Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-01
LoNe snssIoN or run snNArn.
The silver nond MI, Given the
Right OF wuy.

Washington, Jan. 3l.--Whcn the
senate convened today 1t was prac-
ucally a continuance OF the session OF
the previous day. as IA recess was taken
lust night The silver bond bill. there
fore. had immediate right OF way, with
Mr.. Villas dem. Wis) recognized 10
speak,
There was very meager attendance.
and Mr., Allen pop, Neb,) called at
tontion TO the absence OF a quorum.
This necessltated roll call. which
brought senators from committee
rooms and disclosed forty-four senators
present one more than quorum.
Mr.. Villas then addressed the sem
ate
1T will" said MIR. Villas. "doubtless
never be necessary to discuss this bill
as It came from the house, but II mny
be said 1t deserves Its fate. strnngled
by silver. II was but the fraudulent
pretcNt OF response to the cXigency
which II protested to meet and to rea-
sonnble suggestions Of the president
which II denied, while II avowed their
wisdom.
Declaring that the bill as II came
irom the house was a mere sham aud
fraud, Mr., Villas proceeded to show
thnt the senate amendments made II
worse than the original measure. II
was had stock, he asserted. though II
has been budded with warm scion
The best hope Is that both will shrivcl
ana die In the desert air of the sem
ate.
He then proceeded at considerable
length to discuss the free coinage
provision of the pending bill, declaring
thnt the financial distress and hubble
misery OF the past three years was the
dlrect products OF the Efforts to force
silver ON the country, and. he said.
our course TO relief is return TO
Mt Wins peroratlon was a vivid
picture OF Democracy mena1ed on the
one hand by federalism retuvenatpd by
the Republican party and ON the other
hand by that portentouB cloud of "A
purity meyer known IN the days Of DEM
oorntic Justice, charged with Wild, fan.
thhtic theories OF social disorder and
wilder schemes OF remedy. threatening
should II grow apace, and no one can
ioretell what violence OF soclnl tempest,
After reoiting the glorics of the old
party or Jefferson and Jackson. the SEN
ator concluded;
This party Will continue on it's rrent
career. yielding neither on one side nor
on the other to the rcautlonnry forcos
anarchy" "
As Mr.. Villas proceeded there were oc-
chslonhl sharp eNchangea between him
and other senators.
Mr.. Mitchell interjoctcd n question M
10 the bond transaction of last year,
Mr., Villas justified the course then nm
der the eNigencles of time, while MIR.
Mitchell denominated the course of the
bond purchasers In buying on the the
DRY OF silver payments and vet de.
aH "bunco game"
The tnlk of the bond issue of last
year brought Mr. Tillman Is. c. TO his
feet
What was the price OF bonds on the
asked Mr.. Tlllman.
Il decline - chase down that wili-o'-
the-wisp.' responded Mr. Villas. ~
have already answered that and refer
the senator 10 the record"
But would II not be well to have the
facts repeatedY' persisted Mr.. TIL
NO" answered Mr.. Villas. "Havinr
answered that question do not care
TO be diverted from my present argu-
mont by pursuing those Incidental in
quiries'
Then you decline TO answer it?"
asked Mr.. Tlllman as he snt down.
When Mr.. Villas closed shortly before
o'clock there was a short oolloquy be-
tween Messrs. Harris, Jones and Hill,
resulting In an agreement to
vote on the bond bill ut o'clock SAT-
urday, Mr.. Hin reserving the right OF
HlolloU 70 lnutllnitely postpone, lay on
the table or take up another bill before
that hour.
Incidental TO this were propositions
for recess from until 1880 o'clock to-
day, another recess until II a. M, then
the five-minute rule OF debate, except
in the case OF Mr.. Morrill, and a vote
at o'clock. With this agreement the
debate proceeded.
Mr.. Bate Dem. Tenn.) addressed the
senate in the interest Of the silver
amendment. He, combatted what he
termed the fiction of a gold reseryo.
1t had created II danger signal until
private corporations now placed gold
payments In their bonds. The senator
referred to recent loan by a Norfolk.
Va. corporation OF si.i00.000 five per
cent forty-year bonds payable In gold
In conclusion Mr.. Bate commended
the pending silver amendment. as clear
ing away all clouds Of doubt and re-
storing silver to its sovereign rights.
Mr.. Pasco Dem.. Fla.) followed Mr..
Bate in support OF the silver amend
ment He said the great body OF the
American people are bimetnillsts and
referred to the platform OF all parties
Continued ON puuc six