The National tribune., 1897-02-04
leries of the House fairly shook with the &c.
claim.
The vote WAS taken. The report was adopted
-13l to lis,
THURSDAY. JAN. %.

In the Senate q number of petitious urging
| the speedy ratification of the Anglo-American
peace treaty were received. Mr.. PETER (kan.,
| P.) stated in this connection that he WAS re-
ceiving great number Of letters as to the
treaty, and that the sentiment of Kansas, par.
ticularly among clerical gentlemen. appeared
| to he strongly favorable to early ratification.
| Debate on bill for an International monetary
| conference was resumed.
Mr.. Chandler IN. H., r. who, in the absence
| of Mr.. Wolcott. has charge Of the measure adj
dressed the Senate, outlining the purposes Of
the bill. He said:
This bill represents new movement, be-
ginning in the United States for the establish.
ment of bimetallism-the unlimited coinage of
silver and gold as standard money. The pro-
visions of the bill are in the form desired by
its Enthusiastically in the language OF
three previous authorizations under which
United States delegates were appointed to In
ternational monetary conferences, and OF one
under which no action was TAKEN" Mr..
Chandler closed his remarks by saying:
This bill for an International bimetallic
conference has been deliberately presented in
a body majority of whose members are in
favor of the free coinage of silver by the United
States, independently of other nations, and
who believe that no successful result will come
from the conference. But it is presented to
them in the behalf and after the assurance that
they are not unwilling to allow the expert
ment TO be again tried, under favorable aus.
pieces, with universal hope that it may secure
the adoption of system of bimetallism by the
leading commercial nations of the world.
1t is presented in the form which is pre-.
ferred by the friends of the measure, who have
faith that it will prove useful, effective and
successful in its great purpose. 1t depends for
its passage upon tho votes of those Senators
who have such faith They can defeat it
by direct votes against it,"
Mr.. Stewart spoke of the futility of interna-
tional conferences. He opposed International
money, saying it was not necessary to com.
merce
But" queried Mr.. Hoar, latter We had es-
tablshed our ratio would it not be good thing
to persuade other nations to do the same?"
+" think not; it would be very bad thing"
responded Mr.. Stewart.
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment authorizing
the President of the United States to call, in
his discretion, such international conference to
assemble at such point as may be agreed upon.
Mr.. Chandler said that while he felt the
amendment was unnecessary he was willing to
have it adopted.
In the House, the Indian appropriation bill
was passed The Agricultural appropriation
bill was then taken up Mr.. Grosvenor rep,
Ohio got the floor and, under the latitude
allowed for debate. made a reply TO some re.
marks as to frauds In Ohio made by ex-GOv.
Altgeld at dinner given in the latter's honor
last week. The loyalty, honor, and integrity
of the State of Ohio, he said, demanded reply.
"Ex-Gov. Altgeld." he said, lis the last person,
in my judgment. who ought to drag from the
rapidly-closing waves of oblivion the history
and detail of the recent election. What hap
pened in Ohio was due to large number of
factors, no one of which was more powerful
and potential in the victory of the Republican
party in that State than was the existence as
leader of the Democratic party of Gov. Altgeld,
Of Illinois. Whatever justification might cx-
list for the charge of fraud, based on the in
creased vote in that State applied with double
force TO the enormous increase of the Demo-
cratic vote in that State. He called attention
to the fact that the largest percentage of in
crease in the Ohio vote occurred in ono of the
Democratic districts
Mr.. De Almond MO-, d. replied briefly to
Mr.. Grosvenor and then made bitter speech
against Secretary of Agriculture Morton. He
took as his text recent publication issued by
the Secretary and sent out over the country
under frank, entitled "The Farmers Interest
in Finance" The pamphlet reviewed the
silver agitation to show that poverty and
illiteracy" characterized the States which had
been foremost in the demand for the restoration