The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-03

sons Speech
WASHINGTON. D. c., June AT Z
o'clock tonight the long struggle in the
SENATE over the bill to prohibit the issue
Of bonds came to an end, and the bill
was passed by a vote OF 20 to %. The bill
as passed covers only three lines, as fol-
lows:
"Bo It enacted that the issuance Of In
tcpst- bearing bonds OF the United
states for any purpose whatever with
out further authority OF Congress is
hereby prohibited"
The voting did not begin until $50
p. M, at which time the chamber was
dlmly lighted and the galleries almost
empty. 4 Hood OF amendments were
first voted down. all being defeated.
one by Mr.. AldriCh Or. -, gave the
executive powers to issue bonds In GER
tain emergencies. Another by MT
Aldrich provided that the act shoulu
not impair the obligation TO pay In coin
Mr.. Hills amendment that treasury
notes be retired when redeemed was
tabled, 43-l2. MFR. Quay's amendment
for the substitution NJ coin notes Tor
treasury notes was defeated without n
yea and nay vote.
The last preliminary vote was on Mr..
HIll's motion to postpone the subject
until next December, which was de-
fented.
result as stated.
The debate on the bond bill lasted
throughout the day. and was at times
very animated. Mr.. Cannon (Utah),
made n spirited reply 10 criticisms or
the 1--WE Republican senators. inciudinE
himself, who voted against the Dlngley
tariff bill. and declared that the meas
urc was a legislative monstrOelty' Mr.
Cannon inserted that the inter-mouh-
tain states took Henry NJ. Teller as
leader rather than the senator from
Ohio (Sherman).
Mir Allison expressed his strong belief
that the United Stutes could not enter
nlone upon the coinage OF silver nj 10 TO
/. Mr.. Chandler appealed 10 senators
ON the other side OF the chamber to JOIN
In n patriotic measure 70 sustain the
n1unrty's honor. Mr.. Chandler also
uuId n tribute 10 the personal integrity
of President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle.
MIR Teller spoke In favor OF making
silver the first and paramount question;
MIR Burrows declared that II would
had been better had the country gone
down in the storm OF war than that a
measure taking away the last prop 10
its credit should pass.
Mr., Palmer. Illinois, also opposed the
bill. -, -, = AZ;
bond bill he said It was well known that
Tho bill could not be made a law. II
was agreed, he said. thnt the borrowing
OF money for the government was solely
n legislative power, except ns the stat
utes conferred that power on the eN-
acutlye branch. Under these clrcum-
stances the adoption OF the Brown re5o-
luton would be repeal OF the only
law allowing the executive to borrow
money on bonds.
AS 10 ths selsnIornge from silver. Mr..
Allison showed that the sclgnlornge
could not arise until after the silver
was coined; that the present mint ca
paclty was restricted TO forty or nifty
millions a year, and that, on that ac-
count, the scignioruge would be limited
10 twelve or fifteen millions.
"I believe that the United States can
not open its m!nts to the free coinage
OF silver with out becoming o mono
metallic nation; that It cannot take
this step without an agreement with
other nations" said Mr.. Allison, "and
! will continue 70 vote agalnst tho free
coinage OF silver at l6 TO by this coun-
try alone"
Mr.. Teller pointed out that the pend
ing bill had no connection with the free
coinage OF silver The American people
he believed. were not In favor Of in
crcaslng the public debt In time OF
peace. Mr. Teller referred Contemptu-
ously Ia those "srlf-Fatishcd Pharlsecs'
who dcclnimcd that they were the only
ones willing 10 protect tho honor and
credit OF the country.
The senator declared that the silver
question, whose death and burial had
boon predicted, was a most lively
corpse,
"What the Republican party will do
at ST. Louis do not know" said MIR.
Teller. but believe know enough Of
the sentiment or the west and OF the
plain people OF the country 10 say that
the party that Inscribcs on It's ban
nrr the gold standard Is doomed to de-
feat"
Mr.. Hin moved to postpone further
consideration of the bill until December
next. DrfDg ted. ycns. q: nays. 80.
The vote on which the bill was passed.
yeas. %: nays, %. Is as follows.
YeHs-RrpubilCHns Brown, Cannon,
Dubois, HaugbrOugh, Mitchell tOrc);
PntIgrew, Prltchnrd. Teller, Warren.
NV0lcott--i0. Democrats: Racon. Bate,
Hrrry, Chiffon. Daniel. George, Harris,
Jones, tArk), Mills, Morgan. Pasc0
Turh. Tnlman. Turpic, Vest, Walthnll,
WJltD-l7. P0pulIsis: Allen. Butler,
Jones, CNcvndaJ. PETER. Stewart
Total, 20.
Nays-Rcpubllcans Aldrich, AlIlgon,
Burrows, Chandler Cullom, Davis Gal
llngor. Hale, HRwlcy, Lodge, Mcbride,
Nelson. Plntt. Quay, WctmOrr, Wilson
IL Democrats: Brlco. CNfrcry, Faullt-
ner. Hnl, Lindsay. Mitchell. tWiD: Pal
NOR. smith, Vilas-9. Total, %.
At Z o'clock Mr.. Hin moved to adj
I0urn aud as the motion was carried,
Mr. Hlll exclaimed: And may God save
the country"
VETERAN SENATOR MORRILL,