The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-23
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products of the farm, plantation and
ranch.
He opposed the popuiist scheme for
government ownership Of railroads for
many reasons; first, the purchase Of the
railroad property would incur an NOR
nous public deb to be paid by the peo-
pie. Second, that as government prop
erty, the railroads would be exempt from
taxation, to the great hardship of manv
sparsely eettled western counties, where
at present railroad companies paid from
one fifth to one-half Of all county ex-
penses.
Referring to the charge that the West
ern silver states have two Senators and
are enabled to pass free coinage bills, hv
said that the question OF representation
was fought out when the Constitution
was framed.
"Tbe conclusion finally reached,u he
said, "was that each State should have
two Senators and the prime reason was the
great and small states might meet on
equal terms here that the brutality Of
mighty majorities might be checked and
justice done to the minorities, that the
states might meet on common ground In
this BODY and each other obtain but for
ali.n
Notwithstanding this, 1 read in the press
of the east almost every day that the
region i represent is but a ''pocket
borough" not entitled to consideration
ut yo1r hands, and the inference Is thai
1T Is peopled by a class Of men who are
a perpetual shock to the refined and
virtuous east. California, Montana,
Colorado and all the mining states repre-
sented by silver advocates here are SINH
larry attackei and the personal and priv
ate characters OF Senators representing
these states is most wantonly and yici-
ously assailed. No one escapes.
81 could read extracts by the hour,
embracing direct attacks on the private
character OF every silver advocate on this
floor, but thoy are so vile that I do not
care to dignity them by reproduction In
the record. The meanest and most
vindictive Of these newspapers are pub
lisned in New York city, where for four
score years the worse element OF our
foreign immigration have found a lodge
ment ana where there have been move
scandals In connection with the city
government and elections than In any.
other in our country"
In the House.
At the opening of the session OF the
House, II was agreed that when the House
adjourned today 1t be TO meet on Mon
day with the reservation that the Friday
night session for the consideration OF
private pension bills be not interfereu
with. The House then proceeded to dis
pose OF the report OF the committee on
rules, the consideration OF which was
postponed temporarily. ABOUT 10 days
ago. AT that time rule 10 was lard aside.
This was the amendment TO gu Institute
what IL known as the }. Randolph
Tucker rule proposed in the Forty-sixth
Congress, by which members when
brought to the bar OF the House, under a
call OF the House, shall vote on the
pending question, for the rule OF the
fifty-first Congress, when empowered
the speaker to count q quorum. Today,
MIR. Henderson, (Rep. Ia. from the COM
mittee on rules offered the Tucker rule
In an amended form. The modification
exempted the Friday night scssions from
the operations. OF the rule, provided for
entertaining one motion 10 adjourn,
pending proceedings under a call and in
case OF an adjournment for dispensing
with all proceedings pending.