The Portland daily press., 1896-01-08
AFTER PULITZER.
The Senate Handles the Editor With.
out Gloves.
EVEN DAVE HILL DESERTS THE
"WORLD."

Senators d ont Like the Idea of Pulitzer's
Discrediting American Credit With His
Foreign Observation-Disclosures Said He
Ought to be Indicted-vest Replies to
| Sherman
| Washington, January There was a
fair attendance of Senators when the
body met at noon today, and the galleries
were we'll filed.
. Presenting petition for the common
council of Worcester, Mass, in favor Of
the Armenians, Mr.. Hoar, inquired
whether the committee on foreign rela-
tions had taken any action upon the nu-
merous petitions referred to it, of the
same character.
he was informed by the permanent
chairman that the committee on foreign
relations was animated by a most earn
est desire to relieve the Armenians. if
possible, but had not yet taken the sub
jeot into consideration. The committee
had only recently been appointed and
the matter ha6 not yet been reached.
MI. Jones reported from the committee
on finance, the House bond bill with
substitute and gave notice that tomorrow
Immediately after the morning business,
he would ask the Senate TO take it up for
consideration. He hoped it would be
disposed of at the earliest possible time.
- Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the committee
on finance. stated that the substitute was
approved by the majority Of the COM
mittee. but not by the Republican mem
bers of it.
The bill was read in full and as
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Chandler introduced q popular loan
bill and proceeded to explain it. He re-
ferred to paragraph in a despatch from
Mr.. Rothschild stating that until the
boundary question was settled, the Euro
pean public or capitalists would not take
American bonds for Investment.
What, he asked, did Mr. Rothschild
mean by that? He meant that America
should agree to Lord Salsbury's position
and allow Great Britain to take, substan-
TALLY, all Of Venezuela, that she needed,
and refer to arbitration the question
In view of the situation 1t seemed to him
that it was time for the American people
and the American government to see
whether they could not raise among
themselves, the money to carry on the
government. He was satisfied that that
could be only accomplished by suitable
appeal to the people of the United States.
Ho hot tho
would not result we'll. The people were
called upon to try and fix the price them
selves. They did not want a popular
10 an like that. They wanted something
immediate in it's operation. They wanted
something which would allow not only
rich people, but poor people to come to
the front and pour their gift into the
treasury for the national needs for the
public welfare.
Mr.. Allen. Populist of Nebraska, Off
cred resolution for the appointment of
committee OF five Senators to inquire
whether there is and has been for the last
two and half years, Republican form
OF government in Alabama, whether
there was fraud, force intimidation or
other unfairness in the elections of the
members of the legislature and members
of Congress. The resolution was referred
to the committee on contingent expenses
Mr.. Lodge read statute making it
illegal for citizens of the United States
to correspond with foreign governments
or officials in regard to public measures
in the United States. He asked Mr..
Chandler whether,h he did not think that the
kilograms from the New york Worldswere
not illegal Interference and AN. attemp.
to throw doubt On the credit of the gov
ernment? Mr.. Lodge added that to bring
In the opinion Of lot of foreign bankers
to try to discredit the government bonds
before they are issued, would make the
government more than ever dependent
upon syndicate Of bankers.
Mr.. Chandler agreed with Mr.. Lodge in
these views. The law certainly applied
to the Pulitzer telegram to the Prime of
Wales on public questions which made
the relations between the two countries
acute. He declared if the President and
Attorney General did their duty Mr.
Pulitzer, if he aeyer set foot on American
soil, would be prosecuted according to
law.
Mr. Gray, Democrat Of Delaware, asked
Mr.. Chandler to read again a sentence
from MI. ssRothschilds' despatch.
Mr.. Chandler created laughter by the
statement that the paper was in the
hands of the Senator from New York,
(Mr. Hill), the defender of the adminis-
tration, and who was now on the Repub-
lican side of the cham her,
Whatever else the Senator from New
York may be-" said Mr.. Hill, che is not
at this time the defender of Mr.. Pulitzer.
will leave that to other gentlemen.
Mr.. Gray expressed surprise that in the
evening Of the 18th century, mon should