The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-23

| Stdtc. everyone OF those nVe senators
will be a delegate to the national con-
| vention."
Hill then resumed his speech. He
said that the senate. as at present con-
/ stituted, with a large-he would not
say unscrupulous-minorit in the re-
| publican party, willing to put silver in
front of everything and with the demo-
cratic side divided, would find 1t i'm
| possible to frame a tariff bill A non
partisan tariff bill was an impossible
ity. IF l were the president of the
United States" he said. II should take
the last dollar from the treasury to see
that the pledges of the government
would be kept. and / misjudge the
character and force of the present
executive IL he does not pursue this
course"
Hill yielded to Baker. He said the
bill was a mischievous one He referr-
ed to the refusal of the senate TO pass
the Dingley tariff bill. and warned the
senate against depriving the govern
ment of its only mode of securing the
means for conducting the government
He said the passage of the bill would
foreshadow panic. population and
possibly revolution. 1t would be the
greatest crime of the 18th century.
Teller asked Baker If he approved
the issuance of bonds by the present
administration. Baker replied that he
would have favored the passage of such
bill as this when he first came into
the senate, but since five republican
senators had Joined with the silver
democrats and populists to prevent the
passage of a bill to insure an ade-
quate increase of revenue, he had con-
cluded that there was no possibility
OF securing legislation that would give
sufficient revenue. In view of this fact,
he believed 1t wise to retain the only
>vestige of authority left for securing
money. At p. m. the chair laid the
regular order of business before the
senate, but the senate, by a vote of 20
to 27, decided to continue the consider
alton of the bond bill.
Hin closed at o'clock and was fol-
lowed by Hawley in a short but inn
passioned eXhortation against the pro-
hibition. IF this measure is passed"
he declared. 1T will be one of the foul
one in the history of this honorable
body. This . is Reputation. This is
bankruptcy. This is anarchy and in
fanny" exclaimed Hawley.
Mills supported the bill. He charac-
terized the speeches of Hill and Hawley
as the most remarkable he had ever
heard, arguing, as he did, that the gov
ernment must issue bonds to raise
money to pay the ordinary expenses of
of reputation. If more revenue was
requisite, then this congress would give
It, and if II did not then the next
would. Mills expressed his amazement
that a democratic leader referring TO
HID would rise here and argue for
bonds.
Mills announced that when Sherman
brought forward the filled cheese bin be
(Mills) would offer an amendment to
raise the revenue for the government.
1t would propose an internal revenue
tax on iron. steel. lead. zinc. fax. hemp.
jute and other articles. These received
protection and he would ask the pro-
tected industries producing the article
to pay something into the treasury.
Stewart spoke in support of the bill
Lodge spoke briefly and forcibly
against any action which would create
alarm and panic to business. Clarke
said he would vote against the bill IL
1t meant anarchy or reapudiation, but
he denied that ii had such a purpose
and declared il was merely a step to
restrict the executive in its present ex-
elusive right to issue bonds. Gray
spoke of the silver agitation as respon-
sible for the business stagnation, want
and panic that had occurred.
Sherman said he felt sure the bill
would fall dead as soon as 1t left the
senate. But the evil would be in crea-
ting alarm among the most timid
classes, those directing the great bank
ing and commercial institutions. The
senator argued that the law requiring
the redemption of notes in coin was a
contract. The United States could not
avoid the contract without dishonor.
Il denounce Ii as a reputation of the
public debt" exclaimed Sherman. This
was a crime to be de-
and not proper to be voted on.
Those who voted for Ii would counte-
nance a dishonorable act. But thank
God the measure cannot become a
aw," exclaimed Sherman, while the
house of representatives and the presi- /
lent are on the right side" There was |
4 burst of applause from the galleries 4
rs Sherman closed.
Teller, replying to Sherman, denied 1
hat there was any repudiation of a
contract obligation, and declared that
the assertion was "arrant nonsense and f
Teller said this craze for
ponds threatened to destroy the dem
1cratic party as 1t was destroying the
republican party. He did not believe In
onger trusting an executive branch
which had perpertrated the disgraceful
acts of the last two years.
Allen spoke in support of the bill. He
'eferred to Sherman as "the adviser OF
he present administration and a fire.
luent visitor at the white house"
Butler asked unanimous consent that
final vote be taken at 4 p. m. on
Monday next. Hill said he saw no OBJ
ection. Chandler reserved the right to
move amendments. This raised some
and Dubois finally OBJ
ected TO the agreement. saying IL could
,e arranged tomorrow.
The conference report on the river
md harbor bill. including the agree
nent on the Santa Monica and San Pc
Iro items was agreed to. At 5:45 p. m.
he senate adjourned.
Hsrbor ompromise.
Washington, May 22.-The confreres on
he river and harbor bill have practically
greed upon a compromise on the South
m California item. IL provided that the
commission shall be retained as the. SEN