Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-24
Senator PETER Says That is Where
the Country is Drifting.
he GETS 4 CHANCE TO SPEAK.
More Silver Talk in the House
Today.
THE FIVE MINUTE RULE,
THE SENATE.

The Vice President announced the ap-
pointment Of the committee on the COM
memoration Of the hundredth anniversary
Of the laying Of the corner stone Of the
Capitol. as follows:
Senators Voorhees, Qnd.). Sherman (Ohio).
Ransom On. c.. Chandler IN. H.. White
(Cal), SQuires CWash.) and Martin tKan.).
The House joint resolution making the
act of May IA. 1880, as to town sites, appli-
cable to the Cherokee outlet was reported
back from the committee on public lands.
with an amendment requiring the trustees
who are to be appointed to be residents Of
the territory of Oklahoma at the time of
their appointments: and an effort was made
by Mr.. Berry (Ark.) to have 1t passed. but
objection was made by Mr.. Nanierson
(Neb.), and the bill was placed on the cal
endar.
Struggle for the Floor.
Mr.. Stewart (Nev) took the floor to I'D
dress the Senate. but 1t was claimed by Mr..
PETER Kan) that he was entitled to the
floor. having given notice a day prior to the
day when notice was given by Mr.. Stewart.
The latter claimed. however, that 1t was
not fair to deprive him now Of his right 20
address the Senate. inasmuch as he had
been excluded YESTERDAY "a 1;oa, morains s 0y Mr.
After some colloQuy the Vice President
ruled that having recognized the Senator
necessity of giving him the floor. This rul-
ing was not acQuiesced In by the kansas
Senator. who insisted upon his own right -.
the Vice Presidents ruling and declared
that no previous notice of an intention to
address the Senate gave Senator any sort
of a shadow Of right to the noOr
Mr.. Mills CTex) submitted that. under
parliamentary law, there was no appeal
from the ruling of q chairman recognizing
a member, and that that ruling was hnai
The Vice President said that he so under
stood parliamentary law: and, that, as he
had recognized the Senator from Nevada,
that Senator was entitled to the floor.
Mr. Stewart Wins.
Mr.. Stewart, having thus carried his
point, expressed his willingness to yield the
floor II the Senator from Kansas desired
very much to address the Senate now.
II do not desire to take the foor from the
Senator from Nevada" said Mr.. PETER,
could proceed at this time" Gaughter.l
The Vice President: The chair under
stands that the Senator from Nevada has
sas, and the Senator from Kansas is rscog-
nized. CMore laughter at Mr.. Stewards ex-
pense)
But Mr. PETER Speaks.
Thereupon Mr.. PETER proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate. claiming q hearing be-
cause he represented at least a million and
a half Of voters who believed just he
did. He criticised some Of the Presidents
statements in the message to Congress,
for the purpose Of showing, he said. that
the trouble has not been caused by any
want of confidence on the part Of the leo
pie; but that IT had been caused by prac-
he hoped would be relieved from the re-
| sponsibility of stealing from the people.
Alluding to the suggestion made by pro-
tectionists. that fear as to changes in the
tariff had much to do with the financial
panic he asked what fears had the farm
ers. mechanics or clerks Of the country
| in danger from the present administration.
Mr.. Hawley Comm suggested the case
| Of manufacturing town where projected
Of tariff changes: and asked whether the
| mechanics of such a town, who had ex-
pected to get work. were not interested
Mr.. PETER replied that whenever a man.
ufacturing establishment closed because of
the fear of any tampering with the tariff
He did not believe that there was one such
case in a thousand. He had no doubt that
S not
prises because they feared that they would
not receive the protection now afforded
| the last half dozen years the failures of
manufacturing establishments did not come
from any prospective tariff policy. but from
The people had not money to buy goods,
and orders were slackened. His own con-
| stituents were selling their wheat at 25 to
| 80 cents a bushel, corn at no more than 1t
cost to produce 1t, horses at one-fourth
| their value and cattle at two-thirds Of their
value. They were unable to buy goods from
| the merchants. and the merchants did not
vas the trouble. The democratic party.
however. dared not today establish free
| trade.
| All the power of Christendom would be
| brought to bear to prevent It, There was
| no danger of free trade, unless that hght
was forced on the people. If 1t We're forced
| on them every custom house would be RACED,
| and from that time on trade with all the
| world would be free. That was where the
| country was drifting and the men behind
/ the throne today were men who were hast
| ening that consummation. If the farmers
| of the country had to compete with pauper
labor, manufacturers could do y, and they
| would have to do II before the fight ended
| What was fair to the farmers was fair to
| the manufacturers.
| The Montana Case.
! At 2 pm. the morning hour expired, and
| the Vice President announced the question
I before the Senate to be the motion to lay
| on the table Mr.. Manderson's motion to re-
consider the vote of yesterday. declaring
Mr.. Lee Mantle not entitled to a seat from
An effort was made by Mr. Manderson to
have the vote postponed till Monday, when
| Mr.. Morgan Of Alabama (about whose pal,
| there has been some question: will be pres.
ent. That was resisted. however, by Mr.
| Vance IN. c., who gave notice that he
would call up the question at 1 o'clock to-
| morrow.
Mr.. PETER then resumed the floor and con
| tinued his speech.
The Advisers of the President.
| Mr.. PETER went on to descant upon the
luxurious extravaganza OF New York mil
lionaires and upon Wall street bankers anc
brokers, who were he said the advisers
| of the President and the results of whose
advice was the bill to repeal the Sherman
act. Half dozen spectators, he said
ruled the country with iron hands.
| 1t was time to dissolve partnership with
| Wall street Since the day history began
the money changer had been always against
| the people; but 1t had been reserved for the
| christian civilization of the closing yeers
! Of the nineteenth century to throw the
garb Of respectability about the business
| of the usurer.
| THE HOUSE.
| Today was the first set apart for the dis
! cussion of the silver bill under the Ave
| minute rule, and the House met at /,
o'clock. Although 1t was expected there
| would be from the start a number Of short
pithy speeches. there were less than fifty
members present when the Speakers gave