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will occur when Secretary Olney noti-
6es Justice Brewer that the purposes
tor which it was organized have been
made null by the signing Of the treaty.
The evidence taken by the Venezuelan
commission will be laid before the
treaty tribunal when it convenes.
BY the terms Of the treaty the agents
Of the two governments, Great Britain
and Venezuela, must deliver the COM
plete cases at Paris, where the arbitra-
Sion tribunal will meet within eight
months of the ratification Of the treaty,
Sith three months additional allowed
FOR the submission of the counter cases,
% that the entire arbitration probably
fRill occupy 1A years.
Against Gold Standard
Washington, Feb. 3.-In the senate |
Tuesday Senator Chandler (rep., N. H.)
offered resolution declaring that sit
Is the sense Of the senate that the United
States should not permanently ac-
Auiesce in the single gold standard and
that the efforts OF the government in all
its branches should be steadily directed
10 secure and maintain the use of silver
rs well as gold as standard money, with
the free coinage Of both, under system
pf bimetallism to be Established through
international agreement OF with such
safeguards of legislation as will insure
the parity in value Of the two metals
at fixed ratio; furnish sufficient vol
hme OF metallic money, and give i'm
lnunity to the world Of trade from VIC
ent fluctuations in exchange"
BE asked that the resolution should
20 over and said that he would call it
mp at an early day.
A resolution calling on the secretary
Of state for information as to the al
legged killing at Sagua la Grande, Cuba,
OF the son of NJ. +. Lopez, an American
citizen, was offered by Senator Lodge
Irep., Mass.) and was agreed to.
Senator Morrill, (rep., vt.) asked
unanimous consent to have taken from
the calendar and passed the house bill
90 prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating
liquor in the capitol building. Obiec-
ton was made by 6enator Hill (dem.,
N. ".
The conference report on the immi-
grafton bill was taken up, and was OPP
posed in long speech by Senator Glib
son (dem., Md, who raised the point
against 1t that the conference commit
tee had injected new matter into the
bill. An equally long speech was made
In defense of the conference committee
and the bill by Senator Lodge (rep.,
Nass.). Much indignation was ex-
pressed by Senator Lodge at inter-
ference with legislation on the part of
the North German Lloyd's and Its agent
In Chicago TO prevent the passage of the
bill. If the bill were defeated, he said,
It would be taken as victory of a cor
poration on great question of public
policy.
The report went over without action.
The remainder of the days session
was taken up by the Nicaragua canal
bill. Senator Villas (dem., Wis.), who
had the floor to continue his speech
against it, declined to state whether he
thought the bill could be disposed OF
in such time as to give any opportunity
for other important legislation. He gave
notice of a substitute for the bill, which
would provide for the appointment OF
an inter-oceanic canal commission, to
have surveys and Investigations made
for the determination of the most feas-
ible route for the canal. Senator Villas
had not finished his speech when, at
sos, the senate adjourned until to-day
Tho House.
Washington, Feb. 3.-As soon as the
Journal was read Tuesday the house
went into committee of the whole te
further consider the diplomatic and
eonsular appropriation bill.
The necessity for consul at Hargen
Switzerland. no longer existing, the
item was struck from the bill.
Consideration of the bill was com
pleted without further changes, and II
WAS reported to the house and passed
The total appropriation was reduced by
$4,000 to 81 ,673,709.
Worst Financial System In the World.
Washington, Feb. 8. = Comptrolle1
Eckels Tuesday further discussed
banking and currency matters with tn,
house committee on banking and cur
bency. Replying to question, MI
Eckels said that banking bill which
Did not get rid Of demand obligation
would not relieve the existing condition
bf the treasury. In his opinion gol'
could not go to premium as long a
banks redeemed In gold.
NJ. Walker, chairman, here took tn
aoor and began questions relative to hi
bill
Mr.. Eckels agreed with Mr.. Walker i
the statement that, under the presen
law, the United States had the most e1
pensive currency system Of any first
class nation.
Our government, he said, had tn
worst financial system Of any first
class nation in the world.
It was the result, in almost every In
stance, of immediate necessities.
He also agreed with the suggestio,
Of Mr.. Walker, which makes Il to ~
interest Of banks 70 furnish the seere