Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-06-06
AGAINST BOND ISSUES
'EHIREl-'FN SENATOR'S VOTED
AND PASSED THE BUTLER BILL.
The House. by :: Large NaiOrit,
Passed the River and Harbur
Bill Again.

llIdl Nple On lut loutlGI Diii 70 t)IOilDl
the issue of bonds and the speech on the
Dineley tariff bill by Senator Morrill,
chairman Of the finance committee The
chaplain in his prayer referred TO the fact
that the vice president would today give
his estimable daughter in marriage, and
invoked Divine benediction on the bride
and groom.
In reporting the militia reorganization
ILL, Senator Hawley said it would not be
called up until the next session. Among
| the bills introduced one by Senator
Cullom of Illinois tor a peace monument
at AppomattoX. Ma.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
| eft red a resolution directing the judiciary
! committee to inquire into certain alleged
, irregularities in the southern judicial dis
/ trict of Indian territory. Senator Chand-
! et called attention particularly TO re-
| ports received that certificates had been
| issued by authority Of the court tor con-
struction Of the Denison & Northern rail
| way, 1911 miles long, capital being paid
in. No action was taken.
Senator Morrill, was recognized for :,
speech on the tariff. His earnest man
hel and strong voice gave no Indication
OF MS advanced age. Senator morrill, re-
ferrt'l to the emergency tariff bill passed
by the house and said: The democrats
| have broken away from the leadership
of their president, and while marching
TO the drum and fife of Il North Carolina
| captain, are in such dread lest the p0pu~
lists should get control OF their party that
| they seem to be in a hurry to become
| porlists themselves The senator de
clared the republican party never would
| make a trade of its principles on the
| money question: in order to secure higher
tariff duties. He predicted that the plat
form of the republican party of 1896 would
| place every dollar of our money in cir
cuiaion on a parity with the best dollar
in the world and declares the political
ground under the democratic party APP
| pears dangerously volcanic. Continuing.
he said
No doubt had our country been shield
| ed by a sound protective tariff during the
| hopeless years of the present democratic
| administration, much of the business dis
| tress and woe of unemployed labor might
| nave been averted, but another adverse
| and sore beWitchery of all business af-
| fairs of the United States hardly less
| potent than a free trade tariff has been
| the unceasing agitation of the free coin
| age OF silver and on a ratio that would
| not fail to reduce the standard value of
| our money well as the whole fabrics
| OF public and private credit to half its
| present value. An invitation from COM
! nlcrcial nations TO join in a cooperative
| measure for larger use Of silver would
! be accepted by republican a(ministra-
| ton, but it would be more desirable that
! the nited States should receive. rather
| than offer the invitation, as American
| production Of silver IS comparatively 50
| large that amy initiatory step on our part
| might subject US TO the charge OF being
:, Inspired by the thrifty purpose of secur-
| ing 4 better market for our annual do
| nestic product.
Were it as certain, as some extreme
| silver advocates represent, that no CO.
operative agreement among the leading
nations for larger use of silver can be
obtained that fact alone would be Il
cogent and sufficient reason why the
nited States should decline to stultifS
itself by embarllns single handed in an
experiment so reckless and 50 dStrusted
as to be stunned and coldly rejected by
the statesmen Of every enlightened ma
ton. But this hopeless representation of
the silver question in Europe is untrue.
The trend of public opinion in Germany
and Great Britain favors tolerance of the
question:.
In reporting a bill for the construc-
ton Of the Nicaragua canal Senator
Morgan asked that December Il next be
fixed for considering the bill, but Sena-
tor Petti2rew objected.
Debate was then resumed on the con-
ference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill Senators Villas and George OPP
posed the report
At p M the Butler bond bill was
taken up Illt INDIAN conference report
going over.
Senator Aldrich offered the following
amendment, as an additional section TO
| follow that prohibiting the issue of bonds:
| "Unless III case of emergency it is ne
cessary. in the opinion of the president
of the United States and secretary of the
| treasury. to issue such bonds in accord
| ance with the provisions of existing laws
| to preserve the public credit or to meet
| obligations of the United States created
| by such existing law, which can not
| otherwise be met, and all such bonds
| when so issued. shall first be offered at
| public sale
| Before the debate proceeded Senator
| Hill suggested that a vote on the Brown
| resolution. declaring issues of future
| bonds illegal. should follow the vote on
the Butler prohibitory bill.
| Senator Brown assented, and Senator
/ Butler wanted u. m. tomorrow fixed as
| the time for the vote on the Brown res
| Olution.
| Senator Hill insisted, however. that
the whole bond business should be
cleared on the floor today.
| Objections were made and NO agree
| ment was effected.
Senator Brown then resumed his
speech of yesterday. discussing bonds and
| free silver coinage.
Cannon Followed
| Senator Brown was followed by his
| Utah collpagu Senator Cannon. They
| had occupied different positions en- the
| Dingley tariff bill, the former having
| voted for and the latter against the con-
| sidcration.
| Senator Cannon replied to structures
| made on the tive republican senators yot-
! ing against the Dingley bill. He resented
the charge of insncerity. He character
| lied the tariff bill as an ''inequity and
| monstrosity of legislation" sectional ana
| JJa h1l b,4n ted hy his
conscience and by his constituents. The
| five republican senator's who voted
against the tariff bill, he said, have all
| the consolation they need. each having
| received the endorsement OF his people
| at home Senator Cannon referred to
! the choice of Senators Carter and Man
| tie OF Montana. Dubois of Idaho, Teller
| of Colorado and himself as delegates to
| the national convention.
The sentiment of the great inter-
| mountain states is for the free coinage
| of silver declared Senator Cannon in
| mpa ssioned tones, land they look to the
| leadership of Henry NJ Teller. rather
| than to that of the distinguished senator
from Ohio tSherman).
Senator Cannon added that any man
from that section who drew his lnsplra-
ton from Sherman and Morrill, would BE
| rejected by his people.
A this point report from the house
| was received as to the passage OF the
river and harhor bill over the presidents
veto.
Senator Vest asked that the bill and
veto be taken up as soon as the vote
on the bond bill was taken.
Senator Sherman objected unless an
agreement on the filled cheese bill was
made Thereupon Senator Vest gave no
| tce that he would move to take up the
river and harbor bill and vote tomor-
! row.
| Before continuing the bond debate
! Senator Butler sought to have . p. m. TO
day fixed for the vote on the bond Dill,
but Senator Teller objected on the Sfouha
that the present agreement Tor vote
| before adjournment was ample.
! AIIisOn'< Views.
Senator Allison spoke briefly on the
bond bill He said it was we'll known
that the bill could not be made a law
1t was agreed. he said, that the borrow
ing of money for the government, was
: solely a legislative power. except as the
statutes conferred that power upon the
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