The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-09
flS Senate RdjouTRs as a plaIA Of
Respect.
fEFFfR on The HaWGlIgN QUESTION.
In the House MIR. Sibley Makes a
Sensation Opposing the Carlisle
Currency Bill. The Admin
stration Assailed. The
Debate Opened.
BY Southern Associated Press.

Morgan and agreed to. calling ou
ahe President for copies of reports
end documents relating to the en-
5orcement OF the regulations respect
sug fur seals, and to the claims of
she British Government on account
of seizures of sealing vessels In Ber.
Ing sen.
The conference report on the Mill
sary Academy Appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to.
SIR. Lodges resolution as to the
withdrawal of vessels of war from
ahe Hawaiian islands was laid be-
Sore the Senate.
Senator Palmer took the floor to
oppose the resolution and his speech
brlstled with sharp and pointed sny-
angs. Thus, after arguing that it
was absurd for the Senate to de-
mand reasons for the Presidents
action, unless it had also the right
40 compel an answer, he declared
that organized curiosity was often
xlmplv organized impertlneuce, and
Ae asserted that the President was
maintaining the most rigorous poll
cy of non intervention III the affairs
OF the Hawaiian Islands. AS To the
existing government III these
Islands, he said that 1t was an intin-
ate impudence TO characterize Us
Republic. It VAS uu nristocracy
based on wealth.
Just us Senator Al!rich got the
Aoor to criticise the Presidents re-
cent utterances on the interview
Furnished to the Southern Associ.
nted Fress the morning hour ex-
pired and the resolution lost its
slace of precedence and was again
Semittcd 10 the calendar.
Resolutions were offered by Pugh
expressing the Sennte's profound
sorrow At the death (last SESSION. OF
Senator Colquiti, of Georgia, and
suspendiDg the business OF the Sen.
ate to enable Senators 10 pay proper
srlbute OF regard to his high charnc.
Ter and distinguished public ser
vices.
Enlogies were pronounced by
Senators Gordon, Turpie, Hill, Pas
co, Mills and Walsh, the resolutions
we're adopted aud, and as further
mark OF respect to Mir. Colquitt's
memory, the Senate, at $40 y. H.,
utll uIlIi tO lHOtION.
aorsE-A resolution reported in
The Committee on Rules, directing
She Committee on Appropriation
40 Incorporate III the Sunury Civil
OIL e paragraph transferring tue
Fort Lenvenworth prison from the
War Department to the Department
of Justice, WIS agreed ro-l56 to II.
the Hcnse then went into com
Mittee of the whole on the currency
bill. and MIR. Sibley (Dem., Pa.
opened tho debate with scusntlou-
al speech III opposition to the hill.
ale spoke OF the passage of the bill
TO repeal the purchasing clause OF
she Sherman law and Its failure TO
Improve the financial and CONNER
clnl conditions, despite the ngsur
Ences to the contrary of its sdyo-
Gates, and expressed his belief that
'he pending bill would likewise
prove failure.
referring to the published reports
that the executive department of the
Government III the person of the
Becretary OF the Treasury, vas nsing
ats power 10 inilncuco votes III favor
OF tho bill, MIR. olb!ey said:
"Mr. Chairman, II | have read
the Constitution Of the United
btates correctly, 1t defines the pow
ers and duties Of the chief executive
and the powers and duties OF the
membership of the House; and |
Sell you thnt If ever II rrbuke was
needed to ono who has tramp!cd
down the prerogativeS of the peo-
ple II 10 to that man WHO has used
Lls influence, or attempted to use
III, TO crcnte III himself the sole
governing power Of this uation, 1t
has come TO time when to be the
government of this people requires
something more than combination
Of brains, belly and brass" tSen.
satlon and applausc).
AIR. Slbley continued at somc
sen8th to assail the administrator
Tor Its attitude toward aud action
upon financial measures. The repeal
oi the purchasing clause of the Sher-
Hah law. he asserted, had been Sc
Eured by the use OF improper in-
Enences by the administration. and
shat ii the padlocks were taken on
Sho mouths OF the Representatives
aour out OF two would confirm his
Natements. The question of the
Fngth of time he was to speak bnv.
pg been raised, MIR. Sibley said
ehat every agent of the big gold trust
Bad spoken MI he had to say.
Nhen pressed by Mr.. Outbwa
2n tatl " bp ant n po dIao..