The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-18
SENATE TOLD ABOUT SILVER.
o,coTyT SPEAKS ON THE WORK
OF THE COMMISSION.


passes by Vote of 10 to 2S-Mr.
uoIcott warmly AppIauded on the
Conclusion of His Speech.
washington, Jan. H.-In anticipation Of
an interesting session of the Senate to-
5., all of the galleries were well filled
sor,e time before it convened.
Mrs woicott, wife of Senator Wolcott,
chairman of the bimetallic commission,
,.bo was to deliver a speech on the work
Of the commission. was in the diplomatic
Gallery with party of friends:
Many ladies from the various foreign
,orations were also in the diplomatic gal
lery.
senator from Ohio, made his first appear
orca on the floor since his election. He
MAS cordially greeted by his colleagues on
both sides of the chamber.
chaplain Miburn, in his invocation,
made touching reference TO the death Of
Mai Butterworth. commissioner of pat
ents. and to that of Logan Carlisle, son of
the late Secretary of the Treasury
Mr.. Foraker presented the credentials of
Mr. Hanna for the remainder of Mr. Sher-
mans term of six years ending March l.
1889. They were read. AS there was no
objection to the administration of the oath
Of office, Mr. Foraker escorted Mr.. Hanna
10 the Vice Presidents desk, and the oath
vas administered.
Among the resolutions presented We're
the remonstrances of nearly all the Ro-
man Catholic societies of the United
States, offered by Mr.. Murphy, of New
York against the enactment of the pend
Ing immigration bill.
Mr. Harris of Kansas presented a resolu-
ton for which he requested immediate
consideration, asking the Secretary of the
Treasury why, since 1892 he had omitted
from his statement an item of something
more than $11,0000O0 interest, due to the
United States from the Pacific railroads.
objection was made by Mr. Thurston of
Nebraska, and the resolution went over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, presented and
asked for Immediate consideration of a
resolution directing the committee on pen
sions to ascertain by what authority the
commissioner of pensions refuses to pass
upon applications for increases of pensions
until twelve months shall have elapsed
since the last allowance was made.
Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire, chair
man of the commission on pensions, OBJ
resolution. 1t went over until tomorrow
Al l2:50, Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado, chair
man of the bimetallic commission was rec
ognized for a speech upon the work of the
commission
by this time the galleries and the floor
were crowded. Mr. Wolcott was in fine
voice and spoke with only occasional ref
erences to his manuscript which he had
before him. He was accorded the closest
attention by his auditors, among whom
were many members of the House.
MI Wolcott introduced his subject by
saying that he was glad TO make state
ment respecting certain phases of the
wOrkof the recent bimetallic commission,
but that in doing so he spoke unofficial
w. not committing his associates in the
slightest degree either to his opinions or
deductions.
Taking up the subject of his remarks
he said that when Congress met a wear
ago, soon after the national election, there
was universal expression by the Repub-
hcan membership in the Senate that the
pledge OF the party in its ST. Louis plat
form to promote international bimeta.lism
by every means in its power, was an I'M
dertaking to be faithfully carried out with
out evasion or delay.
Our views" he said, ''were known to
the President before our appointment;
there was not one of US who did and does
not believe that the financial question
oyershadows all others, ana that continued
adhesion to the single gold standard means
only disaster to our agricultural and COM
mercal interests"
The committee had, he said, in it's six
months stay abroad, spent considerable
ume in London and Paris, and, he added
mat whatever means of success or failure
had been meted out to the commission, 'it
h1d been hampered by no lack of author
ny or sanction of admins trative support
I'm
Ger which the commission operated. Mr.
Wolcott said
Suppose we had had then a law broad
ana Iull in its powers; we had been free
20 act under its provisions; our views had
eeh Identical and earnestly favorng an
International agreement and we had had
,Ie nearly support of our ambassador at
me Court of St. James,
mere has been no moment that We
nave not known that at the back of our
euoils was the earnest desire of the ex-
eouuNe TO carry out, in its integrity, the
Plo'ISiohs of the platform of the Republi-
(au party pledging ii to every effort TO
agreement"
m France, he said. the question of BIZ
,.D'allsm was regarded as strictly an in
IISSl"'uohal question ard it was agreed that
4 rance and the United States should unite
4 presenting the question to Great Bri-
-. TAM He contended fox the Importance of
pIeHm'nary understanding with France.
1'uSe OF the large per capita wealth of
q r equation of that country
n"d England even adhered to her as
tuIan'es Of the 18th of March, 1896 coun-
reporting more chan half of the total
,r {y Oh Europe and The United States
Il to.'u nave agreed, prior to the conference,
t a' upon terms to be settled at such con
q n,'uUe lhey would reopen their minis to
Yer" u 'F'tn solu ana Sill
rir was perfectly realized from the begin
81 Iar5 he SAID, that bimetallsm for Eng
n ~ was out of the question.
,,,, inda is the vital point OF all the nego-
II n%IN9 with England, and all other pro-
E WIZ S were insignificant in comparison
m,r, mem respecting the opening Of the
si'yos oL india to the unlimited coinage of
tin, w., ana the repeal of the order permit
md GOA TO be paid for government dues.
mreo. 90 be exchanged for government
anonnas English monometaIlists of wide in
ono We peueve the policy to be a mistaken
Tn5i, Sald' and would be glad to see the
WIZ UNITS reopened, If il could be done
ism Sumulating the cause of bimetal-
ton ' r as a separate and distinct ac-
lied ~ I 1s was a general opinion not linn