Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-04-04
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Washington, March 3I-The action
of the Manufacturers club of Philadel-
phia in repudiating the idea that tne
club was for free coinage, ana in repu-
dating the conference here of certain
manufacturers as representing the views
of the club, brought out some comments
tonight from Senators Teller and Can
non.
Senator Teller said: ~ am not sur
prlsed at the action of the club. | never
thought that the club was for silver OF
the gentlemen who came here some
were for free coinage, some for bimetal-
ism and some for the gold standard |
know, however, hat eventually the man
ufacturers will have more interest in tbs
free coinage of silver than my own tate
or any other class of men"
"Why do you say soi'
because the present monetary sys-
tenn Is acting as an automatic tariff to
cep our manufactured articles out of
other countries. The manufacturers
will find after little that they can't
compete with Oriental countries with
the system as ii is, and that they will
also be driven out of their own mar
kets."
Senator Cannon said: IL was sur
prised at that'portion of the resolution
which contains the assumption that the
manufacturers are the only person who
do not bargain for legislation in their
own behalf. My experience in Wash
.ngton has been that they are the most
rsistent lobbyists who come to Wash
ington. AS far as the west Is concerned
we are not selfish on this question. We
are now producing more gold than sill
yer. If this Asiatic wave should con-
tinue, we would be benefited more than
any other people. If the manufacturers
want to see an international agreement,
they will die by inches The monarch
ical countries will never consent to it."
Tomorrow is the last day upon which
the America Falls Canal company of
Idaho can file with the secretary of the
interior papers in the case of the Peo-
Piles Canal company against the state OF
Idaho. Commissioner of the General
Land Office LamoreauX advised that the
case be dismissed, and pending Secre-
tary Smiths decision, the American
Falls company asked for and received
an extension of time before the case
should be finally closed, If the state
ment is not on file in the department
tomorrow. the matter will doubtless be
settled. Mr.. Ben. Rich and others in
terested In the case have expressed the
opinion that The matter will be closed UP
within a day or two.
Senator Brown has introduced reso
luton In the senate providing for the
printing of 1000 additional copies of tho
publication on the economical geology
of the Mercur district The senator
has been in receipt Of many letters from
Utah asking for copies of this publiea
ton, and as only 500 had been printed
he offered the resolution, which h.
expects to get passed. Senator Telle
some time ago seCuteu an "aaINioil"
5000 copies of the Cripple Greek dis
trict, aud the chairman of the printing
committee will favor the report of tn
Mereur pamphlet.
Mrs. Ryan, first cousin to Senate
Dubois of Idaho, died this morning a
her residence on Thirteenth street.
DIR. ]. H Bean, of PocatelIo, Ida, !
is the city, Temperate, stopping Will
Secretary Carlisle.
Wyoming patents John H. Gordon
South Bend, irrigation shovel; Freder
ick Kindt, Saratoga, and ]. c. Davis
Rawlins, apparatus for preventing sink
ing of ships and for raising sunke
vessels.