Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-08
FINANCIAL. MEASURE GOES
rHROtGH EASu.Y.
GOES
LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN
Conference Report is Agreed To aud
discussion Ends Some Time Before
Hour For Voting Vote on Passage
- To II House Hears Contested
Election Case,

Washington, March Not probably
4, 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 Yesterday in the vote on the
conference report of the financial bill
The report was before the senate near
| ~ two weeks, vet only tour speeches
were delivered upon II, invludtnE SEN
ator Aldrichs explanation OF the
changes made IN the senate bill by the
onterees Yesterday the discussion
ceased on the bill fifteen minutes be-
fore the time fixed for the vote. The
enate actually began the consideration
of minor hills ON the calendar to CON
sumo time. The conference report was
agreed to and the bill passed by vote
of IL to % the report thus having a
majority of rs
early in the session the discussion of
| the quay case was resumed by senator
Simon trep,, urel who replied 10 the
speccA made by senator Carter Crep,
Mont,) Senator Garter replied TO ST
mons statement and had read 4 letter
discussing the situation. from George
G. Rrownell chairman Of the Joint as
sembly OF Oregon He followed this
letter with IN assertion that MIR Cor
hett and the governor of the state were
in combination not only TO defeat
Mitchell, but to elect Cerbett In re-
ply senator Simon said he was induced
10 believe Mr. Carriers statement
were somewhat warped and eAagger-
lated by the peculiar atmosphere of
Montana polltirs,t in which. II what
had been heard about the capitol dur
ing the past few weeks Appropriated
tne truth, II was the general practice
"a use money in big figures.
senator Alien tpap, Neh.D addressed
the senate on the financial bill He
did moi suppose 1t would he denied
that the adoption or the gold standard
was a gross violation Of republican
policy as cnnncated in the republican
platform of 1896 nor would It be de
ntod, he thought that the republican
party had made NO honest effort to
bring about htmctallism. Senator
Allen declared tn" whole measure re-
ducea every contract to the gold stand
ard. He especially attacked the meas
u"c because Of the favors which he
said, II extended TO national hanks
senator Aldrich briefly replied to
senator Allen, denying that the meas
IRE extended to national banks any
additional privileges, A. O'Clock the
pending conference report was agreed
70. a to IL, rs follows
Yeas Senator'S Adrich, Allison.
Bake, Bard Bcycrdgc, Burrows.
Garter. Clark CWynD, Cullom. Davis,
Dcpew, Elkins, Fairbanks. Foraker,
Foster, Frye, Gallingcr, Gear.
Hale, Hanna. llansbrough,
lIawlcy, Iloar Lindsay
Lodge. Mcbride McComas McCumber
MrMilIin, Mason, Nelson, Penrosc, Por-
llns, Plat Comm. plait IN W
Proctor Quarlos Ross, Scott, Shour
Simon. Thurston WELLINGTON Wetmorc
Nays Senators Allen, Bacon Bate
Butler, Chandler Chiffon, CLARK
tMontD, Clay COckrcll Culheraon
Harris, IIeItneld, Jones tArkD, Jones
tNc"), Kenncy, Mci.aurin, Martin
Morgan, pettigrcw, Pettus, RnwlIns
sullivan, Talliaferro Teller Tillman
Turner
The senate then passed the Joint rcso,
luton authorizing the president to in.
wife the government OF Great Britain
to ioin in the formation of an intprna.
! final commission to examine and to re-
port upon the division ~ waters that
are boundaries Of the two countries
: After passing a few minor bills the sen
ate held BRIEF executive session and
adjourned