The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-09
FINANCIAL BILL DEBATE.
LIEN AND COCKRELL DENOUNCE
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE.
1esse the Republican Party of De-
1ng Guilty Of Fraud and False
3retenses-A Number of Bills and
nesoIutfons Passed by the senate.

EASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the senate
- house bill was passed granting the
wee board authority to move existing
mes in front of the marine hospital in
Few Orleans.
After the morning business Allen re-
burned his speech on the financial bill be-
4 gun yesterday. Recurring 10 his discus
sion OF the position OF the Republican
party on bimetallism he said that not
withdrawing the promises made by that
marty and the fact that II had majority
IN both branches OF congress, II had not
done BY legislation or otherwise one thing
TO restore silver to It's former condition
~ ! gtandard money. In the closing
hours Of the century a great political par
~ had been guilty by false pretenses and
q grpes fraud In obtaining the votes OF
the people.
I4s Aeclarcd that the bimetailic commits
III Geclared that while the bimetallic
comn1mion sent abroad had acted In good
fa,th Ne had no doubt that It's efforts
weroSey scientifically discredited by the
adn stration at home.
Cockreli Also Opposes.
Al Ne conclusion of Aliens remarks.
f.o6fftu addressed the senate in opposi-
sior y the pending bill. Referring to the
prd CEion in the house to fix the stand
ard Ingold, he declared:
ssA1A unqualified. unbushing repudia-
tim n legislative obligations has not
Is been tsoposed in the history OF the coun-
ktrv. u was plain violation OF the consti-
fItl1& which provides that each state
ehd 6Dnke gold and silver coin legal ten
defNW gold or silver COIN
H4tallensed anybody TO say how the
biIla1puld benefit the great producing
A cIa6 although he said II was easy 10
80 that tine measure would be large
~ 06fciai to the holder OF accumulated
ID
N Uscussing the senate substitute
cocroal asserted the legal tender quality
Of ~ standard silver dollar was taken
~ absolutely as to treasury notes and
y Aenbaeks. Its legal tender quality
Giiihcd absolutely. Smiling and adj
~ Senators AIdrich and Allison,
I'LL exclaimed.
m can't shake your heads at that"
zHftrell, discussing the methods pro-
WI Tor In the substitute for maintain
ne gold reserve and the parity Of
35)ous moneys issued by the United
l1{1a. asked II II was possible that q Re-
E(lcan executive would permit gold
<1n1erd secretary OF the treasury 70 go
10 the market and buy gold with Unit
ss dss notes at such prices n as he
s'Thnt was he declared IAN auction
1nis Of United States notes"
IN ~ then criticised sharply the power
vested In the secretary Of the treasury
~ tissue bonds Of the United states In or
NJ 10 maintain the gold reserve OF the
mTfty OF the several kinds OF money. lie
Maintained that the bill contained the irf-
3lal movement for the perpetuation OF the
national debt For the next thirty years
The United States would be tied down by
4 debt Of more than 1900, 900. 900 with no
option OF extinRushing that debt and no
possibility even at the end Of the thirty
year period OF paving the debt
I'm Many Hills Passed.
The following bills and resolutions were
nnxsed
a bill IN relation Ia Cuban vessels:
sesolnticn Withdrawing certain lands
within the city OF Honolulu from the
public domain tthe land amounts to about
$1,000 square feet and IL used as a ceme-
terry and mausoeum OF the royal family
~ Hawaii: to amend the act relating TO
log entries OF collisions; to place Henry
HioderhIck. Julius X. Frederick. Francis
long and Maurice Council. survivors of
The Lady Franklin expedition, on the re-
tired list: 10 restore Bentamn w, Loor-
Ing to tho revenue cutter service; TO de-
fine and regulate proof In certain pension
cases; 10 place Francis w. SoeicS on tho
retired list OF the army AS captain of
artillery. granting n first-class iife-saving
medal to Lieut.. r. = Carter. ". $. n,
for sa wing two lives Mt Norfolk. Va, in
1xg7. to place Andrew Gedds on the re-
Tired list of the army with rank OF cap
tain: 10 paw Albert Brown 81 600 for dam
ages sustained In rescung n shipwreckcd
crew In Alaska,
Tho senate at tto D. m. went into ex-,
ecntive session and at $50 y. m. adj
1ourned.