The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-11
Endorsement Of His Speech by
New York Legislature.
woLcoTT REsoLuT,oNA ADOPTED
II Proposes Coinage Of Mexican Doll
lars by American Nints.
Replses to Unfair Criticism OF His
Boston Tariff Speech-Chinese Treaty
May Be Defeated

WAsHrssroy CRY. April io.--In the
senate Wolcoti's resolution for the coinage
of Mexican dollars at United States mints
came mp, and Gaiiinger read a communica-
;ion favoriug il. He said that while he
cast reluctant vote for the repeal OF the
Sherman law, he thought the time Was ap-
preaching when some action would have
to be taken by congress to give the country
. larger volume OF currency, and when that
time came he might have some remarks
to make on the subject. which would prob
ably be contrary to the views OF the peo-
pie of his state. The resolution was briefly
debated, when Mcpherson withdrew the
amendment offersdeby him yesterday TO
insert the words afor export" as he
thought the Sherman amendment agreed
to yesterday covered the points of his pro-
posed amendment. Tho resolution as
amended was then agreed to, and is Is
follows:
.Resoired. That the president of the
United States, with q view 10 encourage
and extend our commercial relations with
China and other Asiatic countries. be re-
qnired, if not incompatible with the pub
lie interests, to enter into negotiations
with the republic OF Mexico. looking to
tuC Soth0SC ny thG SDtuu 0t0k89 0t tue
mints of q standard Mexican dollar under
some agreement with the said repu bic Of
Mexico Gs TO seiguiorage, methods and
amount OF said coinage. and that he
further report the result Of his negotia-
tions to the senate"
Aldrich announced that the senators OF
the Republican side of the chamber were
anxions to proceed with the consideration
of the tariff bill in an orderly manner
which would not interfere with the CON-
fort of the senators. II would suggest"
he went on. that We are willing on this
side of the chamber. for q week At least,
that the senate shall meet at l2 O'Clock
each day and the tariff bill shall be taken
up ut 1 O'Clock and continue before the
senate until 5 o'clock each day without
dilatory motions"
1t was agreed that the proposition
should prevail until Monday next. The
resolution of Alien to limit general debate
on the tariff bin to june and to take the
final vote on June 5 MAS laid before the
senate. Several amendmenss were offered
and finally the resolution was referred TO
the committee on rules.
As 2 O'Clock had arrived the tariff bill
was laid before tho senate and Ledge spoke
tn OQp0Sid0n tO ZIG sa1u u9 LI00tGQ the
question Of the tariff purely a. business
matter. Ii the manufacturers make no
money they will not employ labor Under
free trade manufacturers must retire or
reduce labor costs. Fifty years ago Eng
land listened to the manufacturers. but
the majority of American congressman
berate them as enemies to the country.
As result FREQ trade Engiand's record
in agriculture Is record Of disaster. Un-
der protection our trade record from 1870 to
1850 showed an increase nearly four times
as much as that of England. and from
1850 to ls9o more than seven times greater.
The speaker showed the advantages ~of
reciprocity. The wealth Of tho country
was In production, and its strength in the
producers. The consumers only should
not be considered, for they constitute an
insignificant, unimportant fraction of the
community. We should first secure
home market, then increase outside trad
ing. Protection and invention enabled VI
to pay higher wages, lower she
price of necessities and raise
the standard Of living. To abandon
protection would lower wages and the
standard of living, and increase the
worlds prices by Withdrawing American
competition. The reduction IN wages
thus far was trifling compared with the re-
duciion under free trade. He had no fear
of the ultimate result. believing that In
the end We would not cast aside that
which protected us from deadly competi-
tor with a lower standard of living. Lodge
concluded his speech at 4:4o with an eio-
quent peroration which was warmly ap-
plauded from the galleries. -
Hoar sprung a sensation by stating that
he wished 10 make speech which he
would have read from the desk. There
upon he sent up an Associated Press bulle-
tin. stating that the New York legislature
had passed a resolution OF thanks to Hill
for his 81 eech in opposition to the tariff
bali In the senate yesterday. This was
greeted with some applause in the gallery,
which the vice president checked.
Gray of Delaware explained the action
of the New York legislature by saying the
legislature OF New York was overg helm
ingly Republican.
Yes" replied Aldrich. smiIingly, ''hus
not by such majority as forty on Joint
ballot, so at least fourteen Democrts must
have voted for the resolution. The
senate then went into executive session.
after which 1t adjourned until I2 tomor-
row.
Confirmaiions-E. Jenkins, of Aberdeen,
receiver of pub.lc moneys at Olympia;
William Dunphy, OF Tekoa, WASH, re-
celver of public moneys at WaIIa Wsl!a
}. +. Murphy. register OF the land Office at
Olympia.
Pos,mssters. Washineton~-J. l. Brown.
South Bend; William Hooker, Port An
gees: ". II. Peterson. Elienspurg: Oscar
Een Evnr..s