New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL.

NJ Cameron (Rep. PENN presented the petition
Of tho Glass Bottle Bowers Association Of the
United states and Canada. urging the re-enactment
OF the free coinage laws at the ratio OF l6 to /.
The Army Appropriation bill was reporter ana
placed on tho calendar.
4 bill wa. Introduced by Mr.. Hale Gep.. Me) for
~. ,,f-oin,rnen, of General .. %. Howard as
lieutenant general the retired lis, OF the Army
Mr. Allen uPop NcbD offered a substitute .or the
pend.ng cuban rrao.u,lon. II authorizes and re-
qu.sts the President TO issue proclamation recos-
n.zlng the Independence % the Republic or CuoA
He asked that the resolution lie on the table.
NJ Allen referred to the vote yesterday on taking
nm the Tariff blll and the statements made by
Nessfs Morrill, Rep.. W. and others that the
Tariff bill was dead lie said that. while ne din ho'
believe in the policy forth IN that bill. yet the
Rcpuhlicaus coud unite upon t. AMI wouli coupe
with f. an amendment providing for the free com
age Of silver not substitute-the Populi't party
IN the Senate would help pass II. The Populs's III
the Senate now said TO the protectlonist HePuo-
leans: We will swallow your measure OF tahAuon
uhe House Tariff BID. which Is naus'a,''s' "'',"
IL unjust II you give TO the people oi 'ne 'o"'",
moro sound money with which 10 pay 'he 'no'ca
taxation" lie said that the Popullst Vo'es a'"e'
IN the rorty-four Republican votes IN the 'f""'e.
uo,rl carr, the House Tariff bill by majority OF
c,o md tho populist Senators would give the'F
votes for II without the dotting OF an OF 'ne
crossing ~ a T. II the Republican senators "'''
vote ,or the addition to II OF free-co'hhse s"D
stI,u.e He introduced and sen; 10 the cc'N N''"
a bill IN that form. J..
would pledge himself and his party TO vote TOT '"e
House Tariff bill with proviso for the Tree oo'ie
OF American silver ONLY. a.,
Mr.. Allen replied that he could not p'eose ',''
party one way the other; nut io' "'' "
would nor do H. because 1t was not free coinage
The bill was ordered to he prih'eu ~ an ~
mcnt to the House Tariff bill
Mr. Chandler Rep.. y. H) offered two resolutions
which were referred. one requiring information as
20 the number and salaries Of Senate oniclas' anu
the other directing an inquiry 10 De n'"u' II" ~
whether there may not be reduction Oh oe"n''
expcnses-cutside OF salaries.
Mr. Carter (Rep.. Mont) then nccrcssen 'he ''"
a,e in explanation Of his vote against taking up
tho ITouse Tariff bill February H. MT. carter
was still speaking to a deeply Interested audience
when the morning hour expired. ana the 'upaH
resolution came up as the unnniShch oUai"eSs "'''
AT the request OF Senators Sherman t'ep' o"'o,
Hoar (Rcp Mass) and Frye Ntep.. Mc)-"'io All
rose simultaneously the Cuban resolution was tenn
norariv laid aside and Mr. Carter was permitted to
finish his speoch which he did at 2:lo his perora-
ton being generally applauded. For Senator Car
ter's speech page ID
QUESTIONS FROM MIR. HOAR.
Mr. Ioar (Rop Mass) criticised Mr. Carters
position the subject OF wool. adapting byron
lines
while stands tho Coliseum Rome shall stand
When falls the Coliseum Rome shall iAIl
Ard when Rome falls. the wor!d'-
to the position OF protectionists. Ihey must a"
stand together. or must all fall together. He re-
minded the Senator from Montana that pro'ec'o"
ON the wool OF the farmers OF his State had been
supported by the votes OF New England against tlc
votes OF the wool-growing states themselves, nc
now wished to ask the Senator from Monluna r H,.o
question. That was, Whether we are 10 uiucI
stand him saying that II he falls to conVihce tie
irajoyty Of the country and the majority OF ms ms
Republican associates that they are wroms; ne P Po
poses that protective tariff shall pass tne oeh-
ate?" Mr.. Hoar also asked Mr. Carter whether ne
was satisfied with the construction given 10 the p-
metallic clause OF the last Nepupiicah PLATFORM o'
MIR Carter expressed his regret that the 5 latter ter
question had been put TO him II had n9t ~ neen n h,s
poiitical fortunes OF any honorable member OF the
party aspiring to the Presidency OF the Republic
would say that he had not been wholly satisfied
with the administration and purposes OF MI Har-
rison sun Nj Harrsons nterRreta'Tn ., ,ne uo p
reasonably satisfactory as furnishing a beacon
light for hope. But. as interpreted by the Repub-
leans Of the East the MINNEAPOLIS platform COM
favor to silver from the ststuIeo doom WIN n 'nn nd
would continue to be at war. . It,
Mr Gear rep Iowa. reminded Mr.. Carter that
the bImeiallIc ppank in the MINNEAPOLIS platform
Jones OF Nevada and Teller. OF Colorado.
Mr. Carter admitted that that was so. but said.
facetousy that those senators We're a so no
stand that they were oDlterauhe AL Iessiauoh III
favor OF silver.
MR. TELLER AND THE BIMETALLlC PLANK.
Mr. Teller (Rep. COLI explained his connection
with the bimetallic clause In the Minneapolis plat
FORM and gave what he contended for as the proper
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