The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-04
A COINAGE OF LIES
HARTMAN DENOUNCES THE DOUBLE
STANDARD OF EASTERN PRESS.
Old Fight Against Internal Revenue
Reformers Precfpitated in the
House-In the senate.

the expenditure of $4,000 Of the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation for
the Cascades of the Columbia river for
the construction of protecting walls nee
essary to the opening of the canal to
navigation.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendments to the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill and
agreed to a conference.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Mccall of Tenn, and Mr.. Dockey of
Missouri, We're appointed conferees.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed. During the consid-
Grafton of the items under the head of
coast and geodetic survey, Mr.. Cannon
took occasion to sharply criticize the
administration for freezing out" Pro-
fessOr T. c. Mendenhall, the predecessor
| Of General Dufiield, the present incum-
bent. He described Mendenhall as the
most competent man who ever presided
as superintendent, his scientific attain
ments being recognized all over the
! country. He referred to the present
! superintendent as a new discovery"
but said he did not desire to reflect In
any way on his competency or ability.
Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania took ad-
| vantage of the latitude allowed i'm de-
| bate on the appropriation bill to arouse
the ire of silver republicans from the
west by bringing up the question Of
| current reports about the Washington
| conference between several Silver re-
publicans and some Philadelphia man
ufacturers which was the subject of a
! formal meeting of the manufacturers of
that city last night He referred to the
"miseading reports" in the papers Of
the alleged compact between the free
silver republicans and manufacturers
by which. he said. it was even proposed
| to yield the great doctrine Of prOtec-
ton. He said one of the western states
(South Dakota) only few days ago.
rebuked her senator for declaring for
protection and sound money Last
night, he said. the Philadelphia manu-
facturer's club of Philadelphia respond
ed by the passage of strong resolutions
denouncing and repudiating this alleged
compact. He had the resolutions read.
Mr.. Hartman of Montana and Mr..
Allen of Utah, free silver men. replied
Indignantly to Mr.. Adams Mr.. Hart
man said he was glad of the oppormni-
ty to say on the floor what should have
been said several days ago.
Mr.. Hartman agreed that the reports
scattered broadcast by the press re-
garding the sO-called Washington con-
ference had been false and misleading.
but the silver men We're in no wise re-
sponsible for these reports The plain
truth was that some of the manuflc-
turers of Philadelphia requested The
conference. Their invitation had been
accepted. Twenty manufacture
ers had come over from Philadelphia
and a three-hOur consultation was had.
The report of that meeting, prepared
by Senators Mantle, Carter, Cannon
and Dubois, and himself, was absolute
~ true. There was no suggestion of
any agreement. In fact. it was dis
tinctly stated that nc conclusions had
been reached, but" said he, indignant
~, for the purpose of breaking down
and villifying the republicans who had
the hardihood to stand up for silver
the gold press denounced US. No more
wilful falsehood and SANDER was ever
secured in the public press. They coin
ed the lie and attempted to force it
down our throats."
Mr.. Allen supported what Mr. Hart
man had said and declared that cause
that had to be bOlstered up by such
methods as the gold men pursued must
be inherently bad.
Mr.. Picker of South Dakota arose tC
correct what he claimed was a false
report sent to the country of the atti-
tude of the republicans of South Da-
kOta on the financial question. Since the
matter was in controversy and had been
referred to in debate it was time that
their true attitude should be known
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
the resolutions, which reaffirmed the
Minneapolis platform until the cOnVen-
ton al st. Louis should adopt another.
THE republicans of South Dakota.
said Mr.. Picker ARE republicans anC
will remain republicans. AS to pro
lection and finances and to every Other
republican doctrine, If you want Il
know our position. we refer you to tn,
Minneapolis platform until the St
Louis convention shall declare an
other" (Applause)
Does it not appear" interposed Mr.
Hartman, lin view Of the fact that tn,
views and position of everybody wh'
has appropriations to entertain similar
views on the financial question haV,
been falsely represented by the golC
, press; that the press, while opposed t,
free coinage of silver, is unalterabN
in favor of free coinage of falsehoods? p
. Naughter)
II know there has been much mis-
representation" replied Mr.. Picker
but I only desired to set the republi
p cans of South Dakota right before tn
: country"
Mr. Tate of Georgia precipitated tn
old fight against internal revenue in
; formers by moving to strike out tn
appropriation Of $4,000 for the pay O