The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Senators
Frank j. Cannon and Arthur Brown,
from the new state of Utah, took the
oath Of office in the senate today, the
former drawing the term ending March
s. COG. and the latter the term ending
March 3, 1897. With the exception of
the contested Delaware case this es-
tablishes the political division Of the
upper branch of congress until March
q, 1897, as follows: Republicans, A;
Democrats, SO; Populists, g. Total, SO.
Necessary for majority, &c. Should Mr..
Dupont be seated from Delaware, the
Republican vote would be increased to
a., but at the same time the number
necessary for a majority would be 46.
Aside from this event the session was
given to further speeches on the silver
bond bill, two of the new members of
the body, Mr.. Nelson, Republican of
Minnesota and Mr.. Bacon (Dem. of
Georgia), making speeches. the former
against the free coinage of silver, and
Mr.. Bacon urging the evils of a gold
standard.
Mr.. Hansbrough of North Dakota,
severely criticised the secretary of ag-
riculture for the alleged failure to
distribute seeds IN accordance with the
law. Mr.. George of Mississippi defend
ed Secretary NlortOn's action. The de-
bate will proceed tomorrow.
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment to
the bond silver bill providing for a bond
issue of Sl00.000,0O0 the proceeds to be
used for coast defenseS.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr. Baker dKansas) presented a petit
ton from Mrs. Waller, the wife of the
exhibited States consul in Madagas-
car, reclting her husbands arrest, trial
by drum head court, and transpOrta-
ton in chains to French prison Mrs.
Walters petition recites that by these
acts France has held my husband an
American citizen, as an imprisoned
felOn the past ten months and | be-
lieve and am sure had my husband
been the subject of Great Britain, he
would long since have been released
Mrs. Waller asks the American con-
gress to take suitable action.
Mr. PETER PopD, OF Kansas. offered
a resolution calling upon the inter
state commerce commission for infor-
nation as to the discrimination on
passenger and freight rates to and
from Missouri river points The reso-
luton went over.
At 1 o'clock, Mr.. Hansbrough RepD.
of North Dakota. addressed the senate
on the resolution instructing the sec
rotary of agriculture to execute the
law concerning the distribution of
seeds
Mr. Allen Fop0, of Nebraska, spoke
Of the high personal qualities of the
secretary of agriculture but added
that the secretary did not always con-
fine himself to his proper sphere. He
was apt to discuss finance, usurping
TO some extent the functions of the
secretary of the treasury.
Mr. George Dem.). Of Mississippi.
said the senate could not act as a
court and issue its mandamus to the
secretary of agriculture. Mr. Hans
broush, he said, was acting as
prosecuting attorney and was arraign-
ing the secretary Of agriculture as
though Impeachment proceedings were
contemplated.
At > o'clock the Hansbrough resolu-
ton went over until tomorrow and the
silver bond bin was taken up.
A GOLD BUG. "a
Mr.. Nelson (Rep., Mimi addressed
the senate for the first time. He read
from manuscript and spoke in a clear.
strong voice. Mr.. Nelson said the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
raJiO of 10 TO ] by the United States
alone. at this time and under existing
conditions, would destroy the last YES
tige and the last hope of genuine BIZ
metalliSm, and would reduce US to a
state Of silver recommendation with
Mexico, China and Japan as our chief
metallic money associates When every
other argument fails, he said, the adVo-
Gates of free silver appeal to our pre-
Judices and say that by aiming to
keep our money up to the gold stand
ard. we are merely Knocking down to
England, putting ourselves in her
grasp and placing ourselves at her
mercy. England, said Mr.. Nelson, oc-
cup, $ the vantage ground, because her
exchanges are made in the universal
money Of the world The United States
should stand at the head of the indus
trial and commercial world. If we
would win that high place We must ad-
here to the universal money standard
of the world.
HIS FIRST
Mr.. Bacon Dem, Ga.) followed in
his first speech since he entered the
senate. lie spoke deliberately and
with earreStneSS. The senator said
that the irrepressible conflict over the
restoration of silver which had been
waged for twenty years must speedily
be settled.
Mr.. Bacon compared gold mononet-
SeALlSul Will LMC Il uC DiiiieNdAAlSiIls VIZ
Silver and gold as primary money. The
evidences were abundant that gold
alone was not sufficient for ali re-
demption purposes. The United States
continued paying gold only by contin-
nal borrowing at a ruinous cost Of
the seven great powers, only Great
Britain and Germany had sufficient
gold TO maintain gold payments
A BEGGAR.
At The present time the United
States stood begging the world for
gold. although the richest nation on
the globe. We are rapidly becoming
the vassal of England, said Mr. Ba-
con. Bonds are being issued for the
purpose of maintaining the single gold
Standard. The senator compared the
c7untry's approval of the president $
attitude on Venezuela, with it's disap-
proval of his financial subserviency 70