The Portland daily press., 1898-06-04

IA, $780, until the sum of $42, 600, 900 shall
have been issued.
''That all said moneys so coined, in
Guiding the amounts of the gains or
seigniorage so coined, shall be used both
for the redemption of the treasury notes
heretofore issued under and by virtue of
the act OF July IA, 1890, and for the re-
demption of the certificates issued under
this act
Mr.. Aldrich moved to strike out the
committee amendment providing for the
use OF legal tender notes and substitute
the bond provision offered by the Repub
llcan minority of the finance committee
and upon this motion he demanded the
yeas and nays.
Before a vote was taken, however, the
subject was discussed by Messrs. Stewart,
Daniels, Mantle, Fairbanks and Bate.
At the conclusion of MIR. Bates speech
vote was taken upon Mr.. Aldrich's
motion.
The committee amendment striking out
the house bond provision was then disa-
greed to and the bond provision was
adopted.
MIR. Chandler offersd his amendment
inserting declaration that the policy of
tho United States is not to commit the
country more thoroughly to the single
gold standard, but that the efforts of the
government shall be steadily directed to
coin both silver and gold and standard
money. q
Mr.. Stewart offered as an amendment
to Mr.. Chambers amendment provision
that no bonds under this act shall be used
as basis of bank currency.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice of an amend
ID ent directing the Secretary of the
Tr easury to enforce the provisions of the
income tax law of 1894 not expressly de-
clared by the Supreme courts decision to
be unconstitutional. Mr.. Morgan spoke
in support of the amendment and at
tackled the national banks, which, he de-
clared, were behind the conspiracy to
force bond issued upon the people,"
He said the national bank commission
W as the strongest in the world, far
stronger in the matter of controlling the
des TIMES of the country than the 1901 900
soldiers now in the field for the Unitd
States.
'fNo government - he said, "has ever
been ridden by such an incubus as this
and no government ought to yield to such
an imposition.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Stewart
was laid on the table on motion of Mr..
Chandler, a. to 81.
Mr.. Hoar proposed an amendment, to be
added to Mr.. Chandler's amendment as
follows: and to this and to relax no
effort to secure the cooperation of the
principal commercial nations of the
world. " The amendment was agreed to
IS to 33.
Mr.. Chandler after explaining his posi-
tion withdrew his amendment, as he had
no desire, he said, to impede the progress
OF the war revenue bill.
A passage at arms occurred at this
point between Mr.. Allen Populist of Ne.
braska, and Mr.. Wolcott, Republican of
Colorado. In the course OF some remarks
on bi-metallism, drawn out by a state
ment Mr.. Chandler made in withdraw
GtqtamQnf w
characterized as eccentric characters"
the four senators who had voted against
the bill authorizing the international
bimetallic committee-Mr. Allen declared
that the work of the bimetallic commits
sion had been a failure and that no good
could have been expected to come of it
IS international bimetallism was de-
fusion and snare An appropriation of
500, 600 had been made for the commits
sion, which had travelled through Europe
on a mission which was fore-donmed TO
failure.
Mr.. Wolcott, who was the president of
the bimetallic commission was evident
ly indignant as he took the floor to reply
to MIR. Allen. He stated that the three
commissioners appointed by the Presi |
dent spent more than six months in |
Europe travelling where their duties took |
them. They were accompanied by a |
secretary and the entire expense of the |
Every member of the commission in ac
cepting the appointment and performing |
his duties sacrificed thousands of dollars. |
Mr.. Wolcott said: sit is undignified |
and unbetitting Senator of the United |
States Senate to stand on this floor and |
suggest that the commission spent money |
it was not justified in spending. l am |
getting tired" continued Mr.. Wolcott, |
hotly, "of hearing that sort of suggestions |
from thu Senator from Nebraska.
II suppose that at some cross roads in |
Nebraska where nothing is known of |
Europe except that it is on tho map of |
the world, some people of the Senator |
kind have gotten together and resolved |
that no country except the United States |
is enlightened enough to have ideas on |
the money question. They are not aware |
that the great leaders Of thought in Eng
land, France and Germany favored BIZ |
metallism more than a quarter of a CEN
fury before the Populisb party or the
Senator from Nebraska was ever heard
oil"
Mr.. Allen made a brief reply to Mr..
Wolcott, speaking calmly. He stated
that he had not charged the commission
with extravaganza. What he did say was
that the appropriation was made when it
was evident that the effort to be made
would be failure. He had commended
therefore, that the money ought not to
be expended at all. He was not. he con-
cluded, afraid of the Senator (Mr. VOL
cott) in the Senate or elsewhere.
An effort was then made by Mr.. Allison
to effect an arrangement whereby vote
might be taken this evening, but it was
unsuccessful. The concensus of opinion
was that an adjournment until tomorrow
would facilitate the final disposition OF
the measure.
After agreeing to meet at II O'Clock
tomorrow, the Senate at O'Clock went
into executive session and soon after
wards adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, June 3.-The House today
consumed much time considering bill
to authorize the President to restore to
his rank and duty, Major Joseph W.
Wham, paymaster in the army, who wes
suspended in 1890 upon half pay until
1904, through court Emartial proceedings
and executive action. 1t is an old case
and in which charges and counter charges
have been made. After the case had been
discussed at some length OBJECTION was
made to consideration of the bill.