The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-14
4 HOWL ABOUTPLUTOCRACY
Stewart Turns Loose The Walls Of His
Wrath at Old England.


Coinage of the Seigniorage a Neces-
sity to Save the Country From Going
to the Demnition Bow Vows.
Changes in the Senate Committees to
Make Room for Mr.. Blanchard-Lind-
say Argues in Favor of Coming all
the Bullion-DoIph Charges That the
Bill is Pressed Under False Pre-
lenses.
Washington, March BIN the Senate
this morning half a dozen senators were
excused from, service on as many commit
tees. in order to createvacancies to which
the new senator from Louisiana, Mr.
Blanchard, might be assigned. Among
the places thus vacated, was the chair
manship of the committee on improve
nent of the Mississippi river.
After some routine morning business,
the committee vacancies were filled up,
on motion of Mr.. German, as follows:
MIR. Bate-chairman Of military affairs
Mr.. Berry-added to the committee on
commerce.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures of the COM
mittee on improvement of the Mississippi
river: epidemic diseases; Indian affairs
railroads public buildings and grounds.
Mr. Camden-Chairman of the commit
tee to audit and control the contingent
expenses of the Senate; organizat ion and
conduct Of expenditures of the executive
departments
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas committee
to audit and control contingent expenses
Of the Senate.
Mr. McLaurin -Chairman of the COM
p - 49, II
vey: civil service and retrenchment;
claims; indian depredations; improve
nent Of the Mississippi river.
Alr. Fasco-Added to the committee
OIL military affairs.
Mr.. Pefer-Added to the committee on
pensions.
Mr. Smith Added to the committee on
interstate commerce.
Mr.. Martin Chairman of the commit
tee on railroads.
Mr. Cafrey-Added to the committee
on Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Berry drew the prize, of which a
number of senators were striving, by get
ting place on the committee Of COM
merce which contains the river and har-
Dor bill
These assignments were agreed upon in
q caucus of the democratic senators this
morning. Among the Withdrawals to
make the programme effecrual were Mr.
FtItE. lLOul bIl6 COuIDlbJG6 on LUG I'M
pr0yement of the Mississippi river; Mr..
Marlin, from the select committee to in
YES igate the geological survey, and Mr..
Gallery, from the committee on pensions.
These assignments also cover the vacan-
cies created by Mr. Walthall's resigna-
tOn.
THE BLAND BILL TAKEN UP.
The Bland seignorage bill was taken up
at IL 80 o'clock and Mr. Stewart. rep.
70. Low I 4 = ~.
vocacy OF it. 1t would, he said, give the
treasury SO, 000,000 of new money and
would to that extent ease the times a lit
tie, and make better times 1t would
not make good times, because good times
would never come while the policy of the
treas ury remained what it was 1t
would save the treasury from bank
ruptcy and would prevent the necessity
OF borrowing money in a time of
peace, to pay the ordinary expenses of the
government. In other words, it
would utilize the bullion in the treasury
-o35,O00,OO OF it thatwas captured prom
ertE'- captured by legislation from the
Pacific states and territories. 1t had
been taken from the miners; and he did
not ask that it be given back to them.
There was nothing in the bill that re-
quired amendment He believed that
an amendment would be fatal to it be-
cause, if it went back to the House it
would probably fail there.
PLUTOCBACY DENOUNCED.
Mr.. Stewards speech was a reminder
Of the numerous ones which he made in
the extra session on the bill to repeal the
Sherman act. Much of it was denuncia-
tory of plutocracy and OF the English
DoaJhOlders who wanted, he said ito en-
slave the people of the United States as
theShad ensIayed the rest of mankind "
The London Economist he spoke
Of 1o y,lyr
OF England. whose object was to destroy
The homes of democracy and to decorate
the homes of aristOcracy." Another of
It's objects was to reduce the masses to
starvation and want Then he spoke of
the crime of 1873 and declared that
tine plutocracE cannot hear the groans
and lamentations of the star wing masses "
Mr.. Stewart closed his speech in these
words I'VE have the ballot, nominally.
but not really. The gold com binatlon has
the press. The power of Harrison and of
Cleveland came not from the people, but
from the money influence of England
which rules US. 1t was the mOney-Oan-
ing combination of the world with head
quarters in London and with Publications
IN every commercial centre in the world,
mat put Harrison in his place and put
Cleveland in his place. That power
has controlled our treasury for
twenty-five years. That power has
power has controlled our press.
and that power now tells US that we can
nave no remedies but in its gratuity. But
the day of reckoning is at hand"
LINDSAY SUPPORTS THE BILL.
Mr.. Lindsay, dem, of Kentucky, argued
n support of the bill. He said if he be-
AeEed any Of the unfortunate results
winch had been predicted by some sena-
tors would follow the passage of the bill
ne would be slow to give it his support;
oQt his brief experience in the Senate had
1aAght him to make allowance
Tor the unutterable evils pre-
oic'ed in the discussion of
every measure. If he believed that the
enactment OF the pending bill into a law
would reduce the country to the single sill
.er standard or that it would stand in
.ae way of an international conference on
lhe subject of silver coinage, ne would be
SOW TO give it his support. But it oc-
CURED to him that the bill merely pro-
Losed to carry into effect that portion of
y4e sherman act of 1890, which congress
pau deliberately declined to repeal when
/. was repeating the silver purchasing
y.a1ses of that act. The bill
Went no farther than to provide that the
y4-AdBe PROVISIONS IN the act of 1890 shalt