Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-11
THE SENATE.
MT. Jones of Arkansas Introduced the Free
 Silver Substitute.

Silver Substitute.
 Washington, Jan. 10.-After the trans action of some routine morning business MT. Pritchard, republican, of North Car olina, addressed the senate in advocacy of an amendment intended to be offered by him to the emergency tariff bill. The amendment is to impose or increase duties on clays or earths, lime, marble and stone, and their manufactures chomric ore, iron ore, timber and lumber leaf tobacco, live animals and agricul- tural products.
 MT. Hill replied to MT. Pritchard's S speech although he did not he said, in- tend to open up a tariff discussion. It was somewhat difficult for this congress to gratify the people of North Carolina That state had sent recently to the senate two distinguished gentlemen, elected substantially at the same time, by the same body and by the same combination. One of them, Mir Butler, in his speech the other day had arraigned the demo- cratic party for being false to it's pledges on tariff reform, and had given that as his reason for leaving the democratic party and joining the populists Now came the other end of the combination, and said that the people of North Caro- lima were extreme high protectionists and wanted the re-enactment of the Me- Kinley act. He (Mr. HilD did not know how both of these senators could be gratifed. Uaughter)
 On motion of MT. Hale, republican, of
 Maine, it was ordered that when the senate adjourn today it adjourn until Monday next.
 MT. White, democrat, of California, ad- dressed the senate in advocacy of his and MT. Hills resolutions to maintain the rules so as to establish the cloture system. In the course of his speech MT White 11dioroIIc
 of how, in the recent history of the sen- ate, action had been checked by the in- hiction of intending speeches, under rule which the senate tolerated fin de- fiance of sentiment and sense" Was 1t wonderful. he asked that the people censured the senate; that the senate was not popular body, and that every one asked why the senate was so slow? Organized for action," he said, "the
 senate luxuriates in inaction and de- while one part of the country is swearing and the other Is yawning." Gaughter) The house bond bill, with its free sill yer substitute, was then taken up and MT. Jones. democrat of Arkansas. having charge of the substitute addressed the senate in its support.
 He expressed his belief that the free coinage substitute would bring relief to the country as no other measure either an increase of the tariff duties or the Sdlt Ol DOnuS VIII, dnu ne StateQ ms 1n- tention, in reply to an inquiry, to press the bill to a speedy termination. MT. Morgan, member of the commit tee on foreign relations, offered thefol- lowing concurrent resolution and had it referred to that committees:
 Resolved by the senate, the house of representatives concurring, That the peo- pie of the United States of America, though their representatives in congress assembled convey to the president and the people of the republic of Transvaal their earnest congratulations upon their success in establishing a free republican government, republican in form, and in their opposition to any foreign power that denies to them the full enjoyment of those rightful liberties. The people of America having realized, through the fa- vor of the God of nations the blessings of government based upon the consent of the governed, entertain with confidence the pleasing hope this belief. That the principles of self-government will be se-
 cureiy established through the influence of the republic of France in her colonies
 and of the republics of Liberia and the Transvaal founded by the people of Af-
 rica, and that those republics will foster and give firm support to the peaceful
 progress of Christian civilization in the new and vast field now being opened to the commerce and institutions of all the nations of the earth throughout that great continent.
 That the president of the United States is requested to communicate this action of congress to the president of the repub- lie of Transvaal.
 At $50 D. m. the senate adjourned until Monday next s