Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-09
WOLCOTTS REMARKS.
The Colorado Senator's Strong
Financial Convictions.
Says rs Eiad Il Blaspa ny 10 Claim Fined
va'ue i3f Cod.
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changing, gull clone n cternally fixed
Along with this 0ocs thc.r roti9n tlic.e they
alono understand GaG1ca, and that We who
produce the metals ere Ia igrorancc OF
their nature, ard this they prove By our
tslicf that when two metals part company
t.c change Is not always in tho cheaper
one. Their notion that gold never changes
u q biHdo 81 blazphcgny. H. cgediiine gold
with the attribute Of Cod And then they
iusslt IS because We 30 not believe II.
They win I.a~p Hp this sort O. fp0lishness
till they Qct western and southern uon an
cry enough 70 adopt frac coinago."
silver den inli Of cosrASe.
This remark was thrown, while passing
~, iuto r. Fe.hor heated discussion on tho
recent action Of Guascmala In declining =
IGy iatcrest ca what sl.o Owes England
uHtil ter pTiccof silver gcts higher ard t'ic
alleged intention d. Other Spanish-Alcri-
can republics - take similar gct.0n. l.
cJcs without Gayia2 that al tho iTdir..l sill
yer men afo deeply interested In the sup
posed movement ard arc delighted with
the prospects. III kinds az propositions
10 unite the two Americas againHt Europe
Hro talked o. and 5ir. Bland and hi, CO.
workers ar IL possible more G"tlgG than
over. The uuti5iivcr mon have long said
that any yielding on their part or Guccnss
un tho part IL the silver r1oa would only
incite the latter 20 demand more, but so
far IL would saein that defalNspurs tho
silvgTites - activity at least t. much as
success could do. MIR. McCall Of the Bos-
ton Back Bay and Harvard college district
gave 10 90 Bio opinion in . recent inter
view thGt creditors and creditor nations
have lost morn Iy failure Of tho debtors 90
pay principal and interest both than they
have gained ~ Increase ia the purchasing
power 81 gold, and he now considers this
Guatemala ard prospective Mexican per
Torrance ~ only another proof Of his POI
sition.
Contacted Elections.
Tho appropriation bills arc all complat-
cd, 40 far Is committee work rOCs, save
possibly few minor Items, and ere nearly
all reported. And this house could GER
tainly hgyu made u remarkable record for
promp!ncsa had II not been for tho persist
cnt Ililibustgrlng Of tho last five weeks.
Tho long delay In getting u quorum on
tho contested election cascs WAS partic
larry HggIUy0ting % the Democratic lead
dcr5 for thcy had expected u dcsposnto 4 tht
against The Bland s,leniorage In and
mgdc UP their minds Il IL. This L., say
tho committee on rules, "tho very worst
season If tho year to secure quorum, for
n iJcbout this time In uust Of the western
ard southern states that tho preliminary
conventions arc held T. select delegates to
tho nominating convention, and in spite
OF ell WG can do tho mcinhcrs will 20 to
look Gftcr thcm. Several suhcommittcGs
which wcro to have gone out investigating
Natioua matters hGyc been held here two
wccks Beyond thclr appointed time simply
TO make up quorum.
Join. raid of journalists upon their
several friends in che senate has failed to
develop any very positive prediction In re-
g7~Ei 20 The ta"iG bin, Senator Quay say,
ms h2 g2id q morth ago, that no r,ally val
uahlH opinion can hc formed Mt present
Az soon % vatiag Lcgins on the amend
mcnts he thinks W. shall know something
about II, and the first vote of That kind
will probably indicate the fate of the bill
senator Allrich, who was vc.y free to OK
pr'sa his opinion when ;hc bill first reached
the senate that t. would peas. has crown
mor doubtful In opinion or more eau
tiou1 in stating it. In short, Il may ho
stated generally that noGcaatar pruphcsics
very confidently either Wa, which would
srcm TO indicate that thcy arr shic to CON
ccal their views FROM each other much
mora successfully than to keep the secrets
oi executive SC sstors FROM tho reporters
Thc I'aciGc Railway Business
In TIE house they tell ~ that now tho
spring conventions arr overland the agra
walton Of the contested election c,}srs sooth-
Hd they will rash things right Hlonr--thc
appropriation bills and the rost Of tho
Hatch hills lirt and then probably Pacific
railway business autl souo general lcgisla-
tlpu. FhCrc arr several measures In com.
inittcc or reported looking toward decisive
action with the Central and Union Pacific
railways Taking principal and interest,
the amount due from the roads now cN-
ctCda Sl0a, coo 900 The Gcary hill provides
for prompt foreclosure for taktny govern
iNcut possession Of the raadS and running
them as government properties daring the
continuance uf the ltigatiAn II IL favor
ci on grounds aside from tho financial ny
that small class ut member. who lN'iieve in
government nanavVm cnt of railroads aad
tclcEraphS Il also provide, for genoral
c'adlustmcut IT thu debit and tine appoint
mcnt ny thc president &C coGusi sion OF
seven persons ta run tlr roals uutu the
net earnings thereof vXtiaHuish the lc,At.
Tbe Brown hin T. less radical ia It's terms
end PROPOSES "a ufunding Vt the debt az.
very low imtcr>s; and the payment of per
cent of the principal yearly for 100 years.
The Bo0tner resolution provides for going
tN'hind the Usuras no 81 sp3S, and Scsk,
ing for the ns9iloy wherever 1t has g5l,"
Tho weight cl ul,uisn in she Judiciary
committee Is that nut OF thrs,, measures u
now one will ~ compounded. but tho dit
heulties are admitted 80 h, very ,groat.
After considerable wrestling with tho
subject most Of tj,c mcl0lsnrs OF the com.
mitfccs On foreign relations have couciud-
cd thae laa CANA and his fellows hav,' RIO
claims on the good offices III the United
States and that she president and Minis
ter Tho'npson are right IN refusing 10 Ssk
Portugal n1t to Surrndcr them TO Brazil.
They arr, say the committee. not lxilig er>
cnts nor esen ia gooJl standing rs rCoels,
They arr simply iautinccrs and do not lack
iauch ot hcinis pirates, The fact that this
eiew Is exprssSgl hy oS- ConfSlcy,lfes on
the comtuttt.>e of course raises the usual
sarcastic smile ~ minority ncmbeps, who
arr not in general disposal 70 praise any
AZ OF the pr-Silen: ii foreign affairs,
8ocSiaad stable Barnei.
R0cKLANp. Me. April S..-Frank Dons-
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