St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-30


gold or silver, at the option of the i'm
porter.
observation-disclosures the coinage of
silver and gold at ratio of l6 TO to
the capacity of the mints.
The foregoing resolution, coming from
Republican senator and including a
concession TO silver, attracted the clos
est attention. Mr.. Henderson asked
the immediate consideration of the res
olutIon.
Mr.. Teller said this document was
rather obscured by the lecture the preSi-
dent had read to congress. eff" con-
tlnued Mr.. Teller, with great emphasis.
I'VE lad a president who would take
twelve men in q rOOm-tWelve men who
are known and recognized in financial
circlcs-and say to them: Gentlemen,
the government will make its payments
I'D silver. Now, if you want a panic,
have it, There would he no panic.
New York does not want panic. The
run on gold would stop in all hour"
ferred 10 the finance committee to be
considered together with other plans.
Opposed Pooling
Mr.. Chandler (Rep. N. H.), then
took the floor and introduced resolutions
opposing the pooling bill. He an
nouneed his intention to offer another
amendment as follows:
Every such contract shall contain a
stipulation binding each party thereto
in case OF differences or controversies
between said party and its employees to
submit the same to arbitration, if such
arbitration shall be proposed by said
employees under the law of Oct. !, 1888,
linn l., arl, Fnr ni,
cases; provided, however, that by
merce commission may act as arbi-
traitors under such law, with the powers
given thereby.
TO omit to adopt this amendment if
this bill is to pass will place the S07,313
railroad workmen OF this county under
the iroon heel Of as merclleSS tyranny
of employers of labor as the world has
ever seen or any taskmasters since the
days of Pharaoh have ever been able to
contriye. He was willing that time
when the always OF the country were
su ffering under. universal depres-
sion In business, to vote for
any legislation to which they
were justly entitled and was willing TO
modify the anti-pooling clause Of the
interstate commerce law, but he was
not willing TO give. without contest or
struggle. 'ali power over railroad rates
for travel and freight transportation,
and'over the wages of the labor OF Co.,
900 WOrkmen to six thousand million
or eleven thousand million corporation
and partnership monopoly as will be
created or IS intended 10 be created by
the passing of the pending bill" Mr.
ChandlerS'S resolution was agreed to.
hr Erya
was agreed to. calling for the CORE
spondence with the chief justice Of
Samoa and with the United States con-
sui there. MIR. Allison made another
brief contribution 10 the financial ques
tion by Offering a resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury TO inform
the senate what portion OF the $780,
600, 900 reserve, so called, has been used
for meeting current expenses, and what
part of the proceeds Of recent bond
sales has been similarly used. The
resolution went over Oh objection by
Mr. Vest.
Mr.. Butler Dem, S. c. gave notice
that he would
Call Up flae Pooling Bill
during the morning hours tomorrow
after the pending bill for District of
Columbia sewer bonds was disposed Of
The bankruptcy bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Mitchell (Rep., Or offered
a substitute on the lines of the old Tor
rey bankruptcy bill, with some modifi-
cations.
Mr.. Plat (Rep.. Conn., and Mr.. White
(Dem., CALI brought up the question of
the conflict between the proposed ma
tional bankruptcy law and the III sol.
yency laws of the various states.
MIR. George offered an amendment
that the national law should not sus.
pend or repeal state insolyent laws. ex-
cept so far as the latter were in direct
conflict with the national law. The
amendment also provided that pending
state cases should proceed TO coHclu-
sion. Mr.. Georges speech OIL the bill
was in progress when the measure was
laid aside.
An invitation was received from the
secretary OF war asking the senate to
participate in the dedicatory ceremonies
at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
national park on Sept. 10, next.
The credentials were presented for
two new senators from Wyoming; e..
d. Clark. for the unexpred term be-
ginning March 4, last. and Francis E.
/ Warren, to succeed Mr. Carey.
The bill 10 incorporate the National
Association OF Florists was passed.
Mr.. German secured the passage of
the bill Known as tine commercial trav-
elers' bill 1t amends the interstate