The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-29

Ills zrsye before ire senate so- q brief
~grsa. rsaf 70 orugress vas made OF eItasr-
Ears II the day q lSvs.y debate ccc<A-re1
owes Aasus res1sutto~a Questioning tie
ysre~t1e1G's rights . forsc2oss &zaizs< Sne
Pacing rssIroz Is. TIE resolution went over
morrow.
In speaking ., ne be, for ar In,srna-
fsona! conference. Chan1ler sai6.
This bsE repreSes1s q new movement BE-
EIantrx n thA u,ats4 S.ase1 sor ne estaa-
issarnpnr OF hl-rnetaisszn, the unlimited
coinage - silver and gos6 as standard
money The provisions OF the bsL are in
ne form desired hy sns srien2s. slsSsaa-
tiasfy IN the language of snrse previous
autTorfzattonS un1sr which SIS delegates
we're appointed % fnterna<ional monetary
conferences and % one under wasch 10 ac-
tfou vas taken.
Chandler then outlined the provisions %
tAe biE and atsossd from AIcKi1i~y's letter
of acceptance. saying Mckinley would
take every means 70 promote an interna-
t.onaI agreement. Chandler closed MS re-
marks by saying.
This biu for an International b5-mefal-
lie conference mas been deliberately pre-
sented IN a body a majority % whose
members are r. favor OF the free coinage
% silver by the United States independent
% ether nariens and who oelieve that no
successful results wiIl come from the con
ference But u Is presented 20 them in
the belief and after the assurance that
they ara not unwilling 10 allow the expert
me1t TO be tried agaia. under favorable
auspices and With a universal hope that
II may secure the adoption CT a system OF
oi-ms a.lism ~ the leading commercial na-
tions Of Ehe world. il is also presented in
tie form which y preferred by the
friends of the measure. who have faith
that IL viii prove useful effective and
successful IL its great purpose. IL de-
pends for its passage upon the votes OF
those senators who have no such faith.
They can defeat It BY direct votes against
II. They can defeat II by amendments
destructive of any hopeful scheme for an
international agreement. Such a result.
Mr. President. I viii not anticipate. but
vIli ask. IN the public interest for the
unanimous adoption OF the bill as 1t Is
now proposed for the consideration and
the decision OF the senate
Bills Passed.
The following bills were then passed:
Senate bill FOR q life-saying station near
Point Arena, Cal. house bill for the relief
OF COgswell q Co. OF 81. Louis, involving
a claim OF 81 Sos house bill as 10 the re-
cording Of mortgages In the Indian terri
tory; house bin settling the accounts of
Indian Agent John Y. Williams: senate
blI peuSiOutus the WIDOW OF the late
Brig. Gen. Daniel MacAuley al $50 per
month. senate bill providing that a dis
trict judge shall have all the powers OF a
circuit judge within his own district and
also within any district In which he shall
be designated TO hold court during the
time limited by such designation.
Nominations.
The president has sent the following
nominations 10 the senate: T H. LATER
~. jr-, 20 he postmaster At Sanger. Cal;
Lieut.. Col Michael Y. Sheridan assistant
adJutant general 10 be colonel and assist
ant adtutant eneral. Mai j. r Rabcock
assistant adiutant general TO be leuten-
ant colonel and assistant adiufant gen
eral; Capt. John Bsnnister assistant sur
geon. 10 be major and surgeon.
Combinations.
w. s. F0rman. 10 be commissioner OF
internal revenue Charles B. Howrie of
Mississippi. TO be judge of the court OF
claims; Frank Dyer Chester. of Massa-
ChuSetts. TO BE- consul at Budapest Hun
gary. Capt. W. 7. sampson 70 be chief
OF the bureau OF ordnance. department or
the navy; r. w O'Saiiivan OF Prescott
4 t. 10 be register Of the land office at
Prescott. V. \ Williams. TO be postmas-
ter st Independence. or. also some minor
promotions I'm the army.
senator saaire Paired
OLYMPIA. Wash. Jan. x-To the Ed
it0r: Please announce that am paired
IN favor Of the Nicaragua canal bill so
that my vote viii count
"w C SQUIRE"