The Portland daily press., 1900-01-12


This surrsncy BIN YES thsn taken up
snd MIR. Stewart sddrssssd the Scnats
opening with IN atsHck on the Republi-
can party for bringing In . measure $50
uttsrly contradictory Of the 81 Louis
platform.
Referring TO the reply Of Secretary
Gage to the Senate he ssid s'shs secretary
Of the treasury is not 90 absolutely iIso-
rant OF money science a. his oontsnfion
that thu vaius Of gold never changes
would sssm TO Indicate. In his rspiy 10
the res button OF the two houses Of Con-
gress. respecting his transactions with
cartain New York bAnks, he gives rsa-
son for depositinR the money OF the gov
erument In national banks that It 10
necessary to DO 90 to avoid contracting
the circulation and that to keep II In the
treasury would disturb the business Of
the country. Il seems . LITTLE strange
that the Secretary can understand that
looking mp money In the treasury vsulss
disturhs business and at the same tins
think It Is necessary to use only the COM
modify gold upon which to stamp
money although every foreign financial
trouble t<kss gold out of the country and
deposits IL In foreign vault.
Mr.. Aldrich In charge Of the financial
bill asked to havs some arrangement
made regarding that measure. He asked
II any other senator dssired 10 speak mp
on 10.
Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas. replied that no
Democrat was ready TO speak on the oill
but he assured Mr.. Aidrich thsrs was no
disposition to delay " unduly.
Mr.. Aldrich said the bill had been be-
fore the Senate for three weeks-an
ample time IN which 10 prepare for tn
discussion. Therefore, he had right, he
said, to insist that the bill should be dis
possd Of as soon rs possible.
Mr.. Teller asked n there were TO be no
speeches In support of the measure.
To this Dir. Aldrich said he was unable
to reply. Renublicans, he thought, were
prepared to vote upon 1t.
MIR. Teller regarded 1t ~ remarkable
that measure of suoh Importance should
go to a vote Without discussion from all
sides.
MIR. Aldrioh replied that ne had not de-
Tended the bill because 10 needed no de-
fsnse 1t spoke for Itself. He had merely
explained Its provisions.
At the req uest or MI. Aldrich the
financial measure was postponed until
two O'Clock Monday next.
Consideration Of the census measure
comforting additional authority upon the
director of the census was then bsgun.
Mr.. Hoar withdrawing an amendment
he had offered.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
directing the director Of the census to
sciasct STATISTICS In regard to the distri-
button Of wealth, In regard to the extent
to which machinery has displaced manual
labor and In regard to the private and
corporation Indebtedness. Ths amend
ment was defeated.
Mr.. Allen of NebraskA, proposed an
amend ment providing for the collection
of statistics reiating to trusts, and that
too, Was defeated by q viva yooe vots.
sharp and amusing oolloquy took
place between Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Till
man of South Carolina over the amend
ment. Mr.. Tillman oitioizsd 1t and MIR.
Allen charged that Mr.. Tillman had
gone over to the side Of tbs trusts.
. Mr.. Alien with some heat declared
that Mir. Tillman would find 1t difficult
In sxplaining..his position to the people
Of the state. He said there was q dispo-
sition among Senators to say: "Ths
public be damned" and he had no idsa
there was any Intention to gather infor-
nation regarding trusts.
The bill was passed without further OBJ
jection.
A bill increasing the limit of COST Cd
the indianapolis public building to $2.-
800, coo was call I'd up by Mr.. Fairbanks
of indiana and passed.
The Senate then sJ $40 p. IN. went in
| to executive session and soon afterwaro
| 40 journed until Monday.