The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-03
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CON-
FERENCE ACT NOW UP TO THE
PRESIDENT.
POLITICAL DEBATE IN SENATE.
Visitors Treated to Something Be-
side the Routine of the Big
Appropriation Bills.

monetary conference was taken up at
l o'clock and after two hours Of ami
mated debate, the house amendments
were agreed to without the formality
of a yea and nay vote. This is the
final legislative stage Of the bill. and
it now goes to the president The de-
bate on the bill brought out earnest
speeches from the silver Republican
senators and frequent references to
the break at the st. Louis convention.
Mr.. Dubois warned his former Repu3-
lican associates that the silver Repub-
licans had thrown off their old connec-
tons for good.
Mr.. Teller (Ccl) referred to the
choice of Mr. Sherman as secretary of
state, and Mr.. Gage as seer etary of
the treasury. as indicating that the in
coming administration would not be In
sympathy with an International none
tary conference or agreement. Mr.
Cannon Utah), Mr. Mantle (Mont1.
two other silver Republicans; Mr.
Stewart (Nev.) and Mr. Morgan (AIa.)
also participated in the debate. During
the day Senators-elect Spconer, Of
Wisconsin,; Fairbanks, of Indiana. ana
Heitfeld, of Idaho, were on the floor
The fertilization appropriation bin
was passed carly in the day The de-
fciency appropriation bill led to an
animated controversy over adding a
number Of claims aggregating 1851, 500
under the Bowman act An amendment
covering the claims was finally adept
ed. A resolution was agreed to, re-
questing the state department for any
further correspondence received rel
alive to the arrest of Victor McCord.
Of Pennsylvania, in Peru.
The statement Of Mr.. Vest relative
to the inquiry into bond issues was
called out by Mr.. PETERS efforts 10
pass resolution for report on the
inquiry. The refusal Of Messrs. Bel
mont and Morgan to answer certain
questions Of the committee was the
subject of discussion, but the matter
went over without action.
The fortifcation bill was then pass ed
after statement by Senator Hawley.
and the general deficiency bill was tax
en- up: 1t soon gave way, however, to
the bill for an international monetary
conference. Mr.. Chandler moved to
agree to the house amendments.
Mr.. Dubois IDAHO then took the
floor for an earnest speech on the fulfil
ity of an international conference. This
measure, he said was clearly play
could be done in such a conference
without the consent of England, and
England would never consent He
would vote for the BILL and hoped II
would avail something for silver, but
he was convinced that Republicans did
not intend and would not accomplish
anything by the bill.
The Republican party knew it when
it put that declaration into the ST.
Louis platform" exclaimed the SEN
ator, turning to the Republican SEN
ators. The men who shaped the
ST. LOUIS PLATFORM
Intend to hold the country to the gold
standard" While he would vote for
the bill, he said, he wanted it distinct
ly understood that silver Republicans
had no faith in its honesty of purpose.
Mr.. AIlen-Was 1t true that the st.
Louis platform was wired to j. L.
Morgan and his approval to it secured
Mr.. Dubois said he knew nothing OF
this report. He knew only that the
financial plank drawn at st. Louis met
the approval of the advocates of the
gold standard. Then turning again
to the Republican senators, Mr.. Du-
bois added: And I say to my former
Republican associates that they (silVer
RepublicanS) have left you for good.
You need not lay the fattering JUNCTION
to your soul that they will return 10
| you. When one returns ten will leave
You to come to- us. You will fool no
one by your international monetary
| conference"
Mr.. Cannon Utah), another silver
| Republican, followed on the same lines.
| He spoke of the futility Of Mr.. VOL
| colts mission to Europe. 1t was to be
| hoped, he said, that in committing the
subject to the state department, ii
would not be dealt with as the state
i
| citizens in Cuba. The senator said ne
expected no financial relief from the
incoming administration, adding: The
next administration will be the same
| as though Grover Cleveland had been
| elected for a third term
Mr.. Stewart New spoke Of the
choice of Lyman ]. Gage, as the next
! secretary of the treasury as esta blish-
| ing the policy of the next administra-
| ton. Mr.. Gage was, the senator said.
| favorable to the retirement of the
| greenbacks and silver certificates. the
sale of all the silver in our vaults. and
the use of gold or gold certificates as
money.
Mr.. Teller said there was no purpose
On the part Of the friends Of silver 10
4 let the great financial question lapse
I by the adoption of any temporary eX-
I pedient. The contest would be carried
1 on, and the friends of silver expected
| to make 1t an exceedingly lively con-
/ test The Republican party was about
/ to come into power, Mr. Teller said.
land we know" he added who is ia
! be secretary Of state and secretary Of
! the treasury. We know further that
! the senator from Ohio (Sherman) does
not believe in the effectiveness Of an
| international conference. We know
/ also that the new secretary Of the
| treasury, according 20 press reports,
1 no h 4r1fo i1Y1a AZ
| agreement"
If the new president had any SYM
| pathy for an international agreement
| II might be inferred from his votes
| in the house, and not from anything
he had said since. his nomination, for
| excepting the perfunntory acceptance
/ Of the platform, every utterance had
| indicated that he hadsgone over to
THE GOLD STANDARD,
| and would remain there Mr.. Teller
referred to the approaching Inaugural
| ton. I'VE are told,'' he said. that the
| ceremony will be with the pomp and
majesty Of royalty He did not COM
| plain of that The coming Of the ex-
| ecutive Of seventy million people should
| be attended with something more than
| ordinary interest. But it would be a
| sad reflection on that day, he said,
| that more men and women were out
of work and the subjects Of charity
| than ever before in the history of the
republic
Mr.. Mantle CMont), another silver
Republican, spoke of his severance OF
| relations with his former Republican
associates. He still hoped that the
Republican party would solve the great
| financial question with just considera-
ton to silver, and. If 1t did. the silver
Republicans would say: We'll done, .