The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-10
He Says the Democracy Is on
the Road to Destruction.
GRESHAM THE FIRST MISTAKE.
The Tariff Bill Win Reduce Wages
and Destroy Industries.
4 Pretsst In New York's Name As>sn.s
the Pepaitss Income Tax-Ths Plat
form Does Not Demand fs-rAe whole
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WASHINGTON CRY, April a-The rro-
ceedings in ,he senate daY from the omen.
ing 10 Se closing of the session were full
of interest. The firss ia point OF tine IVES
the swearing in Of Fat Walsh as senator
from Georgia Two resolutions intended To
facilitate the debate on the tariff bill were
introduced. one by Mills, providing for an
amendment TO the rules so as to permit of
the previous question. and the other by
Alien. providing for the taking of the final
vote on the bill on June :. allowing three
days for debate under the five-miurte sadle.
Both went over without action.
The Wolcott resolution, providing for
the negotiation Of treaty with MEXICO
allowing the coinage of Mexican dollars
at United states rEints for export TO China,
was taken up, and Wo.cott addressed the
senic. The resolution. he asserted. did
not touch or affect the general question Of
bi-metaliisn. 1t was simply . suggestion
to q friendly sister republic that
our idle mitits in the west should
be in operation in the coinage
of silver which had been put in circulation
in the Orient. Such proposal. he said,
could not have been made IL there had
been more favorable silver legislation, but
the veto Of the seignioraee hiIlseft US free
TO act on the resolution. While the seigni-
oragc bill was utterly unimportant, the
lesson of its veto was invaluable. Ii was
unimportant because il provided simnly
for the coinage Of our idle silver
without awaiting any provision for the
future production Of silver. During the
discussion of the repeal bill last summer
men had risen In both houses OF congress
and avowed the undying friendship OF the
president for silver. asserting that as soon
a. the infamous Sherman law was pushed
aside the first opportunity which pre-
sented itself would be seized for the
silver, for wilsch the president will stand
sponsor. II one thing was made clear by
the veto, asserted Mr.. WoIcoft, il was that
the president was the active. consistent
implaeablc enemy of silver. He had been
consistently reticent and never pretended
to be anything elss than an opponent of
silver, and no had the friendship Of tho
trust com mpanies and moneyed interests, in
whose nostrils the word s'Silver" has been
. stencil. In some sections Of the country
the idea seemed 70 prevail that tho prssi-
dent was infinitely better than his party.
and the people In those sections
seemed about 10 share the psesisient'S< s
contempt for the Democratic party by
universally voting the Republican ticket
lLaughter.l For his own part. he de-
ciared, he should oppose anything less
than the free and unlimited coinage Of
yer at tho rate Of 151 or rs to /. During
this unfortunate administration, he
said. he did not intend to favor
any haIf-heartsd measure which
did not look to the reinstatement
Of silver. II It Was not necessary
to issue bonds. let the men Of the country
meet the question like men. He. for one,
did not need . sop in the shape Of little
silver bill thrown to him to induce him
TO give the secretary of the treasury .
right TO issue bonds for definite purpose.
The resolution was inntroducsd and sup
ported because 1t had no connection with
bi-metaliism.
Sherman said he saw. no objection to the
resolution. and that If arrangements could
be made to carry it out, one hundred
millions Of silver might be usefuily en-
ployed
Mcpherson opposed II, and at his re-
quest il went over until tomorrow.
A little stir was made by an effort on
the part Of Harris to obtain an earlier hour
of meeting and some definite understand
ing to the discussion on the tariff debate,
but before he had concluded his remarks
Quay objected, which brought n caustic
remark from Harris. The latter then went
on to offer his proposition. viz: That the
senate meet at IL o'clock each day, and
after devoting one hour 10 morning buss-
ness, at IL O'Clock the tariff bill should be
taken up, and general debate should con-
tinue each day from IL to O'Clock.
IL was clearly established that the Re-
publicans were strenuous in their objec-
lions. and Frye was supposed TO voice tho
sentiments Of that side Of the chamber,
when he said: For myseif can state
what would be agreeable to me, and that is
that ths further consideration of this bill
should be postponed until next December
gapplausej. aud believing - do tha. IL
would do ~ much harm 10 the country
as the war did. will object to any
proposition TO hurry its consideration IN
the senate" Quay aud Aidrich spoke in
the same vein, and finally Harris made q
formal motion that on and after tomor.
row. until otherwise ordered, the senate
meet at III o'clock Lodge objected TO the
present consideration OF the motion. and
under the rules ii went over until TO-
morrow.
The PETER resolution, directing the CON-
mit,cs on finance To prepare bsll repeal
ing all laws which authorize the secretary
of the treasury 10 issne bonds. Was laid be-
fore the senate. PETER spoke briefly In
support of the resolution, when Morrill,
moved to refer il TO the committee on
finance. PETER demanded the yeas and
nays, and iie motion vas carried by . vote
OF 81 TO IL.
The tariff debate was then taken Up.
Hill being she Lrss speaker.
SENATOR HIIi's sFEkcH.
The speech Of Senator Hill was chiefly
devoted 20 an extensive and bitter attack
on the income tar feature Of the Wilson
bill. His opening remarks. however. took
. WIDER range He began:
''Tbe political revolution which com
menced an 1880 and eliminated IN its2
s as ats emphatic expression oi the p~pu-
lar wlil IA beh2if Of certain goyernfGsnsAi
policies Measures aud not men we're
largely the ISSUES Involved ia tast move
ment. r ghtiy interpreted. u Indicated
the pubic sentimen. IA opposition 10 the
encroachment upon the reserved rsghts Of
the states through odsoGs Federal election
laws some proposed and Others then ex~
lsGing, voiced the general demand for 3
atsrantsuuance o! the un sise and inde-
senysbe financial system of silver bullion
purchase by ti3e government, instead of
The coinage contemplated by the coDssitu-
ton. a systetn equally hsndrancs to a
rexgsu 10 hi-nstAlisEm, IS xels as q men.
ace 20 . sound ans stable currency. mani
tested the desire ies = teEser 40 asalnssEra-
ton OF pab.ic Affairs, greater economy IN