The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-08
BONDS NOT GREENBACKS
THE ISSUE FEAINLY DRAWN FOR
THE tk9s CAMPAIGN.

THE tkSs CAMPAIGN.
Davis and Nelson Both Vote for the
,RIutocr-ts.
History is being made rapidly nova
days. Read thesfo1owing, for telegram
to the daily papers, dated Washington
June Sd: go
Mr.. Aldrich CRepD; r. } then pressed the
amendment of the sminority OF the finance
eom mi tie providing for the issuance Of
$500, eco of bonds to be used exclusively
for the payment of the expenses Of the war;
Mr. Mantle expressed his , general .s approval
but announced his apprehension that the
issuance of greenbacks might prove a prdie-
dent that would some time arise to plague
the friends of bimetallism.
Mr.. Fairbanks (Rep, 1nd) supported the
provision for bonds and time certlhcates
taking the position that future years should
tackled the proposition to substitute green
backs and to coin the seigniorage as a
deliberate attempt to initiate the currency
In conclusion Mr.. Fairbanks said:
1T seems to me that whoever attempts
this patriotic hour for the purpose of max
ing political capital is less patriot than
partisan. Whoever seeks to gain mere party
advantage or to force upon the people un-
safe policies in this critical moment is out
Of harmony with the present hope and as
piration of the American people,
Mr.. Bate Dem., TENN thought the bond
provision might go over until December
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Bates speech a
vote was taken upon Mr.. Aldrich's motion
to substitute the bond provisions offered by
the minority Of THE committee for the para
graph authorizing the issue Of legal tender
notes. The motion was carried by the de-
''s'vs vote q bE e s. =; q fHll0~s
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison Baker. Burrows
GVeF 6 6sbsr Ghandef Glsrk GH9R
ner. Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear. Cor
man., Gray. Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough
Ra%1ey h9nr KYLE idndsay Lodge Ms
Murphy X; NELSON, Perkins, Plat Conn
n1 SaySHsp EMs0n R WSeo Her42 Butler
Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Cockreli. Daniel
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones Ark3, Jones (Ney3
Money, Pasco. Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins
Roach Stewart, Teller, Turiey Turpie
Vest. White-.31.
the house bond provision was then
Mr.. Chandler Rep, N. HI, offered his
policy of the United States is not to com
NIT the country more thoroughly to the
single gold standard. but that the efforts
to coin both gold and silver as standard
monty.
Mr.. Stewart offered as an amendment to
Mr.. Chandeliers amendment a provision
that no bonds issued under this act shall
be used as a basis of bank currency.
ga notice OF Of th an
to enforce those provisions of the income
tax law of 1894 not expressly declared by
stitutional.
Mr.. Stewards amendment was laid on
the table on motion of Mr.. Chandler, A
Mr., Hoar proposed an amendment to be
added to Mr. Chambers amendment as
follows:
And to this end relax no efforts to secure
cial nations of the world
The Amendments was agreed to, 35 to SO.
In speech treating of the new con-
ditions which are likely to confront the
United States in Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, Mr.. Morgan said that
needed by this country in dealing with those
countries. He was not prepared to say that
all the islands named would be annexed
" certain that Cuba Porto Rico and the
philippines would never again pass under
Spanish control.
Mr. Chandler. after explaining his posi-.
ton. withdrew his amendment, as he had
no desire. he said. to impede the progress
of the war revenue abill.
An analysis of this vote shows thai
the affirmative vote-IN FAVOR OF
MORE BONDS CONSISTED OF SO RE
PUBLICANS, SIX DEMOCRATS AMI
ONE RENEGADE POPULIST, BUT
PRESENT REPUBLICAN, Kyle q
South Dakota. The Democrats who vot
ed with the Republicans were: Caffery
of Louisiana, Faulkner, of West Vir
ginia, German, of Maryland, Lindsay
| Of Kentucky, Mitchell. of Wisconsin an(
Murphy, of New York. And these arr
this men Mr. Owen wants lis to march
| under the banner of!
The negative vote consisted Of tire,
Populists, (Allen, Neb., Butler, N. C.
Heitfeldt, Idaho), two Republicans
, Cannon. of Utah, and Mantle. of Mon
tana); four silver men, (Teller. OF Col
orado, Jones, of Nevada, Stewart. O
Nevada, and Pettigrew, Of South Dako
| tai; and % Democrats.
The people can see from this vot
who their friends are. Cut this articl
| out and keep it. Show it to you
! friends and neighbors; and ask them t.
come in and help us to leave Cush Dav
is at home next winter.
He used to lecture about "moderl
| feudalism.' The ancient feudalisn
never was as villianous as this modern
domination of the money-power. Blu
it was by such talk he fooled the tax
payers into electing him to the Unite
States senate; and now he helps to sad
die them with 100000, 900 of new debt
not a dollar of which was necessary
The question was whether the peopl
should make their own money, or tn
banks should make it for them, an
charge them double interest for the us
of it!
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