Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-29
Mr.. HOOPER DEFENDED
Senator H0ar Takes Ex.
Ceptions TO a SIander.
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
Personal Controversies Are Becoming
Frequent in the House.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-There was only
one instance in which there was q ripple
on the surface of the senate proceedings
1t was over a matter of ancient history,
which Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass brought up
In the way Of personal explanation on be-
half of former colleague of his In the
house OF representatives, now long dead,
Mr. Hooper.
This senator was chairman of the COM
mittee on banking and currency at the
time Of the passage of what is commonly
known as the silver demonstration act of
1873. A story has been In circulation to
the effect that Ernest Seyd, a French
writer on finance, had had much to do
with the passage Of that act by the use Of
a corruption fund of $500, 900, contributed
by foreign capitalists. The absurdity and
falsity Of the story have often been ex-
posed, but IL always comes up again. A
recent letter from Mr.. Seyd's son assert
ing that his father had not been In the
United States since 1856 was supposed to
have given the slander its death blow, but
It seem that even this statement failed Of
its purpose.
In order to contradict 1t. an extract from
one of Mr.. Hooper's speeches was pub
lished few days since In the Peoria Qlls.)
Journal (and a copy of the paper was
sent to Mr.. Hoar) in which a reference to
Mr.. Seyd was made and the words 'Now
here" were fraudulently interpolated. In
denouncing the fraud, Mr.. Hoar forgot
his usual benignity of manner and Lam
guage and characterized its author as be-
longing to the species of "the bedbug or
the squashbug"
Mr.. Cullom (Rep, Il.s.) came to the de-
fense of the editor Of the Peoria Journal,
a. a man who would not knowingly COM
NIT such fraud and forgery. And IL ap-
peared, after much discussion, that the ex-
tract from Mr.. Hooper's speech has been
floating about (thus falsiiedD for the last
10 or 20 years
The only speech made on the silver pur-
chasing repeal bill was by Mr.. PETER
Pop., Kas) His remedy for the financial
trouble il the adoption Of an amendment
offered by him to restore the free coinage
act Of 1881. With that amendment. he
said, the repeal bill could be passed In 95
minutes.
In the House.
The debate In tho house on the federal
elections repeal bill was productive of but
little excitement. Mr.. Breckinridge Of
Kentucky and Mr.. johnson of Indiana
which at one time promised to become ex-
citing, but finally lapsed into insignif-
canoe. Prior TO this time there had been
q colloquy between Mr.. Morse of Massa-
chusetts and Mr. Fithian of Illinois, where
in the epithet of "falsehood" was passed,
but this also ended amicably.
The Cleveland Letter.
President Cleveland's letter to Governor
Northen Of Georgia on the silver question
and financial situation has caused much
comment among senators and members
in both wings Of the Capitol. The
friends of the repeal bill are greatly
pl eased with the tone and temper of the
language employed and believe it will
have most excellent effect throughout
the southern states The silverites In both
houses do not like 1t very much. They
construe 1t to mean that the president is
opposed to any compromise or condition
being attached to the pending bill. Ac.
cordingly they propose to force the fight
ing In the most aggressive form.