The herald., 1897-02-03
AMENDMENTS ARE OFFERED
ros The Sole Purpose Of Defeating the
Measure
Teller Offers Aid In Talking the Bill to
Death
The Day IN the House Given to Dull
Debate on Appropriation Bills
But Good Progress is
Made. However.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2.-The feature
of the senate today was q very spirited
debate on the conference report on the
immigration bill. Mr.. Gibson Of Mary
land opposed the report. and Mr.. Lodge
defended It.
After two hours struggle the report
went over and the Nicaragua canal bill
was taken up. Mr.. Villas continued his
remarks4 Mr.. Teller Of Colorado also
entered the debate in opposition to the
measure.
Eerly I'M the day Mr.. Chandler intro
duced a resolution as follows:
'''It ID the sense Of the senate Of the
United States that 1t should not perma-
uently acquiesce in the single gold
standard, and the efforts Of the govern
ment in all branches should be steadily
directed to secure and maintain the use
Of silver as we'll as gold as standard
money, with the free coinage Of both
under a system of bimetallism to be es-
tablished through International agree
ment with such safeguards of legislation
as will insure the parity of value of the
metals at q fixed ratio and furnish a
sufficienit volume Of metallic money and
give immunity to the world Of trade
from violent fluctuations Of exchange" I"
Mr.. Chandler said he would call up the
resolution in a day or so for the pur-
pose OF making few remarks. in strik
ing contrast 10 those recently made by
the sold monometallist from Wisconsin
(viles) and the silver monometallist
from South Dakota (Pettigrew) who
had Joined hands in voting against the
bill dor an international monetary con-
ference.
The bill was passed pensioning the
surviving members Of Grays battalion
of Arkansas volunteers.
Mr.. Lodge them called up the confer.
ence report on the immigration bill
and sought to secure its adoption. This,
however. was objected to by Mr.. Glib
son Of Maryland, Democrat who made
q point OF order against the report as
whole. He declared the conference COM
mittee had far exceeded It's powers and
had injected new legislation into the
measure, thus violating the rules of the
senate. Gibson said the bill had been
60 changed that wives would be separat-
ed from their husbands. repeating the
cruefties of slave days.
Mr.. Lodge, in charge Of the BILL de-
vigorous terms arraigned the steamship
lines opposing this measure, particular
ly the North German Lloyd. This COM
panV, subsidized by foreign govern
n1ent. not Only had it's agents at the
capital but had their agents telegraph
threats to senators and members.
From this same source came reports
today that the president would veto the
bill. No president would make such q
statement before seeing the bill. He
said 1t came from the same source as
that sending the threatening letters to
senators. This same steamship COM
pany VIII carry its raid from the capitol
to the White House. When great for
eign corporation sought to take senators
BY the throat 1t Is time to limit this in
Dolent use Of corporate power.
MT. Lodge resented that the bill
would separate man and wife and re-
new the cruelties of slave days. They
sought to make a broad limitation
against illiteracy, and II an exception
was made as to wives 1t would have to
be made as to brothers, sisters, ETC.
There would be none of the heartrend-
ng results depicted by Mr.. Gibson.
At the close Of Lodges remarks Nor
gan called up the Nicaragua canal bill.
Teller proposed amendments to the bill
10 follows: The bonds hereinbefore
shall not be guaranteed, and
no money shall be expended in the con-
struction OF the canal until a survey has
been made by competent board of en-
gineers to be appointed by the president
of the United States and complete plan
prepared for the entire work. and such
plans shall be approved by the president
of the United States Should IL appear
rom the report of the said board of en-
yineers that the cost OF said canal would
be more than $3.50, 900 900, the president
shall reject the plan, and the bonds
heretofore provided for shall not he
guaranteed, and the government OF the
United States shall not assume liability
n the construction of said canal
Teller said he would debate the bill as
ong as 1t was necessary. be 1t one day or
wo days. He said those who opposed
he bill were not responsible If leeisla-
ion was blocked.
Villas offered q substitute for the canal
ill which he said should be ordered
printed. He contested Morgan's dec
aration that the concession did not ex-
lire in April next.
Carter. Republican, Montana, offered
amendments which were ordered print
Villas drew attention to the fact that
he friends Of the bill seemed to be Hi
II any one was fllibusterinr
hose opposed to the bill were wilIine
hat 1t be laid aside temporarily Ii, order |
y transact other business He took IN !.
is argument where 1t ended YESTERDAY /
he only use for the canal in time ~ |
var would be to transport ships FOR the |
efenee Of one Of our coasts. Neither |
le Atlantic nor the Pacific coasts. 81 |