The age-herald., 1898-06-11

phy and Turpie. The vote against the re- port was cast by sixteen democrats, three silver republicans and three populists.
 Just at the close of the session bitter personal question was precipitated by Mr. Butler, populfst of North Carolina who at tackled MT Kyle for having voted for the issuance of bonds.
 MT. Butler, speaking as the chairman of the populist national committee, officially declared that MT. Kyle did not represent the populist party. MT. Kyle replied warm ly, saving that he was responsible for his political actions not to MT. Butler, but to lls conscience and to his constituents Subsequently, he denounced as intentional and malicious fasehoods" some statements made about him by Mir Pettigrew.
 Mir Aldrich presented the report Of the committee on finance on the war revenue measur but made no formal statement. f Jones Wouldn't Sign MT. Jones, of Arkansas said, as one of the conferees, he had not signed the report and would vote against it.
 Many things in the report were satis- factory to him, particularly the retention of the 71a per cent. beer rebate, the 1nherl- tance, sleeping car, the tea taxes and other taxes. He did not think the reduction in amount of silver to be coined each month was necessary but he was gratified that the provision for the coinage of all the silver bullion in the treasury had been re- tained in the measure.
 The proposed addition to the bonded debt of the country was, in his opinion, serious Iy objectionable, so much so in fact that he would oppose the adoption of the report. He read a newspaper clipping announcing that arrangements had been perfected at the treasury department for the immediate issue of $200, ,000,000 of bonds He had no doubt the statement was accurate.
 MT. Wolcott, in brief speech, paid a high tribute to the senate conferees. me report of the conferees, he thought, was eminentIy fair and just and reflected great credit upon the conferees of both the sen ate and house.
 "It may be true" said MT. Wolcott 'as the senator from Arkansas (Mr. Jones) says, that the secretary of the treasury
 inadvertently may have done just what the senator here has said. The secretary has done many foolish things, but the bill so hedges about the secretary with conditions that he will be forced to follow the law. MT. Wolcott said he was satisfied that the people of the country would take all the bonds offered by the government. He did not share in the fear of Mir. Jones that the secretary would place the bonds in the hands of the big banks and financial cor porations.
 Manifestation of Patriotism "The people of the country" he said. twill take up these bonds as manifesto tion of their patriotism and their pride In the country.."
 | He was particularly glad that the pro- vision for the coinage of silver bullion had been retained. ''Many of us would have been glad if the bill as finally agreed upan" said Mir. Wolcott, provided for the coin- age of four millions month. but the pr1n- clple incorporated by the senate has been retained and believe 1t is generally satis- factory"
 Mr. German announcd his intention to support the conference report by his report not that he did not think a much better bill could have been framed, but because