Show SILVER BILL REACHES HOUSE washington april 25 the administration silver bill introduced by senator pittman of nevada providing for the withdrawal from the treasury of in silver dollars to be melted into bullion to meet foreign trade balances was passed by the senate without a roll call and after brief debate the bill goes to the house A brief debate preceded the passage of the bill its supporters declaring enactment of the measure was imperative as emergency war legislation senator lodge of massachusetts said that because of the great demand due to the war silver must be supplied and that there was no other way to secure it except as provided in the bill although the bill would fix at 1 an ounce the price to be paid for silver to be u used S ed in replacing the money from the treasury senator smoot of utah said the measure would be of no advantage to western silver producers they would prefer to have silver follow its natural course he said but realizing that the step proposed by the government is absolutely necessary they lare iare willing to sacrifice their selfish interests and meet the situation patriotically should the government follow a hands off policy senator smoot said the price would advance to an ounce the united states is in no shape to allow the export of its gold and neither are the allies senator smoot said all they have got they must keep although we have one fourth of the gold in the world we have none too much senator smoot took occasion to question the allies attitude toward the united states in the sale of materials declaring he did not think we are being treated as we are treating them this country he said fixed a price of 23 2312 cents a pound for copper sold to them yet canada is permitted to receive about 30 cents for the copper she sells england senator thomas of colorado declared he was suspicious of any movement in congress that has as its purpose the diminution of our silver supply 1 I want to know why it is necessary to take in silver from the treasury and melt it up when there is a good supply in our market he asked |