The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-30
The Proceedings.


Washington, Jan. 29.-The senate to-
day, by vote of 10 to u. agreed to a
motion made by Hale (Rep Me), that
the adjournment today shall be until
Monday next.
Mr. Bacon (Dem. Ga.), introduced a
joint resolution declaring that the
United States deDrecate war and de-
sire the maintenance OF peace and
friendship with the world, and inviting
all civilized nations to make q cor
responding and reciprocal declaration
He asked that the joint resolution be
referred TO the committee on foreign
relations and it was SO referred.
Mr. Allen CPOD. Neb.), introduced
concurrent resolution, which was laid
over, declaring that any judicial sale
OF the properties of the Union Pacific
railroad, without additional legislation
by congress, would not be binding on
the government of the United States
nor exclude it of any legal or equitable
right therein now possessed, unless
such sale were subsequently ratified by
congressional action.
The senate bill for a commission on
an International monetary conference
was taken up and Mr. Villas (Dem
Wls.), delivered q prepared speech
against it as "a vicious and misleading
bill. Three times, he said, the United
States had caused the pretty piece
TO be acted twice at Paris and once
at Brussels. The truth was, and the
senate might as well realize it. that
the international farce no longer
pleased Americans. They could all, or
nearly all, be fooled a part of the
time, but The time for such folly had
passed
Mr.. Stewart (Pop. New, said that
he could not refrain from rendering the
senator from Wisconsin congratula-
tons. The senator had eloquentiy por-
trayed what he CAIr. Stewart) had al
ways deemed 10 be an extreme folly.
The application to foreign powers to
regulate American domestic affairs had
always seemed to him prepOsterOus
Mr.. Pettigrew (Silver S. D., said that
he protested against the passage of the
bill: first because this country was
capable OF managing it's own affairs
without the assistance of any other
nation, and second, because he did not
believe that the United States should
any longer be suppliants at the feet of
European nations, which were the chief
beneficiaries of the gold standard He
declared that he would have no part in
any effort for q further conference after
the humiliation submitted to in the
former conferences. He closed his
speech with a declaration that it was
too ilumiliatinS TO have the United
States continue TO be Tin money af-
fairs) the laughing stock Of Europe
Alien, (POD., NeD.), while expressing
his confidence that the attempt at in
ternational monetary conference had /
been a contemplate failure, thought
hat it would be a serious mistake if
the friends OF monetary reform should
obstruct the passage Of the bill in the /
slightest degree. His friends on the /
other side sent one of the most bril- /
liant Of their number, (Mr. WOlcOtt), /
TO Europe to hunt up somebody ito con- I
fer with and no report had YET been
received that anybody in England or
elsewhere was willing to confer He Z
should not vote for the BILL but he /
wanted 20 see it become a law, al /
though i was wrong.
Mr.. Carter, (Rep., Mon.), read a pre-
pared speech in support of the bill,
which was, he said, manifestly pre-
pared to facilitate success in the move
ment for bimetallism. 1t gave to the
president all needed authority unham-
pered by needless conditions. He ap-
pealed to Mr.. Cannon, (Rep., Utah) to
withdraw his amendment, as Mr. Stew
art, (Pop., Nev), had withdrawn his.
It would then devolve on the admin
istration within the next four years
TO demonstrate either its ability to
have an international agreement made
or the fact that it cannot be made
With that responsibility the admins
tration was entitled to the cooperation
of those who would see silver remone-
tized either by national or international
effect.
Mr.. Cannon, ORep., Utah), declined to
withdraw his amendment, and spoke
in favor Of il.
Mr.. Chandler asked and obtained
unanimous consent to have the vote
taken on the bill and amendments at
4 O'Clock.
The Nicaragua canal bill having been
laid before the senate, Mr. Morgan,
Dem., AIa.), asked unanimous consent
to have the vote taken at 4 p. m on
Tuesday next.
Mr.. TurDie. Dem, Ind.), objected.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he
would ask to have the bill taken up
after the routine business on Monday,
and to continue in session until the
final vote.
MIR. Hoar gave notice that after the
Nicaragua canal bill was out of the
way he would press consideration of
the bankruptcy bill.
The monetary conference bill was
again taken up and Mr.. Bacon, Dem,
Cal, advocated his own amendment