The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-24
SPEECHES In SENATE
Dubois Outlines the Position of Sen
atorS in the Silver States
MONROE DOCTRINE UPHELD
Daniel OF Virginia Holds That
Great Britain Should Not Object
to Its Assertion The ORR
famine Still Held Aloft.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The speech of
Senator Dubois delivered in the senate
| to-day, in addition to advocating the
passage of the free coinage substitute
for the bond bill outlined the position
| of the republican senators in the silver
| states. The senator said while he
| cheerfully greeted the populist votes in
the senate for free silver, he could not
| accept populist leadership, that party
| being irrevocably committed to fiat
money with unlimited imitation. Fur
Their, silver republicans favored pro-
lection generally. including so-called
raw materials, and particularly lead.
wool and lumber. besides various pro-
ducts of the farm, plantation and
ranch.
Referring to the charge that western
silver states each have two senators
and are enabled to pass free coinage
bills, he said the question of represen-
tation was fought out when the consti-
tuition was framed. Notwithstanding
this, he added: IT read in the press of
the East almost every day that the
region 1 represent is a pocket bor-
ough,' not entitled to consideration at
your hands, and the inference Is that
1t is peopled by a class of people who
are a perpetual shock to the refined
and virtuous East. The meanest and
most vindictive of the newspapers
which attack the silver men are pub
hshed in New York city, where for four
score years the worst element of our
foreign emigration has found lodg-
ment and where there have been more
scandals in connection with their city
government and elections than in any
other spot in our country"
Mills, democrat, Texas, introduced
bill in the senate to-day TO repeal the
refunding act of 1870 and specie pay
ment resumption act of 1875. Mills
said he would call up this bill to-mor-
row and seek a vote on 1T. The resolu-
tion offered by Perkins of California
was agreed to requesting the secretary
of the interior to furnish information
as to the extent of Illicit traffic in
liquor in Alaska and suggest remedial
Legislation.
Villas of Wisconsin reported favor
ably the bill to prevent the carrying in
mails of obscure literature from one
state or territory to another.
Call offered the following: Resolved,
A special committee of seven senators
be appointed who shall be charged with
the duty of inquiring into the impris-
onment of Eugene V. Debs, for alleged
contempt of court, and who shall re
port to the senate, and recommend
such legislation as may be necessary
for the enforcement of law and protec-
ton of citizens from arbitrary and
oppressive excess of judicial power"
Call said he would call up the resolu-
tion tomorrow.
1t was disclosed at this point that
the Pugh resolution for the silver pay
ment of bonds had lost its parliament
tary status yesterday and was at the
foot of the calendar. Pugh protested
this was contrary to his understand
ing. Hill said Pugh had been warned
of this.
IT deny that statement" said Pugh.
THE senator is simply denying the
record" answered Hill. pointing out
how the resolution lost its place of pre-
cedence before the senate. He added.
1.-THE senator (Pugh) walked straight
into the opening"
II can easily be trapped" respond
ed Pugh, by such skillful means as
those adopted by the senator from New
York" child. Pugh sought to get his
resolution restored, but Hill objected to
each move. causing much amusement.
Pugh finally gave notice that he would
move tomorrow to restore the resolu-
ton, adding. THE senator from New
York will not be able to avoid going on
record on that resolution
Warren, republican, Wyoming deliv-
cred a speech on his resolution calling
tn wi lra In ,1,av~
and value of farm animals and re-
questing the finance committee TO re-
port appropriate legislation. The SEN
ator attributed the shrinkage to the
Wilson bin, saying it caused in two
years s64. 900. 900 loss in live stock
Warren said the talk that wool grow
ers were more prosperous under free
wool was preposterous. The elections
of 1895 showed that after 1896 but a
corporaFs guard of the faithful would
be left TO mark the spot where once
stood a triumphant. rampant democ-
racy fighting under the unpatriotic
black flag of wilsonism-the emblem of
protection 10 foreign industries and dis
tress to our own. If the Mckinley bill
of republican fame was a "hoodoo"
your own Wilson bill has certainly
been a conspicuously stomach-trying
Jonah"
The result of republican and demo-
cratic tariff policies. Warren summed
up by saying that our live stock inter-
ests always had thrived under repub-
lican rule and always had decreased
both in numbers and value under dem
ocratic administrations; that CORES
ponding with our own great national
shrinkage is an immense increase in
the business Of foreign countries in our
market; that while sheep OF the Uni
ted States are worth but slightly more
than one-half what they were two
years ago. the wool expectation from
England to America in 1895 was nearly
triple that Of 1894 Warren, in strong