The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-31

WASHINGTON, Jan. SO.-Senators
we're late in arriving at the senate
chamber today.
Mr.. Hale Q2ep), of Maine sfeported
back the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bin and gave notice that he would
ask to take it up tomorrow.
A bill was passed providing for the
appointment by the secretary of war
OF chaplain for the United States
Military academy.
A committee amendment to the bill
was agreed to, making the president
lhe appointing power.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep), of Vermont, called
up the bin for the payment to the
widow Of the late Samuel F. Miller.
justice of the supreme court, of a sum
equal to the balance of his salary for
the year in which ne died Mr.. Nor
rill explained that the justice had left
only a house. encountered by S100 600
mortgage, and that the widows cir
cumstances We're Much as to make the
appropriation desirable. The bill was
passed.
The resolution directing the secretary
of agriculture to execute the law re-
lative to seed distribution was then
taken up and Mr.. George Dem), of
mississippi. spoke in defense of the
course of the secretary.
MI. Gallinger CRep), of New Hamp-
shire, and Mr.. Allen Pop0, of Nebras-
ka, supported the resolution. The reso-
luton gave way at o'clock to the
silver bond bill and Mr.. Call Dem0,
of Florida, continue his speech begun
yesterday.
MR.. MITCHELL SPEAKS.
Mr. Mitchell Rep). of Oregon. fol-
lowed in support of the silver substi-
tute
Mr.. Mitchell said that the question pre-
scented was whether it was necessary to
increase the bonded Indebtedness to
maintain the gold standard or by a
greater use of silver, restore it to it's
primary place as money of the consti-
tuition.
Mr.. Mitchell pointed out that our for
eign Indebtedness during the past TWEEN
tY-fiVe years had greatly increased, not
WithStanding the fact that during that
time there was a balance of trade in our
favor in merchandise, of 81, 16S, 500 eco, be
sides silver exports of 1856, 81 .625 and gold
exports of sci. 1910. 81
This cause. said Mr.. Mitchell, is
that this vast balance Of trade in our
favor during this period in merchandise,
gold and SILVER, has gone TO foreign
lands, mostly 10 Europe, to meet the
expenses of freight charges in our car
rying trade, TO pay the interest of our
foreign Indebtedness and the expenses
OF travel Of Americans in Europe. This
is the manner the debt has been created
and is
CONSTANTLY ACCOMPLISHING
and We are unable to meet the inter
est, much less the principal for the sim
Die reason Of the great depression in
The value Of our exports since 1873.
nlT n orr n tEFra
dies 10 be applied. First, our shipping
laws must be amended. our merchant
marine must be encouraged and built
uD, and We must become our own car
Tiers: and. secondly. we must legislate to
increase the value Of our export commo-
ditleS so as to enable US to meet, reduce
and, II possible, wipe out the debt which
TO-DAY makes The people OF this country
virtually slaves to the money lenders of
Great Britain. We must reduce our ex-
penSes and instead OF issuing new bonds,
stoD recurring obligations abroad and
increase, if possible, the valae of our
commodities. including silver, with which
to meet this Indebtedness
MI Mitchell discussed at some length
the competition Of China and Japan
with the United States.
1t is incredible. said the senator,
chat the people cannot be made to re
aliZe the great transparent fact so all
solutely apparent, thai the effect of the
operation Of the single gold standard is
TO bring our labOrers. our manufacture
ers. cur artisans and our farmers as
well into direct and ruinous competition
with the laDOrerS, the manufacturers
and artisans and the farmers of every
silver-standard, silyer-using country in
the world.
INDUSTRIAL FOES.
We have as a nation proclaimed
loudly and properly and legislated vigor-
ously and wisely against Chinese inimi-
grafton. but we are threatened today
and especially is his 50 with references
10 the Pacific coast states and terri
tories. with an industrial foe, a mighty
desoiatng army, in comparison with
which Chinese Immigration is an evil ILL
putian in character: and this state of
things is not only made possible BY the
destruction of binetallism in this coun-
try and by the practical operation OF the
single gold standard. but is actually gem
Grated. warmed into life. promoted en-
couraged and sustained by the mono
metallic gold policy.
He said this was so because the mr.
chasing power Of silver in all silVer-rIs-
ing countries has not deprecated. II is
as great today as ever before. The mr.
chasing power Of silver bullion even Il,
this country, is as great now as ever
at any time in the past Their standard
of value is silver. Their ven Of Janan
and the tael Of China go just as far in
paying wages in tilling the ground in
the manufacture of and in operati ma
chinery, in herding sheep, in growing
cattle. in manufacturing cloth as ever
they CID at any time heretofore; whereas
gold in the single gOld-standard, gold
using countries, has appreciated, as
compared with silver. 100 per cent. Their
products, their goods, therefore, are pre-
pared for she market, even were there
no difference IN
THE COST OF LABOR
in ti4a two countries arising out Of d.
verse national and climatic conditions
at lust One-half what it costs TO pro,
drce the same articles in the gold
standard, gold-using countries. What is
the result2 They the Chinese and Jan
anese, the people of South and Central