The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
SCENE SHIFTS IN THE SENATE.
BELLIGERENCY TAKES A BACK
SEAT FOR COINAGE.

sir. Lodge Makes Public the Nature
of the Communication Received
From Secretary OIney ana Laid Be
fore the Committee on Foreign
RelatiOns-SenatOrC OckreII Speaks
for Four Hours in DenunciatiOn of
the Gold Standard.
Washington, March 1S.-With the ex-
ception of one rather curious episode at
The opening of to-day's session, the SEN
ate was entirely relieved of all consider
alton of the question of Cuban belligereney
and had its attention turned to the finan-
cial question. An allusion had been made
in Mr.. Sherman's speech on Thursday to
private communication which Mr.. Lodge
was supposed to have received from the
Secretary of State, and to have been made
known confidentally to the committee on
foreign relations
Mr. Lodge said Mr.. Sherman had fallen
into an unintentional error; that he had
had no interview with Mr.. Olney, and
had received no private communication
from him; add that the paper which had
been sent from the state department and
had been read to the committee on foreign
statement by the Spanish minister giving
the Spanish version of affairs in Cuba.
Mr.. Sherman admitted the mistake he had
fallen into, and to a suggestion that he
should communicate the paper to the Sem
ate he replied that it was matter to be
read in executive session only.
Mr. Hoar and Mr. Wolcott commented
upon the peculiar position in which the
matter was thus placed, and Mr.. Hawley
Indicated his purpose, TO move mat az me
House substitute for the Cuban reSolu-
ton and ask for further conference.
The financial condition of the govern
ment was represented in a four hours
speech by Mr.. Cockrell, in which he argued
that every government obligation, with
the single exception of gold certificates,
was payable in gold or silver coin, at the
option of the government; and he charged
that Charles Foster, while secretary of
the treasury, had in October, 1891, sur
rendered voluntarily, meekly and submits
sively the right of the government to re-
deem the United States notes or green
backs in silver as we'll as in gold. That
action on the part of Mr.. Foster, Mr..
Cockrell described as the Pandoras box,
out of which had come all the financial
ills that had since fallen upon the country.
Referring to Secretary Carlisle's recent
speech in New York, Mr.. Cockrell said
that the disguise had been thrown aside
and that Sound money" meant gold, and
nothing but gold. He declared that such
monometallism was anti-democratic, con-
trary to the entire record of the demo-
cratic party up to 1873, and contrary 70 the
democratic platform He declared that
gold was monarchical, ariStocratic, for the
rich silver for the poor. When war how
cred over the country gold fled into its
hiding places and remained secreted until
Whlte-winged peace spread above once
more. Witness the Venezuelan message,
he said, sent here with a string tied to il
indicating the possibility of war, when
the gold standard trembled to its founda-
tons. England, he declared, had been UNI
able with all the resources of the Bank of
England to carry out its gold monOmetal-
He standard, and twice had to borrow
from France. He denied that a courage
GUS advocacy of free silver would divide
we democratic party. Reading from a
list of the democratic representatives
elected in 1892 and 1894, he showed that
there had been a terrible falling off of
democratic representatives elected in the
latter year, due to the fact that the cleo
tlon had been under the gold monometallic
standard of President Cleveland.
Mr.. Cockren quoted extensively from
rhe speeches of Secretary Carlisle, and
speaking of his speech at Covington last
summer declared that he was 10th to
3eheve that any Secretary of the Treas
ury could make such a ridiculous state
meat until he read of similar statements
made by other tools in the employ of the
gold bullion company of New York. 1t
was ludicrous that Secretary Carlisle
should attempt to bolster up" the the
orleS TO which he had become a re-
cent convert" by reliance on such STUFF
as that, the only excuse being the lati-
Jude always allowed for the zeal of con-
Verts
He appealed for a re-establshment of
tne conditions existing prior to 1873, for
we country could not be worse off than
II mad been since the preparation of the
crime of 1878 BimetaIlism was no ex-
perlment having been in use from the
ume Abraham marched out of Chaldea
ulIuI Great Britain drove. silver from use
IN conclusion, Mr. Cockrell appealed to
me country to once more declare its in
dependence and pronounce for the equal
Wy OF gold and silver, or else assume its
dependence upon Great Britain, whom it
nad twice defeated, and ask her to take
u under her avaricious and selfish guard
FnSnlp and protection.
We should" he declared, t'haul down
va Glory, the starry banner which had
waved over the power and freedom and
independence of the country. and hoist
Y It's stead the gold standard banner Of
treat Britain and cry out: Long live the
queen of Great Britain and the Empress
Of Indian"
During the latter part of this speech,
or Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas-
ffauof had been an occupant of the dip
io 10 G3uc gallery and an attentive listener
Notices were given by Senators
handler and Plat of their
parpose to address the SEN
~ on the Cuban resolutions. also by
r.. fugh, OF his purpose to speak on the
ttLouse tariff bin and by Mr.. Lodge, on the
Va question of immigration.
a. 1Atler an executive session, the Senate,
clock, adjourned until Monday.
Russia's Treaty with china.
lPeikin, March 1S-The report Of the con-