The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
SENATORS SHERMAN AND TEL.
LER SPOKE THEREON IN THE
SENATE YESTERDAY.
MR.. TELLER WILL QUIT THE PARTY,
If it Does Not Declare for Free Silver at
st. Louis-Marquette Statue Resolu-
tion Observation-Disclosures Bill
in the House.

was temporarily laid aside in the SENATE
today to consider the acceptance of the
statue of Pere Marquette, presented by
the state of Wisconsin and now in statu-
airy hall. At the outset Mr.. Palmer
(Dem) of Illinois presented a resolution
expressing the thanks of congress to
Wisconsin for this statue of "the TO-
nowned explorer"
Mr. Mitchell DEM Of Wisconsin, was
then recognized for a speech. recounting
the services of Marquette among the
Indians of the northwest. The statue
was accepted without dissent.
The naval bill was then taken up and
MIR. Teller was recognized for some gen
eral remarks on financial issues, devot-
ing himself in answering Mr. Shermans
remarks of yesterday.
He declared that the castigaton of the
senate by the senator from Ohio for de-
Ginning to pass Il revenue law was war
ranted.
The Dingley bill was not presented
with any purpose of passing it. There
was the certainty in advance that it
could have no support in the senate.
"Nobody cares whether the bill passes
or not" declared Mr.. Teller, "as it was
introduced merely to make Il tariff issue
and attract attention away from the
financial ISSUE"
The senator said that if sincere effort
had been made to raise revenue it could
have been made on non-partisan and pa
triotic grounds, which would have avoid
ed the conflict created by the Dingley
bill. A tax on beer and numerous other
methods of raising revenue would have
accomplished the end without precipi-
tating the issue of protection and thus
making success in the senate impossible.
But that was not done, because a reve-
nue. bill that would pass was not wanted.
Certain people were afraid it would pass.
They feared it might shatter the pros
poets of some presidential candidate.
Mr. Teller paid glowing tribute to the
Republican party and its great achiev-
ments; but, he added, it looked as though
the great party had reached the point
where it would drop the interest of the
masses and become the dupe and agent of
those who have no sympathy with the
masses, of those who represent only the
dollars.
He confessed that he looked with fear
on the course of the great party with
which he had been allied for forty years.
would it yield to the false. lying shib-
boleth of sound money!" If it became
the party of the gold standard then its
disintregration has begun. "What will
| do if the party to whom | have been
attached advocates the gold standardF
proceeded Mr.. Teller. "Alr. President,
have no doubt in saying here, as | have
said before and will say again. that when
the Republican party ceases to represent
the sentiments | hold, then | will cease
to act with it."
Mr. Sherman followed Mr.. Teller.
What had been said was not new. The
Colorado senator believes in the free
coinage of silvcr-meaning dollar worth
80 cents-as the salvation of the country.
Mr.. Sherman then said there should be
no blind fad presented to the people. He
himself believed in the largest possible
use of silver consistent with the MAIN
tenance of gold standard. AS to the
reference made to the Mckinley bill, Mr..
Sherman proceeded to show that the Nc
Kinley act would have furnished ample
revenue had not the elections brought
about expectations of change of tarlff
policy. If he were in the place of Mr.
Cleveland he would not pay out 81 ne
yond receipts, except for salaries. Such
payments beyond receipts were not man
datory.
Mr. Sherman said that the time had
come for final settlement of the silver
question by the people. Each party
should state it's position honestly and
manfully and let the people know wheth-
err we are to have 50-cent dollar'or one
equal to any in the world.
Mr. Hale, in charge of the naval bill
protested against "lugging in all the ola
issues and financial discussions lie
said that if this was kept up congress
would be here until next October. ;,
Mr.. Stewart then made a speech on sill
yer.
Mr.. Platt (Rep.) of Connecticut read
speech by Mr.. Proctor of Vermont ad.
yocating the restriction of the number OF
battleships to two.
The senate then, at 5:15 p. m, ad-
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
j., Washington, April 29.-The house spent
the day in further discussion of the bank
Mr.. Connolly Rep) of Illinois spoke in
favor of the measure and G. w. Stone
lkepD of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Newlandss
OF Nevada and Mr.. Broderick (Rep.) of
Kansas in opposition to it.
MT. Newlands, in the course of his re-
marks, said that if the Democrats at the
lineage convention abandoned free
trade and declared for silver, a fusion OF
the silver elements would follow, which
would be victorious, while Mr.. Connolly
promoted in the event of the enactment
OF free coinage law an universal de-
appointed grand lodge physician, T. NJ.
Glockner was appointed guide. Phillip
Bossist inner guard and H. Patri Of
austin outer guard. None of the offices
are remunerative except that of grand
secretary and treasurer, the former re-
Geiylng S14OO per year and the latter 500:
Inc new finance committee is composed
as follows:
w.. J. Schrad of Dallas, term, one year;
r., ID: Reicklemann. two years; Louis
Schurk of Houston, three years.
Ihe next meeting will be held in Gal
weston on the last Monday of April, 1897.
MISS PULLMAN Welded.
Daughter of the Palace Car Magnate
Married Last Night.
Chicago, April 29.-The marriage of