The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-10
APPEALS TOPATRIOTISM
Nolcott Makes an Eloquent But Futile
kpp,al to Voorhees,.
HOT TALK IN THE HOUSE
Bouteiis OF Maine Makes q Fiery,
untamed ASS OF HImssif and
Has to Take Back an In.
suitin1 Epithet.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.--Iu the senate
Harris Of Tennessee replied In caustic
terms to the resolutions Of the Memphis
Merchants exchange in taking himself
and his colleagues TO task for opposing
repeal. He believed that IL the whole
people Of tho state OF Tennessee were
appealed to they might possibly repudiate
the authority OF exchanges to represent
them upon the subject. With tho utmost
respect and with no feeling of resentment
he begged to inform those exchanges that
the threat contained in their resolutions
had no terror for him.
Wolcott of Colorado spoke on the reso-
luton directing tho committee on finance
to report q bill embodying n declaration
Of the policy contained in Voorhees, sub
stitute. Wolcott severely criticised the
letter OF Cleveland to Governor Northen
of Georgia, which he chara cterized as one
OF tho most remarkable pronuuc iamen-
toes OF this generation. He also spoke of
the extraordinary activity of the adminis-
tration in forcing its views on congress,
and condemned tho act Of the secretary
Of the treasury in not purchasing the
amount OF silver required by law.
Wolcott said that within tho last few days
the worst apprehensions of the friends of
silver as to the positions Of the executive
had been realised. Tho president, while
congress was In extraordinary session, in
formed the country that he was astonished
at the opposition of the senate to n meas
ure which he advocated in his message.
Such utterance were intrusive and offen-
sive, said Wolcott, and uniting in respect
to the relations which should exist be-
tween the legislative and executive de-
Par'meh's OF 'ne government; ana IL
deserves .he protest anu renuke OF every
man VINO vaiues tne pcrpetui'y OF repupii.
can 'nstnutions. appeal 10 Tue senator
iron" inaiaho' Woicott saiu' who' IN nus
near,, know opposes the anandonment
% s"'er an s,ahoaru' VINO hoios ,ne Key
70 '"e wnoie sNuatioh IN MS hanos' anu
whose sihg'e woro OF approVai wouio
prihg us reiei aho save the country from
'ne erue, Duroen OF mohometaiiisni' 10
s'eno WIN Tue Peopie Oh ms own country
anu n's own nag, anu against TINS pro-
poseu surrenoer 10 prtish interests. ihe
only nope ior SILVER aS ny an amehdment
70 tue present o'ii' inere 10 no nope LOT
IN inoepenoens measure even u snouio
pass congress-.
toornees SAID that the constant assever.
auon mat the pehdlhg Diii demoneused
silver was not TACT. Inc pending Dill
u'o not .aAe iroh a sihgie uo'iar Oh SILVER
money us monetary vaiue. Soorhees then
aeiendea the declaration OF the policy of
pimetahism contained IN the senate SUD-
sti'ute. Wneh 'ne sherman law no
longer disRraced the statute books, he
was ready 10 act promptly ana with al
the energy ana force ne couid command
10 carry out the declaration made. The
resolution went 10 the caiendar' anu. the
n n
| ocrat' OF Ndissouri' addressea the senate
IN opposmioh 10 the Dill,
| Sockreh declared ms oeiiet that senator
sner'nan introuuceo tue piii ourihg tue
last congress ior the repeal OF the sher-
man ACT ior .ne purpose OF Influencing
tne aet'oh OF the brussels conference
,uen IN session. Az any rate tne intro
ouc'ion OF tne pii was used ior that pur'