The morning times., 1896-01-28
Tho sen,te has n new humorist.

The Senate has new humorist.
The attack or the brilliant young Senator
from North Dakota, Mr.. Hansprough, on
the Secretary OF Agriculture Is response
bic for the find. The discovery is Senator
George Of Mississippi. The Senate finds
this surprise only TO lose il soon.
Mr.. Hansbrough's charges against Sec
retary Morton were SO strong that it was
felt necessary TO answer themin the strong
est manner possible. So Mr.. George, who
is one of the ablest constitutional lawyers
in the Senate took up the cudsels in defense
OF Mr.. Morton.
He confined the first part Of his argument
to the constitutinnality and legality Of
the Senate trying to turn itself into court
and attempting to decide what a law was
Having disposed of this point he discussed
rare and uncommon seeds.
RARE SEEDS.
For this as his text he kept the Senate
in a roar. Certain florists had made offers
TO Secretary Morton to sell rare and IN
common seeds at rare and nncommcn
prices.
"Lobelia seeds" he said, were offered
at S35 pound. Was the Secretary of
Agriculture TO be hGnt LOT liiIs.
Then they Offered a double morning
glory seed a t $40 POUND. Everybody has
morning glories, but this was double morn
| ing glory seed; double, | suppose, because
| il blooms twice in the morning. Is the
| the Secretary TO be Guartered as well as
| hung for refusing TO purchase these?
At first the Senators present eyed Mr..
| George in opeL-.nouthed amazement. Then
| seeing that lie was really making funny
| speech they settled down to thorough
| enjoyment OF it. But the climax was
reached when he said:
| And heres a French seed they wanted
/ $50 a pound for. ! can't pronounce IT.
| II is spelled this way and letter for let
| ter he repeated the spelling. Then he
! made a stGEEer at tie pronunciation ana
| the Senate Toared. Mr.. Morgan, with MS
Bering sea arbitration kno wledge OF French.
laid back in his chair and laughed loud
and long. Mr.. George has rotified tie Sen
| ate that he will speak on the subject OF
Rare and Uncommon Seeds
| Two spreches were made on the silver
question. one by Mr.. Nelson, of Mime
sofa. against free coinage, and the other
by Mr.. Bacon, OF Georgia. favoring IL IL
was his mai,len speech and he delivered 1t
with much oraioriCal grace and elect
He spoke of the restoration OF silver 10
general currency on the same terms as gold
as 2 question which had stood in the fore
| ground of discussion for the last twenty
years He strongly favored such restora-
ton. So long. he said, as this important
and importunate and most irrepressibie
question remained undetermined, 1T was
not only natural, but unavoidable that II
should continue 20 attract public interest
and to be most active political conien-
| ton.
The use of both metals. ne argued, was
| necessary to supply the money necessary
to d" the business of the world; for the
reason that all the gold Of the world
available for coinage WIS insufficient Tor
such a purpose and that all the silver Of
the world available for "oinage was also
insufficient. That was the basic funda-
mental principle in favor Of both metals
Mr.. Bacon argued that there was n"
authority under existing law for the issue
of bonds: and that if there were such a
law it ought to he repealed.
MR. BACON AND HILL.
Mr.. Hill. Dem. New York. asked Mr.
Bacon whether it was quite fair to charge
that the maintenance of the gold standard
was the sole object OF the bond issues
Would il not hc more accurate statement
to say that the issue Of bonds was intended
to maintain the greeRback currency?
Mr.. E1con answered the las; question by
a negative. and quoted from the message
of the PreSiden' 10 prove that the object
of the bond issue WAS To maintain the gold
reserve. He carried on an extended
coro1uy with Mr.. Hi ~ New York. as to
the effect OF tn hond issues. and contended
that. instead of issuing bonds 10 obtain
gold. the one hundred and scventy-sevor
millions OF surplus in the Treasury shou'c
be used in the redemption OF government
securities-the paper money being eN
| changed for silver coin. and this silve
coin paid out. He said that II the govern
meat persisted in ignoring silver rs moncl
and in redee,ning its obligations only IL
gold. there would be in few years five
hundred millions locked up in the TreaSur!
in the shape of grccnhackS and Treasu-!
notes. and the circulation of the counr,
would be diminished to that extent.
AT the close of Mr. B3cnn's speech. Mr.
Clark. Eep.. Wyoming. obtained the floor.
Mr.. Lodge, Rep. Massachusetts. gave
notice Of an amendment to the bond bill
providing for an issue of SlC0.0O0.Uo0 il