The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08
crssIoN OF THE SENATORS.
GREE COINAGE BILL sENT IN
az THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

.seaSure Read in FuAA ana Ut On
c,Iendar-A Memorial on the
,.n5an situation ENokes
..vent From AIr. Sherman-Mr.
-,..rsIer Introduces Popular
-, RuI-yest Talks ON the Scare
ftv of Gold.
..--+5rqton. Jan. There was fair
4.,ce of senators when the body
IN noon to-day and the galleries
,re-e well filled.
,r- lindsay. dem, Of Kentucky appear
s75 took the oath Of Office for his new
term. .....-- -, .,,o com
-, council 70 Worcester, Mass, Mr.
- rem. of Massachusetts inquired
.-.t,sr the committee on foreign rela-
80 had taken any action on the nu-
-,.,s petitions referred 10 it or the
&c character. He was informed BY
~ sherman. rep. of Ohio. its chair
that the committee q foreign re-
lions was animated by most earnest
-..s,,s IN relieve the Armenians if posi-
N, hut had not yet taken the subject
.--, consideration. The committee had
l,Iy recently been appointed, and the
,,stter had not yet been reached.
AIR Jones of Arkansas reported from
-rs committee on finance the House Dond
fin with a substitute and gave notlce
+ tomorrow Immediately after the
1,@rnine business he would ask the sen
ara TO take it up for conslderatloh. lie
I,nad that il would be disposed OF at the
t4 llr Morrill,. rep of Vermont, chair
nan Of the committee on finance, stated
that the substitute was suppotSetu Dy
majority of the committee, put not
~ he republican members OF it. The
I'm was read in fun and was placed on
the calendar. -. ..,..,7,,,,,.a H.,
ar Voorhees, authorizing Gen. casey TN
charge Of the new library bullding) 10
contract for work yet to De zone, SO as
10 nave the work completed WITHIN
YEAR from this time and within the appro-
rriation made for the purpose. In col
ioouy on the subject it was stated that
there would be a surplus of $4,000 "a
thing never before known before IN re-
gard TO any public building. The joint
resolution was adopted.
s resolution was also offered by Mr..
Voorhees,, and referred TO the library COM
rnittee for the purchase, at $50, of por-
trait of the late Allen G. Thurman, now
hanging in the room of the Senate judi
Al the request of Mr.. Elkins. his resolu-
ton recurring United States bonds to be
issued after public advertisement was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Mr. Chandler introduced a popular loan
bill and proceeded to explain It. lie re
ferred to a paragraph in dispatch from
Mr.. Rothschild stating that, until the
boundary question was settled, the Euro
pean public or capitalists would not take
American bonds for Investment. What he
asked. did Mr.. Rothschild mean by that2
He meant that America should agree to
Lord Salisburys proposition and allow
Great Britain to take substantially all OF
Venezuela that she needed, ana refer 10
arbitration the question whether she
should have the rest Qaughterl In that
view Of the situation it seemed TO MIN
that it was time for the American people
and the American government to see
whether they could not raise, among them
selves the money necessary TO carry on
the government. He was satisfied that
could he easily accomplished by a suita-
bic appeal to the people of the United
states. one clause~of it provides for pos
tai savings bank and at Mr.. Chandler S
request the bill was referred to the post
office committee.
Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska offered
resolution for the appointment OF a com
mittee of five senators to inquire whether
there is and has been for the last Two
years, a republican form OF government IN
the state Of Alabama, and whether there
was fraud, force, intimidation or other
unfairness in the elections of members
OF the legislature, and of members Of
congress. The resolution was referred to
the committee on contingent expenses.
The resolution offered by Mr.. SHERMAN,
rep, of Ohio on Dec 81, declaring that
the use of the gold reserve TO supply de-
hciencies is of doubtful legality and great
~ injurious to the public credit, and that
Il sum of not less than SlOOO00,OO0 in gold
coin or bullion should be restored to the
treasury and segregated from all other
FUNDS, was taken up; and Mr.. Vest, dem.
of Missouri addressed the Senate upon
il. He repudiated the idea that the dem
ocrauc party was dead and declared that
when ii did die, the last hope of popular
government would have disappeared.
Mr.. Vest went on to reply to Mr.. Sher-
mans speech in criticism of the demo-
cratic administration an he pointed out
me fact that during the four years of
mr. Cleveland's first term, the export of
GOA was only S79,O00O00, while in the next
-FOUR years of Mr.. Harrison's administra-
t-9n, the export of gold was Szl3,00O,OOO
Mt. Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts, asked
Mf. vest whether there were any demo-
cratic laws in force during Mr.. CleVeland'S
nTsl administration. Mr.. Vests reply was
mat the democratic party was then at
me mead OF affairs in the United States
Uy me VIII OF a majority of the people.
NoHlhg 10 the question of free coinage
OF silver, Mr.. Vest declared that the re-
PuDlicah party was as hopeleSSly divided
on that question as the democratic party,
aAa ne quoted Mr.. Tellers statement the
YIher day that if the finance committee
Hao not been organized in favor of the
I'm ToIlage OF silver, no committee would
nave been appointed and no chairmanships
-.ldqe. Ana now the struggle of the re-
PuDlicdn senator's was to eVade that is
sue II possible and not permit the general
PIoIlc 10 ascertain that they were as
HopelesSly divided on it as they claimed
sIiq as he conceded the democrats We're.
III vest CIllclSed the views recently
expressed by Secretary Carlisle in favor
Oh the national banking system, and CON
uasted them with the views which the
same gentleman had expressed in the
rouse OF Representative in the greatest
speecn OF his life. He ridiculed the as
seruon Of Mr.. Carlisle as to the large
mount Of gold in circulation. II would
IKE he said, ito see a stocking filed
WIN gold would like to find an ola
Mohan In the country outside of Wall
street Qaughter) with a stocking filled
WIN gold. | would make more than my
SSalary IN exhibiting her as curiosity
Mr. President there is not a So gold
peece TO the county in the west-outside
OF me banks. There is an irrepressible
CyhIhct on this question and men must
offish themselves on one side or the other
" Ihe proposition to retain the single
A99la standard and the national banks.
and have an end nut TO the present con-
edu2h OF distrust and unrest But, if,
as 1 believe. the people of this country
WI respond to the call of those who, as
TIe sI9 t,I and Americans, demand that
nm the metallic money of the world shall
u0l be destroXad- this financial dasnnt-