Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-14
NAS0N'S RESOLUTION
The Senator Wants an Expression
Of Sympathy for the Beers.
CURRENCY BILL DEBATED IN HOUSE


| OF the Day.
Washington, Dec. l2.-In the absenc
Of President Frye, Senator Plat, o
Connecticut, was designated to occup,
the chair in the senate yesterday. Sen
ator Hoar presented the resolutions o
the Massachusetts legislature in favol
of constitutional amendment provid
ing for uniform hours OF labor In man
ufactures in the United States. Sena
tor Mason, OF Illinois, then called uT
the resolution he introduced a few
days ago, expressing the sympathy Of
the senate with the South African re-
publics in their war with Great Britain
and extending to them the hopes OF
the senate for the success OF their arms.
His address at times.was vehement-al'
most passionate. He maintained tina,
under the Monroe doctrine and on pre-
cedents previously well established, this
government had the right to extend its
sympathy and hopes for success to the
Beers in'their struggle for liberty as it
had to interfere with Spain in its con.
duct of affairs in Cuba. He urged
that the interest of this country was
aroused by the fact that the South
African war was a struggle between
democracy and royalty-between the
divine right Of kings and the divine
right of man.
At its conclusion Senator Lodge
said there was a wide gulf between
private opinion and public official ex-
preston. The executive department
Of the government, he said, had as.
sumed a neutral attitude toward the
South African war. The passage Of
this resolution by the senate would
change Immediately the attitude al
we are to depart from the position OF
neutrality" said Senator Lodge, "it
ought to be subject Of most serious
consideration" He moved, therefore,
that the resolution be sent to the COM
mittee Of foreign relations and it was
SO ordered.
At 1905 the senate went into execu-
tive session. At 1886 the senate re.
sumed business in open session. A
message was presented from the house
announcing the death Of Representa-.
tive Samuel Baird, Of Louisiana. Sen.
ator McEneny, Of Louisiana, offered
the usual resolutions Of regret, which
were adopted, and then, at $40, the
senate, as further mark of respect,
Among the bills introduced were
The anti-scaping bill of last congress
and a bill prohibit the sending of arti.
cles, the making of which is controlled
by trust, from one state to another.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, directed
the attention of the pension committee
to bill introduced, by request, by
Senator Pettus of Alabama, providing
for the payment of pension to freed.
men.
HOUSE DEBATES THE CURRENCY BILL.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The feature
of the opening day of the debate on the
currency bill in the house was the
speech of Mr.. Deliver, of Iowa. 1t
was characterized by all the wit and
eloquence for which the Iowan is noted
and held the members without regard
to party for more than an hour. Mr..
Dolliver declared that the last doubt in
the republican party as to the wisdom
Of enacting the gold standard into law
had been resolved by the experience Of
the business world during the past
three years. He scored Mr.. Bryan and |
generally ridiculed the alleged false
of the democrats in 1896.
Mr.. De Almond, of Missouri, was the
heavy gun on the democratic SIDE He
warned the republicans from the west
that they could not deceive their con.
'tituents in the coming congressional
elections by claiming that they had
Yielded to the wisdom of their col.
eagues in caucus.
Mr.. Overstreet, Of Indiana, opened
The debate in support Of the bill. He
said amongst other things;
The advocates Of currency reform firmly de.
'lare that the financial operations of the govern.
nent are upon the gold standard, but that the
lonest fears engendered by doubtful legislation
elatiye to silver COINAGE and the persistent
lttack upon the standard 81 value, fully Justify
he legislation asked, To firmly fix gold Us the
tandard Of value, the unequivocal TERMS made
ully operative by oil proper safeguards, Is the
central idea OF the law. 1t Is confidently be.
LEVIED that the country demands 1t, and that oul
'ction will be ratified by the people The sup.
'orters Of the proposition are not confined "a
he republican party, nor to the so-called money
Democrats Of courage and convic.
ion have nobly dared to break from party lines
md suffer, unhnchingly, the sting Of the party
Whip, In honest and patriotic effort to uphold
he 'rtAs~stv af the national cradit and make
ccure the foundation u Tic vnss anu oxpss~-
ng business Of our people.
Mr.. Maddox, of Georgia, then replied
o him. Mr.. Mcclellan, Of New York,
nnounced his opposition to the bill
N thu ground that II mould ,or