The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-17
A VIGOROUS ASSAULT.
Senator Stewart Of Colorado Assails
the Gold Combine.
CHEAP SILVER AND ASlATlC LABOR.
Advantage Urged as Against Amer
leans and Domestic Products.
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OKLAHOMA LAND ALLOTMENT.
A Resolution Caused Inquiry Into the
Conduct OF the Secretary of tho
Interior-Not~s.
OKLAHOMA LAND ALLOTMENT

Washington. December l6.--The senate
was in session about two hours today. half
Of that time being given to Mr. Stewart
OF Nevada, In a vigorous assault on the
gold combine" In one respect the scta.
tor presented a now phase Of the Subject
with which his name has been so idcnti-
fled IN senate speeches He urged that
Srent depreciation of silver gave to the
cheap labor OF Asia a tremendous advar-
tago IN competing with the domestic pro-
duets of the american market Japan.
In particular. he said. was prontng by
this difference of 80 per cent between our
money and that OF Japan and Japanese
merchants were today undersollng our
homo producers in many lines of goods,
During MIR. Stewards speech Mr.. Matsu,
secretary of the Japanese legation. was
an attentive listener in the diplomats gal
lery
An echo of Comptroller Bowlcr's sus.
pension OF the sugar bounty payments was
heard in the resolution of MIR Cafrery o.
Louisiana. calling on the treasury depart
men' for the reasons OF the suspension.
Postmaster General Wilson's recent or
DER fcthlddmg postM employees lobbying
ter postal ieSlsla,ion also came In Tor at
tShuon, Mr. Pruor offering u conlprchrn-
' l.
Another resolution by Mir Gnlllnger calis
Tor Information as to the number VI nlt,nn
IN the various governmental branches.
:, MI quay ulrp.. PAD presented a petit
ton OF the Wool Merchants association
OF icnnsNlvnnia and asked that II be read
and Inserted In the record
49, That ~ q bad example" intcrpnsed MIR
Sherman. what is this petitioi,?'
II asks responded Mr.. Quay, with n
malicious smile at Mr. Sherman. That
ihe wool schedule OF the Mckinley law
hc re-onactcd"
Mr., sherman Joined In the general smile.
Certainly. there could he no objection
10 10 mat, said he aud the petition was
ihrl cupon adopted.
Mr.. Stewart pop NeyN addressed tho
senate on y pending resolution for II con-
mute" TO investigate the needs of labor
ana agriculture predicting tho Invasion
OF products of oriental lands tn compctl-
ton win our domestic PRODUCTS Arontv
Of Japane9e manufacturers he said. were
now In the United States seliinp their
Eoods AT prices Tar below the cost of nro-
auction Ia the United States, offering blcy-
eieA or japanese make at sle each aud
crase stock, hats gloves aud woariig an
nhVI At 80 per cent below the domestic
price Japan had taken the initiative. but
emma wuuld follow. At the basis of thi.,
ms hacilg condition. said Mr.. Stewart IL
ihr sol1 combination |, has reduced tho
Nuluc OF silver so per cent, thus giving tho
Asiatics an advantage Of 20 per cent on
eNchhrgc, The only means of nvoiting
ms was to place gold and silver on an
Z luHl basis.
Mr. Stewart used severe iangungo IN
erraisnlng the gold syndicate, declaring
that II controlled National conventions
EJECT ID presidents ana directed affairs OF
the Nationhl administration.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Stewards re-
marks the resolution was laid aside and
nj 2.SD the senate adjourned.