The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
Appeared to Disadvantage in the
Senate Discussion.
10 OFFICIAL REPORT
OF THE BIMETALLIC CoMMIS-
sIoNERS MADE.
Nor Is There Any Indication That
One Will Be Made-senator VOL
colt Will Prepare Statement and
Submit It After the Holidays
Cannon's Resolution.


Washington, Dec. 16.-In the senate
yesterday Mr. Cannon, of Utah, offered
and had passed resolution directing
the secretary of the treasury to furn-
ish the senate the names of the revenue
cutters employed on the coast of
Florida to prevent filibustering; how
many expeditions were thwarted; what
vessels were captured; what armed eX-
petitions were taken; and by what
authority of law the secretary of the
treasury acted in the matter.
MI Aliens resolution calling upon
the president for information about
the instructions given to the interna-
tional monetary commission and the re-
port made to him by the commission
then came up.
NOT READY.
Mr.. Wolcott OF Colorado, chairman
of the commission, said that the com
mission had not made a report to the
president The English government,
he added, has published resume OF
the proceedings of the commission in
Great Britain. That document will
soon be here, and as it covers the
subject fully, it win be valuable to
senators and others.
II hope soon," said Mr.. Wolcott ito
make statement concerning the work
of the monetary commission. Quite
naturally, the statement l shall make
will be unofficial, but it will contain
some information that may be of in
terest and value to the senate.
"As [ have been absent from the
country about nine months [ have not
since my return on account Of an ac-
emulation of business, been able to
prepare such a statement as L should
like TO make to the senate. If the SEN
ator from Nebraska (Allen) will per
nit, the question might so over until
after the recess, when about the mid
die of next month, [ shall be able to
discuss the subject"
Mr.. Wolcott asked, and the senate
ordered printed, a speech delivered by
Nj Meline in the French chamber of
deputies on the goth of November last,
in which he dealt at considerable
length with all subjects bearing upon
bimetaliism. IN Meline shows" said
Mr.. Wolcott, that the steady deprecia-
ton of prices of agricultural products
is due solely to competition between
gold and silver countries"
STEWART KNEW IT.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada said he had
been satisfied from the first that the
He had always advocated independent
action by the United States to secure
bimetallism and he thought that the
effort to secure the cooperation of
foreign nations would not be only IN
necessary but dangerous. He said that
the cooperation of France with our
commissions was more than he had
reason to hope for, but ne was per-
fectly satisfied that England could not
10 70 tn
age of silver
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Stewart said that the Utterances of the
president and the secretary of the
treasury proved that this was gold
standard administration.
This statement brought Mr. Chandler
of New Hampshire to his feet. He said
that Secretary Gage had never an
nOunced that the present administra-
ton was in favor of a gold standard,
and he did not believe that the senator
from Nevada desired to misrepresent
the administration.
Mr.. Stewart disclaimed any inten-
ton to misrepresent President McKin-
ley or Secretary Gage, but he insisted
that the words and actions of the
secretary established the truthfulness
Of his statement.
OUGHT TO BE CLEARED UP.
al auIHOG
of the resolution said he was not dis
posed to press it at this time if the
senator from Colorado Ont. WolcotD
desired to speak upon it at later date.
but he thought that the matter ought
to be cleared away
In response to an inquiry Mr. VOL
colt stated that he did not think the
commission had any intention of max
ing a report at this time, and. as a
of fa 6t 11a Il
the report would be made.
There is no desire on the part of
anybody" SAID Mr.. Wolcott, ITO pro-
long negotiations after all hope of
success has disappeared. No member
of the commission would delay for an
hour the announcement of it's decision.
after a decision one way or the other
shall have been reached"
Mr.. Allen said he had always been
satisfied that international binetallism
was dream-an ideality that would
never be attained-but he was willing
to afford the commission all reasonable
latitude. He asked that the resolution
go over until the 18th Of next month.
and it was so agreed to.
SUPPLIES FOR KLONDIKE.
a resolution directing the secretary
OF war to send supplies to Americans
and other sufferers in the Klondike re-
glon was passed.
Mr.. Pritchard of North Carolina
chairman of the civil service investf
eating committee, delivered a brief
speech upon the execution of the civil
service law as developed by this COM
mittee.
MIR Hanna of Ohio, after an illness
Of a week, appeared in the senate to-
DAY and was cordially greeted by his
colleagues.
Mr.. Frye of the committee on com
merce favorably reported and the SEN
ate passed bill directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase or
construct suitable vessel for revenue
cutter service on the Yukon river at
Alaska, to cost not to exceed $40, 600.
Mr.. Allison of the appropriations
committee reported favorably the house
Joint resolution providing for a recess
OF congress from Dec. Is, 1897, to Jan.
10 1888. The resolution was adopted.
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