Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-30

his conclusions. saying he, too. had lony
/ seen The utility OF international conferences
Mr.. p ttigrew OF South Dakota said he
| would merely record his protest against the
| 5ltl. lie believed the United States should
| act alone and that we should no longer be
/ 1upptcants at the feet Of European nations
| II the United States cannot establish its
own ratio at 1G TO / then It should do some
| thing which il can execute alone. No sena-
| tor present believed that an international
! ratio between 10 to ! and l6 to I would
! result from this conference Great Britain
would not Weld her standard For that
| reason he declared he could see nothing
! IN this bill except a purpose OF the repubi-
cans 10 satisfy those who were favorable to
the free coinage of silver
Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska. while ridiculing
| the BILL and declaring that the conference
! was doomed to be a contemplate farce said
] ne would not seek to defeat It, He referred
TO Mr.. Wolcotts trip to Europe and his fail
uie, this far, to get any one 10 confer with
him.
Mr. Carter Of Montana spoke Of the recent
political contest in which Mr.. Mckinley
represented the idea Of an international
conference, while hIr. Bryan denounced the
plan Mr.. Mckinley was elected and now
thls measure was presented, a step in tho
execution of the conference plan. The bill
was carefully designed 60 secure the largest
possible results, and Mr.. Carter appealed to
sldered bill by urging his amendment. II
the coming administration failed to secure
satisfactory results then 1t would be demon
strated that such a conference was futile.
But in making the effort he would be left
free to direct his own course.
The Nicaraguan canal bill was taken I'D and
Mr.. Morgan asked that the vote be taken
at p. M, on Tuesday next, to which Mr..
Turpie objected. Mr.. Morgan then advised
the senators that he would call up the canal
bill on Monday.
ATTITUDE OF JONES.
The debate on the monetary conference
bill was then resumed. In the course of
the debate Mr. Jones of Arkansas made a
statement of his attitude which, in view
of his position chairman Of the democratic
national committee, attracted some atten-
tion. He said he believed in allowing the
friends of the bill to shape 1t in their own
way, but believing it would fail. And yet
there were many earnest friends Of silver
who believed it would succeed The last cleo
tion had shown that the sentiment was al
most universal for bimetallism, the only
division being as to the method of bringing
1t about. If it came through an interna-
tonal agreement he would accept it gladly.
but would oppose any amendment not ap-
proved by republican senators, as he desired
to make them fully responsible for this move
ment.
Mr.. Hoar gave the results of his observa-
tions in Europe last summer, showing the
tendency toward bimetallism.: He had
talked with NJ. Bourgeau, author of the BIZ
metallic resolution in the French assembly
which secured the written endorsement of
367 out of 400 members. NJ Meline the
French premier, had declared that when
other nations wanted bmetallism France
would not be long behind In London he had
an agreeable talk with Mr.. Balfour, whose
championship of blmetallism had been main.
tanned against the views of Mr.. Gladstone
and Sir William Vernon Harcourt. He
said he had refrained from repeating the
views stated by Mr.. Balfour, although at a
dinner party in London number of eminent
men had assured him that the views of Mr..
Balfour were shared by large part, if not
a majority of the English people.
Mr. Hoar read letter from Germany stat
that great nations were steadily advancing
to bimetallsm. 1t was coming and coming
to stay. Mr. Hoar denied that the east was
assailing the west declaring that the east
recognized that the power of the nation
like the star of the empire was slowly NOV
ing westward. The sections were indis-
solubly linked and their interests identical.
Mr.. White of California declared that
while the bill would prove abortve yet its
republican friends should be left untram-
meled to make the effort they desired.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa urged that the be-
levers in stable money felt it wise to see
whether or not other commercial nations
Noulu unite Win us IN bringing the money
metals into closer relations and thus test
whether the metals could circulate on an
agreed ratio side by side. He resented the |
jeers of Mr.. Villas on the failure of past
conferences and asserted that each confer |
ence had materially advanced the concurrent |
use of gold and silver.
GORMAN'S IDEAS
Mr.. German felt that the country was TO |
De congratulated at the unanimity of senti- |
ment for this earnest and honest effort to- |
ward an international conference The |
American people favored bimetallism and |
would not much longer submit to methods |
which did not bring definite results in that
direction Being in power, the republicans
were entitled to fair treatment, and he said
that there should be no obstruction to the
policy of the republican party unless il be-
came purely partisan.
Mr.. Palmer of Illinois and Mr.. Hawley
,f Connecticut were seeking recognition
when the time for the vote arrived.
the first vote was on the Cannon substi-
ute, making action by the president i'm
>erative within ninety days from March 4
hr. Chandler moved to table the substitute
which on motion on a roll coll prevailed
-eas, Al; nays, 8. Those voting in the mega
i've We're Allen, Bate, Butler, Cannon,
lark, PETER. Pettigrew and Roach The
amendment of Mr. Bacon adding a new sec
ion distinctly authorizing the president to
all the conference, was agreed to- The
ill thus amended was put on its final pas
age. The result was beyond doubt. but the
all was followed with keen interest. II
esulted: Yeas, 46; nays, 4, as follows: