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of long and short bonds Din^ley expressed
the opinion that a 3 per cent bend v#)uld
be taken by the poonle of this ccftntry
with preat avidity. In conclusion he said
tbe bill had nothing to do with the silver
question. It presented simply the propo
rtion that it was better and wiser to issue
3 per cent bonds than those of a higher
rate of interest and it contemplated a re
turn to the conditions obtaining from
187") to IS!>."., daring which period the
country enjoyed a high degree of pros
perity. (Applause.)
Dingley was followed by Turner (D.) of
Georgia, in opposition to the biil. Turner
challenged the statement that the. bill
would require the Treasury Department
to open two accounts of the proceeds of
the sales of the oblisiati ons provided for.
Nothing of the kind was suggested, he
said, and it contained nothiug to prevent
the Treasurer from using the proceeds of
these sales for any lawful purpose to
which he could devote them. The unfor
tunate division in both parties respecting
tne financial system of the country, Tur
ner said, had done much to postpone and
prevent a settlement of the question on a
sound basis. The benefits of such a settle
ment, lie declared, would not be confined
to this country, but would extend to all
the world. But it could be settled, in his
opinion, by the declaration of a sound
money doctrine as the policy of the United
States.
The discussion was continued by Gros
venor (R.) of Ohio, who said that his sup
port of the bill was iiifluenoerl by the con
ditions that had preceded its introduction.
He said the action of Democratic officials
had brought about the necessity for its
passage. In this connection he delivered
a philippic against Secretary Morton, who,
he declared, had dared to violate the law
as viciously as any mob had ever dared
to do.
"The regular troops," he said, "were
called out to put down Debs and his asso
ciates in Chicago, and yet they had vio
lated the law no more than had the Secre
tary of Agriculture when he refused to
carry into effect the appropriations made
by Congress for his department."
He would support the bill even if its
effect was to rescue a Democratic adminis
tration from shame and disgrace, "for un
derneath it lies my country, the country
which the Republican party has saved in
war and saved in peace." [Applause.]
"You can trace disaster from that hour
as you can trace the track of a cyclone,"
was the declaration of Patterson (D.) of
Tennessee, in beginning his speech against
the bill. He was talking of the passage of
the silver-purchase act of 1890. In the
fiscal year preceding that date, he said,
yi.ti jier cent of the customs dues collected
in New York were paid in gold. In the
next year, 1891, the gold payments fell off
to liT'a per cent ; in 1892 to 8.2 percent, and
in 1893 not a cent was paid in gold.
After the silver purchase act had been
repealed by the Fifty-third Congress, tbe
gold payments rose to 37.fi per cent, but
Bince 1893 they hart aeain entirely disap
peared from customs collections. That
explained the lack of gold in the treasury
of the United States.
The duty of Congress, Patterson said,
was to restore confidence in the currency
of the country. The passage of a resolu
tion declaring it to be the purpose and
policy of this great Republic to maintain
iixedlv its standard of value would be j
worm a great deal more to the American j
people, and contribute largely more to j
, tneir prosperity, than a bond issue. The
provisions of the pending bill, he declared, '
did not meet the requirements of the
situation.
There was nothing to prevent the pur
chaser of the proposed bonds from first
putting his hand in the treasury and get
ting the gold with which to pay for them.
It was a miserable makeshift; the Repub
lican party had failed to meet public ex
pectation; the President had asked for
bread for the suffering people, and it had
given him a stone.
Swaiisun (D.) of Virginia, after entering
his protest against the methods of the
majority in the consideration of the pend
ing bill, said he calculated, upon the basis
ot Secretary Carlisle's figures, that there
would be $ItJO,COO,OOO of surplus in the
treasury three years hence, and that the
proceeds of sales of bonds under the bill
would be so much of an addition thereto.
He opposed any such proposition, and
also any proposition to retire the green
backs, either directly or indirectly.
Lacey (R.) of lowa said tbe bill should
be passed to obviate the possibility of
another bond sale like that which scan
dalized the country a year ago. The ne
cessity for relieving the treasury lay in
tiie fact, Lacey urged, that when it Was ill
tbe whole body politic suffers. There had
been suggestions made, Lacey continued,
that the country wanted a rest. That,
however, was not the fact. What the
people needed was not rest but work, of
which they had been deprived since {he
Democratic administration came into
power.
A Democrat — Who suggested the idea of
rest but the gentleman who introduced
this bill, the Speaker?
Lacey— He was speaking of the inutility
of a general revision of the tariff while
there was an antagonistic President in the
White House and a doubtful Senate.
Johnson (R.)of California created the
sensation of the afternoon in his speech,
in which he said he would give the reasons
why as a Republican he could not vote for
this "most iniquitous measure."
"This bill in my judgment," he said,
"stamps the seal of approval by the Re
publican party upon*the acts of these offi
cers and upon the issuance of these bonds
in the manner I have stated. It continues
in force the laws which now authorize the
sellinz of bonds at 4 per cent and at 5 per
cent, and in addition to that gives author
ity to the treasury to iesue the bonds at 3
per cent.
"I am opposed to this bill because it con
tradicts all the Republican platforms in
all the Republican conventions and all the
Republican speeches that ever I heard or
made or wrote upon the question of the
finance. Yesterday, against my will,
against my protest, I voted for a bill
which in my judgment was unnecessary,
which in my judgment was not a Republi
can measure, which in my judgment did
not meet the case, which in my judgment
was not what we were sent here to do, be
cause 1 believe that the verdict oi the
Nation in 1894 was that we should have a
protective tariff and not a tariff for revenue
only; that the election of 1894 stamped
the seal of approval upon the McKinley
bill, upon Bill McKinley himself. [Ap
plause.J lam one of that unfortunate
cla^s called new members.. lam simply
kneeling at the feet of the political
Gamaliels who run and control the Re
publican party here. [Laughter.] I am
simply swallowing the drippings from the
sanctuary. [Laughter.] I admire the
courage of those men, and yesterday I
voted for that bill because they said it was
right. I was in the condition of the Irish
man who had never seen any peaches
before, who was given some to eat. He
ate ravenously and then he was asked
how they tasted. Said he, 'Sure, sir. they
tastedvery good, but tbe seeds scratched
my throat gome down.' And so. sir, my
throat was scratched yesterday . "Oting
for a Democratic tariff bill, for revenue
only. [Laughter.]
"Let us be consistent with our record,"
said Johnson. "Let us stand by the rule
which we adopted many years ago that we
will not issue bonds in time of peace, but
that we will pile up revenue even if we
have to re-enact the McKinley tariff bill
until the receipts exceed the expendi
tures."
Representative Bowers made a strong
speech. The members crowded around
liira and applauded enthusiastically.
Bowers' speech was one of the features of
the day's proceedings. He said:
"In ten minutes one cannot stop to
mince words. We excused ourselves for
our votes yesterday on a tariff for revenue
only by the claim, as stated here, that an
emergency had arisen and we must act
promptly. That emergency, we claimed
yesterday, we had provided for. What
emergency has arisen that requires this
haste in authorizing the issue of more
bonds, while the President now has un
limited power to issue bonds, and this bill
in nowise restricts that power? Indeed,
we are told by the papers this morning
that he is now negotiating for the issue
and sale of $200,000,000 of bonds,
and that the sale will be concluded within
a few days, either with the syndicate that
took the other bonds or with Russia, irre
spective of what this House may do. •
"I ask what has arisen to justify the
passage of this bill? I know of nothing
except that the other day two or three
stock gamblers in the city of New York
failed, and we were iold yesterday that one
of these wouio probably get upon his feet
before he was counted out. [Laughter.]
"Mr. Speaker, stripped of its wrapping,
divested of all its disguise, this bill appears
to me a proposition to destroy greenbacks
—all of them. It either means that or it
means nothing. Gentlemen of the Repub
lican side of the house, are you ready to do
that? Who has asked yon to do it? The
people? No; there never h?s come to one
of you any demand from the people any
where in the United States that this thing
be done. There has been no demand to do
even what you claim you are going to do.
The Democratic President in his last frantic
messag3 to thi9 House asks for it.
"That was the Alpha and Omega of that
message — 'Destroy greenbacks and issue
bonds.' This demand is echoed by bank
ers and bond speculators of New York. It
seems to me this bill comes in here in re
sponse to their demands, ana a deaf ear
has been turned to the voice of the people.
You know the people of the United States
are opposed to the destruction of green
backs. They remember that greenbacks
enabled them to carry to a successful con
clusion the war for the preservation of this
Union. They know that for twenty-five
years thereafter greenbacks continued to
be the money of the people — all the peo
ple. And we had no other money during ]
the most prosperous era of this Republic.
Those greenbacks during all those years
were sound money. They were honest
dollars up to the day that G rover Cieve- j
land was inaugurated President of the j
United States, and raised the cry destroy
greenbacks and issue bond 3. [Applause.]
That ia all there is against greenbacks
now — the Cleveland cry.
"Every one of you Republicans, when
pon the etump addressing your constitu
ents, has denounced the President for
doing exactly what you propose to do h\
indorsing this bill. Yet in spite of that i
we Lave now the astounding spectacle of j
Republicans not only indorsing the Presi- j
dent for doing that which has heretofore i
condemned him in their estimation, but j
proposing to give him greater power — the
power to destroy greenbacks and contract
the currency of this Nation to the extent
of $300,000,000. That is what it means.
You know that v this bill cannot become a
law. You know, every one of you, that it
cannot pass the Senate of the United
States.
"But with tbe passage of this bill by the
votes of the Republican majority here the
mischief is accomplished and you have
become participants and sharers, not with
the Democratic party, but with the Demo
cratic administration — there is a wide dif
ference between the iwo — in the issue of
these bonds. And you have got to meet
that responsibility, every one of you. You
have got to spend all your time in the
next canvass explaining why you did this,
why you have got tinder the Cleveland
umbrella. I want to say to you Republi
cans that when this bill is passed, if such
a calamity is to overtake this country or
this party, I beg you will amend the title
of the bill so that it shall show the purpose
.and effect of the measure. Make it read,
A bill to retire Republican Congressmen
and Republican Senators from Congress.' "
[Applause and laughter.]
"I appeal to you, Republicans, in words
of the gallant Sheridan, who, when in the
Shenandoah Valley, found his men flyiug
before the enemy, said: 'Face the other
way, boys, face the other way.' .1 ask you
Republicans to face the other way. Face
the enemy. Stand with the people who
sent you here. Stand with them in this
fight made against them by the associated
syndicates. [Applause.] I want you to
say in the spirit of Jackson: 'By the eter
nal, the greenbacks shall be preserved for
the use of all the people. 1 [Loud applause.]
Representative Barham of California
also participated in the debate. He said:
"The first part of the bill is a legislative
ratification of all the disgraceful manipu
lations of Mr. Cleveland and his Secretary
with the foreign syndicate of bondholders,
out of which the people lost more than
eight millions of dollars. If it is intended
to deal fairly with the people why in
heaven's name was not a plain, ordinary
amendment adopted to the act of 1875,
making it necessary to advertise for bid 3
on a sale of bonds and reduce the rate of
interest to 3 cent? Then tho Ameri
can people would be placed on equal terms
with Wall Street, Rothschild & Co. It is
perfectly apparent that this section is in
the interests of these institutions and peo
ple who can control large sums of money
and who are sinking long-term bonds
"Why are the people required to Take
low-rate bonds and made to accept in pay
ment lawful money when bonds which
Wall-street people and the Rothschilds
are expected to take are made payable in
coin (which means gold, as construed by
Carlisle) and on long time? No repre
sentative convention ever indorsed such a
measure. This bill is a creation ot Grover
Cleveland. lam not a cold, clammy Re
publican "cuckoo" of Grover Cleveland. I
have always been opposed to bond issues.
If Grover Cleveland will approve the tariff
bill passed yesterday no further emergency
legislation will De necessary in this Con
gress. If he vetoes it, let him and his
party, if he has any left, account to the
people."
The proceedings of the afternoon session
were concluded by Wheeler (D.) of Ala
bama. He spoke for a few moments in \
opposition to the bill, and was interrupted
by the fall of the gavel at 5 o'clock, when
the Speaker announced that under the rule
the House would take a recess until 7:30
o'clock.
•
AT THE EVES ISO SESSION.
Debate on the Bond BUI Carried On With
Vigor.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 27.-There
were not more than a dozen Republicans
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1895.
in their seats when Speaker Reed called
the House to order at 7 o'clock, but later
in the evening the attendance increased to
at least 100 members. The first speech of
the evening in favor of the bill was made
by Wellington (It.) of Maryland. He sup
ported the revenue measure of yesterday
and the pending bill, because he believed
that the first duty Congress owed the peo
ple was the protection of the credit of the
Nation and this these bills did.
Wilson (R.) of Idaho, explaining his op
position to the bill, said that the gentleman
from Maryland (Wellington) had given
him an excellent reason, which was that
President Cleveland was the father of the
measure. The people of his State, Wilson
said, were opposed to the legislation pro
posed in the bill, although willing to ac
cept and approve a tariff law raising all
duties to a higher figure even than that
touched by the bill passed yesterday.
Adams (R.) of Pennsylvania advised
Wilson before he undertook to again speak
in behalf of the people of his native State
(Pennsylvania) to better inform himself
of the sentiment there than he was at
present with regard to this bill.
Gibson (R.) of Tennessee said the pend
ing measure was proposed in response to
the appeal of the President who, while he
was a Democrat, was the President of the
United States of America. The question
was not a political or a financial one, but
an American one. .and the Republican
party was supporting the President on
that ground.
The remedy for the situation which
would occur to any one from the ordinary
ranks of life, said De Armond (D.) of
Missouri, was to coin into standard dollars
the silver bullion in the treasury, with its
fifty-tive millions of seigniorage, followed
by the coinage of silver as gold is coined.
The debate was continued by Northway
(R.) of Ohio, in support of the bill ; Tarsney,
(D.) of Missouri, in opposition; Hender
son (R.) of lowa, in support, and Shafroth
(It.) of Colorado.
At the conclusion of Shaforth's speech
the opposition to the bill had occupied
three hours and thirty-eight minutes and
the affirmative two hours and forty-six
minutes.
Of the three hours' debate i,o-morrow
provided in the rule regulating it, the ad
vocates of the bill have one hour and forty
six minutes to their credit and the oppo
nents one hour and forty minutes.
At 10 o'clock the House adjourned until
noon to-morrow. -„
CARLISLE'S BOSli VIEWS.
One Permanent Remedy for Financial '■
Embarrassment.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 27.-Secre- i
tary Carlisle gave to a reporter of the ,
United Press tuis evening his views on the j
bond measure now pending in Congress.
"I 8m satisfied that there is but one !
permanent remedy for our financial em- j
barrassments, and that is legislation pro- j
vidiug for the retirement and cancellation ;
of the legal-tender notes.
"The bill reported by the Committee on
Ways and Means falls very short of the re
quirements of the situation, and its passage
will not beneficially affect the situation j
with which we now have to deal.
"Our difficulties were produced and have
been prolonged and aggravated by !
the fear that, notwithstanding all ;
the efforts of the . administration,
we may be ultimately unable to procure \
the gold for the purpose of redeeming our i
notes, and consequently be forced to a
silver basis, and this fear cannot be wholly \
removed until some action is taken by j
Congress clearly -indicating a purpose to j
pay all our obligations in gold when de
manded by the holders.
"About $16,000,000 in interest could have
been saved to the people on the last issue
of bonds if Congress had consented to
make them expressly payable in gold,
instead of coin. This condition is
not at all improved by tha pending
biil, which still requires all bonds to be
payable 'in coin' as heretofore and confers
no new authority except the power to
issue and sell 3 per cent bonds, also pay- j
able in coin, after five years, with interest I
payable in coin eemi-annually."
Speaking of the second section of the
bill, which authorizes the issue of certifi
cates to meet deficiencies in the revenue,
Secretary Carlisle said :
"While there is no necessity at the pres
ent time for resorting to the exercise of
the power which that section confers, and
may not be in the iuturo, the Secretary of
the Treasury ought always to have the
authority to issue or seil or use in the
payment of expenses short-time certifi
cates or bonds of the character described
in the bill. Such authority ought to have
been conferred upon him a long time ago,
and it ought to be made permanent in
stead of being limited to $50,000,000, as it
is by the bill. Except as to this limitation
the second section of the bill is a good one."
FOR THE It I SSI AS SAVY.
Biff Armor Contract Made With the Beth
lehem Iron Works.
NEW YORK, N. V., Dec. 27.— The Rus
sian Government has made a contract with
the Bethlehem Iron Works of Bethlehem,
Pa., for 1200 tons of armor for the Russian
navy. The armor is to be delivered within
the next twelvu months and is to be made
by the Harvey process. The order was
brought to this country yesterday by Lieu
tenant J. P. Meigs, U. S. N., retired, who
is the gunnery and armory expert of the
Bethlehem Iron Works. He was present
at tests made by Russia, which resulted in
a satisfactory way.
The 1200 tons of Harveyized armor that
have been ordered are intended for the
new battle-ships which are being con
structed at the shipyards at Nicolaieff, in
the Black Sea, and are now near comple
tion. Tue plates are to be of three thick
nesses. The majority will have a thick
ness of 14% inches. The rest will, be 10
and 8 inches thick. The order is the sec
ond given by the Russian Government to
the Bethlehem Iron Works. Six hundred
tons were delivered to the Russian Gov
ernment some time ago under contract.
The plates were most satisfactory, both in
quality and finish.
Statesmen Grow Weary*
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 27.— Several
Senators have been discussing the possi
bility of yet getting a short holiday recess.
The proposition of passing a ten days' re
cess resolution is being advanced. The
committees of the Senate have not yet
been reorganized, and as the bond and tariff
bill will remain in committee for some
time there appears no reason why recess
should not be taken. The matter is being
discussed at both ends of the Capitol.
Suicide With a Pocket-Knife.
OTTAWA, Kans., Dec. 27.— G.W. Cong
don of Springview, Nebr., committed sui
cide at 3 p. m. by cutting bis throat with
an ordinary pocket-knife. He went to his
room about 3 o'clock, and between 4 and 5
o'clock he wa» discovered lying on the
tioor in the room on the opposite side of
the hall with his throat cut almost from
ear to ear. It is said he leaves a widow
and children at Springview, Nebr., and
telegrams of inquiry nave been sent there.
Made an Assignment.
LEXINGTON, Xy m Dec. 27.— 0n account
of the recent order from England to
tobacco agents here to cease buying the
Kentucky product, together with the de
cline in prices caused by the warfare be
tween manufacturers, Leslie Combs, of
this county, the largest tobacco planter in
the world, made an assignment this after
noon. Liabilities are about $300,000.
SCORED BY TELLER
Utterances of Democratic
Officials on National
Finances.
ALL TALKED TOO MUCH.
Protest of the Colorado Senator
Against Assertions That the
Country Is Bankrupt.
AMERICAN CREDIT WAS GOOD.
Hill Demanded an Explanation of the
Pointed Allusion to a "Tide
Waiter."
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 27.— 1n the j
Senate to-dny Burrows (R.) of Michigan
presented and had referred to the Finance
Committee a proposition to take certain
articles from the free list and to have rates j
of duty imposed upon them in harmony
with the bill just passed by the House.
He had originally proposed it as a bill,
but on being reminded by Sherman (R.) of j
Ohio that the Senate had no fight to i
originate a revenue measure, he put it in
the form of an amendment to the House
bill.
The House bill of yesterday to tempor
arily increase the revenue to meet the ex
penses of the Government and provide j
asainst a deSciency, was received from the j
House, read a first and second time and
referred to the Finance Committee.
Hale (U.) of Maine introduced a joint j
resolution authorizing and directing the
Secretary of the Navy to accept the ram j
Katahdin and make her a part of the I
United States navy.
Objection was made to the present con- |
sideration of the joint resolution by Allen j
(Pop.) of Nebraska and it went over. Allen
was afterward induced to withdraw his j
objection, and the joint resolution was j
again laid before the Senate and passed.
The question which now confounded the :
country was, Hill eaid, the manner in ■
which the gold reserve fund should be
restored. Its promnt restoration was the j
duty of the hour. It could not safely be j
postponed. It was the duty of the coming i
week, not two weeks hence.
As gold must be borrowed and borrowed i
at once, it followed that the Government •
should be permitted to make the best ;
terms possible for the people. If it were i
unhampered and unrestricted — if it could J
negotiate and borrow the sum as an in
dividual—the task would be materially j
lessened, but it was restricted by laws
passed years aeo, which must be revered,
and respected. The law which especially ;
controlled and regulated the method of
borrowing gold to supply the gold reserve
was the redemption act of 1875. That '
statute, taken in connection with the act ■
of July 14. 1870, regulated and prescribed !
what bonds may be issued for such |
purposes.
"I know," he said, "that it has been ;
claimed that this statute furnishes no
authority for present redemption; but j
that contention does not se^m to be very I
seriously insisted upon. The power is j
alleged to exist and has been repeatedly j
exercised. No court has decided against}
its existence, r.or is likely to. The Secre- |
tary of the Treasury will continue to exer- I
cisc the power and may safely do so. It is
the only feasible method left by which to
protect the credit of the treasury."
Hill declared that this joint resolution
simply enlarged the discretion vested in
the Secretary of the Treasury enabling
him to issue bonds payable either in gold
or silver at the option of the holder, but
reducing the ra'e of interest to bo exacted I
on any bonds which might be issued con
taining such option, in conclusion be
said :
"Why is it not the part of prudence and
wisdom to create a bonded bill lor the
whole amount of these notes and then
cam-eland extinguish them? That sensi
ble course would stop the creation of any
further bonded indebtedness. Otherwise,
the process of borrowing and bonding
must continue, to what extent no one can
foretell.' 1
Hill, at the close of his speech, moved
to refer the joint resolution to the Finance
Committee, but at the request of Allen
(Pop.) of Nebraska he withdrew the mo
tion and allowed the joint resolution to
remain on the table.
Teller (R.) of Colorado did not desire to
enter into the discussion of the financial
question now, but he wanted to enter his
protest against the repeated assertions
made by the executive department, and
now in the Senate, that the Government is
bankrupt. He made that protest because
the securities of the United States were
"gilt-edged" securities in every market of
the world, and never had been discredited
by any banker, or by anybody save by the
executive department under this adminis
tration and by that member of it who now
appeared as its champion in the Senate.
Teller spoke of the contract under which
bonds were issued last year as "a lasting
disgrace, due either to the dishonesty or
imbecility of the administration."
"We are told," he said, "by the public
press that we are to have another bond
issue, and that it will not be as favorable
at this time as before because the Govern
ment of the United States is in greater
distress than a year ago. Against all that
I protest.
"I don't intend," Teller continued, "to
discuss the financial question now, but I
do want to enter my protest against this
degradation of our credit. There is not a
financier in the country who will not
tell you that we can piace our
bonds on the market at 3 per cent
and sell all that we want to. I don't nay
that it might not be well to amend exist
ing laws on the subject; but I say that we
are not required to amend existing law
because of our inability to get money on
our securities. At the proper time I will
express my opinion upon the department,
from the President down to the 'tide
waiter,' who now assumed to speak on the
financial matter."
The bitter and pointed manner in which
this last sentence was uttered caused a
slight sensation and some quiet laughter
in the Senate chamber.
Teller went on to speak of remarks at
tributed to officers of the treasury and
particularly to what the Assistant Treas
urer at New York is supposed to have said
owing to a hundred millions of American
securities being likely to be thrown upon
the market.
"That was well calculated," Teller ex
claimed in a tone of quiet sarcasm, "to
quiet and maintain the market, was it not,
Mr. President? Every man connected with
this administration (whether the Secre
tary of the Treasury or the Director of the
Mint or the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, or a subordinate in the Collector's
office) is talking for the last month or two
in the papers about the lack of American
credit. The only way we can know of the
lack of American credit is through the
markets of the world, and they don't show
that there is any lack of American credit.
It is time that the American people should
resent these repeated attacks upon the Na
tional credit by men whom they have in
trusted with power and office.
"If the credit of the Government is in
danger to-day it is because of the intem
perate, uncalled-for utterances of the ex
ecutive Democrats. I propose to take up
the question when the time comes and
show that there is not the slightest reason
why any man should be afraid of Ameri
can credit."
Allen addressed the Senate in opposition
to the views expressed by Hill.
Butler (Pop.) of North Carolina offered
as a substitute for Hill's joint resolution
his own proposition for the payment of
treasury notes and greenbacks in either
gold or silver com (preferentially in the
cheaper coin). He also introduced a con
stitutional amendment in favor of an in
come tax. Both propositions were laid on
the table for the present.
Hill (D.) of New York commented on
the various protests made against the
joint resolution which he had introduced
and against the remarks which he had
made. There were three of these protests
he said, and it was not a very good day for
protests either. [Laughter.] He declared
(in opposition to Teller's statement) t at
his proposition was in aid of the public
credit and not against it, and no one
knew that better than the distinguishr-d
Senator from Colorado. He did not know
precisely what the distinguished Senator
from Colorado meant (unless he intended
to be offensive) by the remark that some
body was a "tide waiter." He hardly
thought that that Senator would in his
calmer moments —
Here Teller broke in with a complete
disclaimer.
"In the remark that I made as to a 'tide
waiter,' " he said, "I certainly had no ref
erence to the Senator from New York; but
I meant to say that under this administra
tion there had grown up a system bj' which
every fellow who stood at the door of the
Treasury Department seemed to suppose
that he was officially connected with the
department and was competent to instruct
the people in matters of finance. I had
no reference whatever to the Senator from
New York. Even the officer whose duty
is purely mechanical — to fabricate coin— is
telling us daily through the public press
what ought to be the policy of the United
States."
"Of course," Hill resumed, "I nm not
responsible for the utterances of the Direc
tor of the Mint. I am one of those who
doubted the policy of his appointment,
but I suppose he has a right, officially, to
discuss the finance question.
"And he probably is as competent," Hill
added, with a bitterness of expression
which showed that he did not really ac
cept Teller's disavowal in the matter of
'tide waiter* as gentlemen who hail from
the wilds of Colorado." [Laughter.]
"I am not authorized," he continued,
"to speak for the Secretary of the Treas
ury. lam not authorized to speak for«the
President. I speak for no one except my
self. I utter my own sentiments, and be
cause the Secretary of the Treasury and
the President have seen fit to make cer
tain recommendations in accordance with
the view which I expressed a year ago,
the Senator from Colorado cannot crowd
me off my own platform."
At the close of the discussion the joint
resolution was allowed to remain on the
Vice- President's table, to be taken up here
after.
The House bill for the transfer of offices
from the Territory of Utah to the State of
I Utah was laid before the Senate and
passed.
Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania offered a
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Navy for a report as to whetuer it is not
desirable at this time to contract for six
i battle-ships instead of for two, and asking
for its adoption.
"Let it lie over," Gorman (D.) of Mary
land interposed, and it went over.
Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts gave notice
that he would on Monday next submit
some remarks on the subject of the Mon
roe doctrine.
The Senate proceeded to the considera
tion of the executive business, and at 2:40
o'clock adjourned until Monday next.
DINGLEY GETS A LETTER
Secretary Carlisle Voluntarily
Furnishes Some Private
Information.
President Cleveland and Advisers
Strongly Oppose the House
Bond Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 27.-Chair
man Dingley of the Ways and Means Com
mittee has received a letter from Secretary
Carlisle, which is private, but which fur
nishes some information concerning the
condition of the treasury. Dingley says
the Secretary offers to furnish the House
all the data that may be needed.
The condition of the treasury is repre
sented as very serious, and Carlisle urges
legislation for gold bonds. Dingley has
informed the Secretary that gold bonds are
out of the question, and could not be con
sidered. Secretaiy Carlisle did not say to
Dingley that 3 per cent bonds cannot be
floated, and did not discuss this feature of
the case. This denial is made because a
report to this effect concerning the Secre
tary's letter was in circulation.
President Cleveland and his adTisers, it
is learned, are strongly opposed to the
House bill, and this feeling caused Secre
tary Carlisle to write to Chairman Ding
ley.
Aside from the very important objection
that the bonds are to be redeemed in coin,
instead of gold, as recommended by the
President, it is understood the require
ment that the bonds are to be sold by sub
scription meets with disapproval. The ex
perience of the Government, it is said, with
sales by advertisement, shows the in
effectual character of this means of pro
tecting the gold reserve.
SPOKE OX THE GALLOWS.
Joseph Cadottc Told Why Me Killed Hit
Partner.
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 28.— At 1:15 this
morning Joseph Cadotte was executed at
Fort Benton for the murder of Richards,
bis trapping partner, about a year ago.
He died game and just before the black
c&p was pulled over his face he said:
"Gentlemen it was said I killed Richards
over a girl. I swear before God, holding
up my right hand, that it was not bo. It
was through passion. I thought this man
wanted to take everything from me."
JAPAN CALLED DOWN.
Was Compelled to Promptly
Apologize for Detaining
a Steamer.
ESCAPED HUMILIATION.
At First Great Britain Demanded
a Public Salute of
the Flag.
THE CABINET CRISIS AVERTED.
Adhesion of the Liberal Party Secured
by the Promise of Many
Reforms.
TOKIO, Japan, Dec. 13 (via Victoria, B.
C, Dec. 27). — A Japanese named Ito
Chuzo has made an invention that prom
ises to be of immense value to sericulture.
It is an improved method of killing the
worm in the cocoon so that the latter can
be stored without fear of deterioration and
silk reeled after any length of time. The
system at present involves a loss of
about 30 per cent in cocoons. It is esti
mated that if lto's invention was adopted
throughout Japan the silk industry of the
country would be benefited to the extent
of 10,000,000 yen annually.
The adhesion of the great Liberal party
of Japan to the Cabinets cause is now an
accomplished fact. From documents pub
lished by the leaders of the party it ap
pears that negotiations have been going
on nearly six months, the Liberals stip
ulating certain long-contemplated reforma,
full liberty of speech and public meetings,
an extension of franchise, the chief states
men of the administration undertaking
that should they be defeated at the ap
proaching session of the Diet they would
appeal to the country, and in the event of
an unfavorable verdict by their constitu
ents would resign and join the ranks of
the confederates.
A semi-official document published in
Japan shows that Germany is willing to
require from China an indemnity of 50,
--000,000 taels in consideration of the retro
cession of Lioatung by Japan, but Russia
and France objected to a larger sum than
30,000,000. The idea of these last two
powers was that if onerons terms were
imposed upon China her failure to carry
them out might afford Japan an excuse
for remaining permanently in Lioatung.
The northern part of Japan was visited
by a heavy storm on December 7. There
was devastation on the sea coast. A num
ber of boats were smashed and houses de
stroyed.
On October 26 the British steamer
Thalcs left Tai Wan for Amoy, carrying a
number of Chinese passengers. It is sus
pected that the Black Flag leader, Liv
Yung Fue, was on board. The Japanese
man-of-war Yayeyama stopped the Thaies
on the high seas and searched her, and
would have removes seven of her passen
gers bad not her master entered a very
strong protest. The British Government
immediately demanded an explanation of
this manifest breach of international law.
The Japanese, with almost equal prompti
tude, replied that the captain of the
Yayeyama exceeded his instructions, fully
admitted the impropriety of the act and
tendered an expression of regret. Japan
is prepared to make full compensation for
the detention of the steamer.
Lord Salisbury accepted the declaration,
but intimated that another act of repara
tion was needed, namely, the public sa
luting of the British flag. After some dis
cussion, however, Japan was spared the
humiliation after publishing in the official
gazette her note of explanations.
The Cabinet crisis that threatened to
occur in Japan, owing to the contemplated
resignation of Marquis Ito, Minister of
State, has been averted, the marquis con
senting to remain.
The Mohammedan rebellion is a rather
peculiar affair. Intelligence seat by the
United Press in the last mail was that the
insurrection began to "peter out;" that
nothing new remained except the closing
of the page ot all such chapters in Chinese
domestic history — the slaughter of the
insurgents and the confiscation of their
property.
That news was based on telegrams
received at Peking about the middle of
November, but it would seem fsom corres
pondence just received that a very differ
ent state of affairs existed at the beginning
of November, the rebels up to that time
having been virtually unopposed.
There was also a report of large quanti
ties of arms and ammunition having fallen
into the hands of the insurgents, and it
seems to have been considered certain that
2000 troops, by whom these munitions
were escorted, had been annihilated.
General Tung Fuhsiang was commissioned
to make peace, but the Mohammedans
were insisting upon the decapitation of a
military graduate whom the Government
resolved to protect.
They were also declaring that if they
were treated as rebela, they would resist to
the death. It is exceedingly difficult to
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The prediction made through The United
Press in the fall of 1894, that one result of
the war between China and Japan would be
'.he moral expansion of Japanese maritime
enterprise, is already in course of fulfill
ment. The principals of the steamsbiD
company of Japan, Nippon and Yusen
Kaisha have decided, with the unanimous
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line to Europe. The company made a
profit of 3,500,000 yen by chartering steam
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rope has not yet been announced. There
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OF IXTESEST TO THE COAST.
Data to lie Furnished on the Alaska
• Uoundari/ Question. „'
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 27.—Post
masters were appointed to-day as follows:
J. F. Entler, at Butte Meadows, Butte
County; Louis Autenrieth, at Castella,
Shasta County; L. L.Morrison, at Iver
son, Mendocino County.
A postoffice was established at Button
Willow, Kern County. Cal. (special from
Bakersfield), and Thomas E. Brown ap
pointed Postmaster.
Pensions were granted as follows:
California: Original— Reuben Heffel
finger, Hemet; Charles Wright, Soldiers'
Home, Los Angeles; Peter Thompson,
Ono; Thomas O'Grady, Soldiers' Home,
Los Angeles; Joel J.. Loveless, Escondido.
Increase— Olive F. Ober, Santa Ana.
Original widows, — Maria Scott, San
Francisco.
The convention between Great Britain
and the United States in regard to the col
lection of topographical data for use de
termining: the boundary line between
British Columbia and Alaska will expire
on the 31st inst. by limitation. On the
date named General Dnffieli, the repre
sentative of the United States on the ex
isting commission, will meet Frederick
W. King, the representative of Great
Britain, at Buffalo, N. V., for the purpose
of preparing their joint report.
This commission has no authority in
the determination of the boundary line,
their duty being confined to a compilation
of official data bearing on that question
for submission to a commission to be here
after appointed for the express purpose of
reaching an international agreement as to
the true divisional line between Alaska
and British Columbia.
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hermetically sealed tins containing dyna
mite. They have been washing ashore
for about a week. So far there have been
no explosions, as in each case the tins
have been opened cautiously. There is no
clew as to where the explosive comes from.
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