The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-23


dree silver amendment.
You viii recall he said, shat five
senators voted against taking up the
Dingley bill. Every one of those five
senators has been endorsed by his state.
Every one of those five senators will be
delegate to the national convention"
Mr.. Hill now resumed his speech. He
said that the senate, as at present COLI
stit-ted, with lafge-he would not say
minority in the Republi-
can party. willing to put silver in front
of everything and with the Democratic
party divided. would find it impossible
TO frame tariff bill. A non-partisan
tariff bill was
AN INIPoSSIBILITY
IF L were the president OF the United
States, he said (Which from the pres
ent political prospect it looks as if 1
never would be-. should take the last
dollar from the treasury to see that the
pledges of the government would be
Kept, and J misjudge the character and
Iorce Of the present executive if he
does not pursue this course"
Mr. Hill yielded here to Mr.. Baker
tRep-, kan.) He said the bill was a
mischievous one. He referred to the
refusal of the senate to pass the Ding
ley tariff bill and warned the senate
against depriving the government of
us. only mode of securing the means of
conducting the government. He said
The passage of the bill would fore
shadow panic. reputation and possibly
revolution. It would be the greatest
crime of the nineteenth century.
Mr.. Teller asked Mr.. Baker if he ap-
proved of the issuance of bonds by the
present administration.
Mr.. Baker replied that he would have
favored the passage of such bill as
this when he first came into the senate,
but since five Republican senators had
Joined with the silver Democrats and
Popuiists to prevent the passage Of
bill to insure
AN ADEQUATE INCREASE
of the revenue, he had concluded that
there was no possibility of securing
legislation that would give sufficient
revenue In view of this fact, he be-
heved ii wise to retain the only vest
dge of authority left for securing
money. AT 2 pm. the chair laid the
regular order of business before the
senate but the senate. by a vote of %
TO q, decided to continue the considera-
ton of the bond bill
Mr.. Hill closed at 5 o'clock and was
followed by Mr.. Hawley Rep., Comm
in a short but impassioned exhortation
against the prohibition.
IL lulS D6dSuFe is passed. ne Q6-
clared, lit will be one of the fouleSt
blots-the foulesi blot and the only one
on the history of this honorable body"
This is reputation. This is bank
ruptcy. This is anarchy and infamy,
exclaimed Mr.. Rawley
Mr.. Mills, (Dem. Texas supported the
hill, characterizing the speeches of MIR.
Hill and Mr.. Hawley as the most re-
maIlVable he had ever heard. arguing
l7a 1ar1f OF
issue bonds to raise money to pay the
ordinary expenses of the government.
He
RIDICULED THE IDEA
of reputation If more revenue was
requisite. then this congress would
give it. and if il did not, then the next
would. The people would insist on hav-
ing sufficient revenue for the govern
ment
Mr.. Mills expressed his amazement
that Democratic leader (referring to
Mr.. Hid would rise here and argue for
bonds. The senator child wanted a
monumental national debt as a pedes-
tai for a national bank control of all
money of the country. Mr.. Mills said
this greed for bonds came naturally
from the representative of the money
centers Of the east. 1t was demoraliz-
ing American democracy.
Mr.. Mills announced that when Mr..
Sherman brought forward the filled
cheese bill he (Mills) would offer an
amendment to raise the revenue for the
government 1t would propose an in
ternal revenue tax on iron. steel. lead,
zinc, fax. hemp, jute and other arti-
cles. These received protection and
he would ask the protected industries
producing the articles to pay something
into the treasury.
Mr.. Stewart CRep. New spoke in sup
port OF the bill
Mr.. Lodge CRep. Mass) spoke brief
~ and forciply against any action
which would create alarm and panic
TO business
Mr.. Clarke Rep Wyo0 said he
would vote against the bill if it meant
ANARCHY OR REPUTATION.
but he denied that it had such pur-
pose and declared it was merely a
step 10 restrict the executive arm in its
present exclusive right to issue bonds
Mr.. Gray spoke of the silver agita-
non as responsible for the business
StagnaUon, want and panic that had
occurred.
Air. Sherman said he felt sure the bin
senate But the evil would he in creating
alarm among the most tirnid classes
those directing the great banking and
commercial institutions The senator ar
Sued mat the law requiring the redemp-
lion Of notes in coin was contract The
United States could not avoid the con-
tract without dishonor
Il denounce il as a regulation of the
public debt, exclaimed Mr. Sherman
This proposition was q crime to be de-
r~'Inced and not proper to be voted on
Those who voted for it would counten-
ance
a DISHONoABLE ACT
But thank God. the measure cannot
become a law exclaimed Mr.. Sherman.
while the house Of representatives and
the president are on the right side
There was a burst of applause from
the galleries. Mr.. Sherman closed
Mr. Teller, replying to Mr.. Sherman
denied hat there was any reDudiation
that the assertion was ''arrant nonsense
and nntruthful.' Mr. Teller said this
craze for bonds threatened to destroy
she Democratic party, as it was destroy
lieve in longer trusting an executive
branch which had perpetrated the dis
graceful acts of the last tNro years
Mr. Allen spoke in support of the bill
lie referred TO Mr.. Sherman as 1.-THE ad-
wiser OF the present administration and a
frequent visitor al the white house"
MIR Butler asked unanimous consent
that final vote be taken at D. m on
Monday next.
Mr. Hill said he saw no objection
Mr.. Chandler reserved the right to
move amendments. This raised some COM
plications and Mr.. Dubois finally OBJ
jected to the agreement. saying it could
be arranged tomorrow.
The conference report on the river and
irartor bill, including the agreement on
the Santa Monica and San Pedro items
was agreed to.
At 5:45 p. m. the senate adjourned
aIARasTA PRESRyTERrAxS