The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

are asking. by this resolution, that the
President shall do what for sixteen months
he has refused to do. He will lay down the
pen. which to him has been mightier than
the sword Ilaughterl, and he will use thai
pen for another purpose. He will veto your
bill, and the surplus will yet remain in tho
Treasury. III this is mere play of politics,
a mere play for position, you are welcome
to il, when your onn Secretary OF the
Treasury solemnly tells the Chairman of the
Committee ON Ways and Means that if this
resolution passes it will impair the public
credit, shake public confidence, and destroy
the good financial name We have enjoyed
| SO long. And he says another thing-that
this resolution means IA trenching upon the
800, 900, 900 which is kept as a redemption
fund for the greenbacks OF the country,
and he asks you not to do IT, and yet you
do it. This Congress seems to be given to
doing just what the President does not want
done. III there is anything on which the
majority of the House and the President
are in accord i would like TO know it.
Laughter, during which Republican sug-
gested that they were In accord on pension
vetoes.
asked you to do three things. He asked
to suspend silver coinage: end finally he
asked You to revise the tariff. What have
you done? You have not retired the green
backs, YOU have not suspended the silver
coinage, You have not revised the tariff
mt least you have not revised it under the
leadership of Col. Morrison. / don't know
what YOU may do under the leadership of
Col. Randall What n delightful situation
it is. Renewed laughter The gentleman
from Pennsylvania about three or four
weeks ago showed his contempt for the
tariff bill of the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, and only the other
day the distinguished Chairman of the
Committee on WAYS and Means showed his
positive contempt for the attempt of the gem
tleman from Pennsylvania to make tariff
bill. Laughter. And so it goes. There is
not "A single thing upon which this Democra-
tic party agrees and is in positive accord,ex
cept getting the otfces--not one. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. Morrison-And we are getting along
only middling Mt that. Renewed laugh
ter.
Mr.. McKinley-Yes; and you are getting
them very slowly. But the gentlemen from
Pennsylvania and Indiana tMessrs. Ran
dali and Holman) undertook to break
down the ciyil-service law by rider upon
an appropriation bill, The gentleman
from Pennsylvania and his wing are for the
spoils. | was glad to find my honest friend
from Illinois standing against that covert
attempt.
Mr.. Mckinley then quoted from the let
ter written by Secretary Manning to the
President on May 20, last, rendering the
resignation of his office, and from the
Presidents reply thereto. From the latter
letter he quoted the following sentence:
Il had hope that the day was at hand
when the party TO which we belong, influ-
enced largely by faith and confidence in
you, and in the wisdom of your views,
would be quickened in the sense of the re-
sponsibility, and led to more harmonious
action on the important questions with
which you have had to deal"
That, said Mr.. Mckinley, was the way
the President felt on May 20. How would
he feel after this resolution of censure,
this resolution of condemnation, this
resolution of disapproval, this resolu-
ton of want of confidence. He
can not resign and go to the country, said
Mr.. Mckinley, but each one of you will
go to the country, and each one of us
will go to the country, and the issue will
be made up. Cleveland will veto your
resolutions, and we will all go to the
country on that, and leave the $500, 000,0 900
Hendricks said was in the Treasury and
| the $500, 00O. 900 the gentleman from Penn
sylvania said was in the Treasury still. l
only want to say in conclusion that l hope
the amendment | offered will be adopted.
| 1t seems to me absolutely demanded if this
resolution should pass. Let US save that
| 500, 000, 600 reserved from encroachment;
| let US say that the $346, 900 of the
promises of the National Government shall
be kept secure, and if we do that and adopt
the amendment, giving to the Secretary of
the Treasury fair working balance which
any business man or corporation would
keep, then your resolution will be harmless
and it will be spared the veto of the Presi-
dent of the United States. Applause.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, saw in the resolu-
| ton mere political game.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, favored the
resolution because it enforced Republican
proposition. Now that the Democratic party
had determined that the pension bills should
not be passed, he was in favor of paying
out the surplus on the public debt.