The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-03
,rodue.d a resolution. ths fun text Of

,rodncea a resolution. the fun text Of
which follows:
That II Is ths sense q tse senate tssS
tie Tinted states SHOULD rot pefr2nenffy
ecouissce IN a single gold standard. and
.hat tire Efforts Of the goysSnment II a.!
SIS branches should Dc stezeiiy GirecteS
20 secure and maintain the use o. silver.
as wei a. roId. as standard rsonsy. with
th@ free coinage ot both under system
oe bs-r.etsIHsr1 20 be established through
international agreement. WITH such safe
guards of leglsla tion as VIII insure me
parity OF the value % the metals al a
rxeG ratio as wtil furnish suriclent
volume q metallic money. ana give i'm
uGnlty 20 the world Of trade from Vlo-
lent fluctuations OF exchange
Chandler said be would call up The reso-
Intion in a day or SO for the purpose OF
making a few remarks IN contrast . those
recently made ny the gold mono-nnesa.iist
from Wisconsin CVtiasl and the silver
mono -rnetaIIist from South Dakota tPetti-
grew. who had Joined hands IN voting
against the bill for an international none
tsry conference
Lodge called up the conference report on
me immigration blu and sought 20 secure
its adoption. This. however. was objected
10 BY Gibson OF Maryland. who declared
the conference committee had far exceeded
its powers and rad injected new legislation
into the measurs He said the bill had been
so changed that wives would be separated
from their husbands. repeating the cruel
ties OF slave days.
Lodge. in charge of the bill. defended the
conference report and in vigorous terms ar
rsisned the statements OF these opposing
the measure. particularly th1 North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company. This
company. subsidized by foreign govern
ment, not only had its agents a. the capi-
itai. but had its agents telegraph threats
10 senators and members. From this same
source came reports today that the presi-
dent would veto the 5ilL No president
would make such statement before see
ing the bin. II came from the same quar-
ter as thai sending the ihreatenins tsle-
grams 10 senators. This same steamship
company would carry ITS raid from the
capitol 10 the White House. When a great
foreign corpora tion sought 10 Take senator's
by the throat IL was time 10 limit this in
solent use OF corporate power Lodge re-
sant ed the statement that the bill would
separate man and wife aud renew the cru
cities OF slave days. Tho bill sought 10
make a broad Limitation against illiteracy,
and II an exception was made as 20 wives
II would have 10 be made as 10 brothers,
Sisters etc. There would be none of the
heart-rending results depicted by Gibson.
At the ciose of Lodges remarks Morgan
called up the Nicaragua canal bill. Teller
proposed amendments TO the bill as fol-
lows
The bonds hereinbefore mentioned shall
not be guaranteed. ana no money shall be
expended in the construction OF the ca
nal until survey has been made by a
competent board of engineers TO Be ap-
pointed by the president OF the United
States and complete plan prepared for
the entire work. and such plans shall be
approved BY the president OF the United
States: should it appear from the report
OF said board Of engineers that the cost Of
said canal would be more than $50 0go, 600
the president shall reject he plan and the
bonds heretofore provided for shall not be
guaranteed, and the government OF the
United States shall not assume liability
in the construction OF said canal"
Teller said he would debate the bill
as long as II was necessary. be il one day
or two days Those who opposed the bill
were not responsible II legislation was
blocked
Villas offered a substitute for the canal
bill. which he asked should be read and
printed. He contested Morgan's declara-
tion that the concession did not expire
In April next
Carter of Montana offered amendments.
which were ordered printed.
Villas drew attention to the fact that
the friends of the bin seemed 10 be fill
clustering. il anyone was hlibustering.
Those opposed 10 the bin were willing
that IL be laid aside Temporarily in order
10 transact other business. He took up
his argument where 1t ended yesterday.
The only use for the canal in time of
war would be 10 transport ships for
the defense of one Of our coasts. Meth
er the Atlantic nor the Pacific coasts, re
contended, were SO defenseless as 10 need
additional strength. The commercial as
pect Of the situation was touched upon
and the conclusion drawn from the ig-
ures cited was that the United States
would enjoy only one-fifth OF the COM
merce passing through the canal. con-
structed at immense risk and cost. Great
Rritains share would be fve-eighths.
Germany's almost as large as that OF the
United States. The trade via the Pan
anna railway in ten years fell TO one
sixteenth of its former proportions. and
this was the trade which was 10 fall to
the lot of the canal.
Among the bills presented was one by
Mills 10 increase the pensions OF the sur
vivors Of the war OF 1872 10 $50 per month.
Another bill by Lindsay OF Kentucky
proposed a pension for Cassius NJ. Clay
Of Kentucky a 500 per month.
The house bill TO allow the bottltng OF
spirits in bond was reported favorahly.