The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-15

what that coin would be worth after some
time neither the Senator from Missouri
nor myself could answer.
Mr.. Coekrell-That is not the question.
Mr.. Aldrich-1t is undoubtedly true that
| 10000 ounces of silver could be coined at
the mint at Sl.29 to the ounce. but il tho
silver of the world should be brought to
the mint. silver. instead of being worth
sl2s an ounce. would be worth only 50 or
| oO cents. its commercial value in bullion.
That is what has taken place in Mexico.
which has her mint open to the free coin
age of gold and silver.
Mr.. Pettus again objected to vote be-
ing taken on any of the amendments un-
| I'll today. In this contention he was sup
ported by a number OF the bills opponents.
After considerable skirmishing the pre-
4 siding officer overruled Mr. Pettus' objec-
! tion and the vote on Mr.. Chambers
amendment was proceeded with.
The amendment was defeated-yeas %,
nays IS. as follows:
Neas-AiIcn. Bate. Berry. Butler. Chandler.
Chiffon. Clay. Cockrell Culberson. Harris. Hcit-
field, Jones Of Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada. kcuney,
MeEncry, Martin, Money, Morgan, Pcttus, Raw
lirs, Sullivan, Teller, Tillman. TuIley Turner-25.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Burrows, Caffery, Carter,
Clark Of Wyoming, Cullom, Davis. Deboe, Dcpew.
Elkins, Fairbanks. Foraker Foster. Frye, Galliu-
ger. Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough, Hawiey, kean.
Lindsay. Lodge. Mcbride. McComas, NcCumber.
Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson, Penrose. Perkins. Plat
of Connecticut, Plat of New York, Proctor,
Quarles. Ross. sewell shoup. Simon. spooner,
Thurston, Vest, Warren. Wctmore, wolcott-i5.
The committee amendment being before
the Senate, Mr.. Chandler appealed to Mr.
Aldrich to insert in it the words from the
Republican platform of 1892, that .'thc
United States. from tradition and interest
favors bimetaIlism.''
MIR. Aldrich declined the request. but in
sisted that there was nothing in the bill
that applied any obstacle in the way Of
the accomplishment of international BIZ
metaliism.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska asked Mr. Aldrich
what there was in the bill to promote in
ternational bimetallism.
Mr.. Aldrich-The purpose of the bill is
not to promote international bimetallism
or to expect that result in any way, direct
ly or indirectly.
Mr. Allen-It is quite the custom in the 4
Senate to talk one way and to vote an
other way. This bill is a gold bill from
top to bottom, through and through from
core to cuticle, and from cuticIe to core.
Mr.. Rawlins (Utah) opposed the amend
ment as virtual declaration against any
form Of bmetallism.
Mr.. Platt tConnecticuD contended that
no step could be taken more likely to ad-
vance the cause Of international bimetal
lism than to let 1t be understood that until
the United States could secure the agree
ment of other nations it would continue
on the gold standard.
Mr.. Allison Qowa) remarked that the |
difficulty with his friends on the other side |
was that none OF them were for bimetal- |
lism. They were for the single standard |
of silver. They were silver monometal /
lists
Mr. Vest asked him to explain why the |
American silver dollar was at par with |
gold in Europe.
Mr.. Allison replied that Il was becaIse
the United States mint was not open to the
unlimited coinage Of silver, and because
Of the pledge. three times given. that the
United States would maintain the silver
dollar on an equality with the gold dollar |
He declared that there was not a line or
syllable in the committee amendment or In
he bill that put an obstacle in the path
way of international bimetallism. but he
believed 1t unwise for the United States to
make that proposition again 10 Europe.
The European nations ought to be allowed
o say to the United States that they were
low ready to deal with the question. He
tated It as a notorious fact that there had
'een more legal-tender silver coined In
he world between 1873 and 1900 than had
'een coined in any similar year period
rior 10 1879.
The discussion went on for another hour 1
eing shared in by Senators on both sides |
( the question. Without taking a vote on
he committee amendment the bill was laid ;
side
The Pension Appropriation bill was re- ]
orted and placed on the calendar
AT 5:i5 o'clock the Senate adjourned.