The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-27
TALK IN THE SENATE
Cuba, Nicaragua Canal and Bimstal-
ism Discussed.
WoLCoTT'S TRIP TO EUROPE
This Is n Subject for Much Sar-
castle Comment - He Doesn't
Meet With Much Encourage
ment-Turpie's Speech.

Washington. Jan. 26.-The senate had /
busy session to-day. Cuba. the pro-
posed International monetary confer
ence and the Nicaragua canal came In |
FOR a share OF attention. MIR Turpie OF |
Indiana closed his speech on the Cuban /
resolutions, urging that Spain had ut
terly failed To aucll the outbreak and |
the United States should Intervene. |
The Wolcott hill for an International I
monetary conference was considered j
for the first time. White. Cannon and I
Daniel urged that the conference would |
he futile and was not intended as /
serious movement towards bimetall-
Ism. II was made evident, however. /
that the hill would meet little opposi-
tion beyond the expression OF senator's !
that the bill would accomplish nothing. !
Mr. Stewart offered an amendment pro- |
viding that In case the conference |
failed. the secretary OF the treasury /
should, within 30 days. begin the free ]
and unlimited coinage OF both gold and /
silver. No final action ON the bill was |
taken.
The Nicaragua canal debate was re-
sumed, Mr.. Daniel speaking against the
measure. Mr. Morgan submitted "A let
ter from President Hitchcock of the
canal company, replying to the recent
letter OF Minister Rodriguez. MIR, Nor
gan also offered an amendment de-
signed to meet the objections presented
by Mr.. Rodriguez.
In presenting a remonstranCe against
| the hill said to restore the practice of
/ logging on vessels. Mr.. Frye said there
was no measure pending which In any
way restored fiogging, but ON the con-
trary the bill gave greater security
than ever before To sailors against bru-
tality ON shipboard The house amend
ment to the senate bill for a survey of
water route from the mouth OF the
Jetties at Galveston. Texas. To Houston
were agreed To and the hill finally
passed.
Mr. Turpic then resumed his speech
on the Cuban question. lie spoke Of
the papers recently sent To the senate
reciting the claims OF Americans
against Spain. These. II allowed, could
not be paid In generations from SPANS
impoverished purse. | would rather
trust the resources of the Cuban re-
public" declared the senator. than
those Of Spain stripped as she will he
\ OF the resources of Cuba" Mr. Turpie
then cited the past instances In which
speedy recognition had been given by
the United States To the revolutionists
of South American republics against
Spain and also SPANS recognition OF
the confederacy. Two years after the
urged recognition Of belligerency and
| four years after the outbreak urged the
| recognition OF Independence. There was
no suggestion OF autonomy. home rule
and restoring peace, and yet this out
break, said Mr.. Turpie. was brief com
pared with the present one In Cuba.
now in Its twelfth year. There was no
| fear OF war with Spain" said the sena-
tor. There never had been such a war
| h.ah l.a1..
would he. The recognition OF belliger-
ency was a recognized right, not a
cause of war"
After Mr.. Turpie had referred 10
Monroe's repelling European lnterven-
tion the senator added:
And now we hear II intimated that
| European powers are To Intervene i'm
favor of Spain. This would he an apt
official reply. In that case the United
States VIII repulse intervention. Yet.
all we hear is 'pacification,' 'pacifica-
tlon of the island. There is not an in.
timation that European Intervention
will pe repellcd, but IL | must say it.
rather an anxiety that the revolution
shall fail"
Spain has utterly failed to make
headway against the rebellion. With
an overwhelming military and naval
force. Spain has not re-establlshed her
power In "A single state of Pinar del
Rio. The forces Of Spain have been
engaged declared Mr.. Turpie, mot In
the suppression OF the revolution, but in
guarding the person Of Captain Gem
eral Weyler and the property OF Spain
| at Havana"
The senate then turned to the VOL
colt bill providing for an International
monetary conference. Mr.. White spoke
| derisively Of Mr. Wolcotts trip to Eu-
rope, as the representative OF the com
ing administration In behalf OF blmet-
allism. This envoy antecedent had not
met the most hearty reception IL the
cable reports could be believed, but had
been referred by the British statesmen
to their brothers on the continent. Mr..
White said the senator from New
Hampshire tChandler) in his leisure
hours from the senate edited a news
paper which contained an article which
Mr.. White had read at the desk with
some amusement. II spoke Of Senator
Sherman as the great leader who would
solve the problem of bimetallism
Turning Ia Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. White
asked the Ohio senator II he was ready
to assume the task mapped out for
him. There was no purpose. so far as
he knew. Mr. White proceeded. To- op-
pose this measure. at Is was felt To be
harmless, while II might satisfy its
promoters, who might feel that u kept
some NJ their promises yet with this
act they were doomed TO certain fail
ure. When IL had remained Enacted
upon. some other device might be re-
sorted to. The senator referred To the
lcnesomeness Of the proposed commits
sion going about and seeking nations
with whom to confer. He doubted II
any one would be appointed TO this
commission unless some large emolu-
ment was attached Ia the places 1t
was a futile movement. declared the
senator and having relieved them
selves Of the financial question by this
harmless device It's promoters would
turn their attention To levylng more
taxes.
!, MIR. Cannon urged an amendment di-
recting the president of the United
States To call the conference. and re-
, citing that the purpose was towards
; securing a ratio between Is Ia / and Is
+ To /. He said the Wolcott bill merely
! relieved MIR Mckinley from all re-
/ spOnsibility leaving him the mere ad =
ministrative duty Of appointing COM
missloners. There was hclicf. he
, said, that Mr.. Mckinley In his holy -
E holys entertained conviction favor
: able 20 bimetnllism and the bill should
( be made broad enough tu perm;, the
= coming president To aid In ths accom-
plshment % this great end instead 81
retiring into a passive and administra-