Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-06
The Anti-Prize Fight Bill Passes
the Senate.
ELECHING SENATOR'S BY TEE PEOPLE
The Silver Bold BM Discussed in
th4Muse.
CHART tit WsTRAr1oNs

Mr.. Sherman secured recognition soon
after the Senate opened today and sent to
the desk a handsomely bound morocco vol
ume, in which were the credentials OF Jo-
seph Benson Foraker as Senator from
Ohio for the term beginning March 4, 1897,
to succeed Mr.. Brice. The credentials were
engrossed in old English text and written
on parchment and the morocco volume
was tied with blue silk cords.
Mr.. Hill On. " secured the--adoption OF
a resolution directing the Secretary of the
Treasury TO send to the Senate detailed
statement concerning the bids submitted
Yesterday for bonds, the names ana resi-
dences Of bidders, amounts of bids. and
'any other information desirable for a
proper understanding of the bids"
Another resolution offered by Mr.. Ihurs-
ton (Neb) was agreed to, directing the Sec
rotary of State to send to the Senate copies
of all laws, regulations and DEGREES of Ger
many, France, Belgium and Denmark
which discriminate against the introduce
ton of American cattle.
Mr.. Quny's Resolution.
Mr.. Quay brought up the resolution to re-
commit the tariff-silver bill. He offered an
amendment modifying his original resolu-
ton, so that instead of instructing the
committee to report back separate bills, the
measure was referred back for further
consideration" AT Mr.. Quay's request the
resolution went over until Monday, when
MIR. Quay gave notice that he would ask to
have it considered. There was a general
assent. and the order was made.
Popular Election of Senator's.
Mr.. Turpie then addressed the Senate on
the election of United States Senators Icy
popular vote.
Mr.. Turpie spoke of the vast growth of
corporate influence. 1t was notorious that
the central bureau of this malevolent cor
porate power is at the capitois of the var
ious states whenever United States SEN
ator is chosen. Destroy this rule of the
trust by giving to the people the election of
Senators, and the ballot of opinion is re-
stored, unawed and unbought. The Senator
referred to the deadlock in Kentucky, and
the previous one in Delaware, and pointed
out the growing dangers of leaving the
choice of Senators with legislatures instead
of with the people.
The Prize Fighting Bill.
Shortly before o'clock the House bill
prohibiting prize fighting in the territories
was brought over from the House and was
al once taken up
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) stated briefly the need of
speedy action. the prize fighters had been
driven from TexasHto Mexico and now to
New Mexico, where, they hoped to fight
beca' Sc there was no restraining law
TIL" bill was read, no objection was made
and within three minutes from the time it
had been presented to the Senate it was
passed.
MIR. MOrSnn's Amendment.
During lull in the proceedings Mr.. Nor
gan (Ala) offered an amendment to the
resolution of Mr.. Quay relative ID recon-
hitting the tariff-siver bill. Mr.. Morgan's
amendment instructs the finance commit
tee to add a provision deducting 10 per cent
from custom duties on goods imported in
vessels of the United States or of he coun-
try producing the imported article, pro-
vided that the countries importing such
goods shall provide by law that silver bull
lion. the product of United States mines,
shall be admitted to coinage on equal
terms with gold
Seed Distribution Resolution.
At 2 o'clock the resolution to distribute
the appropriation bills tmong the various
Senate committee was taken up, and Mr..
Allison Qowa), chairman of the Senate com
mittee appropriations, addressed the
Senate In opposition to the proposed change.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the ways and
means committee, objected to all requests
for unanimous consent today in the House.
and on his motion the House went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Payne of New
York in the chafr) and resumed the con-
sideration of the Senate free coinage sub
stitute for the House bond bill.
Mr.. McLaurin Is. c. occupied several
minutes in replying to the speech Of Mr..
Pearson On. c. last night. He referred to
the contest between brute force and
money" and manhood and voters" and
denounced Mr. Pearson for catering tn
cheap applause and befouling his own nest
by intimating the disloyalty of South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.) then opened the de-
bate proper with free silver argument
Mr.. Johnson On. Dak) followed Mr.
Wheeler, illustrating his opposition to the
free silver substitute by means of charts.
Most Of his time was taken up in answer
ing the arguments of Mr. DingIey yaster-
day in favor of the presumption that free
coinage of silver would not increase the
commercial value of silver to it's legal val
lie. He urged the United States to act in
dependently of Europe, but once we open-
ed minis to silver, he maintained that
the great powers of the world would not
long refuse to follow our example
Illustrated by Charts.
Mr.. Johnson On. Dak), who favored non
concurrence in the Senate free coinage SUBJ
stitute, introduced very novel method Of
enforcing his argument against the free
coinage of silver. Mr.. johnson was at one
time a school teacher, having taught two
years in the California Military Academy.
Today he went back to the elementary prin-
cjples used in instructing Young America 8
ideas how to shoot. He had some charts
brought into the House and exhibited in
the area in front of the Speakers desk.
Standing there, pointer in hand, he ex-
planned his charts.
The method was so ingenious, the charts
SO clear that the attention of the House
was instantly attracted and members
crowded like schoolboys into the area His
charts were four in number. The first
showed the lines of the production and the
price CT silver from 1873 to 1894 The pro-
ductjon increased, from I53, 600 600 ounces to
167 100000 ounces per annum. The price
fell from 1.120 to 1873. The converging lines
crossed in 1890. The next chart was made
up from figures from the British blue book.
showing the price of wheat in India since
1873, measured III silver. 1t had been a
favorite claim Of the silver men, he said.
that the price of wheat in India measured
in silver had been stationary. The line on
the chart showed that the price had va
ried, beginning at 81 per bushel to as high
as 1.4S per bushal and as low as Is cents.
The line, as he said, vas as crooked as the
snake. The next chart showed the prices
of six staple agricultural products, meas
ured in gold. These lines, he declared.
proved that since 1873 there had only been
two years when it would have been cheaner
to have paid debts contracted before that