The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-04

Washington City. Jan. s.-The presence
or many holiday visitors at the national
capital was shown today by the well-ilIled
senate galleries
MorriH. Rep, VI, chairman OF the finance
committee, moYe1 that when the senate
adjourned il be until Tuesday next, and
sad. i hope that by Tuesday. when the
senate reassenbles. the finance committee
VIII be ready 10 report on both the tariff
and bond bills passed by the house" The
motion Tor adjournment until Tuesday was
agreed upon
Hale presented biu for a Pacific ocean
cable u Honolulu and elsewhere. and ex-
piained that it was an elaboration Of a
plan laid before the last congress. and con-
tempated a cable for the transaction OF
the business Of the United States govern
ment- He said he would call up the subject
next Tuesday
a joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment admitting women TO suffrage
VAS presented. by request, by Hoar.
squire offered resolution for the nego-
tlai-on forthwith Of convention between
the United States and Great Britain for
marking the boundary between Alaska and
British North America, and approprating
Si5,0J Tor expenses. Squire said this
boundary question involved considerations
quite as precious as those concerning Nene-
zueia- There were prospects Of a conflict
between miners and officers claiming to
exercise authority along the disputed line.
The resolution Is confined TO the contro-
Versy over the 1ilst meridian. and not 10
the general boundary question. The resp
luton was referred.
George, Dem, Miss, asked immediate
consideration for a bin repeating the law
that required an oath of loyalty as pre-
requisite 10 securing a pension TOR service
IN the Mexican war. H0ar said the repeal
was un0bjectouable, whereupOn Chandler
remarked: Il VIII certainly support any
measure of reconciliation which has the
joint Endorsement of the senator from
Mississippi and the senator from Massa-
chusettS.' The bill was passed without
division.
Butler, Pop. y. G. asked the immediate
consideration OF bill ITO prohibit the is
sue of lnterest-bearing bonds. HiH su4-
gested that the bin he not pressed tor the
present sherman, he said, was about 10
address the senate. and after that possibly
discussion of this proposition would be de-
sITable. Butler said the proposition need
ed no discussion. The country unders TODD
it. II had been exhaustively discussed un-
I'll the public judgment was as certain as
that two and two make four. Still. acced-
ing 10 Hilfs request. the measure was
Withdrawn
The senate agreed 10 a resolution by Al
len, Pop, Ncb. calling on the secretary of
the treasury for more detailed Information
as to the segregation of the funds IN the
treasury and their use for purposes other
team for redemption. with the dates and
circumstances of such use.
Perkins, Rep. Cal. urged the passage Of
resolution suggesting that the d1ty on
sugar be included in the tariff amend
ments considered by the finance commit
] was farraE ~ Tho fuapga com,
mttee merely as a suggestion. and not as
an expression of opinion on the subject.
sherman then began a speech on the fin
ancial question. reading from manuscript
and receiving close attention. Speaker
Reed. Henderson. DalzclI. Walker and 9TH
er members of the house were ON the floor.
and followed sherman with close atten-
tion. lie began 10y asserting that while
congress would support the president iD
maintaining the honor and integrity of our
country IN the field Of diplomacy. n would
not approve his recommendations on the
more important subject of our financial
policy and especially Of our currency. He.
the president. had mistaken the cause Of
our present financial condition in attrihut-
ing 20 10 the demand for gold for United
States notes instead Of the deficiency Of
revenue caused by the legislation Of con-
gress lie proposed as "a remedy tho con-
version or fhe United States notes and
treasury notes into intercst-heariug bonds.
thus increasing the interest hearing debt
nearly $.oo 1a.@a. he proposed a line of
public policy that would produce a sharp
contraction Of our currrncv. add greatly
20 the burden Of existing debts. and arrest
the progress Of every American industry
which now competed with foreign produc-
tions.
sherman read from table showing the
receipts an5 expenditures ~ each year
from 1855 90 1N.3 and asserted that for the