The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-01
HARTMAN UP AGAIN
lie Calls the Gold Men 10 Account for
Recent Utterances.
ADAMS STARTS THE DEBATE
Then Pickler Explains the Attitude
OF south akota Republicans
on the Finance Question
In House and Senate.

Washington. March 31.-A resolution
was adopted by the house authorizing
the expenditure of $4,000 of the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation
for the cascades of the Columbia river
for the construction of protecting walls
necessary to opening the canal to nav
| igation.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendments to the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill and
agreed to conference. Bingham, re-
publican, Pennsylvania, Mccall, repub-
| lican, Tennessee, and Dockery, demo-
crat, Missouri, were appointed con-
! freres.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed. During the consid-
GRAFTON of the items under the head of
coast and geodetic survey Cannon took
occasion to sharply criticise the admin
| istration for freezing out" Professor
| Mendenhall, the predecessor of General
Duffleld. the present superintendent.
He described Mendenhall as the most
competent man who ever presided as
| superintendent, his scientific attain
ments being recognized all over the
country. He referred to the present su-
: perintendent as a new discovery" but
said he did not desire to reflect in any
way on his competency or ability.
d.
took advantage of the latitude allowed
in the debate on the appropriation bill
TO arouse the ire of the silver repEhli-
cans from the West by bringing up the
question of current reports about the
Washington conference between sew
eral silver republicans and some T.nila-
delphia manufacturers which was tho
subject of formal meeting of the
manufacturers of that city last night.
He referred to the misleading reports"
in the papers of the alleged compact
between the free silver republicans and
the manufacturers by which, he said,
1t was even proposed to yield the great
doctrine of protection. He said one of
the western states (South Dakosa) only
a few days ago rebuked her senator
by declaring for protection and sound
money" Last night, he said the Fhil-
adelphia Manufacturers club Of Phil
adelphia responded by the passage of
| strong resolutions denouncing and re-
pudiating this alleged compact lie had
the resolutions read.
Hartman, republican, Montana, ar d
Allen, republican, Utah, free silver
men, replied Indignantly to Adams
Hartman said he was glad of the cp-
| portunity to say on the floor what
should have been said several days ago.
Hartman agreed the reports scattered
broadcast by the press regarding the
so-called Washington conference had
been false and misleading. but the sill
yer men were in no wise responsible
for these false reports. The plain truth
was that some manufacturers IF Fhil-
adelphia requested the conference
Twenty eight manufacturers had come
over from Philadelphia and a three
hour consultation was had. The report
that the meeting had been attended by
Senators Mantle, Carter, Cannon and
Dubois and himself was absolutely
true. There was no suggestion of any
agreement. In fact, 1t was distinctly
stated that no conclusions had been
reached. But" said he Indignantly,
for the purpose of breaking down and
villifying the republicans who had the
hardihood to stand up for silver. the
gold press denounced US. No mere
willful falsehood and slander was ever
circulated in the public press. They
coined the lie and attempted to force IL
down our throats."
Allen supported what Hartman had
said and declared that a cause which
had to be bolstered up by such meth
DDS as the gold men pursued must be
inherently bad.
Pickler, republican, South Dakota
arose to correct what he claimed was
false report sent to the country of
the attitude of the republicans of South
Dakota on the financial question. Since
the matter was in controversy and had
been referred to I'm the bill it was i'm
portant, said he, that their true atti-
tude be known. He sent to the clerks
desk and had read the resolutions
which reaffirmed the Minneapolis plat
form until the convention at st. Louis
should adopt another.
THE republicans of South Dakota"
said he, "are republicans and will re-
main rQnllhlirQ Ao tO o,,d
finances and as to every other repub-
hcan doctrine, If you want to know our
position we refer you to the Minneapo-
lis platform until the ST. Louis conven-
tion shall declare another" applause
on republican side).
Does 1t not appear" interposed
Hartman, lin view of the fact that the
views and position of everybody who
has appropriations to entertain similar
views on the financial question has
been falsely represented by the goldbug
press, that the press, while opposed to
the free coinage of silver, is unaltera-
bly, in favor free coinage of false
hoods?" 0aughter).
II know there has been much misrep-
resentation," replied Pickler, but /
only desired to set the republicans OF
South Dakota right before the coun-
try"
Tate. democrat. Georgia, precipitated
the old fight against internal revenue
informers by moving to strike out the
appropriation Of $4,000 for the pay of
informers.
Evans. republican. Kentucky, op-
posed the motion, asserting that the
withdrawal of these rewards to inform
ers would paralyze the internal rev.
enue Office.
Sayers. democrat. Texas, also op-
posed the amendment and read from
the reports to show the evils Of Illicit
distilling In Virginia. North Carolina,
Georgia and other southern states
Linney. republican. North Carolina.
in support of the Tate movement, de-
clared that no fund expended in sacred
or profane history. excepting the 30
pieces Of silver received by Judas. has
been put to such such base uses as this
appropriation for the pay Of informers.
Cannon. chairman OF the appropria-