Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-18
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JANUARY 49, 9o01WW PAGES

Mr.. Lodge suggested that the res
olution of Mr. Pettigrew and hi
own substitute be laid on the tabl,
aud that of Mr.. Hoar with his pro
posed amendment be adopted.
TO this Mr.. Pettigrew objected
lic had, he said, asked in his resoIu
iton for specific information, which
he desired. He then launched into {
rather sensational speech containing
many bitter attacks upon the admin
istration The information covered
by the amended resolutions of the
Massachusetts senator's were not all
that might be called for. Senators
might ask, he said, for information
concerning the Dissertation of church
es by American soldiers in the Phil
ppines and as to many other of the
horrors that follow in the path OF
war. II was evident, he said, that
the object OF the administration was
to keep detailed information from the
people and il was quite as evident
that the political success of the pres
ident and Of the republican party
was of greater concern to the impe-
riaists than whether the informa-
ton asked for should reach the FIJI
ipnos Such an objection to the
sending to the senate of information
as that it would be communicated
to the Filipinos was ridiculous, Since
the FiIipinos already were in pos
session of il,
Mr.. Pettigrew was cut off by the
expiration Of the morning hour.
The currency bill was then taken
up and Mr.. Stewart addressed the
senate opening with an attack on
the republican party for bringing in
4 measure 80 utterly contradictory
Of the ST. Louis platform" He then
entered upon general discussion of
the financial conditions of the world
and. attacked the advocates of the
gold standard for denying that either
the supply or the demand for the
gold has any effect in estimating the
quantity of any particular commod-
ity which a given amount of gold
will buy,
In conclusion, Mr.. Stewart said:
"1he passage of this bill, whatever
may have been the intention of its au
thors, will bring this question square
ly before the American people. II
this bill should become law, there
will be no lodging the issue. 1t
must be met and that issue will be
between a government by colossal
and imperial concentration of capital,
welding the sovereign power of the
United States to create, contract and
expand the volume of money and an
honest measure of value consisting OF
the legal tender money Of the United
States"
At the request of Mr.. Aldrich the
financial measure was postponed until
two O'Clock MONDAY next.
Consideration of the census meas
ure, comforting additional authority
upon the director of the census was
then begun Mr.. iIoar withdrawing
nm amendment he had offered Mr..
Pettigrew offered an amendment d.
recting the director of the census to
collect statistics in regard to the dis
tribuion of wealth, in regard to the
extent TO which machinery has dis
placed manual labor and in regard to
private and corporation Indebtedness.
The amendment was defeated.
Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, proposed an
providing for he collee-
ton of statistics relating to trusts,
and that, too, was defeated by viva
yoce vote,
He said there was a disposition
among senators to say. "The public
be damned and he had no idea there
was any intention to gather informa'
ton regarding trusts.
The bill was passed without further
objection.
A bill increasing the limit of cost OF
the Indianapolis public building to
81 ,j00,0 600 was called up by Mr., Fair
banks, of Indiana, and passed,
The senate then, at $40 p. M, went
into executive session and soon after.
ward adjourned until Monday.