The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
Scores Senator Sherman Very
Bitterly at the Time.
NEAR HIS WATERLOO.
Scholarly Presentation of the
Free Coinage Question.
Hill and North Carolina Sena-
tors Have Tilt.


gan's speech on the silver bond bill
was the event of the Senate yesterday,
although sharp personal colloquy
between Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Butler and Mr..
Pritchard enlivened the early hours.
Mr.. Morgan frequently addressed him
self personally to Mr.. Sherman, who
sat across the aisle, and for two hours
arraigned the Ohio senator for the
series of financial acts with which he
is identified. At times Mr.. Morgan
was bitterly personal. He referred to
Mr.. Sherman as the Napoleon of
finance who was near his Waterloo,
and who would be consigned to ST.
Helena. In the main, however, the
speech was a scholarly presentation of
the silver question. Mr.. Hills COLO
guy with the two North Carolina SEN
ators brought out considerable discus
sion of the New York senator's polit-
zeal consistency, and was amusing to
the galleries for the sharp sallies and
witty rejoinders during the triangular
debate.
The vice president laid before the
senate letter from the secretary of
the treasury in reply to resolution of
inquiry presented by Mr.. PETER as to
whether $l00, 600, 900 in gold had at
any time been set apart from other
funds The secretary states that this
had never been done, there being no
provision of law authorizing it.
Mr.. Pritchard, Republican, N. c.,
made an address defending himself
against the charge of inconsistency on
the tariff question made by Mr.. Hill of
New York, last week, and attacked
Mr. Hills record for consistency, say
ing he had been repudiated by the
Democratic party.
Mr. Hill in ran1u
prise at having brought forth so elab-
crate statement, and said he believed
that he was as active a member of the
Democratic party, "what there is of
it," as any one. He said it was true
that he voted against the Wilson bill.
He had reasons for voting against it.
He believed in tariff reform. but not
in that way. The Democrats were all
travelling toward the Democratic
haven, but in different ways. The
other side was travelling in the other
direction.
The debate at this point drifted
away to John Y. -McKane, Mr.. Hill
had been a Republican. Mr.. Pritch-
ard retorted that John Y. McKane had
never got into the penitentia until
he joined the Democratic party.
ESMr. Butler, Populist. n. c., also took
up Mr.. Hills statements concerning
the pOl1ClcS OF the South, ana asserted
that the cause of the OBJECTIONS from
Democratic ranks in the South was
the betrayal of the party on the
great financial question: and the OPP
position to an income tax, in which
opposition the New York senator took
a most active part.
Mr.. Hill was again on his feet at the
close of Mr.. Buffers brief remarks and
replied sarcastically.
Mr.. Allen, POpuiist, Neb., sought to
question Mr.. Hill, whereupon the lat
ter created laugh by remarl1ing:
'Still another Richmond in the field
Mr.. Allen proceeded to say that the
Democrptlc Senators were divided on
finance, on the tariff and on. the in
come tax. Seventeen Senators now
sitting on the Democratic side ought
to be sitting on the other side, said Mr..
Allen.
Mr.. Hill jocularly remarked that the
Nebraska senator scattered worse
than an old shotgun" He pointed out
that if these gentlemen (Allen and
Butler). wanted an income tax, they
ought to proceed to have one; let them
introduce a bill. Mr.. Hill closed with
a glowing tribute to the grand old
Democratic party"