The herald., 1896-01-11
The Senate Debates the Revenue
Bill Amendments
WHITE TALKS ON THE RULES
Would Like to See Ancient Ficti0ns
Abolished
A Resolution introduced Congratuiating the
Beers on Their Success In Establish
ing Free Government

the senate free coinage substitute for the
house bond bill was opened today by Sem
ator Jones of Arkansas, in two.hours'
speech, which was followed with close at
tention. Mr.. Jones took strong grounds
for the free and independent coinage of
silver, contending that thai was the only
method by which the distress in the coun-
try would be relieved, aud the treasury de-
partmeut relieved from lis dependence on
the speculative holders of gold.
There was no reply to Mr.. Jones' argu.
ment today, but the debate will be re-
sumed when the senate meets again on
Monday.
During the morning hour Mr.. Pritchard,
Republican of North Carolina, made
speech in favor of the re-enactment of the
Mckinley law. and Mr.. White, Democrat
of California, made some remarks in favor
of amending the rules of the senate SO as
to give the majority the power to bring a
measure to a vote whenever II saw fit. Mr..
Morgan, Democrat of Alabama, the for
mer chairman of the committee on FOR
eign relations. offered a resolution which
wa referred without deba e, conveying the
congratulations of congress to President
Kruger
Mr.. Pritchard, Republican of North Car
olina. called up The amendments he offered
to the revenue bill TO increase the du'ies on
certain kinds of clay, marble, iron ore.
timber, live stock, cereals, fruits, wool and
coal. He denounced the southern Demo-
Gratis for their recreancy 10 their own Sec
ton. Their tariff law had brought unex-
ampled prosperity to New England manu-
facturers and bankruptcy and ruin 10 the
farmers and producers south
Nv p,i abar
Democrat of New York. chIded the former
for inconsistency. HIS state, Worth Caro-
lima, he said, occ pied peculiar stu .tion
in congr ss, and he did not see how her
people could be gratitied. Some time ago
the same legislature in North Carolina
had elected two senators by the same COM
binaton. A few days ago one Of them
(Buter) denounced the emocratic party
for being false to $ pledges for tariff re-
form. Today the other end of the COM
bination told the senate he favored the re-
enactment of the Nc Ainey law.
The senate. on Mr.. H,le's motion.agreed
10 adjourn until Monday, when adjourn
ment w IS taken today.
Mr.. White, democrat of California;.
consumed the reinandero of the ine before
the eX 'iration of the morf il < hour with a
speech in favor of some practical modi flea
tons of he senate rules. he did not
mince words in his charac erzati n of the
ated The great evil he speedily in
weighed against was that which permitted
intetminable debate on any question, and
placed it in the power of single senator
to hold the senate at his mercy SO long
He favored Senator Hills proposition
pug forward in the last congress for cloture
whenever the majority of the senate was
ready TO vo'e. He al so favored quorum
counting" device. to do away wi another
parliarnenl ary fiction. The antiquity of
the senate rules, in his opinion, did not
make them sa rel. and they should not be
allowed to stand in the way of p.rliamen-
tary pr gress. He careful iy reviewed the
abuses that had grown more and more in
toierable, and cited many instances VIII re
the plain will of the majority had been
thwarten for d Us, weeks and months by
the determined stand of the minority. The
dainty of The senate would not he MAIN
laIned by clin.ing u rules which permitted
interninable tiiibusters and must event
ually bring the senate into dscredit with
the people.
~ he objections to the procedure of the
senate wulch have urged are not con-
ceived in partisanshp, but arise from a
deliberately formed Judgment that the
public welfare is involved and that it is
imperative that attention should be paid
to the we'll grounded and universal demand
for the adoption of an improved plan. Our
rules should be reasona le; IN harmony
with the period for which we legislate and
the civilization of which we partake.
"Let us have ample argument, but not
lasiing long after all have ceased to listen.
Let Us protect the minority. nut permit the
majority TO assert their manifest
privilege"
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Whites SPEECH,
Senator Morgan, the former chairman of
the foreign relations committee, offered
the following resolution
"Resolved, That the United States,
Through their representatives in congress,
convey TO the preside 1t and the people of
the republic Of the rransvaal their earnest
congratulations upon the success in es-
tabi~hing free representa- i've government,
repub lean form, and in their opposition to
any foreign power that denies to them the
full enjoyment of their righ,ful liberties.
The people of America having recognized, &,
through the favor of the G d of nations,
sne blessings of government based upon
the consent of the governt d, entertain with
confidence the pleasure. hope and bel 'ef
that The principles of self government will
be securely estab ished through The in
iiuence of the republic of France, in her
colonies and the republics of Liberia and
the Iransvaal, founded by the people of
Africa: and that those republics will
foster and give firm support to the peace
full progress of Chris ian civilization in
the new and vast field now being opened
20 the commerce and institutions of all the
nstions of the earth throughout the great
continent.
"Resolved. That the president of the
United States is requested to communicate
this action of congress to the president of
the Cransvaal republic" "
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Jones. Democrat, of Arkansas then
took the floor and spoke on the free coin
age substitute TO. the house bond bill.
1t is claimed that bill, said MIR Jones.
was framed and passed through the house
in resronse to the wishes of the president
of the United S ates.
Ii is also said tha. the bill is entirely sat.
isfactory TO the president and secretary of
the treasury from the fac that the bond
provided for are not specifically PAYABLE
in gold. he president considers the
treasury in an unsatisfactory if not critical
condiuon. If condition of reasonable
prosperity can be restored among the
nls-ses of the people here will he no diff.
Guilty Whatever about the condition of the
treasury. An issue of bo ids is doub less a
boon 10 that small class of persons who
have large incomes which they have the
knowledge, industry or courage to use
p-ofitably. who long for investments upon
which they may draw interest without any
greater labor than clipping coupons. but tc
no Othrrc ass is an issue of bonds desira BILE
1t is rue that the government is not col.
IectlpQ as much revenue Just at this time
AS is needed, and some steps sbould he
take to provide for the deficiency. The
seer ''ary of the treasury, however, in his
official report shows that this deficiency i
temporary and will not continue he, ond a
by the committee, if enac ed into law, will
amplv nroVIdo for this for ho ;..,,, a