Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-01-18
SHERMAN WAS ALSO SCORED
senator Morgan Described the Ohio
Statesmen As Napoleon Of FL
mace Nearing Exile.


letter from the secretary of the treas
ury, in reply to a resolution of inquiry
presented by Senator PETER, as to
whether the hundred million dollars in
gold had at any time been set apart
from the other funds. The secretary
states that this has never been done,
there being no provision of law author
izing it.
Senator Call of Florida submitted a
number of petitions regarding Cuba,
and asked that they los printed OBJ
lection was raised by Senator Plat of
Connecticut.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon had pass
ed bill allowing settlers on forfeited
railroad grants to hold the land by
fencing and improving it, and making
actual residence unnecessary.
Senator Pritchard made an address
defending himself against the charge
of inconsistency on the tariff question,
made by Senator Hill last week, and
attacked Senator Hills record for con-
sistency, saying he had been repudiat-
ed by the democratic party.
Senator Hill, in reply, expressed sur
ate a statement and said he believed
that he was an active member of the
democratic party, or what there is of
it," as anyone. He said it was true he
voted against the Wilson bin. tie had
reasons for voting against it.
He believed in tariff reform, but not
in that way. The democrats were all
travelling toward the democratic heav-
en-, but in different ways. The other
side was travelling in the other direc-
ton.
The debate at this point drifted away
to John Y. McKane Senator Hill saying
that for many years McKane had been
a republican.
Senator Pritchard retorted that Nc
Kane had never got into the penitenu-
airy until he joined the democratic
party
Senator Butler also took up Senator
Hills statements concerning the poll
ties of the south, and asserted that the
cause of OBJECTIONS from the democrat
ic ranks in the north was the betrayal
of the party on the great financial
question" and to the opposition to an
income tax, in which opposition the
part,
Senator Hill was again on his feet
at the close OF Senator Buffers brief
remarks, and replied sarcastcally.
Senator Allen sought to question
Senator Hill, whereupon the latter Gre
ated laugh by remarking: "Sdll an
other Richmond in the field"
Senator Allen proceeded to say that
the democratic senators We're divided
on the financial question, on the tariff
and ON the income tax. Seventeen sen
ators now sitting on the democratic
side ought to be sitting on the other
side, said Senator Allen.
Senator Hill responded that the Ne
braska senator "scattered worse than
an old shotgun" He pointed out that
II these gentlemen (Allen and Butler)
wanted an income tax they ought to
proceed to have one; let them introduce
bill. Senator Hill closed with a glow
ing tribute to the grand old democrat
ic party"
THE SILVER BOND BILL
AT o'clock the personal controversy
closed, and Senator Morgan took the
floor on the silver bond bill He re-
ferred to intrigues before national con-
Venuons and the wind shaken plat
forms of these bodies. In his judgment
The emergency tariff and the bond bills
were construed merely as a part Of the
platform to be laid before national
convention next summer, and not with
any purpose to enact them as laws.
Senator Morgan criticised the finan-
clal course Of Senator Sherman, while
the latter sat across the aisle giving