The herald., 1897-01-30
PROCEEDINGS IN
SENATE AND HOUSE
International Monetary
Conference
ADVANCES TOWARD REALIZATION
Bill for Appointment Of the
Commissioners
PASSED BY DECISIVE VOTE
The Bill Supported by Senator's Who
Ridiculed 1t
The Republican Financiers to Be Given Free
Hand
The House Devotes the Day to Discus.
sion Of Pacific Railroad Debt
Complications-A Contest
Case Decided.
PASSED BY DECISIVE VOTE
The Bill Supported by Senator's Who
Ridiculed It
The Republican Financiers to Be Given Free
Hand
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-By the de-
cisive vote of As to 4 the senate today
passed the bill for the appointment Of
commissioners to an International mon-
etary conference. The closing of the de-
bate brought out several notable
speeches, including those of Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Villas, Mr.. Jones Of
Arkansas. Mr.. German, Mr.. Allison and
Mr.. Carter of Montana 1t disclosed
that little opposition existed against the
bill, the only division being as to the
expediency of seeking bimetallism
through International agreement. As
voicing the general view on the Demo-
cratic side Mr.. Jones and Mr.. German
favored it's adoption exactly as the Re-
publicans desired, so that the RESPONSE
bility might be theirs Mr.. Hoar's
speech attracted attention, and was one
of the most noteworthy utterances the
veteran senator has made in recent
days. He spoke of his observations in
Europe during last summer his agree
able discussions with M Meline and
Bourgerau in Paris, and Mr.. Balfour in
London on the advance of bimetallism.
Mr.. Hoar expressed the conviction that
the four great nations, the United
States, Great Britain, France and Ger
many, were fast and inevitably tending
toward bimetallic agreement.
During the day Mr.. Morgan, failing to
secure a vote on the Nicaragua canal
bill, announced that 1t would be urged
to a conclusion Monday.
The credentials of William E. Mason
as senator from Illinois for the term be-
ginning March 4 next were received by
the senate today
A motion by Mr. Hale of Maine, Repub-
lican, that when the senate adjourned
today it be until Monday, created some
opposition and a roll call was demanded.
ON which the motion prevailed, 40 to H.
Senate bill was passed pensioninag
Martha Frank of Georgia at So per
month on the statement by Mr.. CALM
ger that the beneficiary is over 1O2 years
old. She is the widow of a soldier sery-
ing in the Indian war of 1918.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia, Democrat, pre-
sented the following resolution:
The United States deprecates war and
desires the maintenance of peace and
friendship with all, and that this desire
is not restricted to any one nation, but
extends to their relations with all the
nations of the earth, whether the same
be great or small strong or weak.
Resolved further, That to the end that
the relations of peace and arnity now
happily existing between them and all
nations be perpetually preserved and
that wars may be perpetually discour-
aged as far as practicable, the United
States favors the principle and prac-
tice of international arbitration for the
settlement of all questions of differences
between them and any other nation
which they may fail to adjust by treaty
or diplomatic negotiation.
Resolved further, That the United
States does hereby avow it as it's future
policy and intention whenever there
shall arise any question in difference be-
tween them and any other nation which
they may fail to adjust by treaty or dip-
lomatic negotiation, that they shall and
Will, so far as they can consistently with
the national honor and established ma
tional policies, agree with such other
nation as to submit such question in
difference to the arbitrament and final
decision of an international court of ar.
bitration. Such court shall, in the fa-
ture, as in the past be constituted bv
agreement between parties consentinr
thereto with special reference and adap-
tation to the particular question in DIFF.
ference and to the conditions then exist
ing.
Resolved further, That the United
States hereby invites all civilized nations
10 make corresponding and reciprocal
declarations to the end that wars be-
tween nations may cease and that a uni
versal reign of peace may be inaugur-
ated and perpetually maintained.
Mr. Bacon spoke briefly on the resolu-
lion, saying that a declaration by con-
gress, which is the war-making power,
would exert far greater influence toward
peace and against war than any treaty
He expressed the hope that a favorable
report would be made by the committee
IN foreign relations ard that congress
would make the declarations stated in
he resolutions.
The resolutions were referred to the
,oreign relations committee.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, Populist. Of
cred the following concurrent resolu-
ion:
Resolved, That all marshals, masters
'r any other judicial or executive sale of
he Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
Railroad companies. or either of them.
Without additional Legislation by con-
sress would not be binding on the gov
rnment of the United States or divest
of any legal or equitable right therein
low possessed, unless such sale should
'e subsequently, ratified by congress
ional action.
The resolution went over without de-
,ate
The debate on the bill for an interna-
ional monetary conference was then
esumed and Mr. Villas of Wisconsin
poke against it, He characterized the
ill as vicious and misleading. It waA