Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-10
DEFENSE
OF Silver Is Made In
the Senate.
REPRESENTATIVE FROM MONTANA
MAKES ABLE PLEA ron the
WEST AND FREE SILVER.
TARIFF SILVER BILL
WAS the suBseor ON WHICH THE
SPEECH WAS psSzD.
The House AMEND. and Passes the
District OF Columbia ApproprIn-
zion Bill ana Transaea other
business.

Washington. April Especial 1.-THE
senate chaplain, Rev. Dr. Milburn. re-
ferred feelingly today to the illness OF
senatsrs from Indiana and Alabama,
Mr.. Voorhees, and Mr. Morgan, Mr.
Gallinger Rep.) OF New Hampshire
read q letter from the general SECRETARY
OF the Armenia Relief society, referring
TO the situation in Turkey and asking
that steps be taken TO atop the outrages
there. Mr.. Gallingcr added that while
he would not suggest means TO the
foreign relations committee, yet ne sin
cerely hoped that some method would
be devised 10 check these Turkish
atrocities.
MIR. Mantle was then recognized for
speech on the taiiff bill OF the finance
committee. There was great Interest
In the speech, as II was his maiden
speech Of formal character. He said
he hesuated US a young and new MEM
Der Of the senate TO address that body.
hut the Interpretation and mlsrepre-
sentation against the bill led him to
speak. Mr.. Mantle said the attacks
sprang mainly from the fact that five
Republican senators voted against
prosecuting with the tarim bill lie
SPOKE OF the fact that any tariff bill
would be vetoed by the president. The
house was chosen not so much for tarin
legislation but In protest against the
bond Issuing policy OF the present adj
ministration. The Mckinley law was
strictly protective meusure, SO high
that some OF the Republican senators
doubted its expediency and would, II
the Republican party was fully restored
70 power, oppose Its re-enactment. But
the DInglcy bill was not measure de-
signed for protection or revenue. It
WAS, he thought, political measure
and was framed without due consdern-
~
he, willing TO sacrifice the principles OF
the Republican party SO long as a
measure favored certain interests.
If the Dingiey bin was rcveiue
measure as claimed by It's friends
then no manufacturing suffered from
It's failure, US 1t was protection, not
revenue that Is Vital to this interest
He suggested that the efforts made TO
read him and his silver associates
out OF the Republican party had better
be reconsidered by the eastern press
and these senator's be permitted TO
remaln in the party. Mr. Mantle de-
clared in favor CT protection, but not
sectional protection. 1t was q nriuclpni
too great to be used In behalf OF any
special interests or any party. While
he favored true protection. he favored
equally true bimetallism, the coinage
OF both gold and eilver at ratio OF
10 to l. Hc believed also IN n hi
Inetalllsm which did not wait for the
foreign powers.
Mr.. Mantle was congratulated Mt
the close OF his speech by the silver
senator's from both sides.
There was lively tariff colloquy
following the Mantle speech. Mr..
Hawley Rcp, Comm questioned some
of the wool flgures which had been
given and spoke OF the idle wooden
factories and again OF the stagnnnt
condition OF The Industry IN the cast.
Mr. Hoar said the ren1nrlgs of Mr..
Manley implied that the senators were
willing 70 leave the western world |
and secure a protection for their own
section. He said that the American |
wool manufactures had suffered great |
ly by the Wilson bill
Mr.. Butler Pop. N. C.) was recog- |
nized for a speech in support OF a |
government postal telegraph system. |
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Buffers |
speech the Indian appropriation bill |
WAS taken up. When the provisO in /
relation 20 Indian schools was reached |
Mr. Carter dsep- Monte said the propo-
Eitlon 10 change from contract 10 |
government school was being accom-
plished SO precipitately that thousands
OF indian children would be LEFT with
out schools. He moved TO strike out
the provision that 80 many be used l
for sectarinn schools. This wan with
drawn to be taken up later when the
entire sectarian echooi question win
be discussed. Mr.. Nnllcn and Thursfun
sought 10 pass the bin for trans
an objection from Mr.. Sherman car {
ried II over until tomorrow.
The senate then took up pension
cases on the calendar and Passed a
large number OF them. At $40 the
senate adjourned.