The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
CONFERENCE REPORT PASSED.
FINANCIAL BILL GETS GOOD MA
JORITY IN SENATE.

OOAhAA ~ 1AA-N -
went Through by Vote of ~ to 26.
Oebnte on the Measure Closed by
senator Allen, who Declared 1t Il
Bunco Game Pure and SimpIe-But-
Ter Refused to Answer Categori-
caIIy as to His stand on the Ratio
of &c to 4.
Washington, March 6.-Not probably in
,r. history of the Senate was there ever
shown so little real interest in the final
vote on a great measure as was mani
tested to-day in the vote on the confer
ence report on the financial bill
The report was before the Senate for
nearly two weeks yet only four speeches
were delivered upon it, including Mr.
Aldrichs explanation of the changes made
in the Senate bill by the conferees.
To-day discussion ceased on the bill fif-
teen minutes before the time fixed for
the votea the Senate actually began the
consideration of minor bills on the calen-
dar to consume time
The conference report was agreed 10 by
a vote of A to %, the report thus having
a majority of u.s.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska closed the debate
on the financial bill in a characteristic
speech. He did not suppose it would be
denied that the adoption of the gold
standard was "a gross violation of the
Republican policy as enunciated in the
Republican platform of 1885, nor would
il be denied, he thought that the Repub-
lican party had made no honest effort to
l.,.iv, oh 1,T. ta1IT
81 will interject into the Senator's re-
marks with his permission" said Mr.
Aldrich, chairman of the Finance Com
mirtee "a denial OF every statement he
has made, and the probability is that at
the conclusion of his speech I can enter
the same denial"
1T is simply stupendous scheme for
buncoing the people," Mr.. Allen declared
1T is a legislative bunco scheme and
nothing else.
Mr. Allen asserted that the pending mes
sage conferred unlimited power for the
issuance of bonds, which Mr. Aldrich i'm
mediately denied.
Mr. Allen especially attacked the meas
ure because of the favors which he said
1t extended to the national banks
In brief reply denying sthat the meas
ure extended TO ma tional banks any addi-
tional privileges, Mr.. Aldrch said there
was not the least danger of imitation by
tire lSSudLC6 Ol IdIlOndl DdDk currency
under the provisions of the pending bill
The entire amount possible 10 be issued
by the banks would be 5000 600 600 an in
crease of $360,000G00 over the present ma
tional bank currency
The Free Silver Question.
Az this point an interesting co,oquy oc-
CURED between Mr.. Aldrich and Mr. But
Ter of North Carolina. The Rhode Island
Senator asked Mr.. Butler if he and the
~ q in, f.,
free coinage of silver at the ratio of is to
!. Mr.. Butler evaded direct answer pre-
ferring, he said, to answer the ques ion
in his own way
Mr.. Aldrich, after vainly pressing for
categorical reply, said he had watched
with interest the decadence of the free
silver issue, but he expressed some sur
prise that Mr.. Butler, who was the rep
resentative of a great party, should prac-
tically acknowledge that he and his party
had abandoned the free coinage of silver
Mr.. Butler protested against this version
Of his remarks, but did not further reply
At o'clock the vote was taken on the
pending conference report. 1t was agreed
to, A to 26. as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bard.
Beveridge, Burrows Carter, Clark Of
Wyoming, Cullom, Davis. Depew. Flkins.
Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster, Frye. Calm
ger, Gear. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay Lodge Mcbride
McComas McCumber, Mcmillan, Mason,
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Plat of Con-
necticut, Plat of New York. Proctor,
Quarles, Ross Scott Shoup, Simon,
Thurston. Wellington and Wetmore-44
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Butler,
Chandler Chiffon, Clark of Montana.
Clay, Cockerell, Culberson, Harris, Heit-
field, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Neva-
da, Kenney, McLaurin, Martin, Morgan,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Sullivan
Taliaferro, Teller. Tillman, Turner's.