Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-14

elected in the latter year. due .s the fact that that election had been under the gold monometallic standard of President Cleveland MT. Cockrell quoted exten- svely from the speeches of Secretary Carlisle, and, speaking of his speech at CoVington last summer, declared that he was loath to believe that any secre- tary of the treasury could make such ri- diculous statements until he read of similar statements made by other tools in the employ 6 the gold bullion company of New York. It was ludicrous that Sec retary Carlisle shold attempt to bolster up' the theories ito which he had become a recent convert by reliance on such stuff" as that, the only excuse being the latitude always allowed for the zeal 1 of converts
 l He appealed for a establishment of | the conditions existing prior to 1873, for l the country could not be worse off than 1t had been since the perpetration of the l crime of 1873. Bimetallsm was no expe- | riment, having been in use from the tima Abraham marched out of Chaldea until Great Britain drove silver from use. In conclusion, MT. Cockrell appealed to | the country to once more declare its in- dependence and pronounce for the equal | ity of gold and silver or else assume it's l dependence upon Great Britain, whom 1t
 had twice defeated, and ask her to take l it under her avaricious and selfish guar l dlanship and protection.
 l We should" he declared, haul down l old glory, the starry banner, which had l waved over the power and freedom and | independence of the country. and hoist l in its stead the gold standard banner of l Great Britain and cry out long live the l queen of Great Britain and the empress l of India.'"
 During the latter part of this speech l Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ann 1 bassador, had been an occupant of the l diploma tic gallery and an attentive lis l tener to MT. Cockrell.
 Notices were given by Messrs. Chand- 1 Ter and Platt of their purpose to address l the senate onI the Cuban resolutions; also 1 by MT Pugh of his purpose to speak on | the house tariff bill, and by MT. Lodge on 1 the question of immigration.
 After an executive session the senate | at D. m adjourned until Monday. It was thought that when the senate went into executive session this after noon the Cuban question would be taken up. MT. Sherman earlier ilS the day re- | ferred to certain secret documents that | had been given to the committee on for | eign relations presenting the side of | Spain, and said upon these the commit 1 tee had based it's judgment and the re- l port it had made to the senate. MT. Hoar and others asked that these mat l ters be laid before the senate in execu- 1 tive session so they might be aware of l the contents also. MT. sherman ex- pressed his willingness and this led to l the belief that the matter would come up. Cuba was not referred to, however, when l the doors were closed. There Is good l reason for believing that the secret doc | uments of which MT. Sherman spoke are
 nothing but a petition of the Spanish side of the question, prepared by Minis l ter Dupuy Delome and transmitted by l Secretary Olney to the committee. It is l said to be very moderate in tone and not
 nearly so strong as the published state ments that appeared in the press a few l dave NY heoap the text | for several speeches in the senate. | The time of the senate in executive | session was consumed in the consdera- | tion of two cases against swhlch there | had been a great deal of opposition be- cause of the violation of the home rule principle of the democratic party. These cases were those of George H. Newman, nominated to be Indian agent at Colville agency, Washington, and William H. An | derson of Shelbyville, Ky, nominated to Oklahoma territory. Mr. Wilson of Washington led the opposition against | Newman, but he was finally confirmed by a vote of 2S to 19. MT. Dubois of Ida | ho, chairman of the committee on public | lands, led the fight against Anderson, | but he was confirmed by vote of 25 to "A. MT. Hill was the only democrat who spoke and voted against confirmation. Contract Laborers Admitted. Washington, March 13.-Commissioner l Stump has decided to admit, under con- tract at New York Walter Answorth and four other machinists from Eng | land, who have come to this country to | put up new improved cotton machinery l in Columbia, s. C., New Bedford, Mass, l and New York city. It is stipulated that 1 these men shall do no other kind of work. Treasury Gold Reserve. | The treasury gold reserve at the close l of business today stood at $126,6 ,064. 1 The withdrawals for the day were $99.- l 300.
 To Admit New Mexico.
 The senate committee on territories | this morning ordered favorable report | on the bill to admit New Mexico as one | of the states. The bill provides for | constitutional convention and all the oth- | CT provisions along the lines of regular | statehood bill.
 To Elect by Popular Vote. The senate committee on privileges and l elections this morning directed favora- | ble report on the proposed amendment | to the constitution Aroviding for the cleo | ton of United States senators by the popular vote of the people.
 Senator Mitchell was authorized to | prepare the report of the committee. The l joint resolution and the report will be | submitted to the senate shortly. l Grants for Alabama Schools The house committee on public build | ings and grounds today ordered favor l ably reported bills for public buildings | as follows: Savannah, Ga, an increase ! of $1O0,O0O, and Norfolk, Va, $100,O00 ad- | ditional.
 The house committee on public lands | today reported favorably the senate bill l granting 25,000 acres of land each to the | Booker Washington institute, Tuskegee, Ala, and to the mechanical school at | Troy, Ala.
 Bridge Across the Chattahoochee. The house committee on commerce or l dered a favorable report on the bill au- | thorizing the construction of a wagon bridge across the Chattahoochce river at | Columbia, Ala.
 He Declines to Make the Race. | Indianapolis, Ind, March 13.-Rev. E.. | c. Shouz of Terre Haute, who was nomi- l mated for governor at the recent prohibit