The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-15
IST ON Financial BILL.
saxpLER's AMENDMENT FOR IN
rrRyaTIoNAL COMMISSION.
x.sed Down in the senate by -
a. rs, Canery and Lindsay Acting
wttb Rcpubitcans-Chan the
orIy Republican to support IT..

HARRINGTON. Feb 14.-In the senate
~ routine business was brief Immedi-
IN after Il was concluded, the financial
n was presented BY the chair II was
$500 that after o'clock today the pend-
- = ,reasure aud amendments should be
'.rsidered under ten minute RUE.
senator TeIIer's Reply.
n, Teller was recognized TO reply o TIE
.sseh 81 Allison delivered yesterday. Ile
n waited IN vain he said, for an explana-
sses ~ the house bill which technically
~ INC measure under consideration. He
.rcrnached all questions relating to the
sr.nces of the country With suspicion. He
.sr,,ght the house bin ought TO be consid-
80 carefully. IS 1t might possibly become
4. law II had been drafted by CONF
.rtsson composed Of acute lawyers and
,ssre we're force and strength behind It.
r,aer took strong issue with Allison, VINO
.sIred that the United States was not on
ne gold standard. He said
I'VE are not on the gold standard except
~ The unauthorized action OF the treasury.
~ are on what Is sometimes called limp
~ silver standard and sometimes a limp
~ gold. standard.
syobody outside OF the United States has
considered the United States on the gold
sssnsard, but II NAV be said that we prac-
sieaH have been forced by executive
,,~urpation and transgressian OF the faw
d proceed as II we were on o gold stand-
Tsser declared this pending bill was 10
NJ enacted into law because the gold stand
IA advocates were afraid that the Amer
tan pe5f,.s would put some man IN the
white House who would not favor the Soid
Standard the purpose being TO emboHv the
ma standard into the statutes SO that 1T
sauId not be- disturbed without great dim
suly
areenbgcks Never Doubted.
Teller said there never had been IN hour
since 1879, even in the sevhrest pahies when
fhefa WAS the slightest doubt that tn green
AAskk wonid be redeemed In gold lie main
lalnea therefore, that there was no reason
sor the les'a,a'ton proposed IN the pending
In conclusion Teller said the Republican
tsrty had abandoned its principles which
we're the greatest good for the greatest
number II had fallen into evll hands and
ess being used by evil Influences.
There r. no hone" said he, "for the
country from ". Its policy will lie dictated
iYsin the greatest commercial ccntcrs and
" ever borne and weighed down by greed.
slogan Of the Republican Party.
The Republican PARTY. he said had come
into existence as protest aRainst slavery.
The agencies which control II now would
cot allow il 20 stand for righteousness and
igstice. He said that Mr. Depew. In AK
seating 'sold and glory as a proper motto
fsF sle Republican banner. had not pro.
nosed 4 phrase that had ever been 4 rally
Tag fry ~ tho party
The pnopte would rise In their might and
fsar down That banner unless the Repub-
lirsn leaders, placed upon Ii the old sl5sau
Il lnstiee, righteousness and equality OF
Ill The people -
fhandier Proposes nm Amendm enf.
Chandler proposed an amendment to%tss~
eemmittee amendment re.ative to bimetai-
ism The Chandler proposition authorized
ne president 10 appoint commissioners to
1'alied states or any other country 10 arr
faoEe a himeialllo agreement
various Hems rks On II.
Helcott snggeattst that this MAS tht Ok
STING law and gskfs Nj. handlers tpF@ph4
ID, saving That n the amendment was ex-
usiHk law IL could do no hRr mto accept h.
Vest announced HE purpose 20 vote
asasngi hnth tie Aldrich amendment ard
ihf gnAntiirr amendment TO IT, because
~ regarded The proposition fer nm In
ssfnatfonal conference as a fraud and pre-
test iust az was the adoption Of the Me-
fHefy resolution after the ratification OF
the Parts treaty. which was merely Ter
The purpose Of supplying some senators
wish a shallow ford over which 10 cross
ne stream ard had since been sntlraly
ignored The intention nf the pending bin
vas to KIN silver. and it would prove as
sfectiye ia that office. asfA dagger or a
dose 81 prussic hcid wculd be- IN dispensing
II Rnimal iltt All wauid be absurd 10 SEMI
fummisiAun abroad asking Tor a himefai-
q conietence.s IN yiev % the declaration
IN gold
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