Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-01-10

mOnled Influences; he attacked the pres
dent and the secretary of the treasury
5.or their proposition to retire the green.
backs and place the circulation in the
hands Of the national banks; quoted
secretary Carlisle against himself, and
N conclusion declared that the conflict
between
Bimetallism and the Gold Standard
was Irresistible, and that the sooner
that it was decided the better it would
ha for our public and private life. The
her feature of the session grew out Of
5;ne introduction by Mr.. Chandler Of a
III for a popular. loan through the
Issue Of postal savings certificates. In
The course of Mr.. Chambers remarks
Il ne cable replies of the Prince of Wales,
q, he Rotbschilds and others to the New
York World were alluded to, and Mr..
Lodge claimed that the editor of The
World had been guilty Of violating Sec
ton 1886 of the revised statutes in
nolding communication with officials of
another government, the purpose of
which "was to interfere with q measure
OF the United States" &2-.
Mr.. Gray of Delaware rebuked both
Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Chandler for the
suggestion that public opinion could
q Il be solicited either here or abroad on
Es ~ question and affirmed that q Just
8,,sAbio opinion in all civilized centera
.,Iust be the final arbitrator Of all dis.
lses. 49,
~ Senator vsst's Hot Shot.
s Senator Vest began his speech by say
ing that the Democratic party did not
/ s..sk to evade the responsibility for the
i 9islation Of the last congress. not
wtthstanding it had only an ostensible
.Isajority in the senate, and then he
i ssed rapidly to his subject BY declar-
Y.,g that the Wilson law would have A.
,,s;t.xded ample revenue for the support
w. the government but; for the supreme
s.ourt decision declaring the income tai
unconstitutional. ....f,... e., .,.ss
s.That the court should have rendered
such ! decision" he said, twas . mat
tsr Of surprise of surprise to every in
.lclligent lawyer in the country, espe'
Y ally those of Us in congress who were
engaged in formulating the legislation
III my Judgment, no judgment has ever
il the history of the country, been rem
tered which has done 20 much to de-
III roy the influence Of that high tribunal
i'd exotic distrust on tho part Of thu
\ u ople Of this country"
1oastsd for Change Of Front.
MI. Vest. declared that he would moi
trust himself in the senate to Gay wha1
he would be tempted to say Of THU
C,inion, but he would leave it to thu
assembers of the court to stigmatize j,
d i it deserved. Mr.. Vest was most se
4 h, s,,re in his direct Characterization o.
3 conduct Of the Justice who changed
4 A.s opinion after the first opinion be
Are the second was rendered. III
would not, he said, attempt to enter
ii.ato that Justices motives, but tina
sstice-and he (Vest) did not know
n ho he was-had been mainly response
" . in fastening the sordid despotism o.
n ealth upon the country by his chang
Us front. s.g.. s.." a.
II was beyond oredibility that Van
G..rbilt, with his hundreds Of millions
Il s.lould have to pay no more than tn
poorest Of men, and that the army ant
I l1avy must be used to support him il
his rights, ~ must be the case If the de
u c.sion was to stand.