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ferablc to this. The house also tool
the same recess.
Senator Sherman introduced II reso
luton Tuesday that legal tender notes
when redeemed, shall be reissued only
in exchange for gold coin or bullion.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
introduced bill Monday to enlarge
the interstate commerce commission
so as to contain member from each
state HIS argument is that no com
mission Of three is capable Of with
standing the pressure OF the enormous
railroad influnce of the country with
its SO, 200, 900, 900 of capital.
Senator II. Hill introduced rcsolu,
ton Friday and made an extended
speech in support of it, directing that
any bonds hereafter issued under the
laws now in force may, in the discre
tion of the secretary OF the treasury,
be made payable in United States gold
coin of the present weight and line,
ness, or in standard silver dollars, at
the option of the holders of such
bonds but no bond containing such
option shall bear rate of interest eX
ceeding three per cent. per annum,
payable quarterly. Teller got off a
sarcastic speech in reply, promising
at some future time to express his
opinion on the executive department,
from the president down to the tide
water waiter, who now assumes to
speak on the financial matter
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts ad.
dressed the senate at length upon the
Monroe doctrine Monday, giving q his
torical review of tho Venezuelan
boundary question, showing how Eng
land is repeatedly on record in Judi
cial decisions, and in diplomatic and
ministerial utterances as admitting
that her present claim is not justified,
and how every British minister has
offered different line within which
Great Britain would not consent TO ar
bitrate, and every British minister has
gone beyond his predecessor in making
fresh claims to territory beyond the
line which he offered, and about which |
he would arbitrate. England had al
ready created fortress at Bermuda I
second only to Gibraltar. and this only |
600 miles from our Atlantic seaboard ,
and il she eat get control of the !
Orinoco, she can put her fleets within
easy reach of any. canal across the
isthmus Of Panama. Mr.. Lodge said
"The war scare and the war talk do not come
from those charged with the responsibility of
Government. but from outside these walls, and
,hieny from the stock market and the meetings
Of the advocates of peace. No responsible pub
lie man, let me say now, desires war or seeks in
any way TO promote II We do not believe, |
here, at least, that there Is any danger Of war;
Jut VIC are all agreed that honorable peace can
le most surely maintained by firm and TEN
lcratc upholdmg Of the rights and interests Of
,ur country.
As was be expected the House
committee on foreign affairs smothers
he Barrett resolution of impeachment
against Bayard and reports fayorably
hat Of Mccall calling upon President
cleveland for information on the sub
ect Of Bayard's utterances and the
on the subject. J
Representative Grout of Vermont has
Introduced a bill for the representation
f Alaska hy q territorial delegate.
iut it is objectionable in principle be
ausc the delegate is to be appointed
instead of elected, the bill authorize
NJ either the governor or secretary Of
aslia to be detailed to act as rep i,
as is the only way possible :
ecause Alaska is still unorgani2ed
9 n territory, and has no Legislature or
citing power anywhere.