The herald., 1896-02-06
Senatorevest INDUCES in Sem
sationSl Speechmaking
MR. QUAy's- TARIFF NOTION
y Temporarily Sidetracked But. Will
" Come Up Today
NJ n1Gss Takes cosulzsnes,of Dan stus irt's
~ nlll and Passes an Anti-t .
S5.Ss PngiIistic Bill


tntyon Of senators, and the gallaI les also
wsre we'll filled in anticipation of debate.
ana possibly q vote on Quay's motion to
rscommit the tariff silver tbilltwith in
ulzuetions. :.
Morgan Of Alabama. from thetcommlt-
~ ON foreign relations, reporsedsthe Cu-
han belligerency resolution, sayingtit met
With his full approval.
Call of Florida gave notice that'helwould
I'll up' the resolution as soon a., he: couldi
rncurs the attention of the senate.
: At n 40 the Quay resolution to recon-
lii the free coinage substitute for the
.tlxiR bill was laid before theSsenate. IT.
w,s found the prior resolution of Hans
heuush. directing the secretary of agricul-
tura 70 execute q law as to seeds Tor distri-
h1at3on. It was agreed il the seed resolu-
f3on be disposed OF before o'clock Qussy's
ToSclution be taken up. If not, tho Qtiay-
&1onlution should come up tomorrow.
Shnrtly after 2 o'clock Senator Vest con-
GUIDED on Hansbrough's seed resolution.
M, without action on it the resolution Tor
XintributinR appropriation bills among
- ynrious committees was taken up.
FAe diplomatic and consular appkopri-
afion bill was reported and placed on the
SnIendar. The only important amend
vrev,t raised the consulate at Cape Town,
Africa, 70 c0nsul-generalcy at $4,000 q
~. Ouay's resolution was laid before
theieenete by the presiding officer, bat Mr..
VeSt, Democrat, o1 Missouri, and others
raised the point that Mr.. hansorouens
rooolution directing the secretary OF agri.
culture to execute the law as to the seed
Aietfibution precedence.
The presiding ofilcer finally Strengthened
the matter by explaining that after the
oged resolution was disposed OF Mr..
0unyss resolution would be taken up. and
q the former was not disposed OF tooays'
that the Quay resolution should come up
tomorrow. A bill was passed TO extend
the mineral land laws to the north haif OF
The ColvilEe Indian reservation.
The most caustic utterances heard in the
senate since Mr.. Tillman's Sensational
speech was that of Mr.. Vest arraigning
Secretary of Agriculture Morton. The gem
eral satire and ridicule directed against the
6ecretary and the illusions to the presi-
dent made the speech hardly less notable
than that which recently startled the senate.
M. Vest referred derisively to "the colos-
Al intellect dealing with cabbages."
At one point the senator said: "Ine
secretary Of agriculture charges from his
ONCE reminding US of what Cicero says 1t
Cataline's night from the senate. Albeit, ex-
cessit, evasit, erupsit. Laughter.I
UWhen the secretary of agriculture hears
Of q silver lunatic he is like the war horse
of Job, his neck is clothed with thunder.
You might go further and say, he saith NJ
among the prophets. ha ha; and he SMELL
eth the battle afar off, the thunder OF the
captains and the shouting"
Mr. Vest severely criticised the practice
at furpishing costly flowers from govern
ment greenhouses for the receptions at the
executive mansion, and added: "Sir. l
would rather give twice the amount or this
appropriation to assist some poor man in q
distant county of the west who is fighting
the hard battle of life; would rather give
him something that would make his cheer
less home comfortable and bring light to
his fireside; would rather put one flower
in the sick room of noble working girl or
matron than to have it said had voted a
hundred and odd thousand dollars for the
flowers and exotics to go to the receptions
and banquets of the officials of this govern
ment, where the chandelier flashes its light
across the red wine and the air is fragrant
with perfume Like the spicy breeze OF Araby
the BEST"
Mr.. West referred to the bugle blasts
from the secretary as the congressional ex-
trayagance in distributing seeds.
sTbe Democratic party has been most
unfortunate,' said the senator emphati-
caIly, .'not only as to the international dis.
cords, but also in the fact that the devil
has owed US grudge and has paid it in a
secretary of agriculture.
s'The secretary had," continued Mr.. Vest
ssput the Democratic party in antagonism
to the great agricultural interests of the
party, although that party had always
stood as the close friend OF agriculture.
ssThe gigantic intellect of this great sec.
retary of agriculture has daily gone outside
of his legitimate duties, and why did it moi
discover some of the really fragrant
abuses?
'sTbis secretary" proceeded the senate,
tsassunIs;. 10 run the entire government,
He he's hcen practically the secretary oi
The ': cssurss. flooding this country with
pamDalsts denouncing the silver lunatics
and uphoIding the single gold standard y
Mr.. 5ssl said the senator from South
Carolina l1illman) had been called a com
muTjst because he had sounded warning
in tho senate, He compared this with a
, New York publication threatening revolu
tion unless senators and representatives
cuddled to the gold standard.
.sThe trouble is,' said Mr.. Vest, 'sthat
the secretary of Agriculture is monoman
lac on the gold standard. He sees only
gold. gold, red gold, and he thinks any
man who does not see as he does is a
lunatic.a
= Mr.. Vest closed shortly after 2 o'clock
with remarkably sarcastic and bitter
perOration.He referred to the useless seeds
which. it was asserted, the secretary had
properly refused to buy. But, added the
neunbOrs tnere was one SEED not mentioned
q 1t was" he proceeded, smiling malici-
ously, "the aurifer fenicuium canes Nor.
tonB, or, in palmer words, Morton's golden
dog weed. This would flourish while this
secrotary, swinging his golden censer al
the executive mansion. shouted his holy,
holy. Thou. oh, Grover, King of kings and
Lord Of lords!'"
1lr. Vests speech had proceeded beyond
2 o'clock, thus disposing of the Quay reso
iutten for today. The resolution to dis
tribute the appropriation bills among the
several committees was again taken up.
Mr.. Teller. Republican of Colorado, took
occosion during the debate to refer to the
success of the bond issue. Large as the
offerings were, they would have been larger
II the eecretary Of the treasury had re-
teived bids at q fixed price for the bonds
Gnmsy and awkward as this bond submis-
sion had been. lacking the essential fea-
suses Of . popular loan, yet it completely
e9sWered those who had talked CT the
4 peQeasity Of looking to foreign syndicatef
70 sustain our credit.
The debate on distribution of appropria.
QQn bills ran through the entire afternoon
ana was not concluded when, at 4 80
o'clock. the senate went into executive
session and, at $50, adjourned until to-
rnoerow.
IN THE HOUSE