The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-19

the amount imported. the country
whence It came. etc.
Debate was then resumed on the in
come tax item i'm the deficiency appro-
priation bill. and Senator Call of Flor
ida addressed the senate in favor Of the
appropriation.
Senator Allen spoke Of the fact that
Senator's German and Allison were now
announcing to the country their readi-
ness to get together on a plank for
raising revenue, although the parties of
these leaders had been irreconcilably
opposed on the revenue question for 25
years. He said he considered the ele-
ment on the democratic side of the
senate as much protectionist as the SEN
atOrs on the other side. 1t was more a
difference of degree. This was the reas-
on the senate had witnessed yesterday
the remarkable spectacle of democrats
and republicans falling on each 9TH
ers neck and INDUCING in love feast"
Senator Allen yielded for the submits
sion of a message from the president re-
garding the arrest of two Japanese stu
dents by China while they were under
the protection of the United States.
He urged that the two old parties
and that the populist party, represent
ing the masses, was the party of the
future. 1t had cast a million votes I'm
1893, and two million in 1894, showing
the phenomenal growth Of 100 per cent
Senator Allen read the populist plat
form adopted at Omaha and in COM
menting upon it stated that the popu-
lists believed i'm the election of a Unit
ed States senator by the people.
THAT doctrine" interrupted Senator
George. was embodied in a resolution
by the democratic house of representa-
tves before the populists were thought
Of 1t will be found that whatever is
good in the populist platform was taken
from democratic principles
Another populist accession from
democratic ranks" said Senator AL
len.
mo, not an accession" declared Sen
ator George. THE populists are fol-
lowing the democrats. not the demo-
Gratis following the populists. Give me
your national platform and l will point
out the planks taken from the demOc-
racy."
Senator George took the populist
platform and awaited an opportunity
to comment upon it. A sharp contro-
Versy arose when Senator George Sc
cured recognition to point out that the
platform submitted by Senator Allen
was not the authorized platform of the
populist party; that it was made up
out Of the senator's head" and that it
omitted the sub-treasury scheme and
government ownership of railroads
Senator Allen, however. insisted that
he had not claimed that the paper sub
mitted was the populist platform. Sen
ator George commented sharply on the
action of the senator in giving the au-
thority of his name to a platform pur-
porting to embody populist doctrines.
and yet carefully and desiguedly omit
ting government ownership of railroads
and other doctrines adopted by the
populist national convention. There
was a spirited exchange between the
senators as Senator George insisted on
holding up to the senator the fact that
he had undertaken to issue his own
populist platform and as Senator Allen
charged Senator George with hedging
and lodging the galleries and the few
senators present listened with evident
amusement Continuing his speech.
/ Senator Allen defended the pOpulst par
/ ty against charges of anarchy.
Senator Cockren gave notice that he
would insist on final disposition of the
deficiency bill tomorrow The senate
then held a brief executive session and
adjourned.