The Portland daily press., 1896-02-27
OUR STATESMEN.
BELIEF THE BELLIGERENCY RES.
OLUTION WILL WIN.

Time Extended for Government to Annul
Land Patents-"Investment Bond
Schemes" Are Lotteries, Says Harmon
shall the CONDEMNED Cannon Go to the
Grand Army Posts?-Senators EXPLAIN
why They Voted Against the Tariff
Bill-Capitai Gossip.
Washington, February Goth. Senator
Lindsay today in the Senate
offered a separate resolution to repeal tn
Wilson German duties. 1t went over
until tomorrow.
| Senator Allen in PRODUCED a Joint reso-
lut ion directing the President to issue a
proclamation recognizing the independ-
enoe of CuDa.
| Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania pre-
scented the petition of the Glass Bottle
Blowers Association of the United States
and Canada urging the re-enaotment of
| the free coinage laws at the ratio of Ii
| to |.
| The army appropriation bill was re-
| ported and placed on the calendar.
| A bill was introduced by MIR. Hale of
Maine for the appointment of Hon. O.
Howard as Lieut.. General on the retired
list of the army.
Mr.. Allen, Populist of Nebraska, re
ferred to the vote on taking up the tariff
| bill and the statements made by Messrs.
Morrill, and others that the tariff bill WAS
dead and stated that while he did not be-
lieve in the policy set forth in that bill
yet, if the Republicans could unite upon
it and would couple with it all amend
ment providing for the free coinage of
silver, as substitute, the Populist
party III tie Senate would help pass it.
The Populists in the Senate now said to
the proteotionist Republicans: HWe will
| swallow your measure of protection, the
House tariff bill, which is nauseating,
which is unjust if you give to the people
of the country more sound money with
which to pay the increased taxation
The army appropriation bill was re-
ported to the Senate today 1t has been
| Increased $500, the total amount of the
estimate called for was S24, 093, 276 and
he act for the current fiscal year appropri-
ates 1913, 1852, 20S.
The President today sent the Senate
the following nominations: To be con-
suls of the United States Samuel Com
fort of New York at Bombay; India; ..
H. Keedy of New York, at Grenoble,
Cape Town, South Africa
Lieut.. J. 2. Candy, deputy paymas6er
general, to be colonel and assistant pay
master general; Major Frank M. Code,
paymaster, to be lieutenant colonel and
deputy paymaster general.
Mr. Allen, Populist Of Nevada, said
the populist votes added to the A Repub-
lican votes in the Senate would carry the
House tariff bill by majority of five,
and the Populist Senators would give the
votes for 1t, if the Republican Senators
would vote for the addition to 1t of the
free coinage substitute He introduced a
bill in that form and the bill was ordered
printed as an amendment to the Hodse
| tariff bill.
Mr.. Chandler. Republican of New
Hampshire, offered two resolutions which
were referred; one requiring information
as to the number and salaries Of Senate
officials and the other directing inquiry
| to be made as tn whether there may be
not reduction of Senate expenses, outside
| of salaries.
Mr.. Lindsay, Democrat of Kentucky,
offered IN amendment instructing the
com mittee when it reported the tariff
| bill back to do SO with a provision
striking off the duty of 40 per cent on
sugars, and All additional eighth of one
per cent pound on refined sugars. This
amendment practically passes all sugars
ON the free list.
Mr.. Carter set up the fact that the
tariff bill presented was Mt Variance of all
past professions of the Republican party
on the tariff question. He said it dis
tinctly asserted it is not Republican
measure.
1t is measure to meet an alleged
emergency which the chief executive
officer of the nation stouJly asserts does
not exist at all. The party then in an
attitude of forcing uncalled for relief up
on a reluctant Democratic administers
ton" Regarding the wool schedule, he
said if retained, "oonditions and limita-
tions" included in the present bill would
reduce the proposed tariff to trifle more
than fourth of the nominal rate OF
duty, fixed by the Mckinley act. Where
in he asked, did such a measure protect
the American wool grower. Mr.. Carter
referred to the second section of the bill
to show how manufacturers of woods
were taken care of. To the existing duty,
the bill proposed to add 80 per cent of
specific square yard duty, imposed by the
Mckinley act. A motion to reoommit the
bill, he said to the committee OH finance,
without instructions, would leave the
committee at liberty to prepare and
present to the Senate fair AID just bill
which every Republican can oonscien
tiously vote for. A veto on the pending
bill would raise a laugh at the expense Of
that he and large majority of thf
people of Montana, were devoted to the
doctrine of protection, but they believed
in the principles laid down in the finan-
cial plank Of the Republican National
platform of 1892. Free silver Republi
cans insisted upon the adoption of theil
views because they believed the principle
fer which they commended was right. Mr.
Carter urged that the silver Republican.
had shown true courage through theil
allegiance to the principles Of ''sound
N oney'' representatives. Mr.. Carter an
pealed to the candid Judgment of honest
men, az to what Republican Senators
we're reoreant to the party; those who re-
sisted obliteration of the last yestage o.
legislation in favor of silver, or those
who sustained President Cleveland
policy
Senator Hoar criticized Mr.. Carter's
position on the subject of wool. adapting
Byron's lines, "While stands the
coliseum, Rome shall stand:'' "Wher
falls the coliseum Rome shall fall. 4" anc
when Rome falls the world--to the
position of the protectionists. They
must he said all stand together or all fal
together. He reminded Mr. Carter tina
protection on wooden farmers of his state
had been supported by votes of New
England against the votes of the wool
growing states themselves He wished tt
ask the Senator, whether we are to un
| derStand him aS Sayiuo he fails r,