The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-19

bonds was tire subject of two
resolutions offered in the senate
u this morning by two POpulSt
senator's, and was subsequently re-
ferred to in a discussion on Il bill not
even remotely connected wiehit The
resolutions came from Senators PETER,
Kansas. aud Allen, Nesbrsska, and
were TO the effect that there is no law
ful authority for the issuing and sell
ing of bonds as proposed and that if so
issued and sold. they will be null and
void. The resolutions were laid over
and will come up for action next week.
The question was again touched
upon in connection with bill appro'
priatiug $40 600 for an equestrian
statue in Manchester, y. H, TO reYo'
lutiouary hero, General John Stark.
Mr.. Morgan, Alabama, said that the
government was actually too poor to
honor the memory OF heroic ancestors
when it had to borrow at ) per cent,
ION a questionable usa Of the statutes
Mr.. Stewart New spoke Of the bond
issue as war measure, although there
was no enemy In sight. the invisi BILE
enemy being the money power; and
Mr.. Daniel (Va.) spoke OF the treasury
deficit as likely to be continued and
increased for some time by the scheme
of taxation which has been proposed,
plainly alluding to the Wilson tariff
bill. The Stark monument bill was
passed, and then Mr. Vest MO spoke
in favor of the house bill TO repeal the
federal election bill.
TWO INTERESTING QUESTIONS,
There were two very interesting
questions engaging the attention of the
house today, one being proposition
submitted by Mr.. Burrows TO substi-
tute the wool clause Of the Mckinley
law for that Of the Wilson bill. AL
-Iaast- shs-entirs day was taken up in a
discussion of the question and many
interesting and amusing speeches were
made. The proposition was detected
by a vote Of II ayes to Isl noes. The
result was a forsgone conclusion, but
contrary to the opinions Of some, 1t
was strict party vote.
The second proposition was one sub
mtted by Tom L. johnson, Of Ohio, a
large manufacturer of steel rails, put.
ting steel rails on the free list. In the
course of the discussion which fol-
lowed, Mr.. Dalzell, Pennsylvania, made
some sensational charges as to Mr.
Johnson's business methods. The house
took recess before disposing of the
matter. and tomorrow Mr.. Dalzell will
conclude his remarks and Mr. johnson
will reply to his allegations.
oUTsPoKEN FOR FREE TRADE.
At the evening session of the house
Mr.. McKeighan Ind, Neb.) came out
in outspoken way for free trade. He
advocated an income tax and a direct
tax whenever it was possible. Mr.
Sbley, Pennsylvania, then addressed
the committee and created much mirth
in the house and gallery. Mr.. Sibley
said be was not an ardent admirsr Of
the Wilson bill, but be thought it was
probably as good as could be
concocted by one college pro-
fessor and fifteen lawyers. Laugh.
ter. He said that when he
stood in the house last A1g. IS and
voted with the minority against the re.
peal Of the silver bill the gentleman
whose name the present bill bore pre-.
dctsd the dawn of a new era Of pros
perity. But nothing followed the pass
age OF the repeal bill but paupers pow
erty and ruin. Hs had made bad
mistake in his diagnosis. He again
predicts that the sun of prosperity
would rise on the country when the
pending tariff bill was passed. IF the
gentleman from West Virginia would
lift the lid and look down to the bot
tom of hell it would look bright to
him. Laughter.
He announced his willingness to give
his voice and vote for revenue bill,
but the present bill was q hybrid, a
cross between the highest protection
and the rankest free trade-and Ike all
hybrids possessed all the vices Of
both parents He criticized very
severely the action Of Secretary Carlisle
in issuing bonds to make good tho
existing deficit and he declared that
the American people were bondsmen
until those bonds were all paid. And
he did not consider that loan q tempo
rary one, but year after year, he said,
there would be steadily increasing
national debt. He saw no reason to
expect the contrary until the tariff was
arranged to provide the necessary
revenue. He read extensively from
Jefferson, and managed to make the
words of the father Of Democracy fit
his own views more or less snugly'
SWALLOWED HIS MEDICINE.
Speeches were also made by De For.
est Dem, Conn.,, who spoke in praise
of the measure, and Russell rep,
Comm. Mr.. Ds Forest was one of the
members of the majority about whose
position on the Wilson bill there waa
some uncertainty. But though he had
very strenuous objections to some Of
the features of the Wilson bill, notably
the tobacco schedule, he had "swal'
lowed his medicine" and spoke in praise
Of the measure. He denounced the
Republican party and the Republican
policy Of protection and landed the
Democracies and everything Democra-
tic.