Evening star., 1897-01-28
Bill for an International Monetary
Meeting Up in the Senate.
STRONGLY URGED BY MR.. CHANDLER
Opposed by Senator Stewart and
Several Others.
MATTERS IN TIE HOUSE

the attendance of the Senate today. and
haroiy more than dozen senators were
| present when the session opened
senate bill was passed extending the time
! Tor building the ST. Paul and Manitoba
| railroad through the White Earth Indian
| reservation.
A number of petitions urging the speedy
| ratification of the Anglo-Am.rican pea.e
| treaty were received. Mr.. PETER CKanD
| stated in this connection that he was re-
| ceiving great number of letters as TO the
| treaty, and that the sentiment of Kansas.
particularly among clerical gentlemen. ap-
| peared to be strongly favorable TO early
| ratification.
Tor the purchase of quarantine station az
Portland, Me
Pacific Railroad Foreclosure
| Mr. Allen CNeb) asked immediate con-
sideration for a resolution he offered di-
| recting the committee on pacific railroads
10 inquire into the powers of the President
and Attorney General to conduct fore
| closure proceedings against the Pacffi,
| roads: also their powers to enter into
| agreements as TO the sale prior 10 the act
| ual foreclosure and directing the Attorney
| Ieiera IN the meantime to refrain from
further action.
Reading from the law Mr. Allen argued
that the first duty of the President was TO
| redeem first liens. and not to for.cIosr
| The President, he said should he bound by
| the law as much as the humblest citizen OF
| the land. If this point was raised IL was
likely 10 defeat the foreclosure
Mr.. Clark WyoD interrupted TO express
| astonishment that Mr.. Alien. claiming ta
| De friend OF the people. took the position
mat the United States should pay out of
IT'S treasury every dollar of these prior
hens before resorting to foreclosure
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moved by bluster. The law was pain and
| the duty mandatory on the President.
Inc discussion assumed technical Legal
character, as to the construction of the
law, Mr.. Platt tConn) and Mr.. Bacon (GaD
.aking part. Mr. Platt said he confessed
| 10 some doubt as TO the right of the Pres
| ident 10 resort to foreclosure before re-
The power existed.
| At another point Mr.. Allen declared that
! the President could not foreclose unless h..
ceehned to recognize the law. and in the
| languages OF Boss Tweed, asked, .'What are
you gcing TO do about it?' IL was time 10
stop this ''dickering" of the Attorney Cen
eral as TO these roads. The executive
branch had taken from Congress ,he Cuban
and otEer foreign questions, and now there
was an effort TO remove from Congress all
control OF our domestic affairs.
The resolution finally went over. in order
to permit Mr.. Thurston tNebJ to address
the Sena lie on il tomorrow.
The Monetary Bill.
The debate on the bill for an interns-
tional monetary conference was then re-
sumed.
Mr.. Chandler (N. H). who, I'm the absence
of Mr.. Nolcott, has charge of the measure
addressed the Senate, outlining the purpose
| OF the bill He said: This bill represents
new movement beginning in the United
States for the establishment of blmetallism:
,he unlimited coinage of silver and gold
standard money. The provisions of the bill
are In the form desired by its friends; sub
stantially In the language of three previous
authorizations. under which United States
delegates were appointed 10 international
monetary conferences, and of one under
which no action was taken"
Mr.. Chandler then outlined the provisions
or the bill, and quoted from Mr. McKinley's
letter of acceptance, saying he would take
every means to promote an international
agreement.
Mr.. Chandler closed his remarks by say
ing: This bill for an international bime-
tallic conference has been deliberately pre-
sented In body majority of whose
members are in favor of the free coinage
OF silver by the United States. Independent
iy of other nations, and who believe that
no successful result will come from the
conference But 1t is presented 10 them
In the belief and after the assurance that
they are not unwilling to allow the ex-
pertinent to be again tried, under favor
able auspices, and with a universal hope
that 1t may secure the adoption of a sys-
Iem OF bimetallism by the leading COM
mercial nations of the world In is ais,
resented in the form which is preferred
by the friends of the measure, who nave
faith that 1t will prove useful effective
ana successful in its great purpose. Ii de-
pends for its passage upon the votes of
those senator's who have no such faith
Tney can defeat it by direct votes against
IL. They can defeat by amendments de-
strucuve of any hopeful scheme for an in
ternatiobal agreement. Sucn result Mr.
President will not anticipate, but will ask
IN the public interest, for the speedy and
unanin Gus adoption of the bill as n is nov
proposed for the consideration and decis
ION of the Senate"
Mr. Chandler appealed to Mr.. Cannon to
%tndraw MS amendment, which seeks TO
nave the United States take the initiative
and entire execution of the conference
The countries of the western hemisphera
with the possible exception of Canada,
doubtless favored bimeta,lism and IN ives
toward the great nations of Europe that
the friends of the conference must look
Ior cooperation. Mr.. Chandler appealed
also to Mr.. Stewart not to precipiiafe n
general free coinage issue by urging his
amendment directing the mints 10 be omen
ed 10 rree and unlimited coinage within one
iho",i- aiter the failure of the conference
Running Debate.
Mr. Bacon (Ga.) said he felt no dispo-
sition to embarrass or oppose the bin. as he
thought its friends should shape il and as
sumo responsibility for 1t. But he ex-
pressed doubt as TO whether the terms of
the bill would authorize the President 70
call a conference.
Mr.. Chandler answered that the bill was
carefully framed and Its friends felt that
the President, by absolutely necessary i'm
plication. had the power to call the confer
ence.
Mr.. Stewart spoke of the futility of inter-
national conferences. He opposed inter-
national money, saying II was not neces-
sary to commerce. He did not believe in
going to Europe, to the creditor nations to
find out what money We should use. IL was
for the United States to make its own de-
termination as TO its money standards
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) interjected a question.
prefacing 1t with the remark that he acoui-
esced with some of the views Mr.. Stewart
had expressed as to the desirability OF nx-
ing our own standards.
But" queried Mr. Hoar. "afte- We had
established our ratio would II not b. a good
thing TO persuade other nations to 40 the
same?"'
II think not: II would be a very had
thing" responded Mr.. Stewart
There We differ" added Mr. Hoar.
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