The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23

ooctrinc or In the name OF WhatY
VIII answer the question OF ta'
Senator from Oregon" Mr. Wolcott said
/ ana then / hope / will be permitted 70
proceed In my speech.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
we certainly would interfere in the
case pointed out We would interfere 20
any extent. Not In the slightest, because
/ or the Monroe doctrine. but because OF
the undouDted and inalienable right we
/ nave 10 protect our interests wherever
/ anybody asserts 10 the contrary, in any
/ portion Of the earth Applause IN the
! galleries.
| There was no abatement of interest
! felt IN the speech from its opening SEN
/ tencc TO It's close, and when MI VOL
! cot. with fiery ClOQucncc. wound up the
speech with the per0ratiOn, in which he
I invoked peace between the two great
/ English-speaking nations, and expressed
/ the hope that they should always be
/ found standing together as brothers
shoulder 10 shoulder in the interest -
humanity. awaiting the day when ma
uons should no longer lift sword against
nations, there was an outburst OF ay-
planse throughout thc chamber
Mr. fughs resolution being siill be-
fore the Senate Mr. iiill offered am
amendment % 10 providing that If for
any reason silver coin shall not be at "a
parity with gold coins. the United states
bonds now payable in coin shall be paid
in standard gold coin whenever de-
mandcd.
lie expressed his rgret that the resolu-
tion being introduced at this time, ana
said that IL could not Doe passed without
fun discussion
THE BOND BILL.
Mr. Hin had made no further progress
i'm his speech, when be was interrupted
at i. VI. by. the presiding officer with
the statement that the morning hour had
expired, and that the House bond bill.
with the frce-conagc substitute, was nOe
before the Senate as the unfinished busi-
ness.
The bin was discussed by Messrs.
Teller Allen, Platt. Sherman. Cockreu.
Gray Jones arkansas, German, Hoar
Aldrich, and Lindsay.
Mr. German, at the close Of extended
remarks, said.
~ shall never agree as a matter OF
course 20 vote for any measure wh.h L
would regard as repudiatine in the silght-
est degree the highest obligations of the
Government in the past. If we have con-
tracted, as the executive branch of the
Government has uniformly decided ana as
congress has never ncgatived, that We
arc TO pay these obligations i'm gold, I
would pay them In gold, no matter how
much ID cost the people OF the country.
But when we come TO the other Ques-
tiOn. .thc free coinage or silver. we may
as Wcf admit here frankly. and the cOuu-
try must know IT, that as earnest ans
honest mon as there are i'm the Union
differ as 10 what IS TO be done hereafter.
TO is question that cannot Dc 0eciie.f
10y division OF this aisle. No majority
You cannot, and l cannot. frOWn down
The convictions Of such men as my dis
ungulshed friend from Alabama (Mr
Morgam.
we cannot ignore the weight Of the
arguments they make. We cannot ignore
their power I'm the Senate and I'm the
House of Representatives. nor can we
ride rOugh-shOd over their sentiments and
convictions. This matter should be set
tied. proving the honor of the people
of the country so that not the slightest
faint shall ever attach 10 us because of
want Of faith i'm paying every obligation
of the Government.
FAIR CONCESSIONS.
But we ought 10 meet it, as all great
questions have been met in the past. by
fair consideration and by fair conces-
sions. so that through our united action
we may give the people Of the country
am opportunity TO 20 on with their affairs
and make enterprise and profit again the
order of % e. day"
The discussion continued until $500 when
10 was suddenly brought 10 close by
motion 10 adjourn. and the Senate adj
jourued until tomorrow
In the House
Two-thirds Of the three-hour session OF
the House today was occupied in the
consideration of II Senate joint resolution
authorizing the expenditure of $4,000, an
told. for the employment of outside ass
sistancc to the supervising architect of
the treasury department ln the Dffpdld-
tiOn of plans of specifications and of the
supervision of the Chicago public build
ing.
In the course of the debate the con-
duct of the architects Office was the
subject OF considerable criticism.
The joint resolution was passed.
The unanimous report OF Elections Com
mittee No =. that n. q. Miner was en-
titled to the seat now occupied by him as
representative from the Ninth New York
district. and that Timothy j. Campbell,
contestant. was not entitled thereto, was
agreed TO without discussion.
The House. at 1903, adjourned until to-
morrow.