The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-11

ssvs the same opinion ~ - TIE pro
vision.
zlr. Teller also asked Why the GER
tincates Of indebtedness were not mace
. popular loan. to which Mr.. Aldr1cn
replied that the change was made Pc
cause Of the fact that they were In
tended to met Urgency demands. which
rendered Il -impracticable to make pro
vision for . popular subscripdon. Mr.
Teller said hat while he was not pre-
pared to c~onsratulate upon he agree
ment OF bonds, he had been agreeaoiy
surprised that the sum had not been
made $500, 900. 900. AS for himself, ne
was especially displeased with b evil
dent effort to lake advantage OF an IN
consequential war to create q huge pub
lie debt. 1t was. he charged. . means
Of drawing the greenbacks from circu-
lation. He would not vote for h bill;
nor for any similar bill until convinced
hat h war could not be conducted
without increase of the interest-bearing
debt.
Mr.. German Of Maryland announced
his intention to support the conference
think a much better bill could have
been framed. but because he thought
the senate conferees had secured the
greatest possible concessions from the
house and because he thought the sit
uation such h q immediate action was
demanded.
Mr.. Cannon criticised the conference
report and said there was danger that
in freeing the Cubans our own people
would be enslaved. He thought he saw
in the progress Of the war 90 far az 1t
had gone q project of imperialism cal
culated to surprise the civilised world.
He contended that this was not the
original aim Of the war and that on this
account, II on no other. opposition was
justifable. Discussing the policy of
the government concerning h acQuisi-
ton Of new territory, Mr.. Cannon said
that while he did not want to be un-
derstood as opposing such acquisition.
nothing had been done In congress to
suggest to the government that It pro-
coed to conquer half of the globe and
advance into q policy of imperialism
for which h country was III pre-
pared.
MI. P%ettigrew said he disclaimed any
intention to discuss the result. but he
desired to show that under h bill the
taxes levied would fall largely on the
zoe Of the country. while the rich
had. he declared. been protected by h
bill.
Mr.. Stewart spoke in opposition to
the issuance Of bonds, dealing In extent
with the financial question. In con-
clusion Mr.. Stewart made q reference
to the Hawaiian annexation question
anu BVOke III I0tOI VI IL.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Stewards
speech the yeas and nays were ordered
on h report. n 1t was agreed to oy
a vote of - to ~.
Mr.. Aldrich moved that when the
senate adjourned to-day 1t be until
Monday next, and the motion was
agreed to. 1t wan At this ju%ncture hat
the clash between Mr.. Butler, pop, N.
c., and Mr.. Kyle, sil. rep. s. D.. was
precipitated by Mr.. Butler having read
q press clipping detailing the vote On
the bond provision of the revenue bill.
and In which MI. Kyle was classsd as
a populist.
Later Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota
supplemented the attack on Mr.. Kyle
by charging him generally and speci-
ically Of trading with the republicans
In order to secure reelection, the un-
Outstanding being that he would vote
with the republicans on all close Ques-
lions. Mr.. Kyle declared the state
ments Of Mr.. Pettigrew to be 'inten-
tionally and maliciously false"
At 6 o'clock the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and 80 minutes later
adjourned until Monday.