The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
Lodge Said the Statute Made This
Procedure Clearly a Grim
inal Act.
VEST DEFENDED DEMOCRACY.
Protested Against the Structures Con.
tanned in ShermanS Recent
Speech.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. THE
Finance Committee substitute for the
House bond bill was reported in the Senate
to-day by Jones 3D. OF Arkansas, and was
placed on the calendar. ones giving no
tice that he would ask the Senate to take
it up for consideration tomorrow, and
expressing the desire that it be disposed OF
at the earliest possible day.
1t was stated by Morrill, (R.) of Yer
mont, chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, that the substitute had the approval
of the majority of the committee, but not
of the Republican members of it.
A plan for making the proposed loan a
really popular one was suggested by
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire in the
shape of bill containing most of the
features OF postal-saving system. Chand-
Ter explained ii at some length and spoke
on it in somewhat jocose vein of humor
as a complete and perfect panacea for the
existing financial trouble. He had it re-
ferred TO the Postoffice Committee, but
said that be would offer it as an amend
ment to tie bill of the Finance Com
mlttee.
In connection with it there was rather
interesting discussion in relation to the
cable correspondence of Mr.. Pulitzer with
the Prince of Wales, the Rothschilds and
other public characters in England-the
statute making such correspondence a
criminal act being brought to the atten-
ton of the Senate by Lodge (R.) of Massa-
chusetts.
Later on in the day Vest Cd of Missouri
took the floor and in a speech occupying
over two hours, delivered with great earn
estness and vehemence, defending the
Democratic party and the Cleveland ad-
miniStration from the structures contained
in Sherman's recent speech, particularly
in connection with tariff legislation. AS
to the finance question he declared him
self an uncompromising adherent of the
free coinage of silver, and spoke of that
question as an irrepressible conflict which
could not be evaded and which had to be
fought TO finish.
At 4:50 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
Lindsay d. of Kentucky took the oath
of Office for his new term.
In presenting petition from the Com
mon Council of Worcester, Mass, in favor
of the Armenians, Hoar (R.) of Massa-
chusetts inquired whether the Committee
on Foreign Relations had taken any action
on the numerous petitions referred to it of
the same character. He was informed bv
Harmon (R.) of Ohio, its chairman, that
the Committee on Foreign Relations was
animated By most earnest desire to re-
lieve the Armenians, if possible but had
not yet taken the subject into considera-
ton. The committee had only recently
been appointed, and the matter had not
yet been reached. Jones 3D. of Arkansas
reported from the Committee on Finance
the House bond bill with a substitute, and
gave notice that tomorrow immediately
after the morning business he would ask
the Senate to take it up for consideration,
At the request of Elkins (R.) of West
Virginia, his resolution requiring United
States bonds to be issued after public ad-
vertisement was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire intro
duced a popular loan bill and proceeded TO
explain it. He read the first paragraph OF
his bill, which provides for postal savings
notes to bear interest for five years and TO
be repaid in the sort of money deposited.
whether gold, silver or paper. He said
that he did not regard the recent treasury
notice, announcing popular loan, as be-
ing in satisfactory form. He was grateful
to the Secretary for needing the voice of
the people as offered in the Senate the
other day, of the Senator from Nebraska
(Allen) and other tribunes of the people
Qaughter), but he did not regard it as a
wise method of testing the Willingness of
the people to supply money to the Gov
eminent.
Chandeliers bill provides for the issue of
postal savings notes of the lace value of
500, with interest thereon at the rate OF
So year, with total interest of SIG if the
notes are not presented at the expiration
of five years. After FIVE years, in addition
to the sum of SIG, the Government is to
pay 81 for each years interest. These
notes may be issued in sums OF $50 and are
redeemable at the pleasure of the Govern
ment after five years. He elaborated the
provisions of the bill and had it referred to
the Postoffice Committee, but gave notice
that he would offer it as an amendment to
the bill reported to-day from the Finance
Committee.
Lodge, referring to Chandeliers statement
as to the Rothschiids dispatch, read a
statute making it illegal for citizens of the
United States to correspond with foreign
Governments or officials in regard to the
public measures in the United States, and
he asked Chandler whether he did not
think that the kilograms from the New
York World were not an illegal interior
ence and an attempt to throw doubt on
the credit of the Government.
Chandler agreed with Lodge in these
views. The law certainly applied to the
Pulitzer telegram to the Prince of Wales
the heir apparent to the throne, on pub.
lie question which made the relations be-
tween the two countries acute. And he
declared that If the President and the
Attorney General did their duty Mr.. Pu
liter, if he ever set foot upon American
soil, which he occasionally did, would be
prosecuted according to law.
The resolution offered by Sherman r.
of Ohio on Decem Der 81, declaring that the
use OF the gold reserve to supply deficien
cies is OF doubtful legality and greatly in.
furious to the public credit, and that q
sum OF not less than s10O, 100000 in gold
coin or bullion should be restored to the
treasury and SEGREGATED from all otba,