The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
MASON'S RESOLUTION
The Senator Wants an Expression
of Sympathy for the Beers.
CURRENCY BILL DEBATED IN HOUSE.
The Discussion of the Measure Opened by
MIR. Overstreet-The speech of MIR.
DoiIiver, of Iowa, "a Feature
of the Day.


OF President Frye, Senator Platt, of
Connecticut, was designated to occupy
the chair in the senate yesterday. Sen
ator Hoar presented the resolutions of
the Massachusetts legislature in favor
of n constitutional amendment provid-
ing for uniform hours of labor in man
ufactures in the United States. Sena-
tor Mason, of Illinois, then called up
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 lie maintained that
under the Monroe doctrine and on pre-
cedentspreviously well established, this
government had the right to extend its
sympathy and hopes for success to the
Beers in their struggle for liberty as IL
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
Vi hlhko ohh WIG NiNAhN
right of man.
At it's conclusion Senator Lodge
said there was wide gulf between
private opinion and public official ex-
preston. The executive department
of the government, he said, had as
sumed neutral attitude toward the
South African war. The passage of
this resolution by the senate would
change Immediately the attitude. 'If
we are to depart from the position of
neutrality" said Senator Lodge, sit
ought to be n 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 3:05 the senate went into execu-
tive session. At 1885 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. Sem
ator McEneny, of Louisiana, offered
the usual resolutions of regret, which
were adopted, and then, at $40, the
senate, as further mark of respect,
adjourned.
Among the bills introduced were;
The anti-scalping bill of last congress
and bill to prohibit the sending of arti-
cles, the making of which is controlled
by trust, from one state to another.
Senator CoclIrell, 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..
Deliver 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
prophecies 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-
stituents in the coming congressional
elections by claiming that they had
yielded to the wisdom of their col
leagues 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-
clare that the financial operations of the govern
ment are upon the gold standard, but that the
honest fears engendered by doubtful legislation
relative to silver coinage and the persistent
attack upon the standard of value, fully justify
the legislation asked. To firmly fix gold as the
standard Of value, the unequiyocal terms, made
fully operative by all proper safeguards, is the
central idea of the law. II is confidently be-
lieved that the country demands it, and that our
action will be ratified by the people, The sup
porters OF the proposition are not confined to
the republican party nor to the so-called' money
centers." Democrats Of courage and convic-
tion have nobly dared TO break from party lines
and suffer, untinchlngly, the sting of the party
whip in honest ana patriotic effort TO uphold
the integrity Of the national credit and make
secure the foundation Of the vast and expand
ing business of our people.
, Mr.. Maddox, of Georgia, then replied
to him. Mr.. Mcclellan, of New York
/ announced his opposition to the bill
on the ground that it would con-
tract the currency, extinguish the bank
notes and enhance the value of coin
bonds. He appealed to those of his
democratic colleagues from New York
who, it is reported, intend TO vote for
, the bill not to do so.
Mr.. Greene, of Pennsylvania, then
announced the death of his colleague.
the late Representative Ermentrout, of
Pennsylvania, and, at sos o'clock, as a
, further mark of respect, the house adj
. journed.
Among the bills introduced were:
For postal savings banks; for nation
al military park at the battlefield of
Stone river, Tenn; extending and
making flexible national bank cur
rency;to appropriate S75, 900 for public
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