The herald., 1896-01-10
Debate On Free Coinage Amend.
ment Postponed
MUCH ALARM IS OCCASlONED
By the Unprotected Condition Of Our
SeacOast Towns
The Pension Bill Is Reported to the House
Carlisle Submits Estimates Of DeIicien-
cies-Legislative Notes
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The debate on
the senate free coinage substitute for the
house bond bill was again postponed today,
owing to the Intervention of Mr.. Stewart,
the Nevada Populist, who insisted upon
making speech in favor of the EIkins res
olution as amended by the Butler amend-
ment to prohibit the further sale of bonds
except by the express consent of congress.
The free coinage substitute was called up
up at the conclusion of Mr.. Sewart's
speech, and now has the right of way so the
debate upon it can be postponed no longer.
Mr.. Stewards speech today predicted the
failure of the popular loan proposition of
the administration, and intimated that the
loan had already been underwri, ten by the
roid syndicate, reiterated the senator's
well-known free silver views, and con-
cluded with an appeal for the financial as
well as the political independence of the
United States.
In the morning hour Mr.. Baker intro
Gluced resolution in regard to the Monroe
doctrine and made a speech in favor of its
adoption as an uneQuivocal declaration of
our policy with reference to the western
:, hemisphere.
Mr.. Frye introduced bill to reconvene
the delegates to the international marine
conference of 1889.
In presenting some petitions from Nor
folk, Va, in favor of liberal appropriations
for seacoast defenses, Mr.. Daniel of Vir-
Cinia called attention to the alarm which
manifesty exists in the minds OF the peo-
pie along the seacoast in view OF the
rumors of war. He thought their appre
tensions of bombardment were exagger-
ated, but expressed the belief that our sea-
coast cities should be adequately fortified
to meet an emergency.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler,
Republican of New Hampshire, instruct
ing the committee on immigration to in
quire whether the legislation was neces-
sary to prevent the introduction into the
United States of aliens imprisoned by for
eign counties in their American colonies.
Mr.. Cullom asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of . resolution au-
thorizing the supervising architect to use
5000 of the appropriation for the Chi
cago postoff1ce building and employment of
an assistant architect to aid in the prepara-
ton of plans for that building.
Mr.. Cockrell, Democrat of Missouri, ex .
pressed the opinion that 5000 was q
remuneration out of all reason for an as
sis,ant architect, and Mr.. Smith, Demo-
crat of New Jersey, and Mr.. White, Demo-
crat of California, declared that if special
legislation was to be given for the purpose
of aiding the supervising architects office,
it should not be given with especial refer
.ence to accelerating the work on q partieu-
lar building.
Mr.. Palmer, Democrat, OF Illinois pointed
out that this was a special case, the ex-
pense to come out of the appropriation for
the Chicago building. If general Iegisla-
ton were deemed necessary ii would he
enacted in the regular way. He hoped
that this special resolution would not be
embarrassed: Without this appropriation
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with the construction Of the building.
Mr.. Berry, Democrat, of Arkansas, OBJ
jec ed and the resolution went over.
Mr.. Baker, Republican, of Kansas Of
fered the following resolution enunciating
the extension OF the Monroe doctrine:
Resolved. That the Uni ed States will re-
gard il as an unfrendly act for any foreign
power. without our consent, by war, treaty,
by purchase or otherwise, to extend it's ter
ritorial limits in the western hemisphere
on either of the American continents, or to
any island adjacent thereto, which his
country deems necessary for its self-pres-
ervation; and the United States reserves
the right to be the sole judge of the neces.
sity for the maintenance of their national
entities. That the principle herein enuuci-
ated is found in the law of self-preserva.
ton, which, from necessity. adheres in and
belongs to every civilized nation as SOW
erelgn and inalenable right, and that this
principle is attested by Washngton's fare
we'll address, and President Monroe's ever
memorable message of December 2, 1928,
Baker said that while the countries of
Europe were arranging their policies and
doctrines, it was right and proper that we
should declare 10 the world policy which
we proposed to maintain for the future
peace and preservation inviolate of the
western hemisphere.
Mr.. Call, democrat of Florida), took oc.
casion. before the resoiu N was referred
TO the foreign relations committee, TO ex.
press the hope that the committee on for.
eign rela ions would report the resolution
for the recognition of the Cubans as belIig-
erents.
Stewart, Populist, of Nevada insisted on
addressing the senate on Elkins' resoiu-
ton prohibiting the sale of bonds except
alter advertisement, to the highest bid
der.
Jones, Democrat, of Arkansas, in charge
OF the free coinage substitute to the house
bond bill, wan ed to proceed with the con.
alteration of that bill, according to notice
previously given, but was compelled to
yield.
S.ewart advocated the passage of Elkins,
resolution az amended by Butler of North
Carolina, prohibiting the sale of any bonds
IN the future without the express consent
of the senate.
} He characterized the proposed loan of
OF the administration as "cruel mockery."
A'o ioen.i "ouiu pe pOpulaF loan unless II
was offered after the fashion of the French
loans. He affirmed that it was not the in.
tentlon OF the president to allow the people
to get the bonds. They were to 20 as the
others had gone, to the syndicate.
he said Mr.. Stewart was merely tanta.
llzing 'he public with his counterfeit offer
OF bonds. The bonds were to 20 to the
gold gamblers of the syndicate. 1t was
known that the entire issue of bonds, he
said. had been underwrilten by the syntli-
cate that had cornered the gold in New
YORK. Mr.. Stewart denounced the attempt
70 pass IAN emergency tariff bill" which
could not become law, and if il could i,
would only result in uuse'tl Ting business
conditions. The plain purpose was to
keep up the tariff agitation to distract at.
tention from the financial dis ress of the
people. Until we had free coinage of sill
yer, would we have financial independence
from the Rothschilds and the gold gam
blers.
AS long as the gold standard was main.
tained in the United States we would be in
bondage to Great Britain. Our gold obi
cations to Great Britain averaged about
$35O,O0O 900 annually. Last year our
exports exceeded our imports by 500, 900.
600. This year the balance of trade would
be against us and perhaps $500 ,OOO, ZOO
would have to be paid in gold to settle our
obligations. That gold could be obtained
only by cons antly increasing our int resi-
bearing debt and decreasing the power OF
the people to pay.
In conclusion he declared that he was moi
In favor of eulogizing those who took US by
the throat in time of distress; that he was
In favor OF cutting loose from all European
entanglemeDts and of announcing ouy