Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-09


| in the history Of the Senate was there
| ever shown SO little real interest in the
| final vote on a great measure as was
| manifested to-day IN the vote on the
| conference report of the Financial bill
| The report was before the Senate for
nearly two weeks, yet only four
| speeches were delivered upon it, in
| Guiding Mr.. Aldrich's explanation Of
/ the changes made in the Senate bill by
the conferees. To-day's discussion
| ceased on the bill fifteen minutes before
| the time fixed for the vote and the Sen
ate actually began the consideration OF
| minor bills on the calendar to consume
! time. The conference report was agreed
to by vote Of fortyfQur to twenty
six, the report thus having majority
| Of eighteen. Early IN the session dis
| cussion Of the Quay case was resumed
| by Mr.. Simon, Of Oregon, who replied
| to the speech made yesterday by Mr..
| Carter Of Montana. The speech precipi-
tated a debate on Oregon politics, in
which Mr.. Simon defended Mr.. Corbett
from the attack made upon him by the
Montana Senator Mr.. Allen, of Nebras-
| ka, closed the debate on the Financial
| bill In a characteristic speech.
Mr. Simon, calling up the Quay reso-
| luton, said Mr.. Carter had made the
| distinct charge that Mr.. Corbett had
| corrupted the Legislature and defeated
| the desire Of the people of Oregon. He
| stamped this as unjust and untrue"
| He maintained that Mr.. COrbett was
! anxious the Legislature should or
ganize, that a Senator might be elected
| in line with the policy Of the incoming
| administration. He asserted that the
| failure Of the Oregon House to Or
ganize was due to former Senator
| Mitchell and to him alone. Mr.. Simon
said Mr.. Quay, as a member OF the
| Senate, was paired against Mr.. COrbett.
| IF we are now to seat Mr.. Quay" he
| inquired chow Will 1t be possible for
the Senate to atone for the wrong done
| Mr.. Corbett."
Mr.. Carter replied. He had not
| spoken with q view to making per-
sonal assault upon Mr.. COrbett, but
that the proceeding in the organization
| Of that Legislature was revolutionary,
to which Mr.. Corbett was party.
| Mr. Simon retorted that he was in
! duced to believe that Mr. Carriers
statements were somewhat warped and
|
phere of Montana politics, in which, if
| what has been heard about the Capitol
| during the past few weeks approx
mated the truth, it was the general
practice to use money in big figures.
| In fact" said he, cit has been said
| that one gentleman in Montana, ana;
| candidate for an honorable office, had
separated himself from about $800,OO0."
Mr. Allen, Of Nebraska, then address
ed the Senate on the Financial bill. He
did not suppose it would be denied that
the adoption of the gold standard was
"a gross violation Of the Republican
policy as enunciated in the Republican
platform of 1885, nor would it be de-
MED, he thought, that the Republic
can party had made no honest effort TO
bring about bimetallism.
IT will interject into the Senator'S
remarks, with his permission" said
Mr.. A1drich, chairman Of the Finance
Committee, "a denial Of every state
ment he has made, and the probability
is that at the conclusion Of his speech
can enter the same denial
at is simply a stupendOus scheme for
buncoing the people" Mr.. Allen de-
clared. at is a Legislative bEncoing
scheme and nothing else" Mr.. Allen
asserted that the pending measure con-.
ferred unlimited power for the issuance
Of bonds, which Mr. Aldrich Immediate
ly denied Mr.. Allen especially at
tackled the measure because Of the IA
vors which he said it extended to the
national banks.
In a brief reply denying that the
measure extended to national banks
any additional privileges, Mr.. Aldrich
said there was not the least danger Of
imitation by the ISSUANCE Of national
bank currency under the provisions Ct
the pending bill. The entire amount
| possible to be issued by the banks
would be $500 COO coo, an increase OF
$780, 600, coo over the present national
bank currency.
At this point an interesting collOquy
occurred between Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.
Butler of North Carolina. The Rhode
| Island Senator asked Mr.. Butler II he
and, the party he represented We're in
favor of the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of IS to /. Mr.. Butler eVaded
a direct answer, pTeferring, he said, to
answer the question in his own way.
Mr.. Aldrich, after vainly pressing for
a categorical reply, said he had watch
ed with interest the decadence Of the
free silver issue but he expressed some
surprise that Mr. Butler who was the
representative of a great party, should
practically acknowledge that he and
his party had abandoned the free coin
age of silver. Mr.. Butler protested
against this version Of his remarks, but
did not further reply.
At o'clock the vote was taken on
the pending conference report It was
agreed tO-44 to Is.
The Senate then passed Joint reso-
luton authorizing the President Of the
United States to invite the government
of Great Britain to Join in the fOrma-
ton of an International commission to
examine and report upon the diversion
Of that are the boundaries