New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-04
SENATOR IVOLCOTT AROUSED.
SHARP REPLY 10 Mp. ALIENS ATTACK ON
THE BlMETALL!C COMMISSION

SHARP REPLY 10 Mp. ALIENS ATTACK ON
THE Bl7lETALL!C COMMISSION
Washington. ,,ur- 3.-JGst before the Senate
adjourned this evening passage-at arms more
sensational than any incident since the adoption
o! :he Cuban resolutions. occurred between MT
Allen OF Nebra ska. ard Air. Wolcou or Colo
RADIO IL the cottse of some remarks on b'net-
ans,n drawn ou. by statement which MI
Csraacr ma.,. speaking Of the four Senators
who had voted against the bill authorizing the
International H'nI:tal;.c Commission ne 'eccen-
tric characters" Nj AHen discussed AT length
tie work Of .fe Commissioners He declared that
Their work haG been failure and that no good
could have heer expected TO come OF H. as
,nterna:i3nt! h'l1eta.ism was dc'us'2n and
snare. An appropriation Of 100000 had been
made for the Commission. which had travelled
through Er-ore on q mission which was fore
doomed to failure.
MR.. WOLCOTT3 INDIGNANT REPLY
Mr. Woicott. who was the president Of the
Rimetaric Commission. listened attentively to
Nj. Aliens remarks. evidently growing more
and more uneasy under the sharp criticism of
bmetallism and the reflections the Commis
sion He was evidently indignant as ho took the
floor 10 reply 10 his critic
1T is not pleasant" he began TO a self
respecting man 10 meet such suggestions as have
been made by the Senator from Nebraska. This
debate has taken turn which dep-ecate and
would not now occupy moment Of the SenGte's
time. which ought to be devoted to the consid
Grafton Of the pending bill. were II not that |
desire TO inform the Senator from Nebraska
that the three Commissioners appointed by the
President spent more ;han six months in Europe.
travelling where their duties took them. They
we're accompanied by secretary and the ertire
expense Of ,he work accomplished was only
o,6 1
Of the Commission in accepting the appointment
and performing his duties sacrificed thousands
Of dollars
REBUKE TO Mr.. ALLEN.
1T is undignified ard unbeftting a Senator Of
the United Starcs to stand in his place on this
fcor and sug3es. that the Commission spent
money It not justified in spending. l am
getting tired" continued Mr.. Wolcc,t hotly
"ot hearing that sort Of suggestions from the
eenator from Nebraska. Il Is not the first the
second or the third :ime he has thrown them
ou;. through h.r they are being circulated
II 'ha West t.? means or the patent insides'
nhl,L ccusUt1-e tie tone and sncw and most
o. the brains ct the ToYr'!st party.
! suppose that q. come crossroads In Ne
oraska where nothing IS Known Of Europe
cept thai /. IS on the nap o. tha world some
people o. the Senator'S Kind have Sotter to-
gether ead resolved th1. 10 country except the
lntec States Is enlightened enough 20 have
l1eaS Oh me money question. They are not
aware that the great leaders Of thought I'm Eng
land. France ar6 Germany favored blr1e,allisin
more than d quarter Of d century before the
rcp1I5; party OF the senator from Nebraska
wa ever heard or Fortunately, however the
oi!netalsts Of Europe are not harnpered in their
work by the lone-haircl oranks who clog the
2.ogress OF enlightened financial Legislation in
this country"
Mr. Woicot SAID that the resolve If the
indian Government - adopt he gold standard
NAG come 70 nc United States Commissioners
.lt.s.s lffsr,N frlltA
IKE a fasH o. lightning from clear sky
rsance, he declared. was to-day IN favor q b.
n;ssa.is'n ond ye. tire cu,t'Faso:: 90 that inen-
,.ai sentiment VS. what Mr. Allen called C.
!Osicn and 4 snare
The EXPERIMENT OF INDIA
TIC experiment which is now being tried In
N1ia' continued Mr. Wolcot,. "in the opinion
""' only of the bimotallists Of the world. but
a's' o. nine-;enths Of the gold men Of London.
were the situation has been carefully studied.
VII result in absolute and entire failure. IL
N'' &c impossible 10 impose the gold standard
e'oh 'he people Of India In the face Of this
.o"eeasd fast | say he is an enemy and not
,r:end nrs Of biaetalsn VINO stands up in this
rsEsencc and talks about international bi-
nelsAlsm being deusion and snare. And
..esN appears that he has no argument TO pre-
r EN-, except that embodied in the statement
ahaae Unpleasant and undienihed-that the
rneta!!ic Commission took a large sum OF
"wvney and squandered l."
MI Allen made a brief reply 10 Mr. Wolcott,
tsptakinS calmly ana cooiiy. He asserted that he
nsa not charged the Commission with extrava-
eahce or with having squandered the money
appropriated What he did say. he insisted. was
, .ia, the appropriation mace when It
las evident that the effort would be a failure.
-ie h2d contended therefore, that the money
bSosn' not 10 be expended AT all. Yet because
I" mad held that belief and held II now he was,
.e SAID. made the subject OF the Colorado Sena-
wIs sophomore philippics. Hc was not, he
.oncluded, afraid OF the Senator CMr. WolcotD
IN ihe Senate or elsewhere