The news & observer., 1897-01-30
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to see whether or not other commercial
nations would unite with us in bringing
the money metals into closer relation and
thus test whether the metals could circu-
late on an agreed ratio side by side.
/ Mr.. German felt that he country was
to be congratulate at the unanimity of
sentiment for This earnest and honest
effort toward an international conference
The American people favored bi-metal-
lism and would not much longer submit
| to methods which did not bring definite
results in that direction.
The first vote was on the Cannon sub
stitute, making action by the President
imperative within 80 days from March
4. Mr.. Chandler moved to table the sub
sbitutc, which motion ON Il roll-call pre-
vailed, yeas, IL; nays, s.
Thos voting in the negative were Allen.
Bate, Butler, Cannon, Clarke, PETER,
] Petigrew and ROach.-S.
The amendment of Mr.. Bacon adding
a new section distinctly authorizing the
| President to call the conference was
| agreed to.
rhe bill thus amended was then put on
it's final passage. The result was beyond
| doubt but the call was followed with
keen interest. 1t resulted, yeas, 46; nays,
| 4, as follows:
Republicans Baker, Brown,
| Cameron, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Gull
lom, Davis, Frye, GalIinger, Gear, Hale,
| Hawlcy, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride. McAfil-
Ian, Nelson, Perkins, Platt, Sherman,
Shoup, Thurston, and Wetmore.-24.
DemOcrats-Bacon, Bate, Blackburn,
Blanchard, Call, Faulkner, Gibson, Cor
man, Gray, Jones (Arkansas), Lindsay,
Mills Mitchell Wisconsin, Murphy,
| Pugh, Iilman, Turpie, Walthall, and
| White.-19.
Populsts-Tones (Nevada), Peffer-2.
independents Cannon
Total-46.
| Nays-Democrats Roach and Vilas-2.
Populists-Allcn.-1.
Independents-Pet
Total-4.
The bill as passed the Senate is as
| follows:
''rhat whenever, after March 4, 1897,
/ the President of the United States shall
| determine that the United States should
'be represented at any international con-
ference called by the United States or
any other country with view to securing
by international agreement a fxity of
| relative value between gold and silver
| as money by means of a common ratio
| between these metals, with free mintage
| at such ratio, he is hereby authorized
| to appoint five or more commissioners
| to such international conference; and for
| compensation and for all reasonable ex-
penseS connected Herewith. to be APPROX
ed by the Secretary of State, including
| the proportion to be paid by the United
States of the joint expenses Of any such
| conference, the sum of one hundred thou
| sand dollars, or so much thereof as may
!,
Section 2. That the President of the
| United States is hereby authorized, in
the name of the government of the Uni
ted States to call in his discretion such
| international conference to assemble at
such points as shall be agreed upon"
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. 29-The House to-
day witnessed another exciting and sen
sational episode. At the end of a some
what acrimonious debate on the confer
ence report on the bill to confer the rights
and franchises OF the Atlantic and Pacfic
Railroad, on the purchasers under the
mortgage foreclosure, Mr.. Powers, OF
| Vermont, and Mr.. Barrett, Of Massachu-
setts, exchanged broadsides. Mr. Powers
defended the conference report aginst the
assaults of a half score of members, led
by Mr.. Barret The latter was partic-
| ularly severe in his criticisms, charg-
ing that a stock iobbing operation was
behind the measure This drew from
| Mr. Powers, near the close Of the debate.
| a reply in which he charged that Boston
| was the home Of the railroad wreckers,
and with keen satire ridiculed the Mas
sachusetts member, and continued that
perhapS he was interested" in his oDpo-
| sition.
! Mr.. Barrett, in responding, was very
vicious, not only denying absolutely any
| interest in the BILL but scoring Mr. Pow
ers, who said he was on the Supreme
| Bench of Vermont when the Central Rail
road was wrecked under its decrees."
| He was not called to order but, Mr..
Grout, of Vermont twice protested
against the attack on the judiciary of
his State. The report was rejected by an
overwhelming majority, II to 143, and
the conferees were instructed to insist on
the House amendments. Just before ad-
| journment, Mr.. Hardy (Rep. Ind), who
was refused unanimous consent TO CON
| tinue n speech he was making. declared
| that he would retaliate by objecting to
every request for unanimous consent for
| the remainder of the session.
| Al the night session of the House, 10
private pension bills were favorably con-
| sidered in committee of the whole On
motions of Mr.. Andrews, of Nebraska,
| the names of members were all alpribeti-
cally called, each member being allowed
| to designate one bill to be acted upon, de-
p0r+ing from the custom of taking bills
as they come in order ON the calendar.
Mr.. Erdman gave notice that hereafter
ii viii! be necessary to have a quorum
present Friday evenings before the House
could 10 into committee of the whole.