The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-17

noticed the absence of alquOnlm, ana
roll call showed that fftyIfour senators
"f MrI p Hoar' asked as to the purpose q
1.-THE resolution, to which MIR, Allen saio
iIith was meant mainly to correct puDtG
reports .pesulting from speech ~ Mr:
Hoar before the Home Market Clup OF
Boston, expressing surprise that NeDraS.
ka and certain of the western states nan
lent themselves to q crazy program Oh
revolution"
/ Mr.. Allen said this resolution was de-
signed Ito, make clear the purpose Of the
populist party, not to violate the sanctity
/ Of the court. .rt a4,..., ,G,..,d, my
| Mr.. Hoar's reply, delivered with much
calmness, partook of the nature ofliasre-
buke of the suggestion that the Nebraska
senator. voiced the position Of the popn-
list party; he had supposed that senators
entered this chamber to represent their
states, not to represent political parties.
| This was q new and grave change. The
| senate was supposed to be above political
| parties, which, after the clarfior and slieat
Of political contests, all questions Q had
! their merits ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to political
contests. The proposed change was lot
consistent with the dignity and the char
acter of the senate. '.up g2,tNp ySt
Mr.. Hoar disclalmed having made, allu-
sion in the campaign to the populistsY of
Nebraska. He said the policy Of shifting
and changing standard Of value of the
currency was passionate crusade of
dishonor," and he continued to hold that
view. tS nj. q, ro-e, .,,,,,,. ,,l MA ia.
Mr.. Allen announced that for the last
four years, while he had been in the SEN
ate, not a,day passed that parties were
not represented in the senate, and, no
one had been more active in that respect
than the senator from Massachusetts
(Hoar), who had fought and manauvred
for party advantage. What right 4fhad
the Massachusetts senator to denounce
Nebraska for passionate crusade of
dishonor," because it supported its hon
ored and leading fellow citizen, Wm,7J.
Bryan, the greatest orator, since the days
Of Clay and Webster and the consistent
advocate of monetary policy in which
he believed Z 7au.sll b 925jiu.
Mr.. PETER added defense of Kansas
against the attacks prevalent in the east
that contracts were being violated. He
paid a high tribute to the integrity Of the
! state 0f.H ll. ~. NJ h,sfife
The resolution, with several amend.
ments was then referred to the judiciary
committee. Tor 81 .Jftts
Senator Chandler and Mr.. mitchell
| (rep.) of Oregon, had brief tilt lat 2
o'clock when the resolutions for the cleo
| ton of United States, senators by 5popu-
lar vote came up as the special order,
| Mr.. Chandler said he hoped this ''pnfu-
| list proposition" had had its day and he
was surprised to hear it urged by the
| Oregon senator. ue IS ma 65od
| When it came to vote he hoped ta
see mckinley republicans, silver repnb
leans, Bryan democrats and Palmer
| Buckner democrats all vote against fthe
plan, leaving only the populists 70 support
| it, l.e .....lY ufl gu sbte.; adj a.
Mr.. Mitchell dissented from the idea
that this was a populist proposition. 1It
had come from a republican committee
and would, he believed, receive more than
one-half Of the republican votes of the
senate. @ .4 .t...A ta aria
| Senator Mitchell said the resolution
would go over. but he would urge vote
at the first opportunity. i .i. 1000 o.
Mr.. Quay (rep) of Pennsylvania arose
and remarked suggestivelS that the Ore
gon senator should not push his resolu-
ton, for there might be developments in
his (Quay's) state which would assist II e
theory of the resolution, SO that little
delay might aid its prospects. .4 II
The immigration bill was then taken
up. and unanimous consent was reached
that final vote be taken next Thursday
at D. m. The senate then. turned to
private pension bills on the calendar, ~ d
after passing fifty-ive of these bills, the
senate, at 1855. held a brief executive
| session and adjourned.