New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12
PART II.
PAGES II TO II.
SENATE QUACK FINANCE.
,op,,1Isr PROJECTS EXPLODED BY SEN
ATOR MORRILL,.

REPORTS ON BATCH OF BILLS WHICH, II
PASSED WOULD BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY
WITTY SPEECH FROM THE AGED
VERMONT STATESMAN
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEl
WASHINGTON Dec. lin accordance with an
r,,ab.e custom of long standing. the venerable
.ro,her Of the Senate" Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont,
,.rvsred to-day the formal speech which he
-.rss at or near the opening of each Congress
s,ons session. Mr.. Mo. rllls treatment of cur
..,, polit!cal topics Is always spirited and
u,sn,ng and the Senate invariably listens with
n,,uoyed pleasure TO his pungent contributions
:, the wit and humor OF Congressional life Mr..
vorrills subject to-day was a congen.al one
,,s ahsurdities of the wild schemes of finance
-,ssented in the senate by Mr.. PETER and other
p,nul.s, "thinkers"-and his Playful ridicue Of
40 economical alterations of the Kansas school
us al once highly amusing and highly destruc-
dive At the close of his speech which contained
,solent illusions also to current National poll
,cs Mr. Morril, moved to postpone the considera-
INN of Mr.. PETERS bills indeilnitely-a motion
which was carried without serious objection.
The speech follows:
Having Indicated the purpose OF briefly address
,,n ,hs Senate to-day upon Some Marvellous Sen
s;oril Bills and Quack Panaceas for Real and
Imaginary Grievances" | hold in my hand nine
s senate bills which have oeen directed by the
conmitIee Finance TO report adversely, ana
10, ask Senate may have some concepton
bills. shah ask the Clerk to read the ist now
Additional words Will indicate their leading prop
ostions 49, ,,, 49, ,r..ro. - tho
United States. upon the receipt of non-interest-
bsarng twenty-five year bonds. not TO exceed one
s a u Terricry. county. township municipality or
Incorporated town or village said bonds to be re,
Of Of said vonds estimated. $4,000 100000 oo
xcoO in legal-tender Treasury notes, TO be loaned
3 States counties townships villages, ana indi-
vidual citizens. without interest 5000. eW
s 1900 4 bill authorizing suhciency OF declara-
tory-not promissory-ful not partial egal-tenaer
TO establish systems of cooperation. and Tor o'her
purposes SOS, O00,OoOoo0. a.,
S a25 A bill to increase the circulating medinm
by issuing Treasury notes 10 the amount OF Ssv',
0aooo payable in lawful money of the United
As A Bill to authorize the issue of $500 100000 in
declaratory legal-tender money and for other pui-
poses ana forthwith call in ali bonds for Immediate
redemption. s6O0.0O00o.
s sl5 A biz to drec; the Secretary Of the Treas
Tnlted States that may be offered at % per
ounce, less the charge for coming ana Una, ,ui
he value OF the silver bullion purchased not eX-
eeedng 100000 per month and 10 continue 'or
s 1850 4 bill directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO have coined all god ana s s no nave
coined sufficient amount Of lesaiender pa s0g
money s to make the %hSls amount OF paper
s. lin. A bill directing the Secretary OF the
suy to dpSs sree asd dollars
every dollars worth Of gold and silver com a sni
sSart or reserved by law estimated s3ooooOCo
a2s bill directing the Secretary r. to pa. pay
S Ho,e a. gold and silver certificates and National
bank notes and to issue paper money TO the ne
n q
pay ali salaries of officers, or wages. and all ap
propriatous made by Congress Whatsoever %""'-
LIKE MILLIONS KING OF BEASTS.
Thar. ar. three more bills now lying OF the table.
AaN.born. like Millions king OF beasts, paving 70
ret free their hinder parts" with the umoihcai
cord not yet severed and will ask the clerk also
to read this list. from which they will be seen 10
have a morganatic connection with those already
MgncS connections seldom are acknowledged;
s 1900 4 bill to appropriate ssSoW tor I'M I'M
mediate use in relieving want and restitution, put
moi to exceed in any State 81 for every ten In
habitants. ssoC.co. $1,000. ., ,o.,s IN
real estate and personal property ana me dollar
Of notes ye equal Collars Ia Soh Of gold
silver coin and bullion belonging or coming he re-
he possession Of the Tinted ssa5es except the
2S A bill to provide for the immediate issue
and circulation of s25oOONc" of Treasury notes.
II is hardy necessary to say that these hungty
S' for P'g nn Or ten times than there
Is now in use by the whole world were . unai',
FInanse Nothing more as the committee con,
ceived could have been expeH ile n,snv Of them
NAV have beer reluctantly introduced py requeH,
and therefore not very tendeb uResnonsbility
for such eccentrcites ought not TO be aske1 u, q,
Senator'S and should any member De chsrsebh ~' ~
their real dsense m aPb With no sred
Tor the introduction Of these re-
port would appear to have been that they , were
N from from S an by
accoucbaur one OF these bills proposed an iS ar
:, ssaisndsr money Gave e0e eTer had Anothe
purchase all the silver bullion that may b pe
cent one per ounce though it feches now in any
market only So cents per ounce, ,roeS and Of
,S re sae th eat Rs BIRDS BIRDS Of game
none worth charge sTss to be- seen on the earth
10 one who reads these bills will need d TO De
bored BY further arguments for their
ton without benefit Of clergy. oro vaoar,es or
/ do not suppose there are more vasd al o,her
eOunr1as 'occasionay they forth here With
out fatherhood frisk about throu th uoI n sieht
sad sHsn dsappeha ey sank We also have some
pushing fanatical theories wearing , ,ne ,hn World
e. m1llennium. and not more so than was t me
Philosophers stone to torn everything II 'o'O'
Some minor political parties S come h ana nnce 90 SUCH
those diseases which aflct noDouy put
parties usually destitute OF constitutional stamina
are ephemerai, and are soon compeneu 20 orEet
any Hag and set sail for "Cowes ana MARX,
recent example of such an sphemera' naent
medicine as the "Popuiist." and leading astI nt
many good men, appears TO have pohoica,y y lister
marked and dscredited two or three OF ouI ,,a
States but the grotesaueness on ts race rs nxey
to prove deterrent against is furtner nS Of some
parties minority 70 Obtain e ta pTessn IN pre
tent.ous ard kite-dyIng platforms for popular SUP
port. which. after the gusy winds nts, 81 siee'
seekers yire-nullers with no wires TO pull. ana
few juvenile cranks tarrying at Jericho
SYNOPSIS OF CROCHETY CREED
synopsis OF a crotchety creed as propaga'eo