Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-01
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June !
SENATE.


SENATE.
A bill for the protection of homestead
settlers who enter the military or naval
service of the United States in time Of
war was passed By the Senate at the
opening Of tosday's session. The bill
provides that the service in the war
with Spain shall be considered as resi-
dence and work upon the land and that
by enlistment the claim shall not be
! forfeited.
The war revenue bill was then tax
en- up.
Mi. Chandler assuming, he said,
that the majority of the finance COM
mittee would insist upon its proposition
10 coin the silver seigniorage, and that
The republican minority would press its
bond proposition, thought it proper to
offer some remarks upon an amend
meut which he had offered to the pend.
ing bill. The amendment follows:
! 8 And it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States not to COM
mit the country more thoroughly to the
gold standard, but that the efforts ofthe
government in ali its branches shall be
steadily directed to SECURE and main
tain the use of silver as we'll as gold as
standard money with the free coinage
of both under system of bimetsllism
which will insure the parity in value of
the coins of the two metals, furnish
sufficient volume of metallic money and
give immunity to the world of trade
from violent fluctuations in exchange"
Referring to the general features of the
bill, Mr.. Chandler declared that the op.
ponents of the existing war should not
be allowed to make it unpopular by the
iuf,c tion upon the people of enormous
and i'll advised taxation.
Mr.. Chandler announced his opposi
sition to the issue of legal tender notes.
In his opinion, the proposed coinage of
the silver seigniorage was an entirely
different thing. Hesaw advantage that
would accrue to the country from the
conversion OF the seigniorage into
money and rot the least danger. He
opposed the gold standard and advo'
Gated bimetallism.
He criticised Secretary Gage sharply
for the position he had assumed in at
tempting irrevocably to commit the ad-
ministration to the gold standard.
Speaking of the action of the Teller
resolution which reaffirmed the Stanley
Matthews silver resolution, he said that
Secretary Gage had many supporters
in the republican party. He said that
at the head of those who voted for the
Matthews resolution in the House was
William Mckinley, now President, and
in the Senate William B. Allison, of
Iowa. He thought it remarkable that
what was true and honest 90 years ago
was true but dishonest now. Mr..
Chandler said the republican party die
not hesitate to reorganize the Su-
preme Court in order to assert the right
of the Uuited States to issue irredeem.
able paper money.
Mr.. Hoar made reply to part OF
II Chandeliers remarks, manifestiug
much indignant feeling. He said
whether the Secretary of the Treasury
was in financial accord with the ad-
ministration, with the President per-
sonally or with the Senate did not
seem to him much to affect bill pro-
viding the sinews for the existing war.
Referring to the charge made by Mr..
Chandler that the Supreme Court had
cen packed by President Grant for the
purpose of reversing the decision
against the constitutionality of legal
tender notes, Mr.. Hosr declared that it
was IAN Infamous and vile SANDER up.
on an eminent citizen of Massachusetts
(Attorney General Hoar), man long
since dead, whose reputation is
untarnished and whose fame is dearer
to me than is the remaining portion of
my life. Stating my belief that the
honorable Senator (Mr. Chandler) has
been misled, declare upon my respon'
sibility as Senator and as gentleman
the charge that the Supreme Court was
packed to declare the issue of legal
tender notes constitutional is as vile
SANDER as ever thrust up its dirty head
from the stump Mr.. Hoar then gave
6 circumstantial account Of the consti-
tuition of the Supreme Court at that
time and of the changes init that were
made about that time,
Mr.. Chandler disclaimed any inten-
ton either to criticise or asperse Presi-
dent Gram or Attorney General Hoar,
and he did not think such a charge
was fair deduction from his remarks,
Mr., S ewart made statement con-
corning the Supreme Courts decision
upon the legal tender notes and the in
come tax law.
Mr.. Bate read e prepared speech
upon the general features of the pend
ing bill. He opposed the issue CT
bonds. He intimste9 that the bond
Issue proposition bore with it the
shackles OF the gold standard and
while freeing the people of Cuba it was
the purpose of the administration to
enslave our own people by fastening
upon them the gold standard.
HOUSE.
The chaplain in the House to-day