The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

cou0A15A1cr shas n7xns SWEEP 1ae caFss-
assc world.
aA1s<rsrg to shs staggered e1fnl;s O.
France 10 tie rnste3 States. Woseost DE-
s,sred the psosls c. Ire country ia ESt
ssiAr:y represent tee position OF France
Re vas positively familiar with The s.tEs-
esor. il France. and wss satisfied shas. ex-
sep; 80 the newspapers sad among
few o. their followers. Frenea sentiment
sywsra the United States was Eos,
sr4s.dHy. re paid a high t-t5u's to the
psssn,4r Of France. He said re was oae
q chs s:sunchess friends America hsa IN
Esrops, and Was IN psgseet eonsonAncs
vi.h or .sess ard policies. No cornpA-
cations. he was certain. would arise from
TIA. quarter.
From whatever source complications
uagns spr.nx. however. the United States
ms. Be In q position - rnee: them with
sor.pasurs. dignity and honor. The atti-
tsds Q. Grsa. Britain eussng the present
war rad been. Sc sad. O. .nca!>Ilao.s
heaeft to this country.
wo:oo.. thsa entered upon discussion
q the pead.nx bill. strongly advocating
the :ssss OF bonds. rs proposed oy zoe
HAprs.!can minority Of the finance con-
aa..ee. and the proposed stamp tax
Discussing t:is tax rpoa corporations. as
Dsorcsed by ire majority CT the finance
cssain:.see. re saii taxes should De isSssd
with Q view 10 sss ability 10 Fay. Pro-
Sealing. ne said ,ass al railroad mileage
was row paying as per cent upon gross
re>~spsa ;s.I .,ss cent. on ne: receipts. or
" s ysr cert. upon net receipts after nxed
charges had bean paid. He said 'S,8o per
esYs. os Ell tas railroads or TIA country
were rc~ IN the hands OF receivers. He
criticised the tag upon bank investments
q likely 20 result In double. triple and
probably ouipenpls taxation by reason OF
the law requiring banks 10 keep per
esn,Age OF their deposits In Geposi'oriss
designated by the government lie said
ss favored. In chs rsspeos. the bill as re-
ported by the Republican members OF the
committee.
Addressing himself TO the coinage Of the
silver segn.orags. woicott advocated the
plan as a general proposition. but offered
an amendment directing the coinage 20
proceed at the rate OF not less than Aeo.-
90 per month. and authorizing the score
tAsy OF the treasury 10 issue silver certiii-
Gates as the silver is coined. He attacked
ne proposition TO issue tD.eoo,ceo In
grssnhacks. and said:
Mr.. President. / am shocked and sur
pr.ssd now at men who know are not OF
that PopuIlss element that simply want
the coinage OF silver. tin or anything else
for she sake o. having more money; men
Of tie rock ribbed Democratic party, a
party that has always been a hard-money
party, and continually declared itself de-
s.rvus Of gold and silver as the money or
tire constitution. voting now 20 put out
siso. eoo. 90 OF grseabacks, without "a dollar
Of gosd or silver 10 back |. up"
Concluding h!s speech, Wa.cott support
q shs minority bond provision providing
(os q bond issue In the nature of popular
loan, which could DO taken BY the people
eeneaiiy. He commended that such loan
would be readily taken by popular sub
ssrtptiou In this connection he criticised
Secretary Gage. who. he said. recently ex-
ysssssd before the committee on finance
his hs,,es that The people would not alb
osYn such a loaa as was proposed.
Ills wish am inclined to believe"
oala the senator. was father 10 the
thought. and trust he Is the only man In
the country who eherisnes the belief
AT the conclusion Of Wolcot;'s speech
proposition was made 20 vote upon the
offered by German. limiting
the excise upon railroad. steamboat. cleo
sris light. telegraph, telephone. express
and othar corporations 10 these whose
gross receipts exceed $4,000 annually. and
Masking tie tax one~half of per cent.
Alirich moved 10 lay upon the table the
offered by the committee for
which Germans amendment WAS intended
a. substitute. Tho motion to table was
made with the understanding that Cor
mans amendment should be placed upon
.ss adoption, should the motion TO table
prsvaa. This brought on tho most !mpor-
,snt vote Yet taken In the senate upon the
revenue bin. The vote resulted Ia xeas Il
saa nays .. as fellows:
Yeas.
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