The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-24
1fr. Jones, OF Arkansas, Anxious for q
Members VIII BE Present.
WARREN AND DUBOIS SPEAK
FORMER URGES PROTECTION AND
LATTER DEFENDS sILyERITEs.
House Adopts Rules After Lively
Exchange of Words Between Mr..
DoIliver and Mr.. Crisp.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The three SUBJ
jects most prominently before the public.
the Monroe doctrine. finance and tariff. each
came in for consideration in the Senate
to-day. Mr.. Daniel. of Virginia, speaking
for two hours In support OF a vigorous up
holding OF the Monroe doctrine as applicable
to Venezuela; Mr.. Dubois, of Idaho, dealing
with the silver phase of the financial ques-
ton, and Mr.. Warren, OF Wyoming, point
ing out the disastrous effects of the tariff
legislation of the last Congress on farm
products In general and on wool in particu-
lar. Aside from these speeches, the day
developed little of Importance. The Presi-
dent submitted during the day the report of
the Secretary of State concerning the treat
ment OF American citizens in Turkey. Mr..
JONES' of Arkansas, sought to secure unani-
nous consent for a vote on the pending
bond-silver bin next Thursday, but, at the
request of Senators, withdrew his request
until tomorrow. when he will again seek
to fix a time for closing the protracted de-
bate on the bond-silver measure.
At the opening of the session Mr. NILS
introduced a bill in the Senate to repeal
the funding act Of 1870 and the specie pay
ment resumption act Of 1875 Mr.. Mills
SAID ne WOulu call up THIS Din
and seek vote on it.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Perkins was
agreed to requesting the Secretary of the
Interior to furnish information as to the
extent of the Illicit traffic in liquor in
Alaska and to suggest remedial legislation.
Mr.. Villas reported favorably a bill to
prevent the carrying in the mails of OBJ
scene literature from one State or terri
MIR. Call offered the following:
Resolved, That special committee Of
seven Senators shall be appointed who
into the Imprisonment of Eugene V. DebS
for an alleged contempt OF court, and who
shall report to the Senate and recommend
such legislation as may be necessary for
the enforcement OF the law and the pro-
lection OF citizens from arbitrary SAND OPP
Mr.. Call said he would call up the reso-
luton Tomorrow.
PLEA FOR PROTECTION.
Mr. Warren then addressed the Senate
on his resolution calling attention to the
shrinkage in number and value of farm
animals and requesting the finance COM
mittee TO report appropriate legislation.
The Senator attributed the shrinkage to
the Wilson bill. saying it had caused in
two years 1854. 1000 loss to the American
people in live stock. The talk that the
wool growers were more prosperous under
OF 1896 showed that after 1896 but a corpor-
ais guard OF the faithful would be left
to mark the spot where once stood "a
triumphant Democracy fighting under the
blem of protection 10 foreign Industries and
distress 10 our own If the Mckinley bill
Wilson bill has certainly been a conspicu-
ously stomach trying Jonah" The result
of Republican and Democratic tariff poll
cies Mr.. Warren summed up by saying
that our live stock interests always had
thrived under Republican rue and always
had decreased both IN numbers and value
under Democratic administrations that
corresponding with our own great national
shrinkage is an immense increase in the
ket; that while sheep of the United States
are worth but slightly more, than one-half
what they were two years ago. the wool ex-
portation from England to America in 1895
was nearly triple that of 1894. Mr.. Warren,
In strong language. denounced Senator
Vest for excoriating the Supreme Court
tax cases, and then himself CVesD giorying
In the fact that the economical law of a
overturned by the Wilson bin, that Grown,
ing infamy that the Senate first pitied
then endured then embraced" He closed
unamerican policy and stop the golden
drain by the collection OF gold for imports
a message from the President trans
hitting correspondence relating TO Turkey
and Armenia was received.
SPEECH BY DUBOIS
At 2 o'clock the bond silver bill was
taken up. and Mr.. Dubois addressed the
Senate. In addition to advocating the pas
sage OF a free coinage substitute for the
bond bill, he outlined the position of the
Republican Senator's in the silver States.
The Senator said that while he cheerfully
greeted Populist votes n the Senate for
free silver, he could not accept the Populist
leadership, that party being irreyocablv
Va mil limit tod
nation Further, silver Republicans favored
protection generally. including so-caIled
and lumber. besides various producfs OF tbe
farm plantation and ranch. Referring 10
the charge that the Western silver States Sta
eacn nave two Senator's and are able to
pass Iree coinage bills, ne said the aues-
ton or representation was fought out when
standing this" he added. II read in tn. the
press OF the East almost every day that
Ire region | represent is but a pocket
your hands, and the Inference is that il Is
peopied by class Of men who are a ner-
essuai s rSs 10 the refined and virtuous
OF the newspapers which attack the silver
men are published in New York city. where
our foreign immigration have found a iodg
ment, and where there have been NOR
scandals IN connection with their city gov
spot in our country"
At O'Clock Mr.. Dubois closed and Mr.
-(d4liei uIcSScu tuc senate on the Monroe
doctrine. Senior Mendonca. the Brazilian
minister, was an attentive listener to the
speech As Mr. Daniel was about to begin
Mr. Aldrich arose to inquire of Mr.. Jones
or Arkansas. In charge OF the silyer-bonf
Dill. when a vote would be taken, for. sal
Mr. Aldrich. the Republican Senators wer.
anxious TO have vote taken.
Mr.. Jones replied that he had intended 70
ask unanimous consent that some day next
week be fixed for the vote, but he would
not interrupt the Senator from Virginia.
1t will take only a moment" said Mr.
Aldrich.
II do not wish TO interrupt the Senator
from Virginia." replied Mr.. Jones, and Mr..