The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-08

er the Better.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE senate
was treated today to one of Senator
Vests characteristic speeches. He ar
raigned the supreme court for the in
come tax decision; he laid the respon-
sibility for the lack of revenue at their
door, when they exempted the "sordid
wealth of the land from taxation; he
contrasted the records of the present
and past administrations; he threw
some light upon heretofore unknown
chapters in the history of the McKin-
ley law; he denounced the financial de-
tendency of this country and of others
upon the moneyed influence. He at
tackled the president and the secretary
of the treasury for their proposition to
reissue the greenbacks and place the
circulation in the hands Of the national
banks; quoted Secretary Carlisle
against himself and in conclusion de-
clared the conflict between bi-metal-
ism and the gold standard was ire
pressible and that the sooner it was
decided the better it would be for our
public and private life.
PULITZER's ACTION.
The other feature Of the session to-
day grew out of the Introduction by
Senator Chandler of bill for "a popu-
lar loan through the issue of postal
Mr.. Chambers remarks, the cable re-
plies of the prince Of Wales, the
Rothschilds and others to the New
York World were alluded to, and Mr..
Lodge claimed that the editor of the
World had been guilty of violating sec
ton 1895 of the revised statutes in
holding communication with officials
of another government, the purpose OF
which was ito interfere with meas
ure of the United States
Mr.. Gray of Delaware rebuked both
Mr. Lodge and Mr.. Chandler for the
suggestion that public opinion could
not be solicited either here or abroad
on any question, and affirmed that a
just public opinion in all civilized CEN
tiers must be the final arbitrator of all
disputes.
Numerous petitions bearing on the
Armenian outrages, the question of the
recognition of the Cuban belligerents
and the Venezuelan boundary disputes
were presented. Among the latter was
one from the Society of Friends Of In
diana praying for arbitration.
Mr.. Jones, Dem. from Arkansas, re-
ported from the finance committee the
free silver substitute for the house
bond bill. and gave notice that he
would call it UP tomorrow and asked
the senate to consider it.
Mr.. Morrill,, Republican, Vermont,
chairman of the finance committee, no
he
was opposed "by every Republican
member of the committee"
The bill went on the calendar.
On motion of Mr. Davis, Republican,
Minnesota, the house joint resolution
concerning the improvement of the
public building at Mankato, Mimi, was
agreed to.
On Mr.. Kyle's motion, a bill was
passed amending the existing law so
that the evidence of timber claimants
can be taken before the clerk of any
court of record, instead of requiring
them as now to go before the officers of
the land Office.
Mr.. Voorhees,, Democrat, Indiana, Sc
cured unanimous consent for the pas
sage of resolution authorizing Cen
eral Casey to make contracts for the
completion of the new library Of con-
gress, stating that if passed the build
ing would be completed within the time
fixed by the act, and that about $50, 900
would be converted back into the
treasury
AN unprecedented thing in the erec-
ton of public buildings" calculated
Mr.. Hale, Republican, Maine.
Mr.. voorhees, offered a resolution
which was referred, for the purchase
of a portrait of the late Allen G. Thur
man, now hanging in the judiciary
committee room, painted by j. H. De-
Witt.
Mr.. Elkins Rep., w. va.) offered a
resolution. which was referred to the
finance committee, providing that
hereafter any contemplated issue of
United States bonds shall first be adj
vertised for at least twenty days. and
such bonds shall be sold to the high
est bidder.
Mr.. Allen offered a resolution, which
was referred. for the appointment of
a committee of five senators to investi-
gate the question of whether there was
now and had been for the past one
half year a republican form of gov
eminent in the state of Alabama:
whether fraud force or intimidation
had entered into the election of mem
bers of the legislature in so far as
those elections bore on the election of
United States senators.
LODGE AGAIN.
Mr.. Lodge renewed the discussion Of
Mr.. Chambers bill by calling attention
to section 1896 of the revised statutes.
prohibiting any citizen of the United
States, on penalty of fine and impris-
onment. from holding any communi-
cation. verbal or written. with any Of
ficer or agent of foreign govern
ment. the purpose of which was to in
fluence action in a pending interna-
tional dispute or to interfere with "a
measure Of the United States"
He called attention to recent COM
munication of the Prince of Wales On
the boundary line dispute. The COM
munications were for the purpose, he
claimed, "of forcing us from our posi-
sition'' and making US more than ever
dependent upon a syndicate of bank
ers He wanted to know if Mr. Pulit-
zer's action did not come within the
pale of the statute he had cited
Mr.. Chandler was inclined to agree
that it did.
"The statute only applies to citi-
zens of the United States interrupted