The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-23

ressurs tax on beer . revenue tax on
<cbacco. cigars and cigarettes and q fair
revenue duty on any agricultural products
imported from Canada 10 the United States.
Mr. Dubois. one of the five Republicans
who voted against considering the tariff bill,
rose at this point and in ironical tones said
that. OF course. Il would be easy TO get to-
Eetncr and pass revenue tariff bill without
free-silver amendment You will recall"
Cd against taking S UP PIT the Dingiey bill. Ev-
eryone OF those Ave Senators has been in
4orzed By his State. Everyone Of those five
Senators win be delegate to the national
Mr.. Hi now resumed his speech. He said
that the Senate as az present constitutes.
minority In the Republican party willing
20 put silver 10 the front in everything and
with the Democratic side divided, would find
* impossible 70 frame a tariff bill. A nom
partisan tariff bill was an frnpossibility- d.
vided as the Senate is. how could any man
outside Of an insane asylum promise a tarin
Tor revenue? 'If / were the President OF
the United States (which from present pros
te o ss aoar nex ro wGd Dss hs
said. -tk-See that the pledges or the govexn-
ment should be kept; and ! misjudge tn, the
| II he does not pursue this course Talk about
| the previous folies OF the party. he said:
The The Dsmocratic party can stand good deal.
but II cannot stand this"
Mr. Hill yielded here TO Mr.. Baker. who
nss Election would he preIcted give the
country Republican administration with
either Mckinley or another good Republican scsll
Of the Senate 10 pass the DIngley tariff bill
and warned the Senate against depriving the
means for conducting the government He
eaid the passage OF the bill would fore
| ebsdcw panic. reputation and possibly revo,
/ I1fion. II would be the greatest crime or
the nineteenth century.
Mr.. Teller asked Mr.. Baker II he approved
Of the issuance Of bonds by the present ad-
Mr.. Baker replied that he would have ia
yored the passage OF such bill as this when
ne first came into the Senate, but since fve
Republican Senators had Joined with the sill
yer Democrats and the P0puists to prevent
the passage Of bill to insure an adequate
1ncreaFe of the revenues he had concluded
that there possibility OF securing
legislation that would give sufficient revenue.
In view of this fact he believed II wise 70
securing money.
THE FoULEsT BLOT"
A2p. m. the Chair laid the regular order
Of business before the Senate. but the SEN
ate, By a vote OF 90 to q. decided to continue
the consideration Of the bond bill. Mr. Hill
closed at 3 o'clock. and was followed by Mr.
Hauley N a short exhortation against the
proposition. IF this measure is passed ne
declared. 'it will De one OF the fouest blots-
history Of this honorable body II he had
heard while on the other side OF the globe
that the United States Senate about to
DO such horrible thing he would resent the
Insult and yet the Senate was face to face
with q proposition fer reputation This is
reputation. This Is bankruptcy. This Is
anarchy and insamy," exclaimed Mr. Haw-
1. Mr. Mills supported the bill. charscterizing
the speeches OF Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Hawley as
the most remarkable he had ever heard, ar
guirx. as they did, that the government
must issue bonds TO raise money TO pay the
ordinary expenses OF the government. He
revenue was vas requisite. then this Congress s
would give 1t. and II Il did not, then the next
would. The people would insis, on having
sufficient revenue for the government Mr..
Mills expressed his amazement that DEM
ocrattc leader referring 10 Mr.. HID. should
rise here and argue for bonds. The senator
(HilD wanted a monumental national debt
as a pedestal for national bank control u
all the money OF the country. Mr.. Mills said
this greed for bonds came naturally from
democracy. II was the spirit that led to the
sending OF American girls to Europe to be
"sold For a title" exposed . the highest
bidder among dukes and nsboos and earls.
Nr. Nils announced that when slr. sherman
(Miils) would offer amendment TO raise
the revenue for the government. 1t would
propose en- internal revenue tax on iron,
<'-eek, lead. zinc, fax. hemp. jute ani other
articles. These received protection, and he
would ask ne protected industries procllcins
thssc 1r.iciss 10 pay sonis.hirg into the
NJ Stewart spoke in support OF the bin.
AIT Leags spoxs briefly briefly and forelo,y
f.e~m ard panic TO business.
Mr. Clarke said ne would vote against the
r.i y = nissnt anarchy or repndIation bu,
d. ard 4 was merely step 10 restrict the
executive In Its present exclusive right to
" Gray spike OF the silver agitation as
res>c,;s.kie for the business stagnation,
vrrr ard panic that had occurred.
MI SnerTan sad he felt sure the bill
v'o;:,1 al dead as soon as 1t left the Sem
e;e- + Il the evil would be in creating
irecfng pas grsa 5antin ,a ea5ses ,nose
cal Institutions. T1e Senator argued that
the ia~ requiring the redemption of notes
IN coin was a contract. The United States
could not avoid that contract without dis
fonor. This was the first time in the his
tory OF the country that an attempt was
made TO violate the contract. II denounce
ft as reputation of the public debt ex-
claimed Mr.. Sherman. This proposition was
crime to be denounced and not proper @
countenance dishonorabe act 'But,
thank God, the measure cannot become a
law exclaimed Mr. Sherman, while the
House of Representatives ard the President
are on the right side" There was a burst
OF applause from the galleries as Mr..
sherman closed, (Which the Chair quickly
Mr. Teller replied to,Mr. Sherman, deny
Ing that this was any reputation of a con-
tract obligation. and declaring that the as
sertlo1 was 'arrant nonsense and untrutn-
full" Mr. Teller said this craze for bonds
threatened to destroy the Democratic par
~. as it was destroying the Republican par
" he gid not believe in longer trusting
an executive branch which had perpetrated
TIE disgraceful acts OF the last two years.
Mr. Allen spoke in support of the bill He
referred TO Mr.. Sherman as the adviser of
the present administration and frequent
visitor at the White House,
MI Butler asked unanimous consent that
nnal vote be taken at D. m. on Monday
Mr. Hin said he saw no objection.
Mr. Chandler reserved the right TO move
amendments.
This raised some complications and Mr.
Dubois finally objected 10 the agreement.
SAYING II could be arranged tomorrow
Inc conference report on the river and
narbor Dill, Including the agreement on the
santa Monica and San Pedro. Cal. items,
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Allen, who had the floor on the bond
Dill. yielded to continue his speech to-mor-
row. At 6:45 p m the Senate adjourned
BITTERLY CONDEMNED.