The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08
DEPEN READ A LETT TER.
10 Which President Schurman Denied The
Bribery Charge
MADE AGAINST HIM by Mr.. PErTHREw.
south Dakots senator Reiterated u
and Told How ~ Was ATTEMPTED.
Financial 1ilI Discussed

amendment TO the pendipg financial bill
providing that the secretary OF the treas
ury shall have prepared s2eeooe,ooo Of
treasury notes TO he known as 'boad
treasury notes" They shall be FUN legal
tender for all debts and shall be loaned
BY the secretary of the treasury to any
body who may deposit bonds for them.
the notes to bear the same interest as the
bonds deposited.
Mr. Tillman Is. ca offered and had
passed resolution calling for informa-
ton from the secretary of the treasury as
to the status of the claims OF South Caro-
lima for moneys paid out by the State IN
the Florida war.
At the conclusion of routine business
discussion of the Philippines question was
Unexpectedly precipitated by Mr.. Depew
IN W who called attention to some re-
marks made a few days ago by Mr.. Petit
grew, In the course OF which he quoted an
alleged Interview with President schurmau
or the Philippine commission which APP
peared In Chicago newspaper ana III
which he WAS quoted as saying that Agm-
naldo was honest. In his remarks, Mr..
Pettigrew said Mr.. Schurman tried TO
bride the insurgents and failed.
Mr. Depew said he had received letter
from Prof. Schurman with regard to the
charges Of the South Dakota senator which
he desired 10 lay before the senate The
letter stated that the charge was absolute
ly without foundation. II follows;
Ithaca. n. Y, February 8, 1900 Dear
Senator Deoew; ! see from page 1862
OF the Congressional Record that senator
Pettgrew, speaking OF myself says; The
fact of the matter is that he tried to bride
the insurgents, as near as we can ascer-
tain. and failed; but they would not rake
gold for peace" Had this preposterous
statement been made anywhere else
should not have paid any attention to It.
but as il has been made in the senate of
the United States ] desire to say 10 you
that II is absolutely without foundation.
Very truly yours. j. G. Schurman.
Senator pepew In commenting on the
matter said that at the time the speech Of
the senator from South Dakoa was being
| delivered. President Schurman was in the
city assisting In the preparation OF the
report of the Philippine commission aud
was competent Ia he summoned as a Wit
ness Admiral Dewey. whom the senator
quoted in support OF his charges, was also
in the city Al his residence and was most
easily accessible. He might have sum.
moncd both President Schurmsn and Ad.
mral Dewey and any statements they
made with reference 10 the matter would
have been unquestionahiy accepted by tho
American people ms true Mr. Depew re-
ferred to the letter of Admiral Dewey.
presented by MIR. Lodge. denying the
statements OF Aguinaldo saying that both
Dewey and Sohurman had absolutely de-
MED the statements attributed In them.
Before the statements of Dewey aud
Schurmsn the charges or Mr. pettiFraw
disappeared as Agunsldos army vanished
before the American troops This whole
Transaction" said Mr.. .Depew in this
connection. lis nothing better than Aaut-
naldo's government. the seat Of which is
in Aguinaldo's hat"
| Mr.. Pettigrew. who had listened atten.
lively TO Mr.. Depew, replying. said ut
is well known that this government.
! through the Philippine commission, Of
fered money for the rifles Of the Insurgents
but no rifles were turned in except n rev
that had been captured and given to
friendly Filpinos by American officers In
order that Nhoy might be turned IN so M
to get the price offered for them " IA
quite as well known that the Schurman
| commission offeredAguinaldo what amount
ed TO $4,000 year II he would lay down his
| arms
! 81 chBrge," Mr.. PcttiRrew contiu-
ued. "that the facts of this question
are being withheld mud what la
| formation ~ sent 10 us IL garbisd,
md charge that we attacked nm
j
cry"
Mr.. Pottigrew thought Il unfortunate
/ for the administration that the whole OF
| Admiral Dewey's letter to Senator Lodge
| had been published, as in II the admiral
admitted Just what he had charged.
Mr.. Turner tWashi then entered on
discussion OF the financial bill He main
| tanned that the passage OF the bill would
| be a deliberate blow 10 silver. The bill
was put forward, he said, by the republic
can party in the interests OF the m0neyed
class. He ridiculed the efforts Of repuh-
| lican statesmen to claim the authorship
! Of the financial plank Of the ST, Louis
! platform. u would as soon have the
credit OF a smooth and successful comb
dence game" he said 'as 10 he known
as the author OF the money plank in the
last republican platform, n a bnnco
game was ever played it was when the
people were induced by that plank 10 vote
/ Mr. Mckinley into the presidential chair"
"A praised the democratic National plat
! form of 1886 and declared the leader OF
the convention of that year was himself
an inspiration and a platform and that tho
next campaign would be that Of 1895 over
again.
Mr.. Bate CTenn) followed 10 a speech
in favor Of bimetallism and In opposi-
ton to the proposed gold standard He
urged that the pending bill was framed
In the interest of the National banks
Mr.. Allen. who spoke next. said that tho
money question was the most momentou.
before the people today and declared his
adherence to free coinage at the ratio Of
is 70 /. He asked Mr.. Aldrich II he had
not admitted in 1893 that legislation could
j affect prices.
Yes" replied Mr. Aldrieh. Il never ex-
pressed any other opinion here or else
where
III was maintained by the republicans in
1893" said Mr.. Allen. that there was no
power in legislation to AFFECT or create
values"
THAT Is quite another thing" inter
posed Mr.. Spooner, "the power to attest
does not involve the power TO create, A
potato bug mar destroy potato vine hut
it can lot create one" (Laughier)
Mr.. Allen, speaking With some feeling:
II do not like to be made the butt Of a
lest OF that kind. This Is a serious ques
tion with me-" Comparing the house bill
and the senate substitute Mr. Allen said:
THE man who drew the house bill at least
had the courage OF his convictions. but the
man who drew the senate measure had a
great graft and no moral courage The
bill Is one OF spoiiation and conhscation
and to increase and perpetnate the Nation
al debt have no hesitation in declaring
Il 70 be my solemn onyictIon that II Is
the purpose OF the trainers OF this bill for