Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-28
SILVER MEN DIVIDED
Senator Stewart Now Opposed to a
Monetary Commission.
MOTION 10 RECONSIDER DEFEATED
Amendments to the SundrY Civil
Bill Acted On.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

MATTERS IN THE HOUS Sc
| Lucien Baker, the new Senator-elect from
Kansas, was on the floor of the Senate for
| the first time today. and was introduced
to his associates by Mr.. Martin, whom he
succeeds.
Mr.. Gallinger briefly addressed the Sen
ate at the opening of the session today in
favor of plan presented by the Daughters
of the Revolution that copy Of the Decla-
ration of Independence be conspicuously
displayed in every post office.
The deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ported by Mr.. CockreIl. leaving only one
bill-the understanding before the ap-
preparation committee.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill was
then resumed. Mr.. Pettigrew offered an
amendment appropriating $4,000 for seed
FOR the drouth sufferers Of the northwest.
After a short debate the amendment was
agreed tO-S2 to II.
Tenncssee's Centennial.
| Mr.. Bate CTenn.) urged an amendment
| Of $l2o,OOO for government participation in
the Tennessee state centennial in 1885,
Mr.. Hoar CMass) ironically asked Mr.
| Bate for the constitutional authority for
this appropriation.
Mr.. Bate said 1t was the same authority
that gave government aid to the worlds
| fa1r at Chicago and to the cotton states
exposition at Atlanta
| MIR. Harris fTenn.) said that whatever
the constitutional right was, the govern
rrent had already adopted the policy of
national aid to the expositions.
| MIR. Hoar again urged his constitutional
query, this time to Mr.. Harris, who re-
| piled: IF the Senator from Massachusetts
VIII meet me here on the Fourth of July.
| VIII give him lecture on the Constitution
| that will serve him the balance of his life !"
Amid the laughter Mr.. Hoar responded
| that Mr.. Harris had invariably denounced
sucn appropriations, but now that the ap-
seemed to share the sentiment of another
statesman Representative Tim Campbell
or New York; What does the Constitu-
ten amount to among friends"
| point of order against the amendment
made by Mr.. CockreI was submitted to
| the Senate, and the appropriation was sus-
tafned-33 to Is.
Mr.. Hoar stated during the call that he
July"
| Mr.. Carey CWyo) secured an amendment
| reminding the amount over SIPS paid for
entries under the desert land laws, when
the lands are on railroad grants.
The Proposed Monetary Conference.
Mr.. Stewart tNev) moved to reconsider
| the amendment already accepted for par
tfcipation by the United States in an in
ternatfonal monetary conference.
| He said France was the only European
country in position to participate in such
a conference with any prospect of fair
ness 10 silver Great Britain already had
| her ratio between the metals and Ger
| many could readily do So A conference
would only result in another blow at sill
Yer. He therefore proposed. an amendment
| to the proposition, instructing the United
States delegates not to agree to any ratio
| short of 16 to 1.
! Mr.. Wolcott (Col) said he greatly re-
GREETED this division of opinion among Sen
ators from the silver states who had SO
! long stood together Nothing but good
| could come from this International confer
ence. The United States delegates could
not bind this country. Their work would
simply be advisory and they would report
| to Congress. The Senator from Nevada
| (StewarD declared this was scheme of
! the gold bugs" Was he forgetting the
| gallant fight of the friends of silver the
world over which had just eliminated In
success before the British parliament and
the German reichstag in favor of an In
| ternational conference?
| Mr.. Wolcott to Mr.. Stewart.
France, too, was taking the Initiative
Success was almost at hand. 1t was the
| work Of the friends of silver throughout
the world. Were the friends Of silver to
| pause at such a moment of success? The
| Senator declared himself for American BIZ
| metallisna, but II the nations of the world
| united in offering the greatest advantage
| to silver it had received since its demone-
| tization 1t would be criminal to cast it
| aside. Turning to Mr.. Stewart, Mr.. VOL
| colt said he had observed for months the
haggard. worn and anxious faces Of men
who wandered through the Capitol vainly
! urging claims which would never be allow
| ed, and he feared there were those among
| the friends of silver who wandered In the
| same determined yet hopeless way toward
| what they could never attain, and which.
| perhaps, they did not wish to attain except
| tA1E,.
would be gone" Mr.. Wolcotts voice rang
! through the chamber, and as his vigorous
| sentences closed there was burst Of ap-
plause from the galleries. which the Vice
| President checked by rapptng the gavel
and sharp admonition.
Mr. Stewart again took the floor, striding
| up and down the middle aisle and denounc-
ing the proposed conference as trade
might do he would never consent to such O
| scheme We ought to know that any agree
lnent in which Germany and Great Britain
participated meant the end OF silver.
Motion to Reconsider Defeated.
| The Stewart motion to reconsider was de-
| feated-yeas, 8; nays, so.
The affirmative vote was as follows:
| Allen. Blackburn. Call. Cockrell. Kyle.
| Martin PETER, Pugh and Stewart.
The negative vote included many leading
| silver men, such as Teller. Jones (Ark.),
George, Wolcott, Cameron and others.
| Mr.. Hunton (va.) urged an amendment
| restoring the salary of the superintendent
| of the coast and geodetic survey to 5000
| instead of the 5000 as reduced in the bill.
but the amendment was defeated.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for site and
| work on the public building at Pottsville,
Pa, was adopted
Mr. Squire (Wash.) secured an amendment
| of 5000 for an Investigation Of the coal
| and gold RESOURCES of Alaska.
THE HOUSE
There was large attendance on the
| floor when the House met today. The
| Speaker laid before the House the Presi-
dents veto of the bill to pension Catherine
| OFT, and It was referred to the committee
| on pensions. The flfty-four bills passed by
| the Senate on Tuesday night (most OF
| them Of minor importance) were laid be-
| fore the House and disposed of, some by
| reference and some by passage. The Sem
ate amendments to the bill to prohibit the
| wearing of the sign of the Red Cross with
NJ "a National