The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-31

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Washington, January 3O.-Allen, Popu-
list of Nebraska, produced bill to pro.
hibit the purchase or use by the govern.
ment of any wares or manufactures made
in any penitentiary, workshop or other
prison, or by convict labor. Referred to
the committee on education and labor.
The House bond bill, with the finance
committee free coinage substitute, was
taken up and Mr.. Call, Democrat of Flo
rida, went On with the argument which
was Interrupted by ADJOURNMENT yes
terday. 1t was generally in favor of the
substitute.
The urgent deficiency bill reported to
the Senate this morning carries all in
crease over the House bill aggregating
81, 500, 6s4.
Mr.. Mitchell, Republican Of Oregon,
argued in support of the free coinage
substitute for the House bond bill, de-
olaring himself in favor of a vigorous
aggressive policy of independent BIZ
nj etalism coupled with protective
tariff. He denied the necessity of interest
bearing indebtedness. He also denied
that the interest or welfare of the govern
ment of the people required the perpetual
tion Of the single gold standard. He pro-
tested that the continued and persistent
effort to destroy bi-metalism in this
country was fatal stab at the best
material interests of the people, and is q
dangerous and oppressive encroachment
upoE their constitutional liberties. In
conclusion, Mr.. Mitchell said: ''Is it not
about time that this great nation should
ass eIt it's monetary as well as its COM
mercial independence? Are we, with our
vast territory, our immeasurable re-
sources, our model government, our
brave, intelligent aggressive, independent
people, to even acknowledge our depend
ence of Great Britain or any other power
On earth, in either monetary or other
sense, because England, since 1916, has
adhered to single gold standard in the in
terest of the gold brokers of LON bard
street? Are we to forever bend the supple
knee, acknowledge our impotency as a
nation and surrender prerogatives that
ought rlghtfully to attach to free and
independent people? In nay judgment the
United States as a nation, in whatever
aspect considered, whether nationally,
intellectually, scientifically, merciaI-
Iy or financially, stands, or at least
nations, pre-eminent in every element of
greatness in every aspect Of grandeur, in
every attribute of glory, in every essential
OF sovereign power. ReSourceful in
physical elements of every conceivable
character, in a measure and to the extent
unparalleled by any country on the
globe. If she will but assert herself as be-
comes her as the proud, aggressive, in
dependent leader of nations, New York
and not London. will become the clear
ing house of the world, and or country
will be pre.eminent over all. She will no
longer be a slave, either in a commercial
or in monetary sense, but distinctive
and primally sovereign, imperial
master and dictator. financially as we'll
as commercially among all the nations of
the world. ra
Mr.. Perkins, Republican of California,
said he would vote for free coinage sub
stitute. He suggested q compromise be-
tween silver men and gold men.
Mr., Villas, Democrat of Wisconsin, then
took the foor but the hour being late he
deferred his speech until an unsuccessful
attempt was made to have an agreement
for final vote on the bill Saturday.
During some badinage between Senators
Chandler, Republican of New Hampshire
and Stewart, Populist of Nevada, the
latter called the dispute over the free
coinage substitute mere dress parade"
intimating that similar amendment
would be offered on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Morrill,, Republican of Vermont,
announced that he would speak on the
bill Saturday.
The Senate at p. m. took recess un-
til noon tomorrow, the recess being
adopted to dispense with the routine
morning business.