Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14
SILVER IN PHILIPPINES
MR.. STEWART DENIES THAT HE
HAS CHANGED HIS VIEWS.
Senate Agrees to Conference Report on
the Cuban Diplomatic and
Consular Bill.

Mr. Stewart continued hds speech in the
Senate yesterday afternoon after The Stars
report closed. The bill to provide for a
union railroad station in the District of
Columbia was then taken up and debated
for couple Of hours.
After The Stars report was closed Mr..
TiIlman inquired Of Mr.. Stewart why It
was intended to give the Philippines the
silver dollar proposed in the bill to be
coined.
IT do not see,"%he suggested, "why, If
this silver dollar is a blessing for the Fill
pinos, we should not get little of 1t our
selves"
Mr.. Stewart said that for time imme-
mortal the Mexican dollar had been used as
a standard in the Philippines. The pend
ing bill simply provided the Filipinos with
a stable currency Of kind they had been
accustomed to. They were not prepared
for paper money and the proposition Of this
bill simply was to provide suitable and
proper currency.
In response to an inquiry of Mr.. Rawlins
Mr.. Stewart declared that to take down our
flag in the Philippines now, after the work
Of the United States in the islands had
been sanctified by eblood of our soldiers
would be national disgrace.
Mr. Tillman twitted Mr. Stewart with
change of his views on the silver question.
No Change Of Views.
The Nevada senator warmly denied the
imputation, intimating that Mr.. Tillman
could not understand the argument he had
made. His views, he s4id, had not changed.
They were the same now as they always
had been. For the present, at least, the
silver question was dead, because the enor-
nous output Of gold. had made good times
If the Philippines were a great m kasitata
to give them the coinage provision inserted
in the pending sbin,q but in the circum-
stances it was the proper thing to do.
Mr., Bacon jocularly asked Mr.. stewart III
he thought the decentralization OF silver IN
1873 was a"crimep
IF it was done Intentionally" replied
Mr.. Stewart, st was an infamous crime.
This reference to an expression or MI:
Stewart in the long silver debates caused
senators to smile.
The Proposed Philippine Dollars. r
-At tbe conclus sion Of Mr.. Stewards speech
Mr., Lodge. in response to suggestions of
Mr.. Tillman as to the proposed coinage for
the Philippines, explained that the Philip
pine committee in inserting the free coinage
provision in the bill had made no change
in the monetary standard of the islands
That standard was silver, the Mexican dol
lar being the unit The Islands, ne ex-
planned, were in great need of a subsidiary
coinage. All that was attempted by the
pending bill was to substitute dollar
coined by this government for the Mexican
dollars now in use. The suggestion OF the
proposed dollar was the English Bombay
dollar. This coin was adopted because the
committee felt it unwise at this time to
make any change in the monetary stand
ard of the islands, and to which they long
had been accustomed.
Mr.. Lodge said the committee believed
the proposed dollar would perform the
same good Office for our own commerce as
the Bombay dollar performed for English
commerce.
Union Station Bill.
The Philippine bill then was laid aside for
the day and the Senate resumed considera-
ton of the measure providing for a union
railway station in Washington.
After an extended discussion the bill
went over until today
The action of the House on the confer
ence report on the omnibus claims bill in
declining further to consider the Selfridge
board findings and asking for another con-
ference upon other items of the measure
was laid before the Senate. 1t was dis
cussed briefly, but finally went over with
out action.
The Minister to Cuba.
Mr.. Cullom presented the conference re-
port on the Cuban diplomatic and consular
bill. He explained that the House con-
ferees had agreed to the amendment max
ing the salary of the minister to the re-
public of Cuba s12, 900 year, but that they
would not agree to the amendment provid-
ing $1,000 year for the minister's house
rent or for that making provision for an
additional consul.
The Senate conferees therefore had yield
ed as to those two amendments. The re-
port was agreed to-
Mr.. Hoar (Mass3 inquired what title was
given to the Cuban government in the bill
THE republic of Cuba" replied Mr.. Gull
lom.
"And is the American flag to be taken
down from the island?" inquired Mr. Hoar,
I suppose So of course" responded Mr.
Cullom. r-----~~----
I thought we had been told" facetiousIy
remarked the Massachusetts, senator, that
when the American flag once had been
raised over territory it always would stay
put"
The Senate then, at"5 o'clock, went into
executive session, and a few minutes later
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