The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-23

ssssriag the tmr.T Msa. rose at this palns
and = trcsscai tones said that 81 es4rss
y wossia be easy 70 <es together and pass
revenue ysrir hill with free sslvsp
azneuasraens. Yea viii recall. be saia.
that ave senators voted against takssg ~
,hs nsnsley hsi,, Every enc Of these ave
senator's has been tsdarsea BY Ass state.
Esvrrv ors 81 those Eve senators will be a
credit 20 the ratios-"
Hili row resumed his speech. He saif
that the senate as at present constituted.
with large he would not say aascrslnu-
lcns. minority IN the Republican marty
wiling 70 put silver in trent of everything.
AMI with the Densocratsc Sffc divided
would Fad u impossible 20 frame a tarR
htlh \ Eoa-rartssaa tariff hill was an inn
leSsshllisy. II were the president ot the
United States be said. swh,ca from posft-
toat prospects II looks as 10 never wonla
tss ! should take the last dollar from tns
treasury % see that the pledges of tho
government would Ne kept. aud I rnts5udsa
th@ character and force Of the present sx-
ecusfvs sf he aoes nee pursue this course,.s
hih welded here TO Baker. Rep. Kan.
lie said the bin was a mischievous one Hs
resfrrfst 10 the refusal of the senate 70
pass the Dineiey tariff hili. and warned
the senate against deprivinx the roysrn-
ment 81 its only mode OF securing The
means for conducting tho government He
sAit the passage ef the hill would fore
saaaow pare. reputation and possibly
revolution II would be the greatest crime
or the nineteenth century.
Trsisr asked Bsker II he approved cf the
is,ratton. !
Baker replied that he would have favor.
ed the passage OF such hsii as this wheN
ne hrss came into the senate. but since
nse Republican senator's bad iolned with
the SILVER Democrats and pccuisxss 20 pre.
vent the passage OF bill TO insure an
adTSuste Increase OF the revenue he haa
CpHcinsted that there was no possshsiitv
OF securing legislation that would give snf.
hcicnt revenue. In view OF this fact, ha
believed u wse 20 retain the only vestigo
OF authority left for securing money.
Al .. m the chair laid the regular
order OF business before the senate. hu0
the senate. by . vote of - to =. decided
10 continue the consideration Of the bend
hill.
Hill ciosed Al o'clock. and vas follow.
ed by Hawiey. Rep. Conn. IN 4 short hue
tmpassioned exhortatson against the pro.
hibition. .5f this measure iD passed he
declared. -, win be one OF the fonlese
blots~she foalest blot. aud the only ONE
In the history OF this honorable body.
This IL reputation. This Is bankruptcy:
this IL anarchy and infamy." exclaimed
Hawsey
Mills supported the hill. characterlz1na
the speeches Of Hiil and Hawiey AZ the
most remarkable he mad ever heard. argus
ting. as they did. that the government uyiso
issue bonds to raise money to pay tho
ordinary expenses of the government. He
rtdicuisd the idea OF reputation. II noro
revenue was requisite. then this congress
would give Is; IL Il did not. then the nexe
would. The people would insist on having
sufficient revenue for the government.
Mills expressed his amusement that :
Democratic leader reserrinG to HIM
would rise hero and argue for honda. The
senator tHiiD wanted q monumental na-
tsonai debt as pedestal for national hank
control OF all the money of the country,
Mills said this greed for bonds came nat-
rraily from the representative or the
money centers OF the East II waE dc.
moraiixing the American Democracy.
Mills announced that when sherman
brought forward the fiiied cheese btli he
tAiils} would offer an amendment to raise
the revenue for the government. fe
would propose an internal revenue tax on
iron. steel. lead. xinc. fsax. hemp. tute and
other articieA These received protection.
and he would ask the protected industries
producing tho articles TO pay something
into the treasury.
Stewart spoke In support Of the bill.
Loage spoke briefly and forcihIy against
any action which would create alarm and
panic to business.
Clark. Rep. wya. saad he ~ouid vote
against the bill II II meant anarchy or
such a purpose. and declared that II wzs
merely a step TO restrict the executive -
his present right To issue bonds.
Gray spoke OF the silver agitation an
responsible for the business stagnation,
want and panic that had occurred.
sherman said he felt sure the bill would
fall dead as soon as it left the senate. Bus
tAa h. ali
the most timid classes. those directing tha
great banking and commercial institu-
lions. The senator argued that the law
requiring the redemption OF noses In coin
was contract The United States could
not avoid the contract without dixhonors
Il denounee - as a repudiation OF ths pub
lie debt exclaimed Sherman. This
proposition Is a crime to be denounced
and not proper to be voted on Those wh0
vote for Il viii countenapce dishonorabls
art. But thank God. the measure cAnnos
becoms a law" exclaimed ahermans
while the house OF representatives and
the president are on the right siee." There
was q burst OF applause from the galleries
as sherman closed.
Teller. replying to Sherman. denied thao
there was any reputation OF . contract
obligation. and declared that the assertion
was "arrant nonsense and untruthfui.s
Teller said this crane FOR bonds threatened
TO destroy the Democratic party, as II wac
destroying the Republican party. He did
not believe in longer trusting an execn.
tive branch which had pcrpetrsfed the dis
graceful acts OF the last two years.
Alien spoke In support OF the bill. He
referred TO sherman as .'ths adviser oe
the present administration and q frequene
visitor at tho White House.
Butler asked unanimous consent that Z
final vote be taken at .. m. on Monday
next. Tiiil sad he saw no objection.
Chandler reserved the right 70 move
amendments. This rassed some ccsnpiicas
tions. and Dubois finally objected to the
agreement. saying 1t could be arranged to-
morrow.
The conference report on the river ana
harbor bill. including the agreement on
the Santa Monica and San Pefro items.
was agreed to. Al 5:t5 the senate ads
tourned.