Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-15
TEST VOTE on
FINANCIAL BILL
Continued from Page I.

the committee amendment relating to
pimetallism should be considered sim
ply as a new section of the Senate
substitute.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas objected to
this proceeding and insisted that the
committee amendment should remain
pending.
Mr.. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
tnen proposed ap amendment to the
committee amendment providing that
the President be authorized to appoint
commissioners to any International con-
Terence called by the United States or
any other country to arrange q BIZ
metallic agreement.
MT. Jones, Of Arkansas, expressed
doubt as to the intention of the ma
5ority to have the amendment provid-
ing for international agreement car
Tied Into effect If 1t should become u
part Of the law. He regarded 1t as a
mere scheme to catch votes.
A FRAUD AND A PRETEXT.
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, announced his
purpose to vote against both the Aid
rich amendment and the Chandler
amendment to 1t. because he regarded
the proposition foe an international
conference u fraud and pretext, just
MS was the adoption of the McEnery
resolution after the ratification of the
Paris treaty, which was merely for the
purpose of supplying some Senators
with shallow ford over which to
cross the stream and had since been
entirely ignored
INTENTION OF THE BILL.
The intention of the bill was TO kill
silver, and 1t would prove as effective
IN that office as n dagger or dose
or prussic acid would in disposing of
animal life. The first declaration Of the
i i. Dill sufficient fndf 4.
ilsh It's character, and to show Its In
tention to establish the gold standard
Foreigners were not such idiots to fail
10 see this fact, and 1t would be abb
suro to send commission abroad ask
lnE for bimetallic conference In view
or the declaration of gold. He had no
patience with any man who would pre-
tend that the bill had any other OBJ
g1ect than to strike silver down. and
he considered all amendments to il as
IL roaring farce.
Mr. Aldrich declared that Mr.. Chand-
Ter was deceiving no one with his
amendment. and he expressed the hone
tnat the amendment would be defeated
.gs CROSS-FIRE OF OPINIONS.
Mr. Stwals, of Nevada, referred to
The amendment as a subterfuEc
MI. Lindsay, of Kentucky. said if there
was any virtue In the present bill 1t
was that 1t settled the question of
finance. He opposed the committee
amendment and the amendment of Mr..
Chandler. He characterized it as a
proposition to affect votes Now was
the time, he believed, for the definite
determination OF the financial question,
and 1t could not be determined If only
half way law was enacted.
y MI Caffery. of Louisiana, said the
country In his opinion had been on a
gold standard since 1879, and that the
bill was intended merely to perpetuate
+ II.
THE battle OF the standard" de-
clared Mr. Gallery. was fought and
lost by the silverites in 1896. The
probable contest this year will be only
q skirmish." He believed the proposed
amendment was "a SOP to Cerebe-
rus"
The amendment. iii the opinion of
Mr.. Money. of Missippl. was entirely
pertinent. but he doubted it's utility.
as neither the administration nor Re
publican Senators desired to advance
the interests of bmetallism
AS a vote was about to be taken on
the amendment of Mr. Chandler. Mr..
Pettus, of Alabama. objected. He In
sisted that all votes should go over
until tomorrow.
esa. THE VOTE
The objection OF Mr.. Pettus was
f1naliy withdrawn and the vote was
taken on Mr.. Chambers amendment to
inc committee amendment 1T was de-
feated-fortyiive to twcnty-fve--as
follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bate. Berry. Butler,
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