Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-08
TRIBUTE TO SILVER.
WINDS Ur nED HOT SPEECH WITH
PLEA ron WHITE
METAL.


Washington, Jan. THE clouds low
cred ON the senate horizon today and
the signs pointed to very stormy SEES
Sion. MIR. Vest was down for IL speech
and there was prospect OF very
lively skirmish over the bond question
and the report of the finance commit
tee. Numerous petitions bearing ON the
Armenian outrages. the question OF the
recognition of the Cuba belligerents
and the Venezuelan boundary line dis
pute We're presented.
Mr. Jones dem, Ark reported from
the finance committee the free silver
substitute OF the house bill and gave
notice that he would call 1t UP to-
morrow.
Mr. Morrill, Rep.. Vt) chairman of
tue hnhnce committee. notified the sem
ute that the substitute was opposed
py every Republican member of the
committee.
The bill went on the calendar.
On Mr.. kylc's mocion bill was pass
ed amending existing laws 20 that the
evidence OF timber claimants can bn
taken before the CLERK of any court of
record instead " requiring them as now
oihte.
Mr, Voorhees, Oem., Ind.) uccurod
unanimous consent for the pnnsage OF a
resolution authorlaing General Casey
10 make contracts for the completing
or the new library OF congress by atnt-
ing that II passed the building would be
completed within the time nScd by the
act, ana about $4,000 would he cpve,Ad
back into the treasury.
An unprecedented thing IN the crec-
ton of public buildinss," CALCULATED
Mr. Halo Rep., MoJ
Mr. Nngrbgas ,ef.ur..
which was referred. for the purchase
ui u portrait Of the late Allen q. Thur.
man, now hanging In the judiciary
room. painted hy j. II. Dewitt.
MT Elkins CRep.. w. Na.) offered a
resolution which was referred to the
hhahce committee providing that here
after any contemplated issue OF bonds
shall first be advertised for AT least
twenty days and shall be sold TO the
highest bidder
Mr. Allen offered a resolution, which
was referred, for the appointment of
hNe senator's to investigate the oues-
tion OF whether there was now. and
had been Tor the past two and one half
years, republican form of government,
N the state OF Alabama, and whether
the fraud, force or intimidation has
entered Into the election of Inembers
OF the legislature insofar as those cleo
TONS bore on the election OF unltd
States senator's
Mr. Lodge reopened the discussion OF
Mr.. Chambers bill by calling attention
10 section 53,305 of the revised statutes
prohibiting any citizen of the United
states, under penalty OF fine and i'm
pflsohment, from holding my commun-
leation. verbal or written, with any Of
ii,sr or agent OF foreign government.
the purpose of which was to influence
action IN 4 pending International dis
,tFHtt
OF the United States" He cited inc
chble communications sent by the
R1thschilds, one OF whom was n rne,,-
Der OF the house of commons, 10 the
editor OF the New Yorl: World Tho
obvious trend of these communication
wus 10 interfere with "a measure Of
the government" He also called
attention to 4 recent communication ~
the Prince OF Wales on the boundary
line dispute.
All OF these communications. be
claimed. were for the purpose OF fore.
inB us from our position and making
us more than ever dependent upon n
nyndichte Of bankers" He wnnted Ia
Know II Editor Pul!tzer's action did
he had cited. '''''e
Mr.. Chandler was inclined to aerce
thar Il did. Ne'ss
The statute only applies to cit,zens
~. N"S Pinlfu SNhleA.' interrupted Mr.
stewart crop. Nev). rs Joseph Pu-
lit2er n citizen?"
He was born In Hungary" replied
Mr.. Chandler but | understand no /,
has been naturallzed"
He is certainly citizen Of tho !
United States interiected Mr.. Lodge I,
Mr.. Gray dem. Del, asked for n |
reading of the statute 1t happened |
thht MT. Hill Just at that time was |
reading tho atatute
IT 10 now being read by the defender |
Of the administration" saId Mr.. Chand- |
Ter. sarcastically.
Whatever else may be-" sa.d Mr..
Hiii looking M. II am not the de- |
fender of Joseph Pulitzer"
After the statute had been read, Mr. !
Gray took the foor md bitterly do. 1
nounoed the suggestion OF Mr.. Lodge.
He declared that he had heard II nd |
Vanfed with surprise and approved with !
amayement.
century you cannot bark back on the
track OF the dead centuries and MI
'empt to rtifie expression or effort 10
obtain expression" asId he. ''in t,is
or abroad. In this country
ana In III civilized countries lust I
public opinion Ia the final nrhiter Of all 1
questions. II Is not necessary for one
% say If this suggestion is seriously
hhue. that u If Impossible In this dav
ma hour 10 atfrmnt anv innu'aitoriai
Interpretation OF the statute for the
,mrnose Or stinine an expression Of
The hour of l o'clock having arrived
he senate, without disDosinu or the