The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-14

Cuban Resolutions Go Over TIL Mon
dny-(ockrcII on FINANCE.


Cuban Resolutions Go Over TIL Nom
dny-Cockrcil on FINANCE.
Washington city. March BIN the SEN
ate Lodge stated that Sherman made an in
adyertent error In saying yesterday that
he dodge had seen SecrS.ary Olney and
secured from him private papers and In
formation as to Cuba. The papers came 10
the committee on foreign relations from
the state department, and Included full
statement from the Spanish minister. Du-
puy de LONE. This and other papers were
Of such "A confidential character that they
could not he quoted or made public. Sher-
man asseuted 20 Lodges statement. say
ing no recalled that the papers came from
the state department at tho request of the
committee. and that the statement of the
Spanish minister had been read aloud TO
the committee by Frye. This brought
Hoar to his foet with surprised inquiry
whether the senate should not have the
benefit OF this statement. 1T would be
proper TO lay 10 before the senate in exc
cutive session." responded Sherman. Hoar
suggested such n session. Wolcott added
In decisive tones that tho explanations
just given placed the senate In most UNI
usual dilemma. THE senators are asked"
said Wolcott. TO vote on a question OF
fact on testimony reposing In the breast
eign relations: on testimony that cannot
he disclosed to tho public or TO us except
in executive session and that the public
cannot have possession OF this testimony.
would be glad TO ask whether We are TO
yield our judgment and our conscience to
the committee on foreign relations. Haw-
ley. Conn. rose 10 state briefly that no
hoped some declaration on cuba could he
offered on which all would agree lie add
he tTs,ae@ E.a Ia
sst on a further conference on this par
ticuiar declaration.
coclrell was recognized for a speech In
support OF the silver amendment to the
tariff bill. which measure has been In
allegiance since the refusal OF the senate
to adopt Morrilis motion to consider IT.
Coctren called attention 10 the balances
IN the treasury, including over slgs, 900
In gold coin and bullion, over 2t.eoG.0no
standard silver dollars. SIT $4,000 OF silver
bullion coinage valued. on which the
pro1t OF seignorage had been sSs,elo. no.
50 0eo 90 of subsidiary silver coin. Slos. COO
On OF greeubacks and $50 0co.0 600 of treasury
notes OF 1890. Our bonds the senator main
tained can he paid as well in silver "a In
gold. and he called attention TO the fact
that Secretary Carlisle and Secretary Her
bert had voted. while In tho house OF rep
rcsentatves. for the Stanley Matthews
resolution. declaring bonds payable in
either coin. Tho senator referred also 20
Sherman MS that distinguished gold
mono-metalist bi-mctailist." and read
from Sherman's utteranccs in 1878. when
he was secretary OF the treasury. that tho
government reserved The legal right 20 re-
deem government obligations IN silver. II
This policy had been carried out there
would have been no raids an the treasury.
Exclusive gold payment was voluntary
assumption on the part OF the secretary az
the treasury. There had bccr no gold
raids prior 10 1921. because the silver dol
lar. no 20 that time. Was tho WATCHDOG
of the treasury And Il was more
potent watchdog than any ~ tho Roths-
childs or the Bclmouts." added Cockreii
The proposition OF the president II issue
Hfty-year bonds 20 retire the treasury
notes. ne said. was undcmocratr IL was
the worst financial proposition that had
ever emanatcd from an executive officer
and 10 adopted 10 would cost the people
s. soi on9o. Secretary Carlisle had ro-
gently IN speech proclaimed himself for
gold There was no further effort 70 dts
gulsc the issue hehina sound money!
which meant absolute gold mono metal
ljsm.
At o'clock the regular order was latl
aside. In order TO permit Corkrcil - pro
coed The galleries had wcaried waiting
Tor the cuban debate. and the crowd grad
ualiv thinncd cut. AIR. Cockrcu spoke OF
tic ilmidiiy Of gold as a money. and re
ferred 80 the agitation caused hy rresi-
dent CleNclanf's Venezuelan message win
string tiei t. That message made the
whole country trcnshle like ieiy. snd the
press ~ Now York declared that Siee.NA ~
had heen l0st In consequence The senator
declared that the democratic PARTY could
not he divided by the silver question ~
was the cloud hv lay and the pillar ~ rrc
~ might. thc great constitutional beacon