Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24,-The vice
president announced in the senate the APP
pointment of a committee on the com
memoration OF the huadredth anniversary
of the laying of the cornerstone of the
canitol, az follows; Senators Voorhees,
Dem.) of Indiana, Sherman Ctep( of
Ohio, Ransom Dem) of North Carolina,
Chandier (RepJ Of Vermont, White
DemJ OF California, Squire tRepl OF
Washington, and Martin (Pop) of Kan
sus.
House Joint resolution making the act
of May IL, 1880, US to town sites, ap'
plicable to the Cherokee outlet, was re-
ported back from the committee on pub
lie lands. with an amendment requiring
the trustees appointed to be residents OF
file territory of Oklahoma at the time OF
their npointmeut, and IN effort was mace
by Mr.. Berry to have II passed, bui on,
lection was made by Mr.. Manderson ana
The bin was placed on the calendar /,
Mr. Stewart took the floor and addressed
the senate. but yielded To Mr.. PETER, who
nroceeded 10 hold that the present trou-
Ne was not cansed by the want OF con
fdence on the part of the people, but Dy
practical treason on the part OF the
class which hoped to be relieved from
the responsibility Of stealing from
the people. Abiding to the suggestion
made by the protectionists that The rear
os TO the changes IN the tariff had much
TO do with the financial panic, he IN,
sisted that now and for the last hall
dozen wears failures Of manufacturing
establishments did not come from any
prospective tariff policy, but from want
Of orders, His own constituents Were
selling their products at two-thirds the;;l
value aud were unable to buy good'
from merchants and so the merchants
did not order goods. That was th'
tronhle There was no danger OF fre'
trade unless the fight was forced on ms
people when every custom house, would
he closed and from that time trade WITH
all the word would be free. That was
where the. country was ariiinng ~ tnS
farmers OF the country had TO conpets
with pauper labor, manufacturers could
do II and would have to do II before the
fight was ended.
Al . D. m. the morning hour expired
and the vice-presdent announced th'
question before the senate to be the mo
ton to lay on the table Manderson's mo
tion TO reconsider the vote OF yester
dav declaring Mantle not entitled to 1
seat from the state of Montana.
II was postponed TO | o'clock to-mor
row and PETER resumed his speech. Pcf
| for went on TO descant upon the lux
| rlons extravaganza OF New. York NIL
Ionaires and Wall street bankers an,
| brokers. who were, he said. the adviser
| of the president and the result Of whos'
| advice WAS bill to repeal the sherman
| act. Half dozen spectators. he SAID
rnied this country with mn iron hand
1t was time TO dissolve partnership, viii
Wall street. He declared himself II
| favor of free aud unlimited coinage o.
| silver at rs to |; that or nothing"
PETER was followed by Allen. who nd
dressed the senate In support of ny
amendment to add to the Voorhees, bill
n provision for free coinage at thu
ratio 16 10 1 and for coinage without
| NECESSARY delay of the silver bull.ol
| owned By the government.
| AT the close OF Aliens speech, after {
short executive session, the senate ad
journed.