The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
Jones of Arkansas Argued the
Silver Substitute for the
Bond Bill.
PRITCHARD TALKED ON TARIFF.
A Concurrent Resolution Congratulate
ing the People of the Trans.
vaal Republic.

WASHINGTON, D, c., Jan. 10.-There
were three set speeches delivered in the
Senate to-day on as many different sub
jects, and they occupied practically the
whole OF the four hours that the session
lasted. They were made by the Repub-
lican Senator from North Carolina, Pritch-
ard, and by the two Democratic Senators
from California and Arkansas, White and
Jones. Pritchard's speech This maiden
onel was in favor of a higher protective
tariff, and it gave Hill CD of New York
an opportunity OF pointing out the anon
ally of the State of North Carolina hay-
ing recently, by one combination, elected
two Senators, one OF whom (Butler) had
declared the other day that he had joined
the PopuIists because the Democratic
party had been false to its pledges of tariff
reform, while the other (Pritchard) now
professed the most advanced protectionist
doctrines. How both OF these Senators
could be gratifed Hill was unable TO per-
Ceive. Whites speech was in favor OF
such an ameEdent of the Senate rules as
would enable the ma ajoTity TO close debate
and force to vote any pending measure.
Jones is the member of the free silver
majority OF the Finance Committee who
has charge of the substitute to the House
bond bill. He expressed his belief that
this free coinage substitute would bring
relief to the country as no other measure
either an increase Of tariff duties or the
sale of bonds-would; and he stated his
intentions, IN reply to an inquiry, 10 press
the bill to a speedy determination.
A concurrent resolution was offered by
the late chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, Morgan CD of Ala
Dama, and was referred to that committee
without discussion, conveying the earnest
congratulation of the people of the United
States through their representatives in
Congress to the President and people of
the Transyaal republic on their success in
establishing free representative govern
ment republican in form, and in defend
ing their rightful liberties.
After the transaction of some routine
morning business Pritchard (R.) of North
Carolina addressed the Senate in advocacy
of an amendment intended to be offered
by him to the emergency tariff bill. The
amendment is to impose or increase duties
on clays or earths, lime, marble and stone
and their manufactures, chronic ore, iron
ore, timber and lumber, leaf tobacco, live
animals and agricultural products.
Hill (D.) of New York replied to Pritch-
ards speech, although he did not, he said,
intend to open up a tariff discussion. 1t
was somewhat difficult for this Congress
to CRAFTY the people of North Carolina.
That State had sent recently to the Senate
two distinguished gentlemen, elected SUBJ
stantially at the same time, by the same
body and by the same combination One
OF them (Butler), IN his speech the other
day, had arraigned the Democratic admin
istration for being false to its pledges of
tariff reform and had given that as his
reason for leaving the Democratic party
and joining the Populists. Now came the
other end of the combination and said that
the people OF North Carolina were extreme
high protectionists and wanted the re-
enactment of the Mckinley act. He
(HilD did not know how both of these
Senators could be gratihed. Laughter
On motion OF Hale (R.) of Maine, it
was ordered that when the Senate adjourn
to-day it adjourn until Monday next
White D.) of California, then ad-
dressed the Senate in advocacy of his own
and Senator Hills resolutions to amend
the rules so as to establish the cloture
system. In the course of his speech,
White gave several ludicrous instances of
how in the recent history of the Senate,
action had been checked by the infection
OF unending speeches under rule which
the Senate tolerated Sin defiance of senti-
ment and sense"
Morgan CD of Alabama, a member
OF the Committee on Foreign Relations
offered the following concurrent resolu-
ton, and had it referred to that com
mittee:
RESOLVED by the Senate. the House Of Repre-
sentatives concurring, That the people of the
United States of America, through their repre-
sentatives in Congress assembled, convey to
the President and the people of the republic
OF the Iransvaal their earnest congratulations
upon their success in establishing free repre-
sentative government, republican in form,
and in their opposition to any foreign power
that denies to them the full enjoyment of
those rightful liberties. The people of
America, having realized through the favor of
God and of nations the blessings OF govern
ment based upon the consent of the governed,
entertain with confidence the pleasing hope
and belief that the principles of self-govern-
ment will be securely established through the
influence OF the republic OF France in her colo
nies and Of the republics of Liberia and
Transvaal, founded by the people in Africa,
and that those republics viii foster and give
firm support TO the peaceful progress of
Christian civilization in the new and vast field
now being opened to the commerce and insti-
tutions of all the nations OF the earth through
out that great continent. That the President
OF the United States is requested to communi-
cate this action of Congress TO the President of
the republic OF the TransYaal
The House bond bill, with its free silver
substitute, was then taken up, and Jones
CD of Arkansas, having charge of the
substitute, addressed the Senate in its sup
port. He expressed the belief of the ma
jority of the Finance Committee that the
substitute would bring relief to the coun-
try The sale of bonds as proposed in the
House bill could, he said, accomplish no
good result, and would, in his opinion, be
productive of much evil. The laws now
on the statute books would with the re-
vival of business produce ample revenue.
The change needed was not in the revenue
laws, but in the financial condition of the
people at large. If means could be de-
vised OF relieving the present embarrass-
ments there would be no difficulty about