Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-08
SENATE ADDS PROVISION
Financial Bill Shall Not Prohibit In
ternational Bimetallism.

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Washington, Feb. 6.-By Associated
Press. 1.-The senate finance committee
today reported a new section to the
financial bill as follows: ssThan the
provisions of this act are not intended
to place any obstacles in the way of
the accomplishment of international
blmetallism, provided the same be re-
celved by concurrent action of the
leading commercial nations of the
world and at a ratio which shall in
sure the permanence of the relative
value between gold and silver
Pettus, of Alabama, offered an
amendment that the bill shall not be
construed to affect the present legal
tender quality of silver dollars. Chan
dler proposed an amendment providing
that the gold dollar of 25S grains and
the silver dollar of 4121s grains shall
be the units of value and all forms of
money issued or coined by the United
States shall be maintained at their
parity of values;an thar United States
notes and treasury notes when pre-
scented at the treasury for redemption
shall be redeemed in gold or silver coin
of such standard. Jones, of Arkansas,
gave notice of an amendment provid-
ing for an urgency fund" of $5O,OOO,-
900 in treasury notes. Caffrey resum-
ed his speech on the Philippine ques-
ton opposing the permanent retention
| of the islands. Butler, of North Caro-
lima, then spoke on the proposed suf-
| frage amendment to the North Caro-
lima constitution.
In the House.
A final conference report upon the
urgent deficiency bill was agreed to.
Debate upon the diplomatic consular
| appropriation bill was resumed under
| agreement to close the general debate
at 5 o'clock today. Gibson, of Tennes-
see, opened the debate with general
argument in favor of expansion claim
| ing that expansion had been the ma
TONS policy since its inception.
Washington, Feb. 7.-(By Associated
| ess.)-The senate committee on
foreign relations considered the
| Nicaraguan canal treaty today.
The opposition manifested was
not so much as to indicate
the defeat of the treaty; but it will
probably be amended. One of the
amendments proposed is that the
whole Clayton-Bulwer treaty be abro-
gated. The treaty declares that there
| shall be no Notifications and it is said
that this will prevent the United
States from erecting batteries, which
are, by some, considered absolutely
| necessary in view of the instructions
that occur in South American coun-
| tries.
In the House.
| The house resumed the consideration
of the diplomatic consular appropria-
ton bill. Shafroth of Colorado spoke
in favor of mediation by the United
States in the South African war. He
said three thousand Dutch native born
residents of British Guiana were petit
tioning for relief from grievances sim
liar to those complained of by the
British in South Africa. Grosvenor of
Ohio set the house in roar by point
ing out that the Hungarians, Finland
! ers, Poles, ETC., all represented in his
district had cause for complaint. He
suggested that a commission Of TWEEN
| ty-five members at salaries of twenty
thousand dollars each be appointed to
roam over the earth, discover where
wrongs were committed, and report to
the house in order that the United
States might go to war every time
the kin of any of their constituents
were oppressed.
No Free Port In Alaska.
London, Feb. 7.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The officials of the United
States embassy deny that any negotia-
| tions are on foot in regard to free
port in Alaska.