The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-15

as TO fan To see Inns 1acl aux IL Woulu
be absurd to send a commission abroad
asking for a bi-metalhc conference in
view of the declaration for gold. He had
no patience with amy man who would
pretend that the bill had any other OBJ
iect than TO strike silver down and he
considered all amendments to ii as a
roaring farce.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that Mr.. Chand-
Ter was deceiving no one with his amend.
mcnt and he expressed the hope that the
amendment would be defeated.
AMENDMENT A SUBTERFUGE.
Mr.. Stewart. tNev.) referred 10 the
amendment Is Il subterfuge.
Mr.. Lindsay (Ky) said if there was
any virtue in the present bill il was
that it settled the question Of finance.
lie opposed the committee amendment
and the amendment of Mr.. Chandler.
lie characterized ii as n proposition to
affect votes. Now was the time he be-
lieved, for the definite determination OF
the financial question. and ii could not
be determined if only a half way law was
enacted.
Mr.. Cafery U4a.) said the country, in
his opinion, had been on a gold standard
since 1873, and this bill was intended
merely to perpetuate it.
The battle of the standards" de-
clared Mr. Gallery, was fought and
lost by the silverites in 1896. The
probable contest this year will be only
skirnish."
He believed the proposed amendment
was "a sop to cereberus.
The amendment. in the opinion of Mr.
Money Miss was entirely pertinent
but he doubted its utility. as neither the
Administration nor Republican Senators
desired to advance the interests Of III
metal:iSm.
AS vote was about TO be taken on
the amendment Of Mr.. Chandler, Mr..
Pettus. (Ala.) objected. He insisted
that all votes should 20 over until to-
morrow.
VOTE on AMENDMENT.
The objection Of Mr.. Pettus was
finally Withdrawn and the vote was
taken on Mr.. Chambers amendment to
the committee amendment. 1t was de-
feated 10 to - as follows:
Neas-Allen, Bate, Berry. Butler,
Chandler. Chiffon Clay Cockrell, Cub
erson, Harris Heilfold. Jones Ark),
Jones (Nev.), Kenny, McEnery, Martin,
Money. Morgan. Pettus Rawlins, Sulli-
var. Teller. Tilman, Turley, Turner'S.
Mays ldrich, Allison, Burrows,
Canery. Carter Clark tWyoD, Cullom
Davis. Dcboe, Depew. F,lkins. Fairbanks.
Foraker. Foster. Frye, Gallinger, Hale
Hanna. IIanSbrough. Hawley. kean,
Lindsay. Lodge. Mcbride. McComas
McCumber. Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins. platt Conn, Platt
N. ", Proctor, Quarles Ross, Sewell,
Shoup, Simon, Spooner. Thurston. Vest,
Warren. Wetmore. Wolcott.-l5.
Mr.. Chandler then asked Mr. Aldrich'
if he would consent TO the insertion be-
fore the Finance Committees amend
ment Of these words from the national
platform Of the Republican party of
1892:
The United States from tradition and
interest favors hi-metallism.'
Il object" replied Mr.. Aldrich, Ito the
re-enactmcnt Of the revised statutes and
to the recital in this bill of the various
platforms of political parties.
He maintained there was no provision
in the bill which was an obstacle to b.
mctallism.
TO DECEIVE THE VOTERS
Mr.. Allison suggested that the trouble
with Senator's on the Democratic side
was that they were not bi-metalliSts.
They stood for the free aud unlimited
coinage of silver and were silver mono
metallsts. He beloved other nations
now should take the initiative.
Mr.. Jones (-Ark) believed the bi-me
talic amendment had been brought about
by demands of Republican bi-metallistS.
1T is the same old fraudulent strad-
die " he declared, that was put into
the Republican platform of 1896 in order
to deceive the voters"
He said the reason for the presenta
tion of the Senate substitute was that
the House measure was too specific and
placed the country too squarely on the
gold standard 10 suit the present strad
ders.
Mr.. Cockrell tMo) declared that all
the silver that would come to this coun-
try under free coinage law would be
easily absorbed by the United States, and
said not the slightest difficulty would be
in maintaining the value of
the silver dollar.
After the discussion had proceeded for
some time the Senate at $40 p. m.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 14.-The debate
upon the Legislative Bill in the House
today strayed far from the bill, touching
the question Of Government deposits III
banks, reckless expenditures
for pensions and finally drifting into
the question of election methods in Mis-
souri,.
Some very caustic things were said on
both sides.
The reports in the contested election
case Of Aldrich VS. Robbins from the
Fourth Alabama district, were submit
ted The majority reported in favor of
the contestan and minority in favor Of
the sitting member.
The Army Appropriation Bill was re-
ported and the House adjourned
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