The herald., 1894-04-11
AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
Daily Grind of the National
Law Mill. q.
The Senate Passes WOlcOtt's Mexican
Dollar Resolution.
Senator lodge Makes n Tariff speech.
A Tilt Bstveen Bryan aud Reed
In the Rouse = wash
ington Notes.
Rx the AEaoniated Press

BY the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 10.-Thc Wolcott
resolution for the coinage OF Mexican
dollars at United States mints was laid
before the senate today, and Mr.. Gal
linger read a communication favoring
the resolution. He said that while he
cast reluctant vote for the repeal OF the
Sherman law, he thought that the time
was approaching when some action
would have to be taken by congress TO
give the country larger volume OF cur
rency. and when that time came he
might have some remarks to make on
the subject which would probably be
contrary to the views OF the people oil
his state.
The resolution was brinhy debated,
when McPhe rson withdrew the amend
ment offered by him yesterday to insert
the words. 'sfor export" as he thought
the Sherman amendment agreed to yes.
terday covered the points of his proposed
amendment. The resolution as amended
was then agreed to, and 10 as follows:
Resolved, that the president OF the
United States, with view to encourage
and extend our commercial relations with
China and other Asiatic countries, be re-
quired if not incompatible Win the
public interests, to enter into negoua-
tions with the republic OF Mexico looking
I TO the coinage by the United States at
the mints of standard Mexican dollar,
under some agreement with the said re-
public of Mexico as to the selgnlorage
method and the amount OF said coinage.
and that he further report the result OF
his negotiations to the senate.
Aldrich announced that the senators
on the Republican side OF the chamber
were anxious to proceed with the con-
alteration OF the tariff bill in an orderly
manner. which would not interfere
with the comfort OF the senators.
az would suggest" he went on, that
we are willing on this side OF the cham
ber. for a week at least. that the senate
shsll meet at II o'clock each day, and
the tariff bill ehall be taken up at l
o'clock and continue before the senate
until 5 O'Clock each day without dila'
tory motions"
II was agreed that the proposition
should prevail until Monday next.
The resolution OF Senator Allen to
limit general debate on the tariff bill to
June 4th and to take final vote on the
9th OF J1ne, was laid before the senate.
Several amendments were offered and
finally the resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
harmless looking resolution. intro
duced by Dolph, gave rise TO sharE
d;scuasion and some lively personalities
Il provided for the discharge of the com
mittee on public buildings and grounds
from the consideration OF bills for th'
erection of public buildings in Oregon
that no ,diserimination had been chow
} in building Bills, but no bills had beel
favorably reported on account Of tn
depleted condition of the counlry'e OK
cheQuer. The resolution was referred
to the committee on public buildings.
Two O'Clock arrived, the tariff oil wa
laid before the senate and Lodge spok,
in opposition, To it. He treated tht
question of tariff purely as q busines
matter. II the Manufacturers make nj
money, they will not employ labor
Under free trade the manufacturer
must retire or reduce labor'a costs. Al
the result OF free trade, England's recorC
OF agriculture is record of disaster
Under protection the trade Of the UniteC
States between 1870 and 1880 increased
nearly four times as much as that o
England; between 1880 ami 1890, more
than seven times ae much.
The speaker showed the advantages o.
reciprocity. The wealth Of the country
was in production, and its strength IN
the producers. Consumers, only
should not be considered al
they constitute but an insignificant,
unimportsnt fraction OF the commun-
ity. We should first secure a home
market, then increase outside trading
Protection and invention enabled US tc
pay the high est wages, lowered the
price of necessities, and raised the
standard of living. To abandon pro-
lection would be to lower wages and
the standard OF living, and increase the
worlds prices by Withdrawing Ameri-
can competition.
The reduction of wages was thus far
trifling, compared with the reduction
under under free trade. He had nc
fear of the ultimate result, believing
in the end, congress would not cast
aside that which protected us from the
deadly competition of races with q
lower standard OF living.
Lodge concluded his speech at 4: &c
with an eloquent peroration which was
warmly applauded from the galleries.
1OhE bpEGnB b0u6dtlOu Nv bbAJiuR
that he wished to make q speech,
which he would have read from the desk.
Thereupon he sent up an Associated
Press bulletin, stating the New York
Legislature had passed a resolution oI
thanks 20 Senator Hill for his speech in
opposition to the tariff bill in the senets
yesterday. This was greeted with some
applause in the gallery. which the vice.
president checked.
Gray of Delaware explained the ac-
tion OF the New York Legislature by
saying the legislature OF New York was
overwhelmingly Republican. ayes"
replied Aldrich smilingly, '''but not by
such majority as shown by the dis
patch. This is q majority OF IA on q
joint ballot; so at least 40 Democrats
must have voted for the resolution"
The senate then went into executive
session. after which it adjourned until