The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-17

vehemently, that the purpose of your
statement is absolutely and wholly
false"
"Ah. the purpose of my statement Is
what the senator questions. Now ! ask
him whether he attended a convention
favorable To sound money and was
named as delegate by such conven-
tion?"
Il was a delegate" said Mr.. Petit
grew calmly.
Then | do not understand this per-
formance Of the senator" proceeded
Mr.. Chandler. There Is not so wide a
difference between US as might appear.
He declared that my statement was
wholly false. He admits he went To
the national convention as a delegate
from a sound money convention
MIR. PetigTew declared he had made
his position perfectly clear before the
state convention prior To his being
chosen as a delegate. The incident was
brief. but was emphasized by the per-
sonal manner In which the senators ad-
dressed each other.
MIR. Chandler. resuming the trend Of
his remarks, spoke Of the opportuni-
ties ahead Of the republican admins
tration In checking the money power
and limiting corporate influences. In
CONCLUSION. ne Salus
n declare my belief that President
Mckinley and the other leaders of the
party in their advent To power, may,
by wise designs and virtuous deeds,
/ indefinitely prolong the ascendency of
the republican party In this country.
This can surely he done by making II
the true party of the people To the final
confusion and discontinue Of those
pretcnders. the blind leaders OF the
/ blind. who were So summarily, ON the
81 of November last, all thrown into
| the ditch together. II. on the con-
/ trary, this is not done. and the repub-
lican party shall content itself with
soizing and enjoying the spoils of Office,
surrendering unreservedly to the
money power which so effectively con-
! tributcd To its recent victory. aequiesc-
| ing permanently in the existing gold
standard and treating bimetallism as
I a Juggling humbug. and the promise
| to promote II. as "A pledge never intend
ed to be- fulfilled republicans VIII
| speedily find the tide of political bat
4 tie once more turned against them. and
I they will soon exchange places win
now sore. bleeding and PROSTATE
| foes"
TO the coming triumphant prcsl-
dent, hopeful and ovCrConlldent, rcjoic-
| ing as a strong man To- run race and
To his chosen advisers. soon to chal-
lenge all the adverse currents of the
| future. | cannot help saying. concern
/ ing the pending worldwide contro-
very over the burning question of
| money.
Unsettled questions pay no heed ia
the repose of nations.
| He wise to-day.
"'TiS madness To defer
| Mr.. Chandler closed at $3.50 o'clocl,
p. M, having spoken for three hours.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up. the bankruptcy bill CIV
ing way temporarily. Without action
ON the Iidian bill. AT $3.50 O'Clock y. m
on motion Of MIR. German, the senat,
went into executive session. The exc
cutive session was brief and the oper
session was resumed at i.l5 o'clock ,
m. The bankruptcy bill was taken vi
and Mr.. Hoar spoke In favor OF INC bill
He said the pending bill sought TO az
ford help to the 100000 bankrupts OF
the country as well as protection To the
creditor class. The state Insolvency
/ laws were manlfestly Inadequate. as
only IL states had laws embracing vol
untary and involuntary insolvency
| He explained that the pending measur,
provided voluntary as well as involun-
| tary bankruptcy. Involuntary pro-
cecdings could he sustained on IA show
/ ing OF actual Insolvency. Referring Il
the old bankruptcy law. Mr.. Iloar said
Il had been brought into disfavor by
the scandals attending It's administra'
ton, particularly in the South. In
Louisiana five judges had been driven
To resign for fear of Impeachment
The present bill carefully guarded
against possible evils of cNtortionat,
fees and administrative abuse.
At 5:l5 o'clock y. m. the senate ad'
] inttrU.I