The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-27
ALIENS PROPOSITION.
He Offers a Compromise Tariff
Bill in the Senate.
POPULIsTs WOULD VOTE FOR IT..


cial Record OF sherman--C Carter. speech
Defining His Action IA Voting Against
Taking Up the Tariff Bill--Plsn 60 settle
Central Pacific Railway Debt-United
States CoDsuis Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a In the senate
wednesday Quay report the army ap.
preparation bill and gave notice that he
would call it up Thursday Allen. Popu-
list of Nebraska, returned to the tariff
question by referring TO the statements Of
Morrill,, Sherman and Platt during the
exciting debate Tuesday. Allen said he
had believed that it was the honest pur-
pose of the Republican party to enact a
law placing gold and silver on equal
terms. But the debate of Tuesday devel.
oped that the Republican leaders under
no circumstances would accept free
coinage measure. Under these circum-
stances he would submit a Distinct prop
osition to the chairman of the finance
committee, namely, that he (Allcn) would
assure sufficient Populist votes to give n
majority Of the senate IL the passage OF
the tariff bill was accompanied by the
adoption of free silver amendment
Morrill, Kept His Sent.
Morrill, remained In his seat without re-
spending, but Hoar made the point that
the discussion was ont of order. Unanl-
nous consent was given, however, to AL
len to proceed. He went ON to criticise
the financial record of Sherman. "The Re-
publican party could not escape" said
ha - Inf. 70
remonetize silver. The Populist senators
are ready to swallow your nauseating and
unjust tariff measure II you will place sill
yer on equal terms with gold, but you will
not do it.
Allen next turned his attention to Nc
Kinley and had read from the desk a
speech said to have been delivered by the
ex-governor of Ohio. Allen referred TO
Mckinley as the chief apostle of protec-
tion," and the speech purported to Nc
Kinley's severe criticism against the de-
monetization OF silver.
Tariff Bill offered.
In conclusion. Allen held up a bill ex-
claiming:
"Now TO test your integrity and good
faith / offer this bill 1t Is your bill.
without n 't'' uncrossed or an 'i' un-
dotted except In the title. And l say To
you that if you are ready to show the good
faith Of your assertions for silver and link
IL with the tariff bill we pledge you SIX
Populist votes" Aliens bill was read, II
being the tariff bill and free silver bill
combined.
Baker asked If Allen would agree to de.
liver the six Populist votes for tariff
bill with an amendment restricting 70
silver produced by American mines. II
have not consulted with my colleagues on
that, responded Allen, "and do not un'
dertake to direct the Populist vote beyond
this specific proposition. Personally,
would not agree TO 1t.
-.s Sent to the Table.
There was some discussion as the merits
of Bakers suggestion. The Allen com
promise bill went to the table temporar
lily. Lindsay offered an amendment &c
the. tariff resolution Of Carter directing
the finance committee to report back re
peal of the q differential duty on sugar
Carter then took the floor for the speech
which had been anticipated with keer
interest, defining his attitude on the tariff
bill He spoke with great earnestnes'
and with dcliberateness which empha
sized every word His statement at the
outset that he had "No apologies to Of
fer" was given with explosive force.
MorriIrs Motion Unexpected
He said that two hours before the mo
tion to consider the tariff bill was made
he. acting upon the suggestion Of a mem
Der Of the finance committee, was endeav
oring To bring about an understanding
which might result In "a satisfactory ad
iustment of the differences on the Repub
lican side of the chamber. The motion OF
Morrill, was unexpected and he, will
other Republicans, voted mo-" and un
der the same circumstances he would cas-
similar vote. The position indicated
nothing more than that there was no dis
position to take mp the matter at tha
time. He would say no more were 1t no
| for the fac6 that charges of disloyalty u
his party had been made by many paper
| I'm the east. -Four members of the party
| including himself, had been pronounce'
guilty of treason without a hearing or
| triaL
Not . Republican Measure.
| Referring TO the tariff bill. the senate
| said it was admitted everywhere that tn
bill was not Republican measure, bu
It was measure "a meet an allege
emergency which the chief executiy
stoutly asserted did not exist at all. IL
| continued:
Recently certain self-constituted cen
sors of party motion have been pleased .
denominate the Republicans who vote
against the bill as conspirators agains
the public veal; others having gone 8
| far as to invite them to relieve the part
| of their obnoxious presence.
| He declared that the silver Republican
believed they were right and were hrm
i their party allegiance.