Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-14
MORGAN
ROaStS the Napoleon Of
Finance.
WATERLOO AND ST. HELENA ARE
AT HAND.
MIR. HILLS POSITION
DOESN'T SUIT THE POPS. AND THEY
QUESTION HIM AT CoNsID-
ERAnLE LENGTH.
He Replies and Pays "a Glowing
Tribute to the Grand Old DEM
ocratic Party.
MR.. HILLS POSITION


gan's speech on the silver bond bill was
tho a,a,,, "a, 49,, na,,a,,, -, ,,.,a,,,.,
~ '"s
snarp personal eoloquy between Mr.
Hill and Mr.. Allen and Mr., Butler en-
livened tho oarly hour.
lf MorsHh frequently auureSseu MN
self personally to Mr.. Sherman, who
sat across the aisle. and for two hours
arr,t,,,,o., ~ o,,ia a,a. r.. ~.
'He O"'O 'e"e'V' iot wa
series OF financial acts Win which he
Is Identified At times Mr.. Morgan
was hitterIv nersonat II refarred IN
a.. So
M' sherman an the Napoleon OF
hnanee who was near his Waterloo
and who would be consigned TO ST. He
lena,
In The main. however, the speech was
scholarly presentation OF the silver
question.
Mr.. Hills colloquy with the North
Carolina and Nebraska senators
brought out considerable discussion OF
the New York senator's political con-
sistency. and Was amusing to the crowd
ed galleries for the sharp salles and
witty reJoinders during the triangular
debate
The vice president today laid before
the senate a letter from the secretary
Of the treasury In reply 10 resolution
Of inquiry presented by Mr.. PETER as
10 whether $iQ0 600, 900 in gold had at
any time been set apart from the other
funds. The secretary states that this
had never been done. there was no
provision of law authorizing Il.
Mr., Call Dem., Fla) submitted pc
titlons in regard to Cuba, and asked
that they be printed Objection was
made by Mr.. Plat (Rep,. Comm
MIR. Mitchell tRep.. Ore) had propos-
ed bill allowing settlers on forfeited
railroad grants to hold them by fenc-
ing ana improving and making actual
residence unnecessary.
Mr. Pritehard Rep. N. C) made
an address defending himself against
the charge of Inconsistency on the tar
1T question made by Mr., Hin of Now
York last week, and attacked Mr.. Hill's
record for consistency. saying he had
been repudiated by the Democratic
party. a..
Mr.. Hill in reply expressed surprise
at having brought forth so elaborate
n statement and said he believed that
he was as active a member OF the DEM
ocratlo party (what there Is OF 10 as
any one. He said he voted against the
Wilson bill He believed In tariff re-
form, but not in that way. The Demo-
Gratis were all travelling towards the
Democratic heaven, but in different
ways; the other side was travelling in
the other direction.
Mr.. Butler pop.. N C) nlso took ex-
ception to Mr.. Hills statement concern
inr tho nolltics Of the south. md an
serted that Inc cause OF defections from
Democr,tIc ranks I'm the South was
"the hetravai NJ tho Marty on The great
financial ouastlnn" and the onnnsition
In nm Income tax in which onnositIon
10 NJ, Wi, sa,ator tnoi, ~ oo,t,,a
nort ''e" '''A 'e'o' W." az "'''S
~. ,Yu, ,i, m ,ta 20, -, ,ho
ar IN, was usaln on m.s ieet ~ .ne
e,pse OF MT. bu,.er roiiafhS' anu fe-
pIeu sa,castlcni'y;
MT Aileh Inop', Nepl sOusH, 10 uues-
ton MT hiil. wnereupoh the later
created laugh ny Iemark,ng sun
another Richmond IN me held
Mt. Allen proceeded 70 say that the
Democratic senators were divided on
the tariff and income tax. Seventeen
Democrats sitting on the Democratic
side ought to be sitting on the other
side.
Mr., Hin jocularly remarked that the
Nebraska senator scattered worse
than an old shot gun" He pointed
out that II these gentlemen (Allen and
Butler wanted an Income tax they
ought to proceed to have one: let them
introduce n bill
Mr.. nm closed with n glowing tri-
hu,e 10 The grand old Democratic
,or,,, =. vic S'"N
'Ato o,o,ool Tho na.sopnl coptroversv
closed ana Mr. Morgan took the door
on Tho siIver bonS biIl
He referred TO the lntrigues before
n.tiorai ccnvan,ions and rho "vyind-
aha,,an ,,o sn,,,,,a ~ these bodioa g In
hds ia o.,,'o,t M emergencv tarIff and
bond hills were constructed merely as