The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-11

Prftchafd, Rep. ~ g. called I'D the
Z amendments ne mad offered TO the revenue
1lil 10 increase the duties on certain
Kinds Of ciays. marble, iron ore. timber.
i've stocltr cereals, fruits. wool and coal.
re Favored the re-enactment OF the Nc
hinley ia8 and the free coinage of silver
he denounced the Southern Democrats
Tor their reereancy to their own section.
1heiF tariff law had brought unexampled
prosperity 10 New England manufactur-
eFs and bankruptcy and ruin TO the farm
els ard producers of the South.
!" hen Pritchard had finished Hill chfded
aim Tor inconsistency ia his statements.
Norta Carolina. he said. occupied pecu-
asr situation IN congress. and he did not
see now her people could be grauhed.
Some time ago the same legislature in
North Carolina had elected two senators
oy the same combination. A few days
ago one OF them tBuflerl denounced the
democracy for being false TO its pledges
OF tariff reform. Today the other end of
he combination told the senate he ia
Vored re-enactment OF the Mckinley law
The senate. on Hale's motion. agreed 10
adjourn until Monday when adjournment
was taken today
White, Dem, Cal: consumed the re-
mainder Of the time before the expiration
or the morning hour with a speech in Ia
Nor or some practical modification of the
senate rules. He did not mince words in
his Characterization OF the rules and the
ancient fetions" they perpetuated. The
great evil he especially inyeighed against
was that which permitted intermiaable
debate on any question and placed it in
the power of a single senator 10 hold the
senate at his mercy so long
lie favored Hilrs proposition. put for
ward in the last congress. for cloture
whenever the majority OF the senate was
ready to vote. He also favored quorum
counting" device, to do away with an
other parliamentary fiction. The an
uqutty Of the senate rules, in his opinion,
did not make them sacred. and they
should not be allowed to stand in the way
OF parliamentary progress. He carefully
reviewed the abuses that had grown more
and more intolerable, and cited many in
stances where the plain will of the ma
Jority had been thwarted for days. weeks
and months by the determined stand OF
the minority. The dignity OF the senate
would not be maintained by clinglng 10
rules which permitted interminable hli-
clustering and must eventually bring the
senate into discredit with the people. He
continued: THE objections to the pro-
cedure Of the senate which l have urged
are not conceived in partisanshp. but
arise from a deliberately framed judgment
that the public welfare is involved, and
that IL Is imperative that attention
should be paid to the well-grounded and
universal demand for the adoption Of an
improved piar. our rules should be Tea-
sonable, in harmony with the period for
which we legisiate and the civilization OF
which We partake. Let us have ample ar
gument. but not argument lasting long
after all have ceased to listen. Let us pro-
tect the minority. but permit the majority
to assert their manifest privilege"
Jones. Dem. Ark. then took the floor,
and spoke on the free coinage substitute for
the house bond BILL II is claimed that this
bil. said Mr Jones was framed and passed
through the house in response to the wishes
OF the president OF the United States. II is
also said that the bill Is entirely unsatis-
factory TO the president and secretary OF
the treasury. from the fact that the bonis
provided for are not specifically payable
In gold. The president considers the treas
ury in an unsatisfactory II not in a critical
condition. II a condition OF reasonable
prosperity can be restored among the
masses OF the people. there VIII be no diff
Guilty whatever about the condition of The
treasury An issue of bonds is doubtless a
boon 10 that small class OF persons who
have large incomes which they have the
knowledge. industry or courage TO Use
proftahly. who long for investments upon
which they MAY draw interest without any
greater labor than clipping coupons bat 10
no other class Is an issue OF bonds desir-
able II is true that the government is not
collecting as much revenue just at this
time as is needed. and some steps should he
taken to provide for the deficiency The Sec
retary ~ the treasury. however. in his Of
fcial report. shows that THIS deficiency VIII
be temporary and not continue beyond a
few months. The amendment proposed by
the committee II enacted into law. viii
H4 ftr he of
about Nos0.n1o 81 silver certificates against
the setgnlorage now held in bars iu the
treasury IS one of SIS features. while the de-
fcleucy estimated 10y Mir. Carlisle Is far be-
low that sum. There must De- something
radically wrong 81 the richest and freast
nation Of thc globe ts in such condition
of absolute helplcssness and dependency as
the prss.deut seems TO consider us now
The speaker then referred 10 the condi-
tiuns af poverty and distress prevailing
among the great nations OF th- world in
cfud{ug England. Germany and France
and declared that there must De- some gene
eral cause He asserted that this tause u
distress was the prevailing gold standard
which was resulting everyH here n rise
I'm fh- value II money and a corresponding
faU in the market value OF the products e
the common people. tie declared that the
causes which have operated 10 prol3ce
pvesanr results VIII continue Their opera
tloa and that prices. which have Deer n
The last twenty years reduced - per cent
VII Ia the next twenty years be reduced
s. Per cent. more.
Referring 90 the repeated arguments Ia
favor og international b.-metalHsm he
said. "Bw We are assured THAI Great
Britain VII n0t consent so this. When IL
i elpar that Egsland VII not consent 70
an International agreement. ard that
France ard Germany vii no- move except
fa COMPANY with England. rhen thc QGvx-
ton comes home 20 as wd4t vii tbe people
o.. the United States doe A Tremendous
srarzlhsEtv in this rnf rgencv- IN nv
orluioa. rests upon as as q nation II
other nations viii not Join IS il this great
move ia the Interest ct humanity. 10 IS our
sis-v to undertake t. alone. / believe thar
tha unlimited coinage % silver Woul1. hy
revEVSne commerce. Increase our revenues
ana 40 svvav absolutely with any ureteasa
81. a necessity "a issue bonds. and that an
der that bin such . revival IN business
wtsu.4 take place that no issue OF b1nls
eassfa he claimed 10 Dc necessary There
Is r.1rhfrr FER as 70 30 bnt 10 present rhe
s,-zrars Ae believe {u. 20 discuss it aa1 ap-
assf AZ last 10 TIRE great tribunal which
must decide r. The friends - 1-metai-
Ism are rea3y ans 4nNio1s 30 have the
pe,ole settle fhts question. They hone anf
relieve "a VII Re speedily aone and Wen
done"
Jones smoke for about tao hours whan
ha haa fnlshed. Teller aske5 him wnat
Suaaf it was proposed - make sta the
ronss saratian Of the hi. whe1 q yo-s wou.a
D.. asked Mr. 1eres replied that a. there
was gsssts a number % senator's Sho desired
10 * heard, Go move would oe made toward