Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-17


service law as developed by his COM
mttee. after which the Senate went
into executive session and at 3 O'Clock,
adjourned.
OF week. appeared in the Senate, today.
and was cordially greeted by his collea-
CUES.
Frye of the commerce committee. fay-
orably reported and the Senate passed a
bill directing the secretary of the treas
ury To- purchase or construct n suitable
vessel for revenue cutter service on the
Yukon river. Alaska, the cost not to ex-
coed $40 coo.
Morgan of the foreign relations com
mittee. favorably reported a bill for the
relief OF the heirs of Pom X. Sob, the
late Corcan minister. Morgan said in ex-
heirs OF the late minister to acquire title
To certain property in the District of
Columbia. The bill passed.
Allison of the appropriations committee.
reported favoraby the House joint reso-
luton providing for recess of Congress
from Dec. Is. 1891 to Jan. ). 1895 The reso-
luton was adopted.
Hawley of the military affairs commit
tee reported the resolution of Mcbride.
Oregon. for the relief of American min
ers and other sufferers in the Yukon val
ley Alaska. The committee struck out
all but the enacting clause and amended
which is 10 be used by the secretary of
war for the purchase Of subsistence sup
plies and for their transportation and
distribution. the consent of the Canadian
government first to be obtained to pass
over the Canadian territory.
The resolution provides that the sup
plies are to be transported by means Of
reindeer. Hawley Hasked for immediate
consideration of the resolution and it was
adopted.
Allen. Neb.. secured the adoption of a
resolution requiring the secretary of the
treasury to inform the Senate if there are
any supernumerary employees in the
treasury department. and. if so. their
names and salaries. and If any employees
had been retired from the service of the
department. what If any pension or sala-
ries they are now receiving. together with
their names and the circumstances of
their retirement.
Pettigrew secured the adoption of a res
olution. instructing the secretary of the
treasury to furnish tie Senate an item
lied statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the Central Pacific Railroad
for each year from ISL to 1891.
Cannon Utah. offered and had passed
a resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury 10 furnish the Senate the names
of the revenue cutters employed On the
coast of Florida to prevent filibustering;
how many such expeditions were thwart.
ed: what armed expeditions We're taken:
and by what authority of law the secre-
tary of the treasury acted in the matter.
Aliens resolution calling upon the Pres
ident for information about the instruc-
tons given to the international monetary
commission and the report made to him
by the commission. then came up.
WOlcott. Col, chairman of the commits
sion. said that the commission had not
made n report to the President. The
English government, he added. has pub
lished resume of the proceedings of the
commission in Great Britain. That docu-
ment will soon be here. and as it covers
the subject fully. it will be valuable to
senators and others.
Il hope soon, said Wolcott TO make
a statement concerning the work of the
monetary commission. Quite naturally.
the statement | shall make will be unoffi-
cial. but il will contain some information
that may be OF interest and value to the
Senate. AS | have been absent from the
country for about nine months. | have
not. since my return. on account of an
accumulation of business. been able to
prepare such a statement as | should like
to make to the Senate. If the senator
from Nebraska (Allem will permit the
question TO 60 over until after the recess.
about the middle of next month. | shall
be able to discuss the subject.
WolCott asked that in the meantime, a
speech delivered by NJ. Meline in the
French Chamber of Deputies, Nov 90 in
which he dealt at considerable length
with all subjects bearing upon bimetal-
tlSll. SnOulu DC translated ana printed.
m. Meline shows" said Wolcott. that
the steady depreciation of prices of agr-
cultural products is due solely to COM
petition between gold and silver coun.
tries The translation was ordered.
Stewart. New. said that he had always
advocated Independent action by the
United States to secure bimetalliSm. and
he thought that the effort to secure the
cooperation of foreign nations would not
only be unnecessary but dangerous. In
that the utterances of the President and
the secretary of the treasury proved that
this was gold standard administration.
Chandler. N. H., said that Secretary
Gage had never announced that the pres
ent administration was in favor of a gold
standard
Stewart disclalmed any intention to
misrepresent President Mckinley or Sec
rotary Gage but he insisted that the
words and actions of the secretary cstab-
lished the truthfulneSS of his statement.
Allen. Neb.. the author of the resolution.
said he was not disposed to press it at
this time. if Mr.. Wolcott desired to speak
upon it at a later date. but he though;
that the matter ought to be cleared away.
In response to any inquiry. Wolcott said
he did not think that the commission had
any intention of making a report at this
time and he I'D not know when the re-
port would be made.
There is no desire upon the part of
anybody" said Wolcott, Ito prolong the
negotiations after all hope of success has
disappeared. No member of the commit
tee will delay for an hour the announce
ment of its decision after decision. one
way or the other. shall have been
reached
Allen said he had always been satisfied
that international bimetallism was a
dream. but he was willing to afford the
commission all reasonable latitude. He
asked that their solution go over until
Jan. Is. anu it was so agreed.