Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-07
THE SD CONGRESS.
SENATOR Vest SPEAKS ON silver
AND M'k'NLEyIsM.
Ne Predicts The Nsminatlsa Of Blaine
me Anti-optioa and other Bills
pass the House.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., juno 6.-SESArx.
The consular and diplomatic appro'
priation bill was laid before the Senate
but was temporarily laid aside IN order
TO permit Mr.. Vest to address the SEN
ate on the resolution heretofore intro
duced BY him TO discharge the Finance
Committee from further consideration OF
the bill to place wool on the free isl
and to bring it before the Senate Tor &C.
ton.
NJ, Vest argued for over three hours
~ nrove that tho Mckinley tariff act was
a monstrous fraud. operating, not Tor the
beneflt of the farmers. wool-raisers OF
consumers OF the United States, but for
Tho sole benefit of the manufacturers,
Who. by n system of trusts, prevented
competition and kept up the prices OF
their goods. The first part OF his speech
was devoted to the silver question-tne
argument being that. although the Tree
coinage of silver was bound to come IN
accordance with the popular demand.
and because il was right and proper. II
vas not and should not be made an issue
in the presidential campaign. The rca'
;ssue. he said. was tariff reform. In
discussjng that question Mr.. Vest as
serted that il was Mr.. Blaine's recipro'
CITY policy that had brought him to-day
20 the front OF the Republican party.
and that would secure to MN tha'
party's nomination to the PRESIDENCY.
And vet the amusing part OF IL 10 MN
(Mr. Vest) was the claim that there was
anything in the principle of reciprocity.
He announced that he had no partlcn-
lar candidate for the Democratic noml-
no.;on but that he would not support
onv man who was not known to he ao-
solutely opposed to the present system
of taxation.
About q dozen Democratic senators
listened TO the speech from beginning TO
end lint on the Republican side OF the
chamber only Mr.. Allison ana mr..
Mitchell appeared to pay any attention
10 it. and these two senators occasionally
cot into q colloquy with Mr.. Vest. Part
Of the time the Republican section OF
the chamber was absolutely deserted.
No action was taken on Mr.. Vests reso-
lution. and no other business was taken
The following appointments on COM
m;ttees were announced: Mr.. Brice, to
the Committee on Interstate Commerce
in place of the late Senator Barbour
MIR. Hunton, to the Committee for the
District of Columbia, Education and La
bor Potomac River, and to establish
the University of the United States, IN
Mace OF the late Senator Barbour and
TO the Committee on Post Offices and
Post-Ro in place of MIR. Brice, ex'
cused.
HoU1E OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Immediately after the reading OF Sat
nrday's Journal MIR. Hatch was recog
nized and moved to suspend the rules
and pass the anti-option bill. The OPP
ponents of the bill could not muster
sufficient force to do more than occasion
slight delay by parliamentary tactics.
Mr.. Cummings demanded q second
reading, and it was ordered. Then MIR.
Culberson, of Texas, endeavored to have
the time for debate extended, but that
failed After thirty minutes discussion
MIR. Hatchs motion was agreed to
yeas. 16S nays, 46-and accordingly the
bill was passed.
The first two sections Of the bill de-
fine "ophons and " futures the third
names as the articles to which they shall
relate "cotton, hops, wheat, corn, oats,
I'VE. barley, grass-seed, flaxseed, pork
and other edible products of swine,
and the fourth imposes license OF SlO.'
600 on dealers in options and futures
and tax of ) cents on each pound OF
cotton, hops, pork, lard. bacon, and
other edible products OF swine, ana ~
cents bushel on each bushel OF the
other other articles which are the sub
iect of any "option" or culture " con.
tract which any dealer as vender shall
make. whether in his own behalf or Oh
behalf of others
Instantly MIR. Blanchard, OF Lou
isiana. was on his feet, and was recog'
nized by the Speaker.
MIR. Cooper, of Indiana, interposed
motion to adjourn, but the Speaker
stated that he had not been recognized
Because gentleman rose and asked To-
recognition was no reason why he shoul(
be recognized. Thereupon MIR
blanchard moved to suspend the rule
To non-concur in the Senate amend
ments to the river and harbor appropria
ton bill and to agree to conference.
About the same programme was gon
through with on this motion as with MIR
Hatch's. Mr.. Holman demanded
second and it was ordered-yeas, loo
nays. IL. Then, after brief debate
Mr.. Blanchard's motion was concurre'
in-ycas 146. nays l5-and Messrs
Blanchard, Catcbings. and Henderson,
of Illinois, were appointed conferees.
On motion OF afr. Herbert, Of Ala
bama. the Senate amendments to tn
naval appropriation bill were non
concurred in and conference wa
ordered, Messrs. Herbert, Elliott, an
Boutelle being appointed conferrees.
Then. by similar Legislative process
the House passed the bill approprlatln
$50, 900 for pedestal for monumen
to the late General William L. Sherman
bill admitting New Mexico rs Stat
(only three negative votes). and bi
admitting Arizona as State OLA to IL
The Republicans were unable to music
sufficient force to order second read
ing on the New Mexico bill.
One bill failed to get through on TIL
rush. Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee
moved to suspend the rules and pass
bill repeating the statutes which lmpos
tax Of 10 per cent ON the cIrculatio
of all other than national banks Th
was defeated-yeas, IS /; nays. III.
Mr.. .Forney. OF Alabama, moved
suspend the rules and pass the legisli
tive appropriation bill,
The reading Of the bill consume
nearly two hours, when MIR. Henderson
of Iowa, demanded second. III
second having been ordered. Mr.. Hell
derson, Of Iowa, made fierce attac
upon the Committee on Appropriation
in cutting down necessary appropri
tions, but he said that it was not Il
Committee on Appropriations, but IL
Democratic Campaign Committee I
1892 that demanded il. [Applause
fcLa Dar,ocrofu wora nacrific1uo tho