Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-02-20
DANGER OF TALklNlT TO DEATH.
Free Silver Men Anxious About the
Monetary Conference Bill.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Interest in I'll
senate bill for an international monetar
conference deepens as the discussion be
fore the house committee on coinage con
tinues. Half a dozen members OF til
house were on hand to speak on III
measure today. The free silver member
Of the comrlutee fear the bill may b
talked to death before tn session ends.
Representative Quigg of New York an
nounced that several New York men de
sired to be heard before the vote was
| taken and desired a postponement
'Wouldn't YOU like to see it postponed
until the 5th of March?" asked Mr. Hill
born of California. Quigg admitted thai
he would be pleased at such a result
Then you are not in favor of carrying
out the republican platform?" Mr. Hill
born said. I merely doubt the expedi-
ency Of passing this bill al this time. re
piled Mr. Quigg. He added that the New
York congressional delegation was prac-
tically unanimous in opposition
Mr.. Fowler of the banking committee
continued his speech against bimetaIlism.
The speech soon drifted into the chances
Of free coinage, and Mr.. Cooper of Texas
and Mr.. ToWne of Minnesota took :,
part.
When Mr. Fowler came to the question
Of a conference he said further agitation
on the question Of bimetallism would keep
capital out of the country A conference
would result only in the exchange of
opinions of individuals. The last cam
paign had been a clea1-cut fight for the
CT ,rI i-r-+ r4;J--
IF bimetallism is an exploded theory
why did the republican platform declare
for it, MI. Cooper asked.
THE party has been evoluting out of
t. said Mr.. Fowler, but unfortunately
at St. Louis it left one foot in the past
Then Mr.. ToWne asked if Fowler did
not believe the republican party had
made q pledge to the American people to
use its best efforts to secure international
To this Fowler replied he
did not know what bimetallism meant
ToWne asked that as the word bimetal-
lism did not occur in the platform did
Fowler think it pledged the party to Sc
cure international free coinage of silver
There was much parrying on this point
Fowler insisting that bimetallism was an
absurdity and Towne declaring if the
people thought the party did not intend
to carry out the platform pledge they
would sweep the party off the earth for
such infamous deceit
QuEgG Explains.
Quigg then spoke, addressing as he
said the republican members Of the com
nittee. 1t was true the party had al
St. Louis made a promise to work for
bimetallsm, but the prom
Sc had been impaired or affected by what
1ad sone before and after these parlicu-
ar words; that the promises should be |
by the representatives who had |
)een chosen by the people on that plat
sorm, not by those whose terms were
tbout to expire. Mckinley had already |
'ent courier to Europe, whose free Sill |
7er views were pronounced to secure in
ormation on the subject. This bill came
rom the senate. which had defeated ey-
'ry republican measure sent to ii III this
congress. While it was not compulsory
n the president, it must have great
Weight. No one knew that the condi-
ions were more favorable to a bimetallfc
o1ference now than at lne time of the
asst conference. Information had been
eeured by the president through diplo-
1atc channels.
There was further discussion and final
Y the committee decided to take a vote
II the bill on Saturday next.
ADti-Scail,er Iegisia.ion
Washington, Feb 16.-rThe senate com
littee on Interstate commerce today
greed to report the anti-scalping bill with
The most important of these
rovides that the purchaser of a ticket in
cd faith for personal use III prosecution
a journey shall have the right to resell
Another amendment makes it inc1ln-
ant upon any railroad company to re-
aem at a pro rata rate the unused Dor-
on of any ticket.
Nominations.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The president to-
1y sent to the senate the following nom
ations: Colonel G. II. Weeks, assistant
general to be brigadier
2neTal and quartermaSter general: Fran
S r. Sands To be commissioner of the
istrict of Columbia, vice John w Ross
lm expired; Lieutenant Colonel j. @. c.
ee, deputy luaTtermaSter general to be
'lonel and assistant quartermaster gen
al; Major James NJ. Marshall, quarter
aster general, to be lieutenant colonel
I'd deputy quartermaster general; Cap
lin John w. Pullman, assistant quarter
aster to be major and quartermaster;
lieutenant A. NJ. Palmer assistant quar-
to be captain and assistant