National Republican., 1888-03-07
BRAVERY AND COWARDlCE.
THE PECULIAR KIND ACCREDITED TO
CERTAIN SOUTHERN MEN.
Those who Glory In Having Been
Rebsls-The Martyred Lincoln's Name
Safe in its Laureis-pemocracy Rush
ing Into Its Red Sea.

lux IHlo lts Utu Seds
Among the executive Communications
presented In the Senate yesterday and re-
ierred was one from the President, with
letter from the Secretary Of State, and
and documents and correspondence in re.
gard to the recent fsherles negotiations.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the finance committee,
made an adverse report on the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Beck for the retirement OF
United States legal tender and national
bank notes Of small denomination, and for
the issue OF coin certificates In lieu Of gold
and silver certificates.
Mr.. Beck gave notice that he should call
the bill up next Tuesday for consideration.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the same committee,
reported favorably House bill to provide
for the purchase of United States bonds by
the Secretary OF the Treasury with an
amendment.
Mr.. Sawyer reported adversely the bill
for the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi river at Memphis. \ minority
report was alec presented.
Mr.. Harris, referring to the speech OF
Mr.. Plumb on the LIST OF March in regard to
the tariff, sent to the clerks desk, and had
1t read, an extract from the report OF the
speech In the Record, in which the senator
from Tennessee was accused ot participat.
ing with the Kentucky senators In the rob.
berry which the great duty On hemp IRE
tslntd or iucreassi in the tariff amend
ment Of 1881 produced.
He said that he had had the clerk OF the
finance committee eXamiue tue records Of
that committee on the subject of the tariff
OF 1883, aud had learned th4t the question
OF the change OF duty on hemp la / not been
brought up ut all, either In committee or in
the Senate. The only question approxi-
mating 1t was proposition to put iute and
jute butts on the free list; and MS (Mr.
llsrlis's) name appeared on the list of yeas
in favor Of that proposition.
Mr.. Plumb remarked that, notSithstand
ing the disclaimer Of the senator from Ten
nessee, the Guty on hemp, or on some
manufactures uf hemp, had been increased
"unbeknownst to nybody."
Mr.. Harris suggested that If the duty oa
hemp had been Increased 10 1888 1t had been
done through the conference committee.
Mr.. Plumb said he was authorized by a
member If that conference committee to
state that the conference committee had
not changed the duty on hemp.
Mr.. Harris said he did not admit that the
duty on hemp bad been changed at all; IL
it had been 1t was done through the con-
| ference committee II the Senator from
Kansas chose TO persist In the statement
which he had made incautiously (he would
not say recklessly) in the face OF the record,
he (Mr. Hurls) was perfectly willing that
that senator should persist In 1t, and he
would leave the records Of the Senate to
, contradict him.
! Mr.. Aldnch called up the report made by
, him some weeks ago, from the committee
on rules, to amend ihe rules.
The first amendment was In regard to
petitions, and 1t was, agreed to without
| discussion. R
The rule now reads: "Every petition and
memorial shall be signed by the petitioner
or memorialist, and shall have indorsed
| thereon brief statement of its contents
and shall be presented and referred without
| debate.n
The next amendment was that it shall
not be in order-without unanimous con
sent-for the committee on appropriation:
| to report to the Senate for consideration OF
action any general appropriation bill, Other
than an urgency deficiency bill, without
\ having had such bill under consideration
| for a period OF five days or more.
| This proposition was opposed by Senat orr
German, Plumb, and Call as a rule ;Thict
might, under certain circumstances, eompe
extra sessions Of Congress, and was advo
Gated by Mr.. Aldrich. Finally iT was laiC
over without action, SO as to giyA the com n
consider It.
The rule as to executive Sessions wa.
| read:
When treaty shall be laid before the Senate
for ratification IL shall be read "a first time aud
10 motion i'll respect to 1t shall be IL order
eSeegt ee 10 refer u to committee to rfint it il
the injunction of Sc crecy, or to consider IL il
| open executive session,
On motion Of Mr.. Berry the House bill t.
| enable the Secretary of the Interior to al
low the additional use Of h6t water ut the
Hot Springs reservation 4 i(Arkansas) wa,
taken up, and after discussion went ovei
| for the day.
| The Senate then lat 2p. m resumed
| consideration, as the unfinished business
OF the bill granting pensions to ex soldiers
| and sailors who are incapaCitated from thC
| performance Of manual labor, and provld
ing for pensions to dependent relatives o
deceased soldiers aud sailors, the question
being ON the amendment offered by Mr.
Wison,o lowa,to iusert the words: "From
infrmites OF age
Mr.. Berry argued against the amendment
on the ground that the effect Of it wa
| really to make the bill service pension bill
Mr.. Manderson said he did not propose t
vote for the amendment and yet he coin.
cided In the principle OF IL. To reach tna
| result, however, III was not necessary Il
change the verbiage Of the bill. -.
Mr.. Sherman, referring to Mr. Beck'
speech OF last week, sent to the clerk's dest
and had read the paragraph iI which hi
(Mr. sherman) had been most severely criti
cised for his connection with silver demone
tization. He would not have regarded 1t
he said, as worthy OF notice, because tht
senator from Kentucky had been undel
some excitement, but that lie had used tht
word "secretly;" that 1t was done undel
cover by some pretense, and that he (Mr
sherman) was responsible. He had not be
lieved that the senator from Kentucky
would have permitted those words to stand
but as they did stand on the record he Mr.
Sherman) would endeavor to show
that they were entirely false ant
unfounded, not only In point of fact
but in point OF reflection; not only as u
himself, but as to others. And he would
do so from the record, without resortIng Il
defamation or other remarks. He pro
ceeded to show how the principle of the de
monetization law had been reported In
bill three years before II went into effect
how 1t had been discussed and known Il
all men; how, at that time, silver was at
premium OF per cent, and how, for forty
years prior thereto, no silver dollar haI
been coined, because 1t was not found
adapted to the wants OF the people.
Mr.. Ingalls, secured the floor and pro
ceedcd to deliver a speech on the pension
bill published elsewhere In the REPUB
LICAN), and was followed Mr.. Black