Show IS AGREED TO Senate Adopts Conference Report t on the Finan cial Bill I A i I MAJORITY OF EIGHTEEN But Little Interest I was Manifested Mani-fested in the Vote ONLY FOUR SPEECHES ON1LL Discussion Ceased on the Measure Fifteen Minutes Before tho Erne S Fixed for the Vote and the Sonata Actually Began the Consideration of Minor Bills on the Calendar to Consume Time Discussion on the Quay Case Again Occupied Attention Atten-tion in the Senate Senator Simon Replying to blip Speech of Senator Carter in which the Orcgonian Came to the Defense of Mr Corbett and Denied d the Montanans Statement State-ment that Conspiracy Existed An Animated Colloquy f f Washington March 6Not probably In the history of the Senate was there ever shown so little interest in the final vote on a great measure as was manifested mani-fested today in the vote on the conference con-ference report of the financial bill Tlvi report was before the Senate for nearly twe weeks yet only four speeches were delivered on It including Mr Aldrichs explanation of the changes madejn the Senate bill by the conference Todays discussion ceased on the bill fifteen minutes before the time fixed for the vote and the Senateactually began tho consideration of minor bills ton the calendar to consume time The conference confer-ence report was agreed to by a vote of 11 to 26 the report thus having a majority ma-jority of 18 Early In the session discussion on the Quay case was resumed by Mr1 Simon who replied lo the speech made yesterday yester-day by Mr Carter of Montana CALIFORNIAS BIG TREES Mr Uansbrough of North Dakota reported re-ported a House joint resolution directing direct-Ing the Secretary of the Interior to place under bond the mammoth tree grbve and the South park grove of big trees In Calavcras and Tuolumne counties coun-ties Cal the Idea being that the Government Gov-ernment acquire tho groves The resolution reso-lution was adopted SIMON ANSWERS CARTER At the conclusion of morning business busi-ness Mr Simon of Oregon called up time resolution on the seating of former Senator Quay lie addressed the Senate Sen-ate In answer to the speech of Mr Carter diMlveied yesterday In the course of which the Montana Senator adverted to the reasons which Induced him to vole against Mr Corbett who was un appointee of the Governor of Oregon He said Mr Carter had made the distinct charge that Mr Corbett had corrupted the Legislature and defeated de-feated the desire of the peopje ot Oregon Ore-gon He could not he said permit this unjust and untrue charge to go unchallenged un-challenged challengedDEPENDS DEPENDS CORBETT A member of the Oregon Legislature at that lime had declared Mr Corbett was In no way responsible for the failure fail-ure of time Legislature lo elect a Senator nor for the failure of the House to or ganise The failure of the Oregon House to organize he said was due lo former Senator Mitchell and to he alone and ho denied the Imputation of corruption corrup-tion on the part of Mr Corbctt Mr Simon then directed attention to the fact that Mr Quay sis a member of the Senate was paired against Mr Cpi bett und said on principles of justice Mr Quay should be stopped by his paired vote against Mr Corbett CARTER REPLIES Mr Carter replied lo Mr Simono statement lie had not spoken with a view of making a personal assault on Mr Corbett I assigned as a reason for voting against Mr Corbetl the belief be-lief I entertained then and which 1 still entertain that the pi acceding In Oregon Ore-gon of the Legislature viia a revolutionary revolu-tionary proceeding lo which Mr Cos1 betfwas a parly ALLEGES CONSPIRACY Mr Carter then had read a letter dis cusglng the situation from George C Brownell chairman of the Joint Assembly As-sembly of the Stale of Oregon He followed fol-lowed this letter with the assertion that Mr Corbelt and time Governor of time State weiv In limo comblnallon not only to defeat Mitchell but to elect Corbett TJie lalters ontiro effort he said Wits to prevent the organization no of the Legislature Jn order that might secure limo appointment SIMON AGAIN HEARD In reply Mr Simon said ho was induced in-duced tobellcve lhat Mr Carters state warped and ev netils were somewhat I ggeraled by the peculiar irtimmosiiiicre of Montana politics In which if what the capital case had been heard about during the past few weeks nPFXt mated the truth it was time general practice to use money in big ilgurCs saul In fnot said he it has bee Montlmfla time in one gentleman 1r that offlce lies for honornblc candidate an Mopnrnttfl himself tofu aboUt the SS000O0 truth He did not attempt to mS5eif Car Mi that of the case but he felt nboUt his ideas obtained 1er might have mmemtrr hmOflic time corrupt use oC mouoj tiimtii was tin Stale of orcgofl Virginia immtro Mr Scott of West time PiC8 mlq nd II mesolution utimOiizig PimiIiPPiIiCS utmtil iltit t gotiLn time 111otlde Consul simiiii otimerl ON FlNAN TALKS Mr ALLBN Allen ofNebruS > t then adge did d financial c on the would be deniedthat th > not suppose ll adoption of the gold standard WOHi a jrross violation of tin Kfpubllcan policY as enunciated In the mpubllcan platform would It be denied ho form of 18JK5 nor thought that lIlt Republican pony nnrt made no honest effort to bring about Wmotullmn Mr Aldrich chairman of the Finance commute said I will interject Into the Senators remarks with his iwr inlssion a denial or every statement he lias made and the probability Is I that nt the conclusion of his speech 1 can ntcr the same denial DENIED BY ALDKICIL g Later on wh n air Allen declared the Mil nqulral tin payment of nil dohts public and private In fcold coin Sna denla tor Aldrlch enlcred a straight ind did the same thins when Mr Allen noscrtcd that It conferred unlimited power for the Issuance of bonds Mr Allen retorted that the whole measure reduced every contract to tn < > sold standard lie especially attacked the measure because of favors which lit said It extended to national banks The 1 pendiiisr bill would bo more far reaching In Its blighting consequences than any measure hu had ever known and its enactment would bo a terrible I i calamity to the people t NO DANGER OP INFLATION Mr Aldrich briefly replied to Mr Al lon denying that the measures extended extend-ed to national bonks and additional privilege Uriolly there was not the loast danger of inflation by the issuance of national bank currencY under the provisions of the pending bill The entire en-tire amount possible to be Issued by the banks would be 003000000 an Increase In-crease of 360000000 over the present jinllonal bank currency Mr Aldrich then asked Mr Duller if 3ir > mid hir pftrty SUIT favored free coinage of silver at tlje ratio of 1C to 1 1 and Mrttuthnnofansweringdirectly Mr Aldrich charged the Populist party had abandonedfreo coinage of silver Mr Butler protested against this version ver-sion of his remarks FIXAL VOTE ON MEASURE The time for taking thovote on the financial bill had been fixed at 4 J oclock and it still lacked flflcon minutes of r that hour As no Senator desired to speak further on tile measure a bill providing for the erection of a public liuildlng nt Natchez Miss wan passed At 1 oclock the pending conference report re-port was agreed to 14 to 26as follows YEAS Aldrich Allison Baker Bard Dove ridge Burrows Carter Clark Wyo Cullom Davis Depew Elklns Fairbanks II Fair-banks Foralccr Foster Fiyc Gallln Ker Gear Hale llanna llansbrough Hawley Hoar Lindsay Lodge Mc Brlde McComas McCumber McMil lan Mason Nelson Penrose Perkins Platt Conn Platt N Y Proctor Quarts Ross Scott Shoup Simon EThurston Welton Wetmore 11 NOES Allen Bacon Bate Butler Clark I Mont Chandler ChJlton Clay Cock roll Culberson Harris Jleltfeld Joms Ark Jones Nev > Kenney McLaurln Martin Morgan Pettlgrcw Potius Rfiwiins Sullivan Taliaferro Teller iiglman Turner LG Time Senate then passed a joint reso 3utlon authorizing the President of the Tn I led Slates to invite the Government of Great Britain to Join In the formation forma-tion of an International commission to examine and report upon the diversion of the waters that are the boundaries of the two countries Mr Clark Mont directed the attention at-tention of the chair to the fact that his vote had not been recorded on the llnanclal bill and by his order It was recorded No The Senate then passed the following I general measures For the enlarge anent of the publo building at Dallas I Tex for the erection of a public build ing at Spokane Wash cost 500000 to ratify an agreement between the commission com-mission of the five civilized tribes and the Seminole tribe of Indians for the erection of a public building at Taco mi Wash coat 730000 After a brief executive session the S < nute at G15 p m adjourned Washington March 6The House tprnt the entire day in consideration of the AldrlchIiobblns contested election case from the Fourth Alabama district Mi Robbins the sitting member made a speech of over nn hour In his own behalf The other speakers were Mr Tturkott of Nebraska in behalf of the contestant and Messrs Glenn of New York and De Armond of Missouri for the contestee |