The age-herald., 1900-02-16

that the United States could maintain the silver of the world at parity with gold, MT. Platt said:
 "We have heard something about alchemy in this debate, and we all know of the per- formances of the worlds magicians; but it has remained for the wizard of Missouri CCoekrelD to wave his magic wand or magic head and double the price of the silver of the world" 0aughter).
 Replying to MT. Platt. MT. Teller said tine silver people were willing to make this campaign on the silver question, and II the American people declared for the gold standard he should be ready to accept the verdict.
 MT. Coclxren replied to MT. Platt, main taining that legislation along with the power of this government behind it was sufficient to restore the commercial and monetary parity of gold and silver
 Mir. Aldrich inquired whether the law known as the "crlne of '73'' would have depreeiated silver if the countries of the Latin union were receiving silver at their mints and eolning it free.
 MT. Cockrell replied that it would not.
 Crime of'73
 ''That settles 1t, then," said MT. Aldrich. 'If what you now admit is true, how do you expect legislation of one country to appreciate silver. The crime of '73 was not then crime"
 Ut was a crime" shouted MT. Cockrell. "A crime against man, against God, against humanity and against Christianity
 As the vote was about to be taken on the committees amendment, Mr. Teller of- fered the following substitute for it:
 "The people of the United States are in flavor of bimetallism and desirous of an in- ternational agreement with the great con- mercial nations of the world that will ad- init of the use of both gold and silver at such an established ratio as will maintain the parity between gold and silver coins, and bhe efforts of the government hereby are pledged to endeavor to secure such an international agreement as speedily as possible"
 amendment, MT. Wolcott declared he was satisfied to accept in good faith the state- ments of honorable senators that they were favorable to bimetalism if it could be brought about by international agreement, and expressed his gratitude for the pros posed amendment of the constitution.
 "l accept it, said he, 'tbecause 1 know 1t was made in good faith. It is enough for me and enough for any man who is republican who desires to bring about i'm ternational bimesallsm."
 MT. Elkins of West Virginia, expressed his pleasure that Mir Cockrell, represent ing his party, had declared against inter- national bimetallism. MT. Elkins was in terrupted by MT. Tilman, who inquired:
 Alliance With European Nation
 Are, you in favor of an alliance with any European nation?'
 MT. Elkins replied that he was in favor of such an internation agreement as would enable us to use both gold and silver as standard money.
 Would you limlt tine alliance to money?" persisted Mir. Tillman
 Well" responded MT. Elkins q would cross only one bridge at a time. Let us settle the financial matter first will say. however, that am not afraid of alliances" MT Shoup, Of Idaho, announced his in- tention of supporting the committee amend ment and the bill.
 MT. Spooner, of Wisconsin, called atten- tion to the law for an international confer ence, saying this made MT. Tellers amend | ment unnecessary. The amendment of Mir Teller was defeated, 27 to 45 the vote being along party lines except that MT. Chandler republican, New Hampshire, voted for the amendment, and MT. Caffery, democrat, Louisiana, and MT. Lindsay, democrat, Kentucky voted against it. A vote was then taken on the committee amendment, and it was adopted, 45 to 30. An amendment offered by MT. Stewart, l providing for the payment of bonds of the l United States in coin of the standard fixed | by the act of July 14, 1S7O was laid on the | table, A to 26
 | An amendment offered by Mir. Pettus, pro- | viding that nothing in this act should affect | the legal tender quality of the United States | silver dollars was likewise defeated, A to 26. l Secretary Gage Arraigned | MT. Vest, of Missouri, offered an amend ment providing for $2OO 900 900 of treasury bond notes, which should be loaned by the | secretary of the treasury to any person who would deposit United States bonds as secu- rity.
 l MT. Vest sharply arraigned Secretary l Gage for his action in relation to the Na> | tional City bank of New York, saying the | letter of A. B. Hepburn, vice president of | that bank, was "nothing short of an insult | to the highest fiscal officer of the govern (Continued on Eighth Page)
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