Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Republicans offered Votes of Six POpu-
list Senators for Free Coinage
Amendment to Tariff Bill.
GOLDBUGlSM DENOUNCED BY CARTER
Administration Censured--Hous Re-
publicans False to Their Principles
Took Their Cue from the
White House.

Washington, FED. ZO.--ln uhe eoua'e W
day Mr.. Quay, of Pennsylvania, reported
the army appropriation bill and gave
notice that he would call it up tomorrow.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, said that he
had believed that it was the honest pur-
pose of the Republican party to enact a
law placing gold aid silver on equal
terms; but the debate yesterday had de-
veloped that The Republican leaders
would under no circumstances enact
free coinage measure. Under the cir
cumstauces he would submit distinct
proposition to the chairman of the
finance committee, namely, he Mr.. Allen
would assure sufficient Populist votes to
give a majority in the senate, it the pas
sage of the tariff bill was accompanied
by the adoption of free silver amend
ment.
NAusEATINa TARIFF MEASURE.
'The Populist senators are ready to
swallow your nauseating and unjust
tariff measure" said Mr.. Allen, "if you
will place silver on equal terms with gold,
but you will not do it,"
Mr. Allen held up the bill, exclaiming,
"Now to test your integrity and good
faith, offer this bill"
The bill was read, it being the Repub-
lican tariff bill and free coinage Dill
combined.
Mr.. Baker. of Kansas, asked If Mr..
Allen would agree to deliver six Populist
votes for the tariff bill with an amend
ment restricting the coinage to the silver
produced by American mines.
II have not consulted MY colleagues
on that responded Mr.. Allen.
Personally would not agree to it."
Mr.. Aliens compromise bill went to
the table temporarily.
oARTER's sLEDaE HAMMER BLOWS.
Mr.. Carter, of Montana, took the floor
for speech defining his attitude on the
tariff bill. He spoke with great earnest
meas and deliberatness. His statement at
the outset, that he had "no apologies to
Offer" was given with explosive force.
Under the cover Of the CRY of Sound
money" Mr. Garter said. "the president
has protected his administration from
Just criticism for the most shady and in
iquitous transaction in public finances
the world has ever known-the repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act"
The senator intimated that the Vene-
zuela war message was sprung by the
president to force congress to adopt his
financial policy to issue bonds to retire
the greenbacks.
Under this pressure the Republicans In
the house dropped their own principles
and accepted three Democratic heresies
on the tariff, horizontal revision, ad
valorem doties and the Wilson bill, as a
foundation for a revenue scheme.
1t was time, he thought, for the Repub'
licans to take their cue from the partys
platform rather than from the White
house.
If Cleyeland's scheme should be adopt
ed by the St. Louis convention, Republi-
can success would be impossible, Mr..
Carter declared.
SENATORIAL INTERROGATION POINTS.
At the close of Mr.. Carter's speech, Mr..
Hoar asked if the Montana senator failed
to accept Ben jamin Harrison's construc-
tion of the Minneapolis platform on
silver
Mr.. Carter replied that President Har-
rison's course did not give entire satis-
1aCtlOn, Dub Ut tnab tluo ~ was Dcocou
light of hope.
Mr.. Gear interrupted to tell Mr.. Carter
that his silver associates, Messrs. Jones
and Teller, had written the financial
plank of the Minneapolis convention.
Mr.. Carter retorted that, when they
wrote it, they did not think the English
language would be tortured into misrep-
resentation.
Mr.. Gear asked: "Was it not the plank
on which you tried to carry Colorado for
the Republican party?"
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
"Yes," said Mr.. Carter, "because be-
lleved the Republican party would live up
to its promises"
Mr.. Carter added that it was not sup
posed the platform would be construed
to mean that the last vestige of silver
legislation should be wiped off the statute
books.
Mr.. Teller said that the first lines of
the Republican platform were written by
him. He did not write the restrictions
and was then afraid that they would be
used for evasion by skillful politicians,
as they had done ever since.