The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08

" Oh an international agreement. ne
quoted from Secretary Cages statement
before the House banking and currency
committee, Indicating that it was the 1e-
sire OF the secretary to commit the coliIl
try thoroughly to the gold standard. He
referred in terms of high respect to the
secretary personally and expressed TINS
qualification that Mr.. Gage had the cour-
age of his convictions.
The secretary was, in his opinion, an
exception in this respect to many other
prominent Republicans.
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire, said
he desired to cali the attention of Mr.
Teller to n matter which he was evident
~ overlooking. 4
"The point I make,' saidsMr. Chand-
Ter, SIS that tho President of the United
States, speaks for himself either through
state papers or in such other manner as
he may deem wise and he is not to be
judged by what his secretary OF the treas
ury may say upon any question. Neither
is he to be judged by the utterances OF
the Senator from Indiana, made in the
full flush of enthusiasm over his entrance
into the Senate of the United States, be-
fore an audience of his constituents in,
Indianapolis. The President. as | said,
must OF course speak for himself, and
we cannot fairly judge him or his opin-
ions by the utterance of anybody else"
Mr.. Chandler maintained that the SEN.
ator from Colorado was doing much to-
prevent the successful fruition of the
efforts to bring about international bi-
metallism. He thought that such efforts
as the Colorado Senator was making,
were not only unfair, but unwlse, In
view of Mr. Ieller's heretofore expressed
desire to bring about international blme-
tallism.
He hoped, therefore, that he would do
nothing to paralyze tho efforts now nnk-
ing in favor of an international agree
ment upon the silver question.
II should like to bring about lnterna-
tional bimetallism, said Mr.. Teller,
"andI think have done asInuoh to bring
il about as any man IN tnts chamber II
| except Senator Allison. When he re-
turned from Europe, however. without
success, felt that 1t was useless to pro-
ceed further in that direction
incidentally Mr.. Teller drifted into a
discussion OF the foreign relations of the
United States. He maintained that the
money power held the country 30 firmly
within Its grasp that The government was
unable 10 take such action upon foreign
questions as the people desired should
be taken. He hoped that the time would
rate power like Spain, Take your hands
off that beautiful island-an island which
you have nearly depopulated,s' and say it,
too, without fear of the opinion Of the
money power
''I do not believe,'' said Mr.. Teller,
"that war would result if we should put
out our hands to support Cuba. 1t would
be humane thing for us too do
Reverting to the financial question,
Mr.. Teller said II attack the Repubi-
can party because 1t is the party of the
gold standard. hope to see it 60 down
in 1900, andsI pledge you that will dol
everything in my power to drag it down.
It's policy is!not such as is demanded by al
great and free people. have no quarrel
with the President, but he stands for the
gold standard, a policy which, in my
Judgment, will. .impoverish and wreck our
people"
In conclusion Mr. Teller again adverted1
to foreign questions, speaking particu-
larry to what he said appeared to be a
proposed dismemberment OF China by the
European powers. He declared that he
would see to it, II he were the President,
that the powers of Europe should not
partition that great empire withes,t
strong protests from this country He
believed thai a word from the United
States government to Russia, France and
Germany that they must keep hands of
our rights and privileges in China and
that the autonomy of the empire should
remain as 1t had been Tor 1000 years,
would lie sufficient to cause those great
powers to stop in their course of Tapacity.
At the conclusion of MIR. Teiler's speech,
Mr.. Turner of Washington, called up the
immigration bill. He strongly opposed
the bill. He was not in favor of an
educational qualification and insisted |
that the enactment of that feature of the
bill into law would falsity the entire
record of the country.
Bir. Butler of North Carolina, presented
q JOINT resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the election OF the federal judiciary. The
resolution went to the table to permit
Mr.. Butler to make a speech on it.
A message from the President informed
the Senate that the sale of the Kansas
Pacific road had been postponed to Feb |
uary 1918, and also submitted the agri-
cultural department reports on expert |
ments station.
At @ 40 the Senate went into executive |
session and at 8. 10 p. m. adjourned un-
til Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.