The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-08
Passed by the Senate by a Vote
Of Eifty-ene to Six.
CARLISLE TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Vest Denounces the OiYiceholders for
Pernieious Activity.
He says the Michigan Democratic Com
vention Was Packed and Thrcaf~na
to Bolt If There Is similar Work as
Chicago River and Ilarhor Bill Now
Before the senate.


ctssve vote of 81 TO the senate today or
uered an Investigation 10 be conducted by
the senate committee on finance into tho
facts and circumstances connected with
the sale of United States bonds by the Sec
rotary of the treasury during the last
three years. Six adverse votes were east.
by csffe:y. Dem. La; Faulkner, DEM,
W. Va; Gray, Dem. Del. HIN, Mitchell.
Dem, Wis, and Palmer. The resolution
demanding the investigation Is very Elk
pllcit. as follows.
Resolved. That the committee on
finance be directed. First. to investigate
and report generally all the material facts
and circumstances connected with The
sale of United States bonds by the secre-
tary Of the treasury in the years 1894. 1876
and lxS. Second. TO investigate and re-
port specifically what amount of availa-
Bile funds. classified. was in the United
States treasury and on deposit in other
the secretary OF the treasury at
the time the bonds we're sold or
offered for sale; whether there was or
was not money on hand to meet all the
obligations of the government at the said
time the bonds were sold or We're offered
TO be sold. what obligations were due at
that time and the amount of each stated
separately; what was the reason for any
unusual withdrawal of coin from the
treasury shortly before the bonds were
sold OF offered FOR sale. if such unusual
withdrawals were In fact made. and by
what persons or classes of persons, and
for what purpose or on what account such
Withdrawals were made. who purchased
the bonds, in what amounts. and whether
In the United States or in foreign coan-
tries. and In what proportions and from
what persons or classes of persons tho
gold was procured with which to pay for
the bonds. what the bonds sold for and
what was the market price Of our govern
ment bonds at the time. and what effect
the bond sales had on the credit and
business of the people of the United
States: third. to investigate and report
as to tho manner of disposing of said
bonds. by what authority. and what con-
tracts. advertisements or proposals were
made by the secretary OF the treasury in
relation thereto. what agreements or con-
tracts, and whether oral or in writing.
and whether publicly or privately, wero
entered into by the secretary of the treas
ury and any syndicate or person or per-
sons with respect 20 the sale and purchase
OF the bonds, and the profits made or TO
be made by such syndicate or any person
or persons connected with such syndicate.
directly or Indirectly. whether such con-
tract or agreement had any and what
effect on the price offered for the bonds.
what the'effect was. and who. II any. per-
son proiitci by IT, and TO what extent"
The bond resolution came up immedi-
ately after the morning business, and
Palmer took the foor. Il oppose this res
ciution," said he, because l regard IL as
an iiiegitimate means OF procuring mate
rial TO affect and inhame the public
|. mind" The senator went on TO say that
he did not suppose any senator. except
possibly the senator from South Dakota
Pettigrew) questioned the Integrity OF
the secretary of the treasury. The Sec
retary's judgment perhaps might be dis
putcd. the correctness of his acts might
be questioned. but there was no question
of integrity involved. Palmer reyieweA
the platform utterances of the parties.
citing the old adage, the world do move"
Palmer said the country had moyed since
the platform declaration of 1872 and II
was evident that the financial planks made
at Minneapolis and Chicago would not sat
isfy the people in the coming elections.
In mentioning Mr.. cieyelands return to
tho White House in 1898. Palmer said tho
president had called to his aid that able
statesman, that pure and honest man.
John G. Carlisle" Palmer referred to tho
cowardice of candidates for the presiden-
cy and for congress In not being specific
in their financial views, and in this con-
nection the senator had an article read
from the desk arraigning Gov. Mckinley
for his "Janus-faced" attitude on finance.
'And yet added Palmer, "ali indica-
tions point TO the fact that the subject
of that criticism will be the Republican
candidate for the presidency" A senator
across the aisle whispered to Palmer the
substance Of the bulletins from the Indi-
annapolis convention, whereupon Palmer
added: 'In fact ! understand that the
opposition 10 him has broken down"
Palmer was speedily drawn into a hot
coiloquy with the two Missouri senators.
Vest and Cockreii. The former wanted
urhot Pal ~
ence TO snap" conventions fayoring sill
yer.
II mean" replied Palmer, "the conyen-
tons held last year in Missouri and Him
oss"
what was the snap feature OF the II
iinois conventiony'
AN unnecessary convention is SNAP
convention" replied Palmer These con-
ventions were called TO commit the Demo-
cratic party in advance to the free silver
dogma
Cockreil answered sharply that the Mis-
souri, convention was one OF the most rep
resentative gatherings ever held IL was
called because the Democracy was being
m.srepresented and an attempt made to
cornmi, II 10 gold.
Vest declared that the Missouri conven-
ton was a response to- the people, 'sThe
people lead, and" added Vest. THE people
assemble conventions, and any man who
tries to stop them VIII be crushed. Man.
hood and decency viii no longer permit US
to stand herr and be accused OF advocating
'unsound money and OF assembling snap
conventions"
At this point Vest branched off into A
sensatio sal recital of personal history. He
spoke y the order Just made public, by
whicag this administration extended civil
service reform II was one Of the tsuats
OF this school that The patronage Of the
gcsernment shall not be used 70 influence
roiitics. Vest went 1n 20 tel Of the presi-
dents removal OF United States District
Attorney Benton. % Missouri When Vest
hrsf read this announcement h. irnrne-
diateiy started for Washington City and
asked mis- excelieacy'' what had led 70 the
preparation Of this outrage. the removal
of a man Of unimpeachaale character and
ability The pressden; brought ont
Newspaper charging Col. Benton with per-
nicinus activity. Vest had shown tha
charges To be unfosndsd. and The president
was fast enough TO revoke the order, after
giving the public a letter openly ieeturirg
Col Benton against any participation in
politics while serving the government
CoekreiI interrupted at this point 20 ask
as 70 the recent Michigan Democratic con-
venti0n at Detroit. declaring that Feder-
al officials had gone there as delegates IN
stracted for silver ard had voted sgalns,
silver.
Vest. proceeding. Esif he referred 70 the
presidents letter 10 Col Benton. warning
hirn against "cabSlinz- In politics. because
this administration had Of late given its
whole influence and power 10 influence the