The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-03

t1z@ s~SttoH NSS drew Dis sa<r8raCo0
frozs Sserrnan ard Mcrraa would se re-
SectS3 nv his people.
Al tAis pelns report from the house
vas received as 90 the passage Of the river
ard AarSe- asl1 over the presidents veto.
Vest sskea that tie eig and veto be taken
ap seea as the vote On the AorA ssn WAS
TAKEN. sherman ahsestesa antsss an agree
meat on TIE iiiies cheese bin was made.
Tgsrreceoa Vest gave notice that ne would
move 10 take the river and Asrscr bill ana
the veto up tomorrow.
Before eoat.nainx the bond debate Eutler
seaxAs 10 hsse ~ IA. today fixea fer ghs
vote en- the ncut hial. ha, Teller Objected
or the groant that the present agreement
fer vsse before Adjournment, wss ample.
Allison. Rep. Iowa. spoke briefly on the
Ncnd blu. He said il was wesl known that
TIRE ssn eousd not Ne made a IAN. IL was
agreed. he said. that the borrowing OF
money for fae government was solely
legislative Power. except as the statutes
conferred that power on the executive
branch tnSer the circumstances the
adoption of the Brown resolution would be
repeal Of the only isw allowing the ex-
ecut.vs to borrow money on bonds A,,i-
son reviewed the causes leading up to ths
bond law of 1874 which was iatenaea 10
overcome the instability and panic fellow
ms the war. He denied the assertion made
during the debate that the bonds under
the law Of 1875 were for the sole purpose OF
rrsseening sreenhacks and then eaneeilng
them. after which the sond power ceased.
'n the contrary. he said, Il was 10 ~ 4
continuous power. 10 give a stability to
vslaes. No part OF the people could, hs
benefited by q nuctuatins unstaSse <ia-
rrsfiased reno-nsefAllic currency. No ex.
pertinent should be made In repeating the
very law which brought stability. As "a
the seisnsorsxe from s-iver. Allssen
Hx.r rpx.sf r.f .Atx
until after tho silver was coined, that tho
present mias capacity was restricted to
sto"a.@e 10 Sa,@a@n year. and that on
that amount the seixniorage would be i.,n.
.fed TO sls.0cce0e or siE.aoAon So. he ssad-
senators were playing horse win the
great question OF the government's paper
money. They were running the hazard a
going hack in thirty days to : naper hasia
not convertible into coin.
In sharp eoiloauy with Butler. Allison
declared his opposition To fiat money ana
TO the fadirection by which the pending
hlsl sought to take q step toward free
silver coinage without waiting fer iexis-
lstivc action. Il believe that the Tinted
States cannot open Its mints 10 the freA
coinage of silver without becoming <
mono-metailic nation. thar u cannot take
this step without an agreement with olhee
nations" said AFR. Allison. and viii con.
tinne 70 vote against the free coinage of
silver al is 10 by this country alone
Chandler deprecated the spirit assd mana
ner of the author OF the bill tButIer1. who
had made threats and had talked OF revo-
lniion and hloodshed
Butler arose TO disclatm such uttsraneea
Chandler insisted that the senator's LAM
GuaGc had conveyed indirect threats ana
had tended to revolution and hloodsheSi.
Chandler held up \ Newspaper. which he
eaid was the Caucasian. published by fhit-
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extreme and violent attacks on Hfli and
Sherman and others with whom Butler
was In daily intercourse As to tho hona
issues. Chandler declared that the Yrest.
dent and the secretary OF the frcsslrV
were men OF sterling personal integrity.
standing as the representatives of tho
creist OF the government. No one charged
misspproprtatinn or embexxlement OF The
funds which had been raised by the salA
of bonds. II am thankful that two-thirda
Of the senator's on this side of the cham.
her." said Chandler. "wiIl vote AGAINST
this bill. and ask the senators who yar-
tiripased IN the election OF President C1cyc-
land ana who are Of the party OF John a.
Carlisle to join with a. in At least one
Credit
Pettisrew rose to challenge . published
statement that although an advocate II
free silver coinage. he had agreed TO assa,-
pors Mckinley and sound money in or.
der to become national delegate to the
convention Mr.. PestiSrew declared that
the report was false. The South Dakota
convention had referred the financial
question TO the national convention. and no
issue or vote was taken o. silver. rctti-
grew declared that there was no Influences
which would lead him 70 sacrtnco his
convictions on finance.
Teller pointed out that the pending TN
h3A ma >fae1f sfs<xs fra
silver. He denied ALSO the riwht OF Chax,-
dIer to speak for the Republican party II
favoriug continuance OF bond innaies
The American people. he believed. were
not in favor of Increasing the public tYets
10 tins of peace Teller referrsd coss-
Phartsees' who declaiiaed that they were
the only on~s wiling TO protect the honor
and credit OF the country. The senator
declared that the silver question. for
which death and burial had besn predict
ed. was most lively eorpse. State after
state had declared In convention for silver.
The Democratic party was ready 10 in.
scrihe on It's banner. 'tFfes Silver Coin
age"
"wha. the Republican party VII do AZ
81. Louis I do not know" said Teller
'but believe ! know enough OF the seu-
timents OF the West and the plain pespie
OF the country 10 say that the party that
inscribes on rs banner. The Gold Stankl.
ard Is doomed to defeat"
Burrows opposed The bill on the rround
that IL was = virtual repeal OF the re-
sumption act. which act sustained the ~
per money of the government before
would vote for q bill carrying such dis
honor" exclaimed Burrows II had ather
a thousands times that the country haf
gone down in the awful storm OF var. I
viii never raise by hand to remove the
last prop that susiains the credit Of my,
country tAppianseJ
Palmer urged that the bill soughs to
achieve free silver At the cost Of the
credit Of the Country.
4, WAS $50 O'Clock when the voting BE-
gan. The presiding officer. Faulkner. d.
recfsd the readtn9 OF the amendment OF
AIarSch. introduced early In the Day.
allowing bond issues In an emergency 10
sustain the public credit Alien moved
10 fan.e the amendment. II was q test
Of the two opposing elements. The smensf-
ment was tabled. yeas ~. nays e, the
Individual vote Being identsca1 with that
on the final passage.
Aidrich offered another amenInent, pro-
vffsng that nothing In the act shall be
construed to impair the Obligation OF
the United States 10 redeem In coin onf-
standing United States legal tender notes
and treasury notes. nor TO restrict the au-
th0r!fy OF the secretary OF the
treasury 10 secure coin for their
redemption Mills moved TO tabs
the amendment. which motion prevailed.
yeas 81 nays u. the vei. being the Game
Is before. except that Frlfehard did not
vote.
An amendment by Hai. that the United
States treasury notes when once redeemed
shall rot se re4sssei. was tabled on rnotioa
OF Mills. g 20 IL. The negative vote was
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