The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-11
SENATE MAKES A BLUNDER.
PASSES BoEn RESOLUTIONS IN A
MOMENT OF ALTERATION.
Only Dozen Were Present and No
One Was Paying Attention when
Allen Presented the Revolutions

s.. ~ se
WASHINGTO4s, Feb. fo-A resolution
expressing sympathy with the Beers In
their struggle against Great Britain. and
urging mediation on the part OF the Unit
ed States between the belligerents was
adopted by the senate today In At Of
temporary alteration OF intention. The
resolution was offered by Allen. OF Ne
braska, and went through without attract
Ing the slightest comment from anyone OF
the dozen or more senators present.
A minute later. however, at the request
OF the chair tMf Frye Allen consented to
reconsideration OF the vote by which
the resolution was passed, and the incident
passed amid much quiet laughter.
Chandler Talks for silver.
Chandler was then recognized to deliver
an address upon the pending financial dill
which was laid before the senate. He
said. In part:
Those who have absorbed the gold Of the
world are trying 70 make II more valuable
by legislation. That ii the natural meaning
4 Of the first ten lines OF the senate Dill
purpose. Absolutely no other purpose Is TO
be subserved by those lines The passage
Ct the bill without adequate recognition Of
the desire and determination OF the Amer
lean people that silver shall be remonetize1.
~ defiance Of the Republican platform
OF 1895. and without such recognition In the
bill. ! cannot give to It my vote. i would
be unqualified gold recommendation and 10
advocate or submit TO this Is an abandon-
ment OF Republican principles.
Any retarding Of the movement to ma ke
gold more valuable does not suit the gold
class. Further steps are therefore now de-
nanded, namely, that all the existing SUI
yer coin shall be put out from the condition
OF real money and placed In the condition
OF credit money, that IL. money all OF
which must be redeemed on demand in
Eold II this new principle Is 10 prevail,
the real money VIII he four billions OF gold
and the credit money. including the silver
money viii be ten billions And upon this
gold and other credit money are to be built
ell the checks and other credits In trade
throughout the world. How broad the sim
init and how narrow the basel
1t Is true that because II IS claimed
that we have now what are called good
times and prosperity IN America, bimetsl
ism should he ridiculed and disregard
cause the balance a Of si'' trade has been SO
~ largely IN our favor What would have
been our condition Z the balance of trade
In truth. IN spite OF temporary. present
.onditions, the case In favor q. blmetai-
Ism stll remains nnimpaired. The merits
OF bimetallism are plain. The injury to
result from gold monometalllsm y sure.
metaiiism, Were we biinderers when we
shouted over and over again for remone-
tisation. L. Il not quite possible that we
were right then and are now wrong when
4 Is proposed TO forever discard rcmone-
II want the double standard So do
1.3oo, 10000 OF the people OF this world OF
ours. while only 2oocoo,ooo want the single
sod standa,d We s, Want s,, the real money
billions Of dollars The difsren Ss'f means sans
in1nsn,,cse. injury, suffering and distress
over; while. The sold class y q wax Dat
"a the cost OF their helpless Victims
The Republican party ought not to direct
any such grievous wrong 1 entreat It's
leaders not to burden us with gold mono
ine.aiiism, put 90 renew IN nnmistakable
IM9uage our oft-repeated pledges to re-
ynonetixe silver.
III we are true to our traditions and
the wishes Of our constituents we shall
reflect our gracious and patriotic presi-
dent by popular and electoral majorities
greater than any president has ever re-
the needless hrst ten lines OF this bill
without sufficient qualification to add TO
the chances Of defeat"
At IN conclusion OF Chambers speech.
Chiffon was recognized to address the
senate in opposition to the pending meas
ure, which he declared represented the
policy OF tho Republican administration.
lie argued that the main object OF the
bill WAS to refund the entire national debt
In longtime gold bonds. This would in
sure perpetuity to the national banks and
afford them greater money monopoly
even than they possessed nov That
would likewise destroy all prospects of
hinieiallfsm so far as the power OF the
fepubltSan parts could accomplish that
result He regarded II as likely that a
treasury ruling would be made after the
passage of tho pending hil providing that
silver dollars ana silver certificates should
he made rrdeemahle in gold
Chiffon Attacks Financial mn
Chiffon objected 90 the great power con
ferrsd by the senate bill upon the secre-
tary OF the treasury and maintained that
the authority for the issthnce OF an bonda
he vested IN eongress-the representatives
Of the people,
So Also Does Money.
Money declared his belief that n the
pruduction 81 gold should Increase la the
next I'VE yoars az n has Increased In the
demonetisatl ton OF gold ana tho remouetl-
Eation OF silver. Advertiug further along
TO the Introduction 81 the finance com
rnitteeE amendment relating 10 the con
tinued efforts In favor OF interna tlonAl biz
metallisn. Money declared he did not be-
hevs In the sincerity Of any man who ala
not AT all times stand for his cOuvictions
II know" said Money whore ths de-
amendment came from HAS the chair
man OF the finance committee had his ear
70 the ground and heard the rumhilns
~ the West over the pending hinr on
has II again been proposed 20 deiude the
people into the fact that this Is a preai-
Dental YEAR, The fact Is the Republican,
party Is absolutely fAithlcss upon this
money question That Is perfectly evil
a hill 70 provide pay for certain retired
offtccrs ar the marine corps was rassnA
The senate then. az Sis n IN, adjourned