The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-11
Senator Vest Made a Sensational
Speech.
THE INCOME TAX DECISION
declared 10 BE the Most Remarkable In
History-Pulitzer Charged
With crime.

ate was treated today to one of Senator
Vests characteristic speeches. He ar
raigned the supreme court for the in
come tax decision. He laid RESPONSE
bility for lack of revenue at their door
when they exempted the "sordid wealth
of the land" from taxation. He con-
trasted the records of the present and
past administrations; he threw some
light upon heretofore unknown chapters
In the history of the Mckinley law. and
denounced the financial dependence of
this country and of others upon mon
eyed influence: he attacked the presi-
dent and secretary Of the treasury for
their disposition to reissue greenbacks
and place their circulation in the hands
of national banks; quoted Secretary
Carlisle against himself, and in conclu-
sion declared that a conflict between
bimetallism and the gold standard was
irrepressible. and that the sooner 1t
was decided the better 1t would be for
our public and private life.
Another feature of the session today
grew out of the introduction bv Senator
Chandler of a bill for a popular loan
through the issue Of postal savings GER
tificates. In the course of Senato-
Chambers remarks, the cable replies
of the prince of Wales, the Rothschiids
and others to the New York World were
alluded to, and Senator Lodge claimed
the editor of the World had been guilty
of violating section $685. of the revised
statutes in holding communication with
officials of another government, the pur-
pose of which was ITO interfere with
measures of the United States"
Senator Gray of Delaware rebuked
both Senators Lodge and Chandler for
the suggestion that public opinion could
not be solicited either here or abroad
on any question and affirmed that a
just public opinion in all civilized CEN
tiers must be the final arbitrator of all
disputes.
Numerous petitions bearing on Ar
-menian outrages, question of the recog-
milton of the Cuban belligerents, and
the Venezuelan boundary dispute were
presented. Among the latter was one
from the Society of Friends of Indiana
praying for arbitration.
SILVER SUBSTITUTE BILL.
Senator Jones of Arkansas reported
from the finance committee the free sill
yer substitute for the house bond bill
and gave notice that he would call 1t up
tomorrow and ask the senate to con-
slider 1t.
Senator Morrill, notified the senate
that the substitute was opposed "by
every republican member of the COM
mittee." The bill went on the calendar.
Senator Voorhees, offered a resolution
which was referred, for the purchase OF
the portrait of the late Allen G. Thur
man, now hanging in the judiciary COM
mittee room, painted by J. II. Dewitt
Senator Elkins offered resolution
which was referred to the finance com.
mittee, providing that hereafter any
contemplated issue of United States
bonds shall first be advertised for a.
least 20 days and such bonds shall b'
sold to the highest bidder.
Senator Allen offered a resolution
which was referred, for the appoint
ment Of a committee Of five senators t
investigate the question of whethe
there was now and had been for thu
past one and half years a republican
form of government in the state Of Ala
bama, and whether fraud, force or in
timidation had entered into the election
of members of the legislature in so ia
as those elections bore on the election
of United States senators.
A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE.
Senator Lodge renewed the discussion
of Senator Chandler's bill by calling at
tention to section $685. of the revise
statutes, prohibiting any citizen of tn
United States, on penalty of fine an
Imprisonment, from holding any com
munication, verbal or written, with an
officer or agent Of a foreign govern
ment, the purpose of which was to in
fiuence action in a pending interna
tional dispute or to interfere with Z"
measure of the United States"
He called attention to the recent com
munication of the prince of Wales o
the boundary line dispute. The com
munications were for the purpose,
claimed, "of forcing us from our pos
ton" and making us more than eve
dependent upon the syndicate of bank
ers. He wanted to know If Mr.. Pulit
zer's action did not come within tn
statute he had cited.
Senator Chandler was inclined I
agree that 1t did.
1.-The statute only applies to citizen
of the United States" interrupted Ser
ator Stewart. us Joseph Pulitzer
citizen?"
HE was born in Hungary" reptile
Senator Chandler, but understand h
has been naturalized."
HE is a citizen of the United States,
interjected Senator Lodge.
Senator Gray asked for re-readin
of the statute. 1t happened that Sena
tor Hill just at that time was himsel
reading the statute.
eft is now being read by the defende