Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
Expected Majority in Senate for the
/; Financial Bill.
The CLOSING DAY OF The DEBATE
Vote to Be Taken Late This After
noon or Tonight.
MR.. wOLCOTT'S- POSITION

Notwithstanding that this is the last day
of thu debate on the financial bill in the
senate comparatively little interest SEEM
u,gIy WIS manifested in either the debate
or the voting and but few people were in
the galleries.
The routine business being concluded the
uancial bill was laid before the Senate,
the pending question being the amendment
offered ny the finance committee and read
iEg a. follows:
THAT tn. provisions Of this act are not
intended 70 place any Obstacles in the way
o: The accomplishment Of international BIZ
nIetaIliSm provided the same he secured by
concurrent action of the leading commercial
nations of the world. and al u ratio which
shall insure permanence of relative value
between gold and silver
Mr. Hoar tMassD reviewed briefly the
financial question. declaring the double
standard of gold and silver had not only
n, IN accepted by the people, but had been
embodied in the Constitution itself. In re-
affirming the double standard Congress only
ry.iffirmrs what the people had held for
century. But when by the action of other
rationS This country was forced to accept
u singh, standard it was forced to accept
tbe mos valuable metal We should get
The dnuhl. standard when the opportunity
came There was. therefore, no pretense
Mr.. Morgan tAla.t denounced the pending
amendment "a miserable makeshift,
WhiCh l. intended to cover the decorations
of y wounded conscience" He declared the
bill would return us to the British system
Of finance. attacked the national banks and
demanded the free coinage of silver IN or
der that the national debt might be paid.
Under thi~ bill the national banks would
absolutely control our national finances
Mr.. Plat Comm said he wanted to pro-
test against the assumption of the demo-
cratic side that it represented the Ameri-
can people That question had been tried
and decided against the democracy in 1895.
He obliged. he said, to Mr.. Cockrell
for pr"ciaiming the leading doctrine and
The leading representative Of the democ-
raCy during this wears campaign.
Whatever may be said about imperial
ism about the toiling masses, " said
Mr. Plat. Ill will be the same issue over
again in the campaign Of this year-and
that j. whether We shall have a silver
Standa ri in the United States.
Referring To Mr.. COckrelrs statement
i4ai the United States could maintain the
silver Of the world at a parity with gold.
Mr. Platt said. We have heard some
thing about alchemy in this debate and
we all know of the performances Of the
whridS maSicianS. but il has remained for
The wizard of Missouri (CockrelD to wave
his gle wand or his magic head and
double the price of the silver of the world
tfsaUShrrr)
Replying to Mr. Piatt Mr. Teller said that
thu silver people were willing TO make this
campaign the silver question. and If the
american people declared for gold stand
ard h. should be ready to accept the YER
diet.
Mr.. Cocl<ren replied to Mr. Platt main
tanning that Legislation alone, with the
p"wer Of this government behind it was
sufficient to restore the commercial and
monetary parity Of gold and silver.
Mr. Aldrtch inquired whether the law
known the crime of 20 would have de-
preciated silver If the country of the Latin
union were receiving silver at their minis
and coming il free.
Mr. CockreIl replied that it would not.
That settles it, then said Mr.. Aldrich.
IF what YOU now admit is true. how do you
expect legislation of one country to appre-
clate silver? The crime Of 80 was not, then,
a crime.
1T was crime. shouted Mr.. Cockreil.
A crime against man. against God. against
humanity and against Christianity
Mr.. TeIIer's Substitute.
As Vote was about TO be taken on the
committee amendment Mr.. Teller offered
the following substitute for it:
The people Of the United States are in
favor Of bimetallism and DESTROYS OF an in
ternatfonal agreement with the great COM
m@rciai nations of the world that will ad-
NIT OF the use of both gold and silver at
sIth an established ratio will maintain
the parity between gold and silver coins
and the efforts OF the government are here
by pledged to endeavor to secure such an
international agreement as speedily as pos
Sible-''
Speaking on the proposed binetaI,tc
amendment. Mr.. WOlcott declared that he
as satisfied to accept in good faith the
statements OF honorable senators that they
were favorable to birnetallism if il could
be brought about by international agree
nent. and he expressed his gratitude for
the proposed amendment of the committee
accept IL, said he, because / know it
a H.. in nod f1itA
ms and enough for any man who is a re-
publcan VINO desires To bring about inter
national bimetaluSm."
Mr. sh"up stands With Republicans.
senate shoup made statement of his
position. showing that he believed in BIZ
netallis.m. ard that he looked forward to
IT. establishment through the joint action
- leading nations; thai he did not think
lie present occasion Cpportune 10 make the
issue with the idea Of advancing true hi
H'-iaIiisnl. and that he still held to the
!" si'l"n which h9 consistently occupied:
that he served his people and mis- country
best by standing with that party which
represented the most things he believed
in. and that he would stand by the republic
ears.
The Vote on the Bill.
The vote on the finance bill in the Senate
is :" be taken today, but the expectation
occur until very late, perhaps not until
L;ght. In anticipation of interesting clos
ing scenes the galleries Of the Senate were
well tlled today for about the first time
curing the debate.
There is no doubt about the passage Of
the bill as presented and supported By the
committee by majority OF fifteen or more
During the day efforts were made by the
opposition 10 enbarrass those republicans
who claim to believe in birnetalIism by Of
frring amendments which they might find
Il awkward to vote against.
Mr.. WOicott defied these attempts by an
Eouncing his determination TO stand by the
committee, and this represented the atti-
tude of the others occupying his position.
In difference to whom the amendment on
the subject Of International agreement was
adopted by the committee
II Is we'll understood that all the repub-
Icans viii vote for the bill and that CAT
fiery and Lindsay will vote with them. The
democrats, popullsts and silver republicans
will vote against il. Party lines will thus
b. closely drawn.
THE HOUSE.
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