The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-08
VEST HAD THE FLOOR
BE Arraigned The Supreme Court for
Its Income Tax Decision.
CHANDLER WAS NOT IDLE
Altogether II Was One OF the Live
lest Days OF the Session In
the Senate az far as
Debate Goes.

Vests Characteristic speeches. He ar
raigned the supreme court for the in
| come tax decision. He laid the re-
sponsibility for the lack of revenue at
their door, when they exempted the
"sordid wealth of the land" from tax
I alton. He oontrasted the records OF
the present and past administrations;
he threw some light upon the hereto
| fore unknown chapters in the history
of the Mckinley law; denounced the
| financial dependency of this country
| and of others upon the moneyed in
| fiuence. He attacked the president and
secretary of the treasury for their
proposition to retire greenbacks and
place the circulation in the hands of
national banks; quoted Secretary Car
isle against himself, and in conclusion
declared that the conflict between BIZ
metallism and the gold standard was
irrepressible and that the sooner 1t
was decided the better 1t would be for
our public and private life.
The other feature of the session to-
day grew out of the Introduction by
Senator Chandler of a bill for a popu-
lar loan through the issue of postal
savings certificates. In the course of
the Prince of Wales, the Rothschilds
and others ITO the New York World
We're alluded TO, and 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 purpose of which was 'tto interfere
with a measure of the United States"
Gray of Delaware rebuked both
Lodge and Chadler for suggesting that
public opinion could not be solicited
either here or abroad on any question,
and affirmed that Just public opinion
in all civilized centers must be the
final arbitrator of all disputes.
Numerous petitions, bearing on the
Armenian outrages. the question of the
recognition of the Cuban belligerents
and the Venezuelan boundary disputes,
were presented Among the latter was
one from the Society of Friends of In
diana, praying for arbitration.
Jones of Arkansas reported from the
finance committee free silver substi-
tute for the house bond bill and gave
notice that he would call 1t up to-mor-
row and ask the senate to consider It,
Morrill, notified the senate that the
publican member of the committee"
The bill went on the calendar.
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
committee room, painted by j. H. De-
witt. Elkins offered a resolution. which
was referred to the finance committee.
raT-Oxridfn0 hot
plated issue of United States bonds
shall first be advertised for at least 20
days and that such bonds shall be sold
ITO the highest bidder. Allen offered a
resolution. which was referred, for the
appointment of committee of five
senators to investigate the question of
whether there was now and had been
for the past one and a half years a
republican form of government in the
state Of Alabama; whether fraud,
force or intimidation had entered into
the election of members Of the legisIa-
ture insofar as these elections bore on
the election of United States senators.
Lodge renewed discussion of Chan
dler's bill by calling attention to Sec
tion 5335 of the revised statutes. pro-
hibiting any citizen of the United
oldlcS, vi p-Iitthly OI Il0e ana 1lnDTlS-
onment, from holding any communica-
ton, verbal or written. with any off,
Ger or agent of a foreign government.
the purpose of which was to influence
action in pending International dis
putes or to interfere with "aNmeasure
of the United States" He called at
tention to the recent communication
of the Prince of Wales on the bound
ary line dispute. The communications
were for the purpose. he claimed, "of
forcing US from our position" and
making us more than ever dependent
upon the syndicate of bankers. He
wanted 20 know IL Mr.. Pulitzers ac-
tion did not come within the statute he
had cited. Chandler was inclined to
agree that II did. THE statute only
applies to citizens of the United
States" interrupted Stewart, popuIist.
Nevada rs Joseph Pulitzer a citi-
zen?''
He was born in Hungary" replied
Chandler. but ! understand he has
been naturalized."
He is a citizen of the United
States" interjected Mr.. Lodge.
Gray asked for a rereading OF the
statute. 1t happened that Hill. just at
that time, was himself reading the
statute.
1T is noN being read by the de-
fender of the administration" said
Chandler. sarcastically.
Whatever else may be-" said Hill,
81 am not a defender of Joseph Pu-
litzer."
After the statute had been again
read. Gray took the floor and bitterly
denounced the suggestion of Lodge.
He declared he had heard IT advanced
with surprise and approved with
amazement Now, in the evening of
the nineteenth century. you cannot go
back on the track OF the dead centuries
and attempt TO stife expression or the
efrort 20 obtain expression" said he.