vol. v1. WhoieNo. 1290 I “Equal and Exact J lattice to all Mere _ofW/lateverStatc or Persuasion, Religicas 0r Political.’?--_Jcfi"crso_n. ‘I I ‘. NOrwalk, Conn, ..aturday Evening, February, 11896. ' , ’ . . ' ~' ’1 M. :: VILAS ON THE FINANCE l‘heSe'nator From Wisconsin Attacks the Free Silver Men. ' I ABSTRACT OF HIS” SPEECH. He Says Congress Is Responsible For Hav- ing Failed to Give Adequate Relief For the Monetary Stringency. Work of the House. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.——When the senate convened today, it was, according to the rules, a continuance of the session of yes- terday. as a recess was taken last night until this noon. The effect of this was to dispense with the usual routine morning business and keep the silver bond bill be- fore the senate in the same status it was left in last night when Mr. Vilas (Dem., Wis.) was recognized. meager attendanCe, and as Mr. Vilas was about to begin his speech ~ Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.) called attention to the ab- sence of a quorum. This necessitated a roll call, which brought senators from committee and cloak rooms and disclosed 46 senators present, one more than a quo- rum. Mr. Vilas then addressed the senate. “It will,” said Mr. Vilas, “doubtless never be necessary to discuss this bill as it came from the’house. But it may be said it deserved its fate—strangled by silver. With the exception of provision for emer- gency certificates, which ought to stand in the permanent'statutes, the house bill con: tained nothing. commendable. Everything else was but mockery of the legislation de- manded by our fiscal conditions. And so again, as a year ago, partisanship or im- SENATOR VILAS. becilityor both has stricken congress with paralysis, and the rescue of business, pros- perity from its recurring peril, has been , thrown ‘upcn the executive. It is almost as fortuitous as fortunate that an old stat- ute' has remained untouched during our financial madness which can again serve the turn, and although in a clumsy way, when considered with reference to existing conditions and suitable measures of relief, yet it shows God’s pity and mercy are not wholly withdrawn from us. If, ” he con- tinned, “a trusted agent in private affairs . should so deny duty and abuse trust as congress did a year ago 31nd now repeats, no judgment in" its condemnation would be too severe. Over . 815, 000,000 in the. public debt was then thrown away in the reckless rage of partisanship, ’and the in- jury that must now be sustained by the people for the same reason is probably no less, although . the exact measure of it is not quite so clear. Then Republican man- agement was able to show pretense that but for the Populists and free silverites there might have been relief. It was not true then, and this bill has now unmasked the fact by denying under Republican dic- tations the only remedy available to the increased mischief.” The Senate Amendments. 'De'claring that the bill as it came from the, use was‘a mere sham and fraud, Mr. Vilas proceeded to attempt to show that the senate amendments made it worse than the original measure. - “It was a bad stock,” he asserted, ”though it has been budded with a warm scion. The best hope is that both will . shrivelkand_die in the desert air of the sen- ate. ” In the senate, he said, Midas is the horror of horrors. Everything turns to sil- ver. He said he had hitherto concluded that it was the wisest policy to sit quiet and allow the silver advocates to do the talking, as they were in the habit of do- ing, at the ratio of 16 to 1, but he had heard it asked why the opponents of free coinage did not justify their faith in de- bate. He then proceeded at considerable length to discuss the free coinage provision of the pending bill, declaring that the financial distress and public misery of the past three years were the direct products of the efforts-to force silver upon the country, “and,” he said, “our course to relief is a ‘ return to sound principles.” He believed especially that every step of. the fatal prog- ress in error had been opposed to the cardi- nal doctrines on which the Democratic, party is based and by which it must abide or sink in reereancy while the spirit flies from our institutions of liberty. He divided the silver advocates into three classes: First, those who were inter- ested in silver mining; second, heavy debtors, and, third, those who believe in the principle of bimetallism. Of the first class, he said that they were few in num- ber, but wonderfully polential; of the sec- ond, that they might ”deserve sympathy ifrthey did not shock it.” The third class is regarded as honestly mistaken and to them he addressed his argument. Mine Owners Blamed. He contended that the silver mine own- ers were largely responsible for the agita- tion for free coinage, and after asserting that silver mining was confined to the western states, said the mines were owned by comparatively few people and largely by corporations, who by the employment of labor often make large profit on’ com- paratively small outlay. The keenest and best trainegl intelieets, he said, were en- There was a very. 3 lb-ch. listed by this solid interest livhich was possessed of, “great strength of numbers 1nd riches, powerful intelligence, learning and skill, keenly perceptive of its special interest, hardy and resolute to seek it.” That interest was in to win. to secure the best price for silver. He declared the peo— ple of the Rocky mountains to be subserv- ient to the mine holders. “The veriest despot of story, the Grand Khan of Tartary, the Great .Mcgul, never had more submissive subjects than the sil- ver king of the Rockies; nor was ever, ty- rant more pitilcssly cxactiug—no inde- pendence of tliowrht or speech is tolerated there. No party, no c1',ced no business can thrive which dares t6 doubt in the realm of that monarch the law of finance as it is in silvor. The business man finds it prudent to say nothing and as for the poli- tician who dares to flout his independence, woe betidc him. Where,” he exclaimed, “is that sturdy senator, the brave, un- bending Carey? Where is Dolph, the strong, able and indefatigable? Look on the bloody Moloch of silver to learn their fate. ” He traced the past legislation in the In- terest of silver to the themy of protection. which he characterized as vicious and wicked. The senator then proceeded to a review not only of silver legislation, but of silver production and silver coinage in the United States, showing that the pro- duction was small before the civil war. . In the House. In the house today a bill was passed on motion of Mr. Curtis (ch., N. Y.) to ex- tend the time in which the St. Lawrence railroad can bridge the St. Lawrence riv- er, and on motion of Mr. Morse (Rep., Mass.) granting the use of some of the government-reservations‘ in Washington to the Christian endeavor during their meet-_ ing here next summer. ‘ Mr. Jenkins (Rep. Wis. ), from the com- mittee on elections No. 3, then called up the report of the committee on the case of Rosenthal versus Crowley from. the Tenth Texas district. The report was unanimous in favor 01 the sitting member. Yesterday the con- testant, who is a Republican, was given permission to address the house for an hour in support of his side of the case, but today Mr. Rosenthal had decided not to av ail himself of the courtesy. Accordingly the rope“; of the committee was adopted without debate or division. ’ Mr. Evans. (Rep, Ky), who was at one time commissioner of internal revenue, re- ported from the committee on ways and means a bill to amend section 3255 of the revised statutes so as to extend the exemp- tions therein allowed dealers in brandies distilled from prunes, apples and grapes to brandies distillc d from pears, pineap- ples, oranges and berries. The bill had been recommended by the commissioner of internal revenue and was passed. A resolution was adopted on motion of Mr. Crowther (Rep, Mo.) authorizing the president to appoint John T. J. Ryan, John L. Morris and Chester Wells, naval cadets, assistant engineers in the navy,- also on motion of Mr. Brown (Rep, Tenn.) to change the time for holding the district and circuit courts in the eastern district of Tennessee. The house then went .into committee of the whole (Mr. Payne of New York in the chair) and took up the consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The Grand Islan-‘i Bridge. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-—Most of the Bufialo business men who were before the house committee 011 rivers and harbors yes-' terday were given a hearing today by the house committee on commerce on the Grand island bridge proposed to be built by the Niagara River Bridge and Tunnel company. Representatives of Buffalo and North Tonawanda interests spoke in favor of the bridge, and Tonawanda and Grand island citizens and also representatives of the lake shipping interests opposed it. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock I Exchange. NEW Youk. Jan. 31. —Money on call easy at 3%@4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 6@8 per cent. Sterling exchange firm. with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4. 88%@4. 89% for demand and $4.87%@4.87}é for 60 days. Posted rates ([email protected]}§‘ and $4.89§é@4.90. Commer- cial bills. 34.86%. Silver certificates. 67%@67%: no sales. Bar silver, 67%. Mexican dollars, 53. Government bonds steady, except for new 48. State bonds dormant. Railroad bonds irreg- ular. Closing prices: Atchison .......... 15%. New England..... 51y. Bur.&Quincy.... 78% N. J. Central ..... .10834 C... 0., C. &. St. L.. 36% North American" 5% Chesapeake &. 0.. 16% Northern Pacific.. 491 Chicago Gas...... 65 Do. pref ... ... ... . 15 Cordage........... 5% N. Yp.Cent1a'l.. ...97 Cotton Oil......... 18 Omaha. ...... Del. & Hudson... .12956 Omario & West. 1591 Distillers’ Trust.. 16% Pacific Mail ....... 29% Erie.... ............ 16% Reading ...... 14% General Electric.. 29% Rock Island....... 6934 Hocking Valley... 18% Silver Bullion..... 6791' Lackawanna.'.....164}§ St. Paul........... 72% Lake Shore........l46% Sugar Refining...107§1 Lead .......... 27% Texas Pacific...... “8% Louisville & Nash 45% Union Pacific..... 3% Missouri Pac.ific.. 25% Wabash pref...... 17% Northwestern ....lOOM Western Union... 84% General Markets. NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—FLOUR—State and western quiet. but firm; city mills patents [email protected]: winter patents, [email protected]: city mills clears. [email protected]; winter straights, s3.45®3.60. .WHEAT—No. 2 red opened firmer on cables ‘ was hammered down by the bears. but recov- ered promptly on heavy covering started at the West: March. 74mm“; May, 72%®72 13—160. CORN—No. 2 opened easier. but afterward advanced with wheat: May,355-16@88}§c.: July. 37%@37%0- OATS—No. 2 dull: tracknwhite, state. 2513 2834c; track. white, western. 25@28}§c. PORK—Quiet: mess. Slmn. 25: family. 811. LARD—Steady: prime western steam. $5. 97% nominal. BUTTER—Steady: state dairy. males; state creamery. “@190. ‘- CHEESE—Quiet: 7%®10Mc.: small. 7%@10%c. EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania. 15% @16c.; western. 15c. SUGAR—Raw firm: fair refining, 3350.: cea- trifugal, 96 test. 3'40: .. refined firm with vancing tendency: crushed. 5 9460.: powdered. 5 3-16c. MOLASSES—Firm: New Orleans. We RICE—Firm: domestic. timed; Japan. 3% 4c. TALLOW—Qulet: city. 3 18-100.: country. 750306.: good a, state. large. HAY— —-Easy:.- shipping choice,85@95c. ‘ —Advertise in the “Gazette.” Jenkins explained that Mr. ‘ COMMISSIONS PLANS. Mr. Malet-Prevost Will Be Obliged to Pay a Visit to 'Madlid. , WILL LOOK UP OLD RECORDS. Venezuelan Commissioners Have Sufficient Evidence Before Them‘ to War- 'O ...... the Laying Out of the ~- Work Understandingly. \ WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. —The Venezuela :ommission held its first regular weekly meeting today in its permanent quarters and took up the enormous mass of ofiicial documents bearing on the boundary con- troversy which had accumulated on the files of the state department in years past, and which had been transmitted by Secre- tary Olney in accordance with the coil!- mission’s formal request made at its last meeting. These papers, together with the voluntary cdntributions of old books, maps and other data which have been received from various sources, have“ enabled the commission to make a. general estimate of the state of the case and take up the con- sideration of the specific researches which must be pursued to secure corroborative or contradictory evidence. . Commissioner Andrew D. White and Secretary Malet-Prevost have been work- ing constantly on these general aspects of the case during the past Week, and as a re- sult of their labors the commissioners will individually pursue separate lines of in- quiry, as they have been doing since the organization of the body, but with this difference—that hereafter their aims will be more specific instead'of a mere groping about for evidence. It has been already practically deter- mined that Secretary Malet—Prevost will shortly proceed to Madrid to ransack the Spanish archives for records that his ex- perience leads him to be lave are in exist- en , but have not up to this date been connected with the case. These' ancient records are accessible to examination not- withstanding the groundless reports that the Spanish government, out of friendship for Great Britain. would be indisposed to let the United States authorities try to bolster up the Venezuelan claim to the discomfiture of England. liIalet—Prevost “fell Equipped. Mr. Prevost has had the advantage of familiarity with the Madrid archives and their keepersthrough his long connection with the Peralto-Reavis claim and his re- peated employment by the Spanish gov-' ernment as its counsel in various causes and he knows exactly where and 110W dc- sirable evidence can be brought forth. He speaks and writes pure Castilian quite as fluently as he commands English and he is an expert decipherer of old Spanish manuscripts, this fact having led to his selection as executive officer of the com- mission. ' Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish min- ister, has given assurances that every fa- cility will be afforded him for his research- es, and no one has any idea that the Brit- ish government will attempt to place any obstacle in the way of the commission, the sincere impartiality of that body and its determination to exhaustive study of the merit of the case in all its bearings being fully recognized in England and elsewhere. ' one of the commissioners, or an expert selected by them, will in all probability, be sent to The Hague to study the Dutch archives at the same time that the Spanish investigation is undertaken, and as histor- ical data of the highest importance are known to be in the possession of the French national libraries it is not beyond the pos- sibilities that a sufiicicnt number of the commissioners or agents will go to Europe in the next two months to hold a meeting in some convenient continental rendezvous. THE 'OUBAN RESOLUTION. The President Will Probably T-ransmit It , \Vithout Comnient. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—State depart- ment officials do not doubt that the presi- dent Will have no hesitation in transmit- ting to the Spanish government the Cuban resolution without other comment than that he is requested to do so by the action of congress. It is believed he will not take upon himself any responsibility in the matter, but will let the responsibility for the reply, which Spain can be relied upon to make, rest wholly with congress. the idea being that in passing what is nothing more than a resolution of sympathy the senate in particular is not thoroughly ad- vised of the state of afiairs in Cuba and the manner in which the war is being con- ducted. _ Secretary Olney and the president are thought to have fully informed themselves of the difficulties which would arise if bel- ligerency were recognized by either the United States or Spain or by both. With such recognition Spain would at once he absolved from all responsibility on account of losses by foreigners in the island either from destruction of property or loss of trade, while it was not seen that the in- surgents could gain anything by it. They also keenly appreciated that while it might be possible to compel the Span- iards to conduct their warfare in accord- ance with such humane attitude toward captives as is universally recognized by civilized nations it would be impossible to undertake the responsibility of guarantee- , ing the same line of action by the insur- gents. This difficulty is heightened by the fact that the Cubans have no uniforms to distinguish them from lawless bands which are profiting by the general demor- alization of the island to pillage and plunder broadcast. In the Franco-German war the Germans shot all the franc tireurs they could catch without trial or investigation, and among the so called belligerent rights in the combat of those two civilized nations either had the right and exercised it to kill all spies, dynamiters and others with- out uniforms on sight. Unless the United States can prevent the Cubans themselves from carrying on -' barbarous warfare, state" department ofii- cials declare that an attempt to 'compel Spain to act humanely will constitutea direct interference with Spanish sov- ereignty, which is certainly not contem- plated. . ‘ 0N1: WOlltD IN r1111: 18 Better Than Two Afterwards-Q A Chance to Profit by a Boston . Man’s Experience. (From the Boston Herald. ) It’s‘a strange thing how people will NORWALK’ CONN put away an oppouunity until too late; . {,fl * it’s only little things that go to make up ., l" XI, 2; our everyday ex1stence, the trouble is I ' we don’t ay 5 fiicient attenion o - 7 l‘ usagitut-su-u: :22 .. UR J.4.rU.43 r SflLE ‘1. Now, for instance:_ Backache' 1s sniff; I i gigfijzgijgg.:.:;:.;:§j:g 1:29, Ended in a. blaze of glory---la.rgest in the history Of our gaugggsgéfiggi.éjggggutjg business Our efforts and aims in giving the public hon exer1on or sir nice as interfered ggéhigggfigz escapees; est and popular goods at the very lowest prices, have 110 e e l eysare no re leve ......o... been thoroughly appreciated, and the result 1s indeed .. gratifying and encouraging We do not purpose resting on past laurels---wO must- keep up the good work Our Mammoth StOre Will be made greater if possible and we are determined that the $233,: km, t....ls°“..r..‘z:c,°; wants of our many patrons will be carefully'looked after. Drug Store, on Washington St. They ‘ _“"'“'*_"”—‘ - as.‘Isilt::°:c:::rtuu 3.335;. -7 r * ‘ ' * - - ' sailfishdisappear" DRESS QQQIDS amga ogivei a pa 1c 1 c benefit of my experience. Doan’sKidneyPills BEGINNING SATURDAY FEBRUARY ', glitt’iéili‘gg‘izzgé‘tilt,amt.“ Iii WE OFFER THREE B111 BARGAINS IN . _ -. " stilts.hint...-..".‘*§.:’...1.“' Y" DRESS GOODS, ALL NEWLY PURCHASED. ' chronic disorder set in, and this is land St. This is how he speaks about are excellent medicine, and strike right, One lot Fancy Mixtures, new, Spring goOds—makers needed money— we bought early at a fall which rendered my back lame and bro. I was not surprised at this, as my accident was a‘ bad one, but as time went on my back did not appear to im- prove, and I wondered at it. I never seemed to get perfectly well. It would hurt me to stoop over or lift anything heavy. I suffered with duh headaches; colds, drafts. and even dampness had, immediate effect (on my buck. I was, always looking for a remedy for my 11:8. where the “little hing” should not be it: “ Some eight;years ago I hada bi-d at the point of the kidney troubles” New Newspaper For Albany. ALBANY.13‘eb.1.—-The News Publish- ing and Printing company was incorporat- ed today to print a‘ dailyand weekly news- paper in Albany. The capital is $5, 000. The directors are :David S. Taylor, P. F. _, Gaynor; ,1 nglagher and others. For President of Chile. 'BUENos Arm-1s, Feb. 1.—Senor Vicente Reyes, president of the Chilian senate, ac- cording to a dispatch from Valparaiso, Chile has been nominated for the presi- dency by the Liberals. The regular price is 25c; per yard, 121k}. sacrifice. 1 a: 50 pieces All- wool French Twills, 111 black and colors; also Fancy Plaids, every yard new. c .... lwass-jvrvuxsamrrmwuu «uv—u a» ‘- M "v 1 r' - y‘- réal value from 38c 10 50c; per yard, 25c 10_ pieces 50- inch Fine English Twills, warranted all pure wool, extra fine count, a great bargain at 750; Saturday we open the-price at 500. 1H 303101 SI‘OH.Eu.MainanWallis. THE 110 vn "r 'ELUMB an ‘ nxcnnerL ‘ i I b ‘ I ’ OPE N ED o Livery and Sales Stable .W.‘O. 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