The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-26

United States The other house hnvins
sent us over 80 faulty "A hill, lot ,@ 'ahc
1t up, and II II " not right, let us inhho
Vt right and Rel,d 1t back to the house, ana
We will have a ready concurrence. luN
for VA to adjourn with these dcncioncles
hccrning more and moro l. not manly
action to he taken by either of the parties
or amy party That f. Responsible Tor IT. II
the senator from Vermont docs not
Will az the proper time aud under proper
circumstances, moV" to take up the mn
and see what the defects are Every gem
atnr here appreciates the necessity ter
increasing revenue.
Mr., HHrus Why does not the senator
from Ohio ndVisr the treasury department
10 coin the Si5,c00,o0l 81 scsniofagc and
the balance of the silver that llca in tue
treasury idle and utilize 1t TO answer the
putroscs of the treasury
Mr.. Shcrman--Tho Sonntor from Ten
ncsRco wishes To divert me TO the qucs.
ticn OF tho free coinage OF silver. That
has been tried and tested, aud If ever
that question met with it's fiual solution
II was In the house of representatives.
freshly elected by the people, where, by
u majority OF almost . TO !, the represent
ativcs OF the People from equal and eAnet
districts throughout the country, pro.
nounced their dcnunclation OF the most
foolish ana dangerous policy Of departing
from the lawful standards of money In
the country.
sir. II r. not enough for the senator TO
say 10 me that the senate could provide
remedy by providing for the free coin
use of silver when the fact IL thel ten
States whose twenty senators voted fnr
the free couitRr of silver contain less
population than twn-thirds Of the state OF
Ohio The senate does not represent the
people IT represents the States, riRitfully
20, and do not complain about IT, but
In the houHc of representatives the people
ara represented according to their num-
hers In every portion Of the United states
Let me prophecy To my venerable friond
that hts remedy VIII never be no strong
IN the future ne 1t has been In the past
In my judgment the sober conviction OF
tho people of the United States viii settle
down In favor OF having the hest stand
ard that can be found tr That Us yet
known MS the standard OF value, win
ample paper money, hlWaNH mhin'hlnrn
at par with gold. TO circulate in all parts
Of the country freely nnd without danger
OF It's breaking mp.
"Mr. President I have said . great deal
more than | Intended TO say ! VIII mere
~ add that / shall not consider my duty
I'm the senate discharged during the Srcs-
cnl session until some action Is taken nc
cording to the president and secretary or
the treasury not their form Of action but
until we give them. Ms the executive do
partncut of the government suniclcnt
money collected from tho people of the
United States 10 carry on expenses OF the
government II VIC 90 home 10 our con
stitucn,a without performing that duty
every man who can be held responsible
for thnt action VIII he severely dcDll WIN,
| believe, by tho people OF the United
Mr.. AIarlch. replying to Il question by
MIR. Allen M 20 whether the republican
party would accept tnriH hill with II
free coinnre attachment, stated That he
would not and added that he desired to
have IL Understood that he made fho
statement with as much emphasis aH he
WAS capable or.
"Arc there asked MIR. Alien. "any cir
cnmsfancca under which the republican
party would accept iroe coinakei
To this Mr.. Aldich replied that there
wcrc none except under AN international
"Th"n." responded Mr. Allen, The re-
publicans have lied speak mctaphori-
callY,"
lie quoted the republican platform Of
1852 10 show that Tho pnrty lhcn pro
nounccd for bimelailism
Senator Aldr ch interrupted to Ray tillt
the Marty stood b. mat platform now nut
he added That II was more becoming 70
allow republicans TO interpret the pat
form FOR themselves. a., ,, ~,
MIR Patterson asked Mr.. Allen II his
party would accept u change In the thrri
with free coinage, hut without waiting Tor
n reply went on to say that there was
danger Of a combination between thn
Don't be alarmed over that prospect
shouted MIR hldrich, 10 which Mr.. Plat
added, there Is no danger OF that
Mr. Plat concluded by saying that MT.
Aliens only definition of bimctallism wna
that America should proceed alone IN tho
free roiunHe OF silver without the CO.
operation OF European cos~lrics, aud as
serted TINT the declaration as made IN the
republican platform Of 1892 was the only
honest pronouncemont which had been
made on that question. The bimctnlliam
OF those who stand with the senator from
Nebraska. he continued. So silver mono
mctnllism.
Tho republican party II going into the
next cnfnpagn on declarations that II
made IN the last on. gold silver and this
currency generally. ! can, OF courhe,
spenk only for myself. but ] believe
voice the sentiments OF the republicans
when I say that II tho silver nOnomelal-
lists undertake 10 antagonze the tariff
with silver according 10 their theories
they strike the death knell OF their delu-
sion or craze"
must be seen by all that the tariff bill
was as deed MS julius Caesar and that
there was no resurrection for n. The bus
mess men OF the country ought TO know II.
Let us accept the verdict" said he,
'let us consider the hin as dead and let
the responsibility for iis fate rest whore
II belongs"
II was ten minutes past O. the hour for
taking Up the Cuban resolution. when Mr.,
Morgan war recognized to proceed with
his speech on this question, He began by
hy,nE before the senate the facts IN re-
gard 10 the Cuban goNernmental orsani-
zatfon which was, he said. complcte.
Mr. Morgan admitted that II the pas
gage Of the resolution should result IN
causing "a disagreement between con-
gresa and tho president II would be unfor-
iunate. but he could not believe. In the
face of the presidents message referring
10 the war. that he would not concur IN
the expression AZ put forth ia tho resolu-
tion. At any rate the president wouId be