee on military affairs the house bill in refer- ence to a chaplain at the military academy. It repeals the provisions for chaplain (also professor of history. and for an assistant chaplain, and pro- vides that the secretary of war shall ap- point for four years chaplain, who is to have the pay of captain mounted. The amendments reported by the conl- mittee to strike out the words from civil life'' to make the president, not the secretary of war, the appointing power, and to make the pay that of a pro- lessor. were agreed to, the bill passed. and a conference asked.
 MT. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, intro- duced a bill to prohibit the purchase or use by the government of any wares or manufactures made in any pentten- tiary, work house or other prison, or by convict labor. Referred to. o.the conn., nittee on education and labor. Senate bill to pay $7,491 to- the widow of the late Justice Miller of the United States supreme court, being a sum equal to the balance of his salary for the year in which he died, was taken from the calendar and passed.
 The joint resolution directing the sec- retary of agriculture to carry into effect the provision of the act making appro- prialtions for the purchase and distrib- ution of valuable seeds and for the printing and distribution of farmerss bulletins was taken up and MT. George, dem., of Mississippi, continued the arr gument against it which he began a few days ago.
 The discussion of the resolution went on until 2 p. m, when it was laid asides without action, an then the housa bond bill, with the finance comnittee free coinage substitute, was taken up.
 MT. Call, dem, of Florida, went onl with the argument, which was inter- |rupted by adjournment yesterday. It was generally in flavor of lthe suhsti-: tute.
 MT. Mitchell, rep, of Oregon, argued in support of the substitute declaring himself in favor of vigorous aggres- sive policy of independent bimetallism, coupled with protective tariff He denied the necessity for further bond issues or for a further increase of inter est indebtedness. He denied that the interest or welfare of the govern- rnef1t or of the people required the per-. petuation of ithe single gold standard. and he protested that the continued and persistent effort to destroy bi- metallisn in this country was a fatal stab at the interest of the peo-s pie, as a dangerous and oppressive en- croachment upon their constitutional liberties.
 In conclusion MT. Mitchell said: "Is it not time this great nation should dSsCA Alo3 SolAhAAACASlcI l1AACpC110CLCCsN Are we with our vast territory, our inn measurable resources, our model gov- ernment, our 100000 of brave. intelli- gent, aggressive, independent people, Because England, since 1916, has ad- hered to the single gold standard, in the interest of the gold brokers of Lombard street, are we to forever bend the knee, acknowledge our inpotencN as nation, and surrender the prerpg- atives that ought rightfully to attach to a free and independent people? Re- sourceful in physical clements of every conceivable character, in a measure and to an extent unparalleled by any coun- try on the globe, if she will but assert herself as becomes her as the proud, aggressive, independent leader of na-i tions.''
 Mr. Perkins, rep, of California, said he would vote for the free coinage sub- stitute. He, however, suggested a conn premise between the silver men and gold men.
 Mir Villas, dem., of Wisconsin, took the floor, but, the hour being late, he9 deferred his speech.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made to have an agreement for a final vote next Saturday. During some badinage between Senators Chandler, rep, of New Hampshire, and Stewart, pop. of Nevada, the latter called the dispute over the free coinage substitute mere "dress parade" and intimated that a similar amendment would be offered to the tariff bill
 MT. Morrill,, rep, of Vermont, an- nounced that he would speak on the bill next Saturday.
 The senate at o'clock took a recess till noon tomorrow, the recess being taken so as to dispense with routine morning business.
 The Humane Society.
 At the annual meeting Of the Connec- ticut Human society held in Hartford