The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-20
WASHINGTON. June 10.


m ENERAL debate on the Hatch
u anti-option bill occupied the
IN houses attention today. In his
WI speech advocating the bill, Mr..
Sinley convulsed the committee by re-
lating the visit of the Lord to the
coast of Gadarene where the legion OF
devils, which he drove out Of the un-
for tunate Young men whom they had
afflicted entered into herd Of swine,
which ran down the sleeps into the
sea. Whereupon, the board of trade
of Gadarene came out and petitioned
him to leave their coasts. 'And Hs
did" said Mr.. Sibley, 'nsver more to
return. And that's what the Chicago
board of trade would ask if He were
to visit them, fearing falling pork
market with no line of shorts out"
Mr.. Sibley called attention to the
fact that the same element which de-
mandsd and supported the repeal of the
Sherman law opposed the passage of
this bill.
How about CoxeyT some one asked.
Rather than choose between the
financial vagaries which various Ohio
people have indulged in" answered
Mr.. Sibley, l would take to the woods.
As between tine arctic contracting poll.
cies Of Sherman and Harter and the
tropical richness Of Coxey's schemes,
prefer the common-sense average zone
Of finance
Mr.. sIBLEY GROWS ELOQUENT
1.-THE difference between Harter and
CoXay seems to be, continued Mr.. Sib-
ley, "tnat CoXey came to Washington
and was elected to serve twenty DAYS
in Jail, while Harter was elected to
come to Washington and serve two
years in Congress. Which one serves
his country best, God kno VS., don't"
daughter
Mr., Siblsy pictured the country un.
der the demOnetization Of silver as a
dismal swamp, and the brush was
welded with artistic effect. He was
interrupted by his collesge Jack Rob-
insOn, to ask if the dismal swamp he
had been describing. was tho one in
which President Cleveland had recently
been fishing
Mr.. Hatch's recent suggestion that
the Populist candidates for president
aud vice-presidsnt in 1896 would be
Teller and Sibley, was recalled by the
close of Mr.. Sibley's speech. He said
that II his party abandoned the prin =
ciples for which he stood and they
were inscribed on the banner Of any
other party, whatever its name. he
should follow that banner. And if no
party championed them, "why then"
said Mr. Sibley, II shall return to the
farm and be a party to myself"
WORK IN THE SENATE.
The fact that there is no further de-
sire on the part of Mr. Quay to delay
progress on the tariff bill, was indi
Gated by his making motion this
morning to dispense with the reading
Of yesterdays journal. Today's pro-
ceedings were made memorable by the
fact that the finance committee sus.
tanned its frat defeat in the manage
ment of the tariff bill. 1t came at the
close of the days session when there
were more absentees on the Democratic
side Of the chamber than were consist
ent with assured victory on that side,
The subject of it was quicksilver
This had been placed on the free list
by the house and the senate finance
committee reported it without amend
ment. An attack upon it was made by
Senator Perkins, California; who ar
gued that the acception would mean
the ruin of the quicksilver mines of
California and the delivery of the con
troll of the quicksilver markets of the
world to the Rothschilds who have con
tracts for the entire supply of the
quicksilver mines Of Spain and Aus
tria. Mr.. Perkins argument was
backed by Mr.. Lodge, Massachusetts,,
Mr.. Platt, Connecticut, and Mr..
Stewart, Nevada, and the Dem.
ocratic senator from California,
Mr.. White, although paired and
not voting, gave 1t some support
in the shape of letter from repre-
sentative Of tho quicksilver industry in
California, setting out facts.
QUICKSILVER Is PROTECTED.
The opposition from the finance com.
mittee was only passive, not active On
the vote to strike the paragraph from
the free list, Senators Hill and Morgan,
and the four Populists voted with the
Republicans and the motion was car
ried 23 to 90 Quicksilver was then
placed on the dutiable list, without op.
position or division, at tho rate of {
cents pound.
The coal paragraph was amended by
striking out "bituminous and shale" ant
making the paragraph read "anthra
cite coal and coal stores of American
vessels, but none shall be unloaded. y
The paragraph placing iron orc on tn,
free list was struck out-yess 43, nays
4, leaving iron ore on the dutiable list
The negative votes were given by the
three Populists, Allen, Kyle and PETER
and by Mr.. Hill (New York;. Paint
ings and statuary remain on the fre,
list. Thirty.three pages of the bill
were disposed of. and when the sail
paragraph was reached the senate a.
G.25 adjourned.