The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-06
No Action on Senator Quay's Motion
to Recommft the Substitute for
the Tariff Measure.
DEFEAT FOR REPUBLICANS
HOUSE Rejects THE DISTRICT AP-
PRECIPITATION BILL. 143 TO 185.
but Later Recommits IL without Divf-
sion-Ex-spealer Crisp satirically
Arraigns the Majority.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The feature IN
the Senate to-day was an arraignment OF
Secretary Morton by Mr.. Vest The COM
mittee on foreign relations this morning
agreed on a substitute for the resolution
heretofore reported on the question OF
recognition Of Cuba and authorized Senator
Morgan to report it to the Senate. The
substitute is in the shape OF concurrent
resolution. AS reported tt is as follows:
Resolved. BY the Senate Ohe House or
Representatives concurring) that in the
opinion OF Congress. a condition OF public
war exists between the government OF
Spain and the government proclaimed and
for some time maintained by force OF arms
by the people OF Cuba, and that the United
States Of America should maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending powers
and accord to each all the rights OF bellig-
erents in the ports and territory OF the
United States"
The committee also voted to make an ef-
fort to take up the Cuban question in the
Senate as soon as the urgent deficiency
bill and the resolution for the distribution
of the appropriation bills can be dis
posed OF.
Mr.. Quay's resolution to recommit the
first in order Of consideration after the
routine business. There was full repre-
sentation Of Senators and the galleries
also were well filled in anticipation of the
debate and possibly vote. Mr.. Quay was
early at his desk. He was joined by Mr..
Teller in a hurried talk on the proposed
action. Mr.. Rill. of New York. who had
interfered with Mr.. Quay's plans yester-
day, moved about the chamber, talking
with Senators and marshaling the sarces
for further opposition. ~
Mr.. Morgan. from the committee on for
iegn relations. reported tAa- cs;ban belly
ligerency resolution, saying II met with hir
full approval. Mr. Call gave notice tha
he would call up the resolution as soon 4
he could secure the attention of the Senat
ton bill was reported and placed on the
calendar. The only important amendment
raised the consulate at Cape Town. Africa.
10 a consul generalship at 5000 a year.
Mr.. Quay's resolution was laid before the
Senate by the presiding officer, but Mr..
Vest and others raised the point that the
Hansbrough resolution directing the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture TO execute the law as
to the seed distribution had precedence.
The presiding officer finally Strengthened
the matter by explaining that after the
seed resolution was disposed of Mr.. Quay's
resolution would be taken up, and. IL the
former was not disposed OF to-day. that the
| Quay resolution should come up to-mor-
row.
A bill was PASSED to extend the mineral
| laws to the north nalf of the Colyille To-
dian reservation.
VEST SCORES MORTON.
The most caustic utterances heard in the
Senate since Mr.. Tfllman's sensational
| speech was that OF Mr.. Vest, arraigning
Secretary OF Agriculture Morton. The keen
| satire and Tidicule directed against the Sec
| retary and the illusions to the President
made the speech hardly less notable than
that which recently startled the Senate.
| Mr.. Vest referred derisively to 1.-The colos-
| sal intellect dealing with cabbages" At
one point the Senator said: The Secretary
OF Agriculture charges from mis- Office re-
minding US OF what Cicero says OF cata-
| lines flight from the Senate Albeit ex-
| cessit evasit erupit.' Qaughter.) When the
Secretary OF Agriculture hears of a silver
lunatic he, like the war horse in job. his
neck Is clothed with thunder. You might
prophets, ha. ha. and he smelleth the bat
and the shouting
of furnishing costly flowers from govern
ment greenhouses for the receptions at the
executive mansion and added: ''Sir. would
| rather give twice the amount OF this ap-
preparation to enable some poor man I'm a
distant county OF the West who is lighting
| the hard battle of life, 1 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 a noble working girl or
matron than to have IL said that had
voted a hundred and odd thousand dollars
for the flowers and exotics TO 60 TO the re-
| ceptions and banquets OF the officials Of this
government where the chandelier flashes its
| light across the red wine and the air is
fragrant with perfume like the spicy breeze
| Mr.. Vest referred to the ''bugle blasts
| from the Secretary OF Agriculture as 10 the
| congressional extravaganza I'm distributing
seeds. The Democratic party has been
most unfortunate" said the Senator. with
emphasis, mot only as TO its international
discords, but also In the fact that the devil
/ has owed us grudge and has paid IL in
Secretary of Agriculture The Secretary
had" continued Mr.. Vest, put the Demo-
cratic party I'm antagonism TO the great
agricultural interests OF the party, although
that party had always stood as the close
iect CT this Secretary of Agriculture. has
daily gone outside OF his legitimate duties
and why ala IT not discover some of the
ssThis Secretary" proceeded the Senator,
presumed 10 run the entire government. He
has been practically, , The secretary ,T % OF the
! and pamphlets denou1cing The silver luna
ties and upholding the single gold standard"
Mr. vest said the Senator from South Caro-
! lima CMr. Tilman) had been called q COM
rnunist because he had sounded warning
10 the Senate. He compared this with
New York publication threatening rev0iu-
tion- unless senators and REPRESENTATIVES
yielded TO the gold standard. The trouble
! is," said Mr.. Vest. that the Secretary OF
| Agriculture is a monomaniac the gold
| standard. He sees only gold, gold, red gold.
/ and he thinks any man who does not see as
/ he sees is a lunatic-'
Mr.. Vest closed shortly after o'clock
1 with a remarkably sarcastic and bitter per-
Grafton. He referred 10 the useless seeds
| which IL wac asserted the Secretary had
| properly refused 10 buy. But. added the
] Senator there was one seed not mentioned.
at was" he proceeded. smiling maliciously:
| .Morton's golden dog weed" This would
! flourish while this Secretary. swinging his
golden censor at the Executive Mansion.
| shouted his holy holy art thou. Oh. Grover.
| king OF kings and lord OF lords"
Mr. Vests speech had prosteded beyond
| O'Clock. thus disposing OF the Quay resolu-
ton for to-day.
The resolution to distribute appropriation
bills among the seys<ai Committees was