The herald., 1896-01-14
THE f|FTy-FOURTH CONGRESS
The Senate Listens to Morgan
on Silver
WAS BITTERLY PERSONAL
The Pension Appropriation Considered
by the House
A Resolution Introduced Calling for dovern-
ment Expression Relative to ths
Outrages in Armenia

the early nOurS. MT. Morgan uualiy au-
dressed himself personally to Mr.. Sher-
man, who sat across the aisle, and for two
hours arraigned the Ohio senator for the
series of financial acts with which he is
identified. At times Mr.. Morgan was Bit
terly personal.
In the main, however, the speech was
scholarly presentation of the silver ques-
ton.
Mr.. Hills colloquy with the two North
Carolina senators brought out considerable
discussion of the New York senator's polit-
ical consistency, and was amusing to the
crowded galleries for the sharp sallies and
witty reioinders during the triangular de-
bate.
Mr.. Mitchell, Republican,of Oregon. had
passed bill allowing settlers ON forfeited
railroad grants to hold land by fencing and
improving it, and making actual residence
unnecessary.
Mr.. Pritchard, Republican, North Caro-
lima, made an address defending himself
against the charge of inconsistency on the
tariff question made by Mr. Hill of New
York, and attacked Mr.. Hills record for
consistency. saying he had been repudiat-
ed by the Democratic party.
Mr.. Hill in reply, expressed surprise at
having brought forth SO elaborate state
ment, and said he believed he was as ac-
tive member of the Democratic party,
''what there is of it,'' as any one. He said
it was true that he voted against the Will
son bill. He had reasons for voting against
it. He believed in tariff reform but not in
that way. The Democrats were all travel
ing toward the Democratic haven but in
different ways. The other side was travel
ing in the other direction.
The debate at this point drifted away to
John Y. McKane, Mr.. Hill saying that for
many years McKane had been Repub-
lican.
Mr.. Pritchard retorted that John Y. Nc
Kane had never got into the peniientiary
until he joined the Democratic party.
Mr.. Butler, Populist. of North Carolina
also took up Mr.. Hills statements con-
cerning the politics of the south and as
serted that the cause of the detection from
the ranks of the Democratic party in the
south was "the betrayal of the party on
the great financial question" ''And the
opposition to an income tax, in which op-
position the New York senator took most
active part"
Mr.. Hill was again on his feet at the close
OF Mr.. Buffers brief remarks and replied
sarcastically.
Mr.. Allen, Populist, of Nebraska sought
to question Mr.. Hill, whereupon the latter
created a laugh by remarking, ''Still an
other Richmond in the field"
MIR. Allen proceeded to say that the
Demycratic senators were divided on
tinanace, on the tariff and on the income
tax. Seventeen senators now sitting on the
Democratic side ought to be sitting on the
other side, said Allen.
MIR. Hill jocularly responded that the
Nebraska senator "scattered worse than an
old shot gum He pointed out that if
these gentlemen (Allen and Butler)
wanted an income tax they ought to have
al intr tbea
Mr.. Hill closed with glowing tribute to
the grand old Democratic party
At 2 O'CLOCK the personal controversy
closed. and Mr.. Morgan took the floor on
the silver bond bill. He referred to the
intrigues before national conventions and
the ''wind-shaken platforms" of these
bodies. In his judgment the emergency
tariff and the bond bills were constructed
merely as part of the platform to be laid
before national convention next summer.
and not with any purpose to enact them as
laws.
Mr.. Morgan criticized the financial course
OF Mr.. Sherman. while the latter sat across
the aisle giving close attention to the re-
marks. He referred TO Mr.. Sherman as the
'Napoleon of finance" but this Napoleon
was rapidly nearing his Waterloo and his
exile to St. Helena. Mr.. Morgan enumer-
ated in detail the financial burdens which
the legislation urged by the Ohio senator
had imposed on the people. They were
evils which brought misery, want and cal
amity to the whole people. 1t had worked
more miseries than those pictured in the
Apocalypse. His (Sherman's) garment
was one OF many colors. in keeping with
the variegated lines of tho party to which
he belonged. At the present time the Ohio
senator and the president were together in
their financial views, both equally oblivious
to the constitutional requirements that the
metals were to be on equal terms. 1t was
the Ohio senator who originated the evil of
ceiling bonds TO a syndicate.
Proceeding, Mr.. Morgan said:
1.-The senator from Ohio is the author of
five new measures of finance that have
given the people and the government more
trouble in handling the little remnant of
$346,00O,0O0 of greenbacks than it did to
pay $12, 900, 100000 of annual expendi-
lures for the support of the government,
and more than $3,00O,O00, 900 of princi-
pal and interest of the national debt
"Ihese measures are the demone lizing of
silver in 1873; the sequestration of the
gold reserve in the treasury in 1878: the
power given the secretary of the treasury
In 1890 to preserve the parity between the
metals; the power to sell bonds at private
sale, and tire power to enable private per-
sons by contract to dispense with the legal
tender laws in their Transactions
Mr.. Morgan spoke of the admission of
rich Jews-Baron Rothschild and Lord
I'll.
II was the tendency the world over toward
feudalism. That system existed today as
much as in years gone by, concentrating
all power and wealth in the hands of the
feudal gold barons.
The senator urged declaration by con-
gress in line with resolution once offered
by Stanley Mathews, that the bonds would
be paid in the money with which they were
bought. He suggested also that a ten Der
cent rebate on customs duties to countries
coming gold and silver on equal terms
would make New York instead of London
the clearing house of the world.
The vice president laid before the senate
. letter from the secretary of the treasury
in reply to resolution of inquiry presented
by PETER, as to whether 500, ,O0O, 900 in
gold had at any time been set apart from
the other funds.
The secretary states this has never been
done, there being no provision of law
authorizing it.
Call, Democrat, Florida, submitted a
number of petitions regarding Cuba and
asked that they be printed. Objection was
made by Plat, Republican, Connecticut.
Senator Gear of Iowa introduced a bill
for the admission of New Mexico into the
union.
At o'clock the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
The senate committee on judiciary de-
cided to report favorably the nomination
of Charles B. Simonton to be district at.
tOrney Of the Western District of Tenn
ossee. This appointment was opposed by
Senator Harris and charges filed, bot they