The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-The Senate
was in session about two hours today,
half of that time being given to Mr..
Stewart of Nevada, in vigorous as
sault on the gold combine" In one
respect the senator presented a new
phase of the subject with which his
name has been SO identified in Senate
speeches. He urged that the great
depreciation of silver gave to the
cheap labor of Asia tremendous ad-
vantage in competing with the do
nestle products of the American mar
ket. Japan in particular, he said, was
prof1ting by this difference OF 30 per
cent. between our money and that OF
Japan and japanese merchants were
today underselling our home producers
in many lines of goods. During Mr..
Stewards speech Mr.. Matsu, secretary
of the Japanese legation, was an at
tentiye listener in the diplomatic gal
lery.
An echo of Comptroller BOWERS
suspension of the sugar bounty pay
ments was heard in the resolution OF
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana, call1ng on
she treasury department Ior the
reasons for the suspension.
Postmaster General Wilson's recent
order forbidding postal employees
from urging postal legislation also
came in for attention, Mr.. PeHer OF
fering a comprehensive resolution OIL
inquiry to the order. u.,
Another resolution by Mr.. Galllnger
ooIIs FOR information as to the number
of aliens in the various governmental
branches.
Mr.. Quay (Rep., Pa today present,
ed to the Senate petition OF the Wooi
| Merchants association OF fhiiaosis,
mia and asked that it be read ana
inserted in the record , .,,4osod
s.That is a bad example" interP o,s
sherman. what is this petltloni:,
TT asks" responded quay, VIII oo1
malicious smile, that the "ool
schedule of the MchhiieS "0S
| enacted as law" ., oro1
Nj Mr., sherman joined in the genera "a
s,,iie "Certainly there could pc no
ohiection to that" he said. the peu-
tion was thereupon read ee,,,oa
MIR PETER Pop0, of Kansas olleseo
a resolution calling on the posuoiu -. .
! 5a11ertmeut for information as TO the
I'D c4ice of imposing fines on the EN-,
nIovees: also as to restrictions placed
an on nostal employees against CONFER
ring with senators and members re-
earding legislation. The resolpulioii
| was referred. 20
Mr.. Caffery Oem), of Louisiana, Of
fered resolution, winch "a as
agreed to, calling on the secretary VI
the treasury for information as 10 ene
roo sons for suspendinS the payment
~ bounty to manufacturers of sugar.
Mn, Gallingers Rep0, OF New
r5amnshire. resolution calling tor re-
rorts from all government depart
1nents as to the number of aliens en-
Moved. was referred to the Committee
on Civil Serfice Reform.
Mr.. Stewart Pop), of Nevada, ad-
dressed the Senate on the pendln!g
resolution for a commission TO 1nVest 1
gate the needs of labor and agrlcul-
tn,re. predicting an invasion of the
! PRODUCTS of Oriental lands, in compe-
tition with our domestics. The agents
of Japanese manufacturers, he said.
were now in the United States selling
goods at prices far below the cost OF
production in the United States, offer-
ing bicycles of Japanese make at $l2
each. and parlor matches, doors, sash,
blinds, coopeGage stock and hats,
gloves and wearing apparel ait 80 per
cent below the domestic price. Japan
had taken the initiative, but China
| would follow.
AT the basis of this menacing con-
dition. said Mr.. Stewart, is the gold
combination 1t has reduced the value
of silver so per cent, thus giving the
Asiatic countries an advantage of SO
per cent on exchange. The only
means of averting this complete COM
mercial supremacy Of the Asiatic was
to place gold and silver on an equal
basis.
Mr. Stewart used severe language
in arraigning the gold syndicate, de-
claring that it controlled national
conventions. selected presidents, and
directed the affairs of the national
administration.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Stewards
remarks the resolution was laid aside
and ait 2:90 o'clock the Senate ad-
iourned.