The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-15

of Unsuspecting.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Throughout its
sessions today the senate had the fnan-
cial bill under discussion. After 2
o'clock the debate proceeded under the
ten-minute rule. and at times became
spirited and interesting.
Late in the afternoon a test vote, in
dicauing approximately the majority Of
the passage Of the bill, was taken Mr.
Chandler Q5ep) offered an amendment
10 authorize the president to appoint
commissioners to any International BIZ
metallic conference that might be
called. and it was defeated by a vote
of IS 10 %.
The Chandler proposition out of the
way the discussion proceeded on the
amendment brought in by the finance
committee, providing that provisions OF
the bill are not intended to place any
obstacles in the way Of international
bimetallism.
The Democratic senators arraigned
the Republicans for reporting the
amendment, declaring they were insin-
ceTe, and that the proposition was in
tended to hsbdwink the people and to
catch votes No vote on the amend
meEt was reached
The final vote-On the amendment and
the bill viii be taken some time to-
morrow.
MIR Teller was recognized TO reply to
the speech OF Mr.. Allison delivered yes
terday. He had waited in vain. he
said. for an explanation Of the house
bill. which technically was tie measure
under consideration. lie approached all
questions relating to the finances Of the
country with suspicion. He thought
the house bill ought to be considered
carefully. as it might possible become
law. It had been drafted by a COM
mission composed Of acute lawyers,
and there were force and strength be-
hind it.
Takes Issue With Alison.
Mr.. Teller took strong issue with Mr.
Allison. who claimed that the United
States was not on the gold standard.
He said:
I'VE are not on the gold standard, ex-
cept by the unauthorized acton of the
treasury. We are on what is sometimes
called a limring silver standard and
sometimes a limDing gold standard.
q
has considered the United States on the
gold standard, but it may be said that
we practically have been forced by eX-
ecutive usurpatiOn and transgTeSsiOn Of
the law to proceed as if we were fn a
gold standard
Mr. Teller declared this pending bill
was to be enacted into law. because the
gold standard advocates were afraid
that the American people would put
some man in the White House who
would not favor the gold standard, the
purpose being to embOdy the gold
standard into the statutes so that it
could not be disturbed without great
difficulty.
Mr.. Teller said there never had been
an hour since 1879 even in the eeverest
panics, when there was the slightest
doubt that the greenbackS would be
redeemed in gold. He maintained,
therefore, that there was no reason for
the legislation proposed in the pending
measure.
Republican Party in Evil Hands.
In conclusion. Mr.. Teller said the Re
publican party had abandoned its prin-
Cries, which were the greatest good
fol the greatest number. 1t had fallen
into evil hands, and was being used by
evil influences.
There is no hope" said he, for the
country from it. It's policy will be die
tated from the greatest commercial
centers and be ever borne and weighed
down by greed"
The Republican party, he said, had
come into existence as a protest against
slavery. The agencies which control il
now would not allow it to stand for
Righteousness and Justice. He said that
Mr.. Depew, in suggesting gold and
glory as a proper motto for the Re
publican banner, had fnOt proposed a
phrase that had ever been a rallying
cry Of the party.
The people would rise in their might
and tear down that banner unless the
Republican leaders placed upon it the
old slogan of Justice righteousness
and equality Of all the people"
Mr.. Chandler N. H proposed an
amendment to the committee amend
ment relative TO bimetallism. The
Chandler proposition authorized the
president to appoint commissioners to
any international conference called by
the United States or any other country
TO arrange bimetalhc agreement.
Mr.. WOlcOtt suggested that this was
the existing law and asked Mr. Chand-
Ter 10 withdraw the amendment. but
Mr. Chandler declined, saying that if
the amendment was existing law il
could do no harm 10 adopt il.
Frahd and Pretext.
Mr.. Vest (AIO) announced his purpose
10 vote against both the Aldrich amend
ment and the Chandler amendment to
1t, because he regarded the proposition
for an international conference as a
fraud and preteXt, just as was the
adoption Of the McEnery resolution af-
ter the ratification Of the Paris treaty.
which was merely for the purpose Of
supplying some senators with a shallow
ford over which to cross the stream
and had since been entirely ignored.
The intention of the pending bill was
10 Kill silver ard it would prove as eff
fectiye in that Office as q digger or a
dose of prussic acid w0uid be in dis
posing of animal life. 1t would be alb
surd to send commission abroad ask
ing for bimetallic conference in view
OF the declaration for gold.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that Mr.. Chand-
Ter was deceiving no one with his
an, a~Hrraauf and crrra