Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-18
SILVER AMENDMENT.
Senator Stewart Proposes An Addition
10 The Tariff Bill.
PROVIDING FOR SILVER COINAGE
To Supply All ~ flciencles ana Meet
Coin Obliga ions-The Morgan
Resolution On tuba.

| WARRINGTON, May lS.--The gal
leries of the Senate were filled when
the session opened ut noon, although
the Morgan Cuban resolution WAS not
In order until 2 o'clock.
Stewart, Nevada, gave notice OF an
amen 1ment he wouli offsr to the
tariff bill, proviuing that there shall be
at all times reserve fund in the
treasury OF $50. 900, 600 and that when-
ever the available balance shall exceed
| sou, 000, 900 IL shall be the duty OF the
secretary of the treasury to invest the
surplus In United States bonus anu
that when there 10 less than fifty
million dollars In the treasury, he
| shall issue legal tender DoD.interest
bearing notes to make up the def.
| cheney; that such notes be made pay
able out OF any surplus over $50, 900, 900;
that II Insufficient coin to meet the
obligations OF the United States shall
come into the treasury through oruin.
AIRY sources OF revenue, the secretary
| shall exchange silver certificates for
| coin which is in the treasury for their
| redemption; that the conversion OF
| silver certificates shall discharge the
coin obligations of the United States;
and II shall be the duty OF the secrt-
tary OF the treasury to coin sufficient
silver bullion purchased under the law
OF July IA, 1890, to supply all de.
fc,ences, supply coin (under these
prOvisiens) to meet and discharge all
coin obligations presented.
THE CUBAN RESOLUTION.
The Morgan Cuban resolution was
| taken up al 2 O'Clock. Mason (Illinois)
| spoke In its support. He read Pres
dent Mokinley's messageto prove tn,
| a state vi war exists In Cuba. "II
there is no war, then there ought to be
| one with us," he said. "Amerieans In
| Cubn nesd TO be defended with
bsyoneis as well as bread"
| Mason READ from the reports made
to the Senate by the committee oil
foreign relations In supper. Of his
statement that the Cuban government
exists. "WelliDgton (who opposed
the resolution) WAS elected on u Mat
orm of Independence flor Cubs" he
said; $50 was l, 80 was Mr.. Nick inley,
anu am here to stand by 1t 80 long
as continue on the pay roll"
Mason referred to Senator Yelling
TOMS reference 10 our ,na ebted sss 10
I
ed red the Indebtedness. "Thapk
God," le exclaimed, tive settled O
small part OF IL at Bunker Hill, anu
another part we settled here In the
Senate, two weeks ago."
| The latter remark swas directed at
the defeat OF the arbitration treaty.
HasOn said we are 50 delicate OF
offending the Spanish minister as to
be willing 10 humiliate our fellow.
citizens In Cuba by making them sub
| jeots OF charity. "Whether the United
State, shall interfere or mo-" he said
"unuer the providence OF GJd Cuba
| shall be tree anu there snail be no
slaves on the American hemisphere.n
Mason read au extract from letter
written by Carl Decker anu in reply
| to a question by wellington said Il
was necessary TO take the best infor.
nation obtaiRable.
Wellington said 1t was cover ment
| on paper.
"As good government as was be.
hind Washington at Valley FORGE"
| said Mason.
Wellington replied with some
warmth, saying that he would not
permit himself to be misrepresentso or
| American history falsIfieu.
Mason stood by his original PROPOSE.
| ton, saying that without LafayeIte's
aid WnshingtOh's government was not
| worth "A departmental damn" What
We should do WAS to give Cuba what
Lafayette gave Washington. He said
that during the last campaign he ieit
the pulse OF thousands OF people aud
was satisfed that there was u deep
general interest among the people la
Cuban freedom. He was for Cuba not
for commercial reasons, or for the &C.
quisition OF territory, after English
| fashion, but for better reasons.
Mason predicted that this country
would yes develop n Lafayette Tor
Cuba.
The newspaper reports on the Cuban
war Mason defended as In the main
correct. He prOsOsed vote on the
resolution even II 1t took all summer.
Cuoa was popular at St. Louis when
the party wanted votes AMI he al.
pesled to the Republican senators to
stand by tha party's declaration.
MasOn said he did not believe that
the adoption OF the resolution meant
war, but II any ohes's protest meant
war let 1t come.
Hoar. Massachusetts,, spoke In oppo.
sition to the resolution, counselling
temperate action.