New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-17
SENATOR JONES RESI- MES.

| HE BREAKS DOWN NND l. >UCC EEDED by PEI
FER. WHO HAS \ sPAT WITH Mr.. PALMER.
Washington. oct. 1s-Mr Jones (Rep New took
the floor at the end Of the morning hour for the pur-
| pose OF continuing his speech against the BILL
which he began last Saturday. He called attention
| to the fact that scarcely single contention OF
those who opposed the unconditional repeal Of the
sherman law had been met by "A speech on the
gold standard side. When the Senator from Mas
sachusetts IMr. Lodge told the Senate that he
wanted nothing but eXtemporaneous speeches. II
could be readily that he, and those who agreed
with him. willing take this great, all
absorbing far-reaching question without any
| preparation. and have speeches made upon 1t as
! they were made at the hastings. The only way
| for the ordinary stump speaker to make a speech
! was to commit II to memory and deliver 1t in rhe-
! torcal phrases He had not time to commit speech
| to memory but he did want that any speech
which he might have the honor TO make in the
Senate would bear some evidence at least that
midnight oil had been spent in its preparation.
| Mr.. Jones then went with his prepared speech
| in which he said nc would deal with the functions
J of money its value and how 1t is regulated. lie
| spoke till O'Clock. and then, pleading that he
| was not well. said that he would resume "a
other time. when would discuss the cause Of the
, recent distress. He astonShed that men
/ credited with intelligence should have said that
| the debate simply consumption OF time That
, Mas W 1a 0e great e country II should leap to the
| front in monetary affairs, instead of being an
| annex to old England
| Mr.. PETER pop, kan) then took the floor and
continued his speech which he began last FRIDAY
| He had not made much progress before. having
Yielded temporarily 10 Mr.. Palmer dem. Ill
| the latter got into parliamentary squabble with
| the other two Populist Senators-Mr Kyle. OF
, South Dakota and Mr.. Allen. OF Nebraska. Inc
origin Of it was Il remark by MIR Palmer that he
had been kept In the Chamber night after night
| listening, not debate. but TO speeches which
| Gas the newspapers asserted were made to con
| sumo time. on being asked by Mr. Kyle TO specify
! any particular speech. he started TO express his
belief that the Senator from Nebraska tMr. NhcnD
| had but before he could finish The sentence NJ
| was interrupted by Mr.. Allen himself VINO anSilIy
insisted that Mr. Palmer had no right 10 max" such
| an inputation and he called him TO order for
, Violating the rules. Mr. Palmer said that he would
not take anything back; and then Mr Allen re-
! torted bv aging that he was not IN the senate
with 4 brass collar around his neck. as other
! senators had. that he was not here to do the
| bidding of some man who had put chains upon his
neck and told him what 10 do. -,
|. The roouuy having been read aloud TO Inc
Seitste nv the official reporter, from his notes. Mr.
| C,,iIorn cxnressed the idea that between the
| ramarks of Senator's Palmer and Allen there was
little choice az being parliamentary. ana AZ ms
| suggestion the whole matter was uroppen' ana MI
! PETER went with his speech