The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06
ON THE SILVER. SUBSTITUTE
AN ANIMATED DEBATE IN THE
SENATE-MR. JONES DID NOT
PRESS FOR A VOTE.
UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR OF CROWLEY
Was the Report of the House Elections
Communicable Rosenthal Will be
Allowed an Hour Today to Pre-
sent His Case.

Washington, Jan. 30.-A very animat-
| ed debate closed the senate session late
this evening over the question of taking
the vote on the pending silver bond bill
! 1t had been expected throughout the day
| that Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, in charge
| of the measure, would hold the senate
| in session until vote was forced. He
had given notice of this purpose, and
| senators were prepared for it. But at
| 4:15, when Mr.. Villas received the floor
for a speech, he yielded for a motion to
go into executive session.
Mr. Jones explained that it was propos-
| ed to take recess until tomorrow. He
| felt satisfied, he said, that vote could
| be taken in the near future. This led to
| much discussion. Mr.. Chandler was sar
| castle at the abandonment of the motion
for vote.
Mr.. Stewart declared it made no differ
ence when vote was taken.
ct was all dress parade and bun
combe." He added the significant state
ment that the pending silver amendment
would be germane as an amendment to
the tariff bill, and that when the latter
| measure came before the senate he would
offer silver amendment to test SEN
ators on their wishes between silver and
tariff.
Soon after the senate took a recess I'M
til tomorrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. 30.-Senators were
late in arriving at the senate chamber
today.
Mr.. Hale (Rep.) of Maine reported back
the urgency deficiency bill and gave no
tice that he would ask to take it up to-
morrow.
A bill was passed providing for the
appointment by the secretary of war of
Il chaplain for the United States military
academy.
A committee amendment to the bill
was agreed to making the president the
appointing power.
Mr.. Morrill, Rep) of Vermont called up
the bill for the payment to the widow
of the late s. +. Miller, justice of the
supreme court, a sum equal to the bal
ance of his salary for the year in which
he died.
Mr.. Morrill, explained that the justice
had left only a house encountered by
$4,000, and that the widows circum-
stances were such as TO make the appro-
priation desirable The bill was passed.
The resolution directing the secretary
of agriculture to execute the law rela
tive to seed distribution was then taken
up, and Mr.. George Dem.) of Missis-
sippi spoke in defense of the secretary.
Mr.. Gallinger (Rep.) of New Hamp-
shire and Mr.. Allen (Rep.) of Nebraska
supported the resolution. The resolution
gave way at 2 o'clock to the silver bond
bill, and MIR. Call Dem.) of Florida con-
clnlpI his Snpnpb hnpnp ynStnrIoU
Mr.. Mitchell (Rep.) of Oregon followed
in support of the silver substitute.
Mr.. Mitchell discussed at some length
the competition of China and Japan with
the United States.
AS to the bond bill as it came from the
house, he said: II decline to give fur
Their authority to the secretary of the
treasury to issue additional bonds in time
of peace; first, because | deny the neces-
sity for such an additional issue; sec
ond, because | am unalteraby opposed
to further increase of our interest-bear-
ing public debt; third, because in encour-
aging additional issues at any rate of
interest, believe we are, instead of sus-
tanning the public credit, Fastening the
rapid approach of National bankruptcy;
and fourth, because L am Republican,
and every Republican convention in ev-
cry State of the Union which has con-
vened in the last year has condemned
in emphatic terms the present admins
tration for issuing bonds and thus in
creasng the National indebtedness.
IL am unwilling under any plea of ne
cessity to aid the party to which belong
in doing that which, as a party, it has
most emphatically condemned in Others"
Mr.. Mitchell said he was in favor of
it could be brought about by information
al agreement. He was in favor of indie
pendent bimetallism. as there was no
prospect of an international agreement.
lie did not believe that England, as long
as she could control Germany and other
countries, would consent to an interna-
tional agreement for bimetallism
Mr.. Perkins Rep) of California spoke
briefly in support of the silver amend
ment.
He and other senators favoring the
measure had been accused in the metro
politan press of ''misrepresenting" their
constituents, for it was asserted that
California was in favor of the gold stand
ard.
Mr.. Perkins controversial any such as
ssertion. The last Republican platform
in California had a plank declaring for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
Resolutions were passed by the Califor-
mia legislature instructing the senators
OF that State to support the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. The people of
California had their minds made up on
this subject, and, following this universal
feeling, IN his statement the senator said |
he would cast his vote for the silver
amendment. thus executing the instruc-
tons given him, even though his personal |
views inclined to more conservative |
course.
At 4:15 p. M, when MIR. Perkins con-
cluded, an animated discussion arose as
to taking the vote on the matter. |
Mr.. Villas of Wisconsin took the floor |
for speech but stated that he preferred |
to go on tomorrow.
1t was expected Mr. Jones of Arkan-
sas, in charge of the bill, would insist |
on proceeding, but he said he would yield
for an executive session.
Il do this, being satisfied there will be
no difficulty in getting a vote on the bill
in the very near future
HAS the senator abandoned his plan?
asked Mr.. Chandler.
1--WE had understood that he would in