St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-31
WOULD 60 IT ALONE
SENATOR MITCHELL DECLARES &
PREFERENCE FOR INDEPEND-
ENT SILVER COINAGE.
NO OTHER COURSE POSSIBLE.
He THINKS WE ARE VIRTUALLY
SLAVES OF ENGLAND UNDER
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
VOTE ON THE SILVER BOND BILL
Stirs Up an Animated Debate Be-
tween Senator's Late in the
Day.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ca very an
mated debate closed the senate ses-
sion late this afternoon over the ques-
ton 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 bill, would
hold the senate in session until a vote
was forced. He had given notice of
this purpose. and senators We're pre-
pared for it. But at Ais, when Mr..
Villas secured the floor for a speech,
he yielded for a motion to go into ex-
ecutive session. Mr. Jones explained
that it was proposed to take a recess
until tomorrow. He felt satisfied, he
said, that a vote could be taken in
the near future. This led to much
ulscusslon Mr.. Chandler was sarcastic
at the abandonment of the plan for a
vote Mr.. Stewart declared that IL
made no difference when a vote was
taken, or whether any was taken. 1t
was all dress parade" and bun
combe." He added the significant state
ment that the pending silver amend
ment would be germane as an amend
ment to the tariff bill, and that
when the latter measure came before
the senate he would offer a silver
amendment to test senators on the
choice between tariff and silver. After
lengthy discussion the senate went into
executive session, and then took a re-
cess until tomorrow without any ex-
act understanding as to the vote. al
though the talk had shown a purpose
10 secure vote on Saturday,
MI Hepburn Rep., Me0 reported
back the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill, and gave notice that he would
ask to take it up tomorrow. The res
olution directing the secretary of agri-
culture to execute the law relative to
seed distribution was then taken I'm
and Mr.. George Oem., Miss) spoke in
detense Of the course Of the secretary.
MI. Gall1nger Rep., N. H) and Mr..
Allen Rep., Neb) supported the reso-
luton. The resolution gave way at 2
O'Clock to the silver bond BILL and Mr..
Call Oem., Flag continued his speech
begun yesterday.
Mr. Mitchell Rep., Orr followed in
support Of the silver substitute.
MI Mitchell said the question pre-
sented was whether by bonded in
deptedness to maintain the gold stand
ard, or ty a greater use of silver re-
store the metal to its primary place
as money of the constitution. He
pointed out that our foreign indebted
ness during the past twenty-five wears
had greatly increased, Notwithstanding
that during that time there was a
balance Of trade In our favor in NOR
chandise of 81, 1853 SOC, 900, besides silver
exports of 1888, ,625, and gold exports
OF S2n,19O, 721. There were two rem
edies to be applied: First, our mer-
chant marine must be ENCOURAGED and
puilt Tup, and we must become orr
own carriers; secondly, we must legis-
late to Increase the value of orr ex-
port commodities, so as to enable MS to
wipe out the debt, which today makes
the people of this country virtually
SLAVES TO THE MONEY LENDERS
or Great Britain. He thought that the
only remedies which could protect the
people OF America from the inroads of
the orient were the abandonment of
the single gold standard and the as-
adjustment of protective tariff. He
was against any increase In the nuhIic
debt to maintain the gold standard
Mr.. Mitchell said he was in favor
of bimetallism, but he did not heIieya
it could be brought out by an inter-
national agreement He did NOT he
HeVe that those who We're talking of