Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-28
OUR SENATORS.

fectly. lie VIII not NOJe lOI IHe III
= coinage bill Of the senate financ
committee. He told the men froI
= the silver states that he would no
vote for extreme measures. McBrid
saws he is a bimetalist, an interna
2 tlonal bimetalist, but that he woul'
be willing TO have the internationa
agreement adopted without including
either Great Britain or Germany. HI
would form bimetallic agreement
with the Latin countries and with thC
South American republics. He would
then change the tariff rates, granting
members Of the blmetallic agreement
20 per cent of on all customs duties.
This would soon bring other coun-
tries TO terms, and he thought that
Great Britain and Germany, rather
than lose the South American trade,
would join the agreement. He said
that IL they did not the trade would
be taken away, for the 20 per cent
discrimination would be more than
they could stand.
Mcbride said he would also vote to
instruct the secretary Of the treasury
70 pay out no more gold for the pur-
pose Of export. Under the present
system of buying gold by the sale of
bonds, the United States was paying
a premium for gold and selling it TO
the men who wanted TO ship gold at
par This was all IL amounted TO, and
he did not think the United States
should furnish gold for export.
Mitchell was not invited TO a caucus
OF the extreme silver men OF the sem
ate the other day. lie was not re-
garded as quite orthodox enough be-
cause he had announced that he would |
not vote a free-cOinage amendment |
upon the tariff bill II the senate had !
first an opportunity TO vote for free
coinage substitute to the bond bill.
II did not make any difference whether
this amendment was carried or not,
he would not vote TO put the same on
a tariff bill. lie had announced in
the senate that all the ailyer men
could do was to express their views.
All the United States could do, where
The silver men were in a majority, was
TO express their opinion by a vote.
Further than this any action by the
senate would not be effective, as IL
was well known that the house would
not pass free-coinage bill, aud that
such a bill would be vetoed by the
president II IL did pass.
Mitchell says that he has sacrificed
'ome interests In favor Of the house
.arifi bill In order not to endanger its
passage. lie would like to have had a
higher duty on wool and lumber, aud
several other articles, but IL was
generally known that amendments TO
.he bill would very likely defeat IL.
Il was possible that the president
night allow the bill 10 become a law
without his signature; II was possible T
hat he would veto IL. II was certain
hat In case II free-colnage amend -,
nent were made TO the bill il would
'e vetoed even II II should pass the
louse In such shape, But il would
My tend to defeat any tariff legisla-
ION u free coinage were made a part
4 the tariff bill, After having an
TO vote their sentiments
n the silver question, the free coin
ge men of the senate coming from I
lates Nitally interested In having a
uty on wool, ought To do everything
ossible to get a tarin bill through
nd do nothing TO defeat IL.
Mitchell says that, so firm is he in
he conviction that free coinage is /
ghL he would vote free-coinage
ON any bin which came !
p II 1t would help the cause. lie (
'eS not think the cause Of silver s
ould he advanced by any such action. f
nd he thinks the silver men an (
alize such 10 he the case. Coast {
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