Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-08

members of the legislature and of mem bers of congress. The resolution was re- ferTed to the committee on contingent expenses.
 The resolution offered by MT. Sherman, republican, of Ohio, on December g. de- claring that the use of the gold reserve to supply deficiencies is of doubtful le- gality and greatly injurious to the pub lie, and that sum of not less than $100,- 000000 i'll gold coin or bullion should be restored to the treasury and segregated from all other funds, was taken up and Mir Vest, democrat, of Missouri, address ed the senate upon it. He repudiated the idea that the democratic party was dead, and declared that when it did die the last hope of popular government would have disappeared.
 MT. Vest went on to reply to MT. Sher- mans speech in criticism of the demo- cratic administration, and he pointed out the fact that during the four years of MT. Cleveland's first term the export of gold was only $79,000,000, while in the next four years of MT. Harrison's ad- ministraton the export of gold was $213,- 000000
 MT. Hoar asked MT. Vest whether there were any democratic laws in force during MT. Cleveland's first administra- tion. MT. Vests reply was that the dem ocratic party was then at the head of affairs of the United States by the will of the majority of the people. Coming to the question of free coinage of silver, MT. Vest declared that the re- publican party was as. hopelessly divided on that question as the democratic party was and he quoted MT. Teller's state ment that if the finance committee had not been organized in favor of the free coinage of silver no committee would have been appointed and no chairman ship made. And now the struggle of republican senators was to evade that issue if possible and not to permit the general public to ascertain that they were as hopelessly divided on 1t as they claimed and as he conceded the demo- crats were.
 Mr. Vest criticised the views recently expressed by Secretary Carlisle in favor of the national banking system and con trasted them with the views which the same gentleman had expressed in the house of representatives. the greatest speech of his life He ridiculed the as- serton of MT. Carlisle as to the large amount of gold-in circulation. T would like," he said, ito see stocking filled with gold I would like to find an old woman in the country outside of Wall street Qaughter) with stocking filled with gold. 1 would make more than my salary in exhibiting her as a curiosity" Uaughter.)
 MT. President. there is not a five dol lar gold piece to the county in the west outside of the banks. There is an ire pressible conflict on this question, and men must align themselves on one side or the other of the proposition to retain the single gold standard and the na- tional banks. Then go to the people and have 1t done and have an end put to the present condition of distrust and unrest. But if, as I believe, the people of this country will respond to the call of those who, as democrats and Americans, de- mand that half of the metallic money of the world shall not be destroyed, that this financial despotism shall be struck 10 of fa fn be the money of our children-we pro- pose to have it done at the ballot box and to crystalize 1t by legislation" (Ap- plause on the democratic side and in the galleries) ,.
 Mr. Vest occupied the floor for little over two hours and most of the time declaiming the speech with vehement earnestness When he got through the floor was taken by MT. Stewart, populst, of Nevada, who yielded, however, to motion to proceed to executive business, and at 450 the senate adjourned until tomorrow.
 The House.
 The principal feature of the proceed ings of the house today was breezy de- bate over the appointment of special em- ployes recommended by the committee on accounts. The report submitted by MT. Aldrich, republican, of Illinois, chair man, provided for the appointment of two employees in the doorkeepers' divi- sion, one of whom had been discharged after service of nearly score of wars. MT. Johnson, republican, of Indiana, and MT. Walker, republican, of Massachu- setts, denounced the discharge of this employe, which the former said had been made necessary by reason of the de- mands of the "combine" which organ ized the house for places for constituents, an illustration, he said. of the diseredit- able proceedings of such affairs. MT. Walker went further, saying the recom- mendation of the committee was re- qured to repair the damage to the public service by the "cembine." He also asked whether or not the reading clerks, who could not, be heard on either side of the house, were to be retained through out the congress, not by the will of the speaker nor of the house, but of the gen. tlemen who farm out the offices" The report of the committee was adopted-154 to 10.
 Upon the recommendation of the same committee the session clerks pro- vided for in the legislative appropriation bill for the current year were apportioned to the following committees: Banking and currency. coinage, weights and meas ures. education, enrolled bills, invalid pensions (additionaD, immigration and naturalization, irrigation of arid lands, labor, library, militia. mines and min ing, Pacific railroads, patents, pensions. private land claims, printing railways ana d~canalS, reform Tn the CIVIL SerVlce and territories.
 An additional clerk was also author ized for each of the committees on mill itary affairs, naval affairS and interstate and foreign commerce.
 Upon the unanimous report of the com mittee on. judiciary there was no debate on the right of MT. Allen representing the state of Utah.
 Several resolutions of inquiry were agreed to, one asking the attorney-gen- eral what had been done by him towards enforcing the antitrust law of 1890 and what additional legislation, if any, de- sirable and necessary to protect the peo- pie from the operations of trade, trusts and conspiracy.
 At 25 the house adjourned. after a statement by MT. Henderson. republican, of Iowa, that the committee on rules would be ready to report tomorrow.
 Cudahy Wasn't a Partner.
 Chicago, Jan. 7-Judge Turley this morning awarded victory to John Cuda- hy in the chancery litigation brought by