The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

mission, OF which he was chairman
he added: Certain senators alliel
with Mr. Bryan's u sought TO
throw doubt and ridicule over the at
tempt, although there were notable ex-
! captions among the Bryan democracy"
He attacked Mr.. Bryan's Louisville
speech and concluded:
1T is my sincere conviction that in
our day, and 1 believe soon, a genuine
and united effort will be sought by the
leading commercial nations TO restore
h bimetallic system"
Senator Butler then spoke on a sub
stitute for the senate bin entitled
Ar Act to Establish a Unit OF Ac-
cunt" He maintained that under the
constitution congress had Unlimited
authority to manufacture. money out OF
gold or silver or paper. or OF either or
all. He declared that there. was but
one question in the making Of money
and that was how much" Congress
had authority to make the money out
OF anything il desired and il happened
that the wealthy always desired IL
made of the dearer material. No matter
what the money was made OF. he said,
the country would prosper provided
congress would SO regulate its supply
as TO meet the demands OF business.
In conclusion, Senator Butler said
his amendment provided that the
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people-the kind OF money that did not
desert the people when trouble came.
should be used as money instead OF
gold or silver. In five years. he said.
the national debt could be extinguish.
ed. This plan was not received with
favor by those who control the finances
Of the government, but he believed II
would be the best for the people.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion and at $40 y. m. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Most of the day was occupied in
passing the private pension bills favor
ably acted upon last Friday nights
session and in District Of Columbia
legislation.
After ~disposing Of half a dozen Dis
trict bills, Mr.. Payne, of New York.
chairman of the ways and means COM
mlttee, called up the bill to permit
transit through the United States of
goods in bond without the payment Of
duties. The bill has a proviso suspend
ing its operation as far as goods bound
Tor the Mexican free zone are concern
ed.
Mr.. Payne explained that the bill
was designed TO broaden the scope Of
he present law so as to permit the
trans-shipment of goods across the
United States no matter what their
destination might be. 1t was especial
ly desirable, in view of the growing
trade with the Orient. Under il goods
could be shipped across the United
States to China or Japan. The free
zone provision was designed TO prevent
smuggling. Mr.. Payne said that he
would yield to Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
to offer an amendment to the provis-
ion. 1t was offered and proposed to
substitute for ii an amendment to re-
peal the joint resolution of March 1,
1895, to prohibit the entry of goods into
the free zone of Mexico.
Mr.. SephenS, of Texas, made a point
of order against the amendment which
was not sustained.
Mr.. Cooper, of Texas, the author of
ty for the repeal of the joint resolu-
ton. The attempt Of congress to pre-
vent smuggling by the joint resolution,
he said, had not succeeded, but On the
contrary, it had proved detrimental to
our transportation companies. Goods
for the free zone now went to Vera
Cruz and Tampico, Mexico, and were
hauled by Mexican railroads. The res
olution prevented American railroads
and American laborers from handling
the goods which went into the free
zone. The treasury department, he
said, recommended it's repeal.
The amendment was adopted-56 to
12-and the bill passed.
At 3:15 o'clock p. m. the house ad-
journed.