The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30

act alone and that we should no longer be
suppliants to the feet Of European nations
who were our creditors. The United slaus
had been Inundated enough already by see
ing these conferences. II the United states
alone can not establish Its own ratio oi ~
10 !. then it should 90 -9isething which IT
can execute aiuae, No senator present nc
lityod that an international ratio between
10 to ! and IL to | would result from this
conference. Great Britain would not yield
her standard. so for that reason, MIR. Pet
tigrow declared, he could see nothing IN
this bill except purpose by the republican
party to satisfy those who were favorable
TO the free coinage of silver.
MIR. Allen (pop.) of Nebraska, while
ridiculing the bill and declaring that the
conference was doomed to be u contemplate
farce said he would not seek TO defeat H.
lie referred to Mr.. Wolcotts trip to Europe
ard his failure to get an audience to con-
fer with him.
Mr.. Carter (Rep) of Montana spoke OF
the recent contest. in which MI Mckinley
represented the idea Of an international
conferences while Mr.. Bryan denounced the
plan Mr.. Mckinley was elected, and now
this measure was presented IN execution oi
the conference plan. The bill was careful
" designed to secure the largest possible
results, and Mr. Carter appealed to MT
Cannon not TO cmbarrass this wei consid-
coming administration failed TO secure sat
isfactory results from an International con
frrence then IL would be demonstrated
that such n conference was futile. But. IN
making the effort, the administration
should be left free 10 direct its own course
Mr.. Cannon declined to withdraw MS
amendment and said he would ask vote
on It. although If defeated ne Wouiu VOC
for the original bill
The Nicaragua canal hill was then taken
IN. and Mr.. Morgan asked that vote be
taken at d. m. on Tuesday next.
MIR Turpie Dem.) of Indiana objected.
MIR. Morgan then advised the senators
that he would call up the canal Dill Oh
Monday
The debate on the monetary conference
hin was then resumed. In the course OF
the debate MIR. Jones OF Ark nsas made a
statement of his attitude, which, In Wow OF
his position as chairman OF the democratic
National committee, attracted some aieh-
ton. lie said he believed IN allowins 'he
friends of the bill 10 shape 1t IN thelr own
way He desired them to have complete OPP
1lortunity 10 try the plan for an inietna-
tional conference. He believed 1t would
fail And vet there were many earnest
friends of silver who believed the plan
would succeed. The last election had shown
that the sentiment vas almost upiYersai
for bimefallism, the only division being as
came through an iniernatlohhi "srecH'eh'
he would accept 1t Sladly.
Mr. Jones said he would oppose any
amendment not approved by republican
senators. as he desired to make them fully
RESPONSIBLE for this movement.
Mr. IIoar gave the results OF ms oDsfr-
yatinns Ia Europe last summer, showing
the tendency OF the continent toward BIZ
met aIlism He had talked with NJ. Bou-
gereau. author OF the bimetailic resolution
in HE French assembly, which secured the
written Endorsement OF 1867 out OF 400 mem :
hers, NJ, Meiine. the French premier, had
declared that when other nations wanted
himetalIism France would not be long be-
hinS. -,
MIR. Hoar read letter from Germany
stating that great progress was being mace
toward bimetallism. -Four great nations
The United States, Great Britain, France
and GERMANY. were steadily advancing TO
himetallism. 1t was coming and coming 20
stay. ,,,.
MIR. Galinger tRep) OF New Hampshire
earnestly supported the bill.
Mr., blanchard (Dem.) OF Louisiana said
he would vote for the bill as step toward
bimotaliIsm. although he favored DIS
tinctly"Amerioau system.
AIR White (Dem) of California declared
that the bills republican friends should be
Jeff lntrammeled TO make the effort they
Mr. Allison (Rep) OF Iowa urged that
Tho believers IN Hfahle money felt it wise
To see whether or not other commercial
nations would unfrS with us in bringing tho
money metals into closer relations and thus
test whether the metals could circulate on
an agreed ratio. sidc by side. Mr.. Allison
resented The jeers Of Mr.. Villas on the status
Of the past conferences and asserted that