Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-01-11
HE SCORED THE COURT
Senator Vest Made a Sensational
Speech.
THE INCOME TAX DECISION
Declared 10 Be the Most Remarkable in
HistOry-Pulitzer Charged
With Crime.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE SEN
| ate was treated today to one of Senate,
| Vests characteristic speeches.. He ar
raigned the supreme court for the in
| come tax decision. He laid RESPONSE
| bility for lack of revenue at their door
| when they exempted the "sordid wealth
Of the land' from taxation. He con
! trasted the records of the present and
| past administrat tions; he threw some
| light upon heretofore unknown chapters
| in the history Of the Mckinley law, and
| denounced the financial dependence OF
| this country and of others upon mon
eyed influences: he attacked the presi-
| dent and secretary Of the treasury for
| their disposition to reissue greenbacks
and place their circulation in the hands
of national banks; quoted Secretary
Carlisle against himself, and in conclu-
sion declared that a conflict between
bimetallism and the gold standard was
irrepressible, and that the sooner it
was decided the better it would be for
our public and private life
Another feature of the session today
grew out of the introduction bv Senator
Chandler of bill for a popular loan
through the issue of postal savings Ger
tificates. In the course of Senator
Chandler's remarks, the cable replies
of the prince of Wales, the Rothschilds
and others to the New York World were
alluded to, and Senator Lodge claimed
the editor of the World had been guilty
of violating section 1886 of the revised
statutes in holding communication with
officials of another government, the pur-
pose Of which was 'to interfere with
measures of the United States"
Senator Gray Of Delaware rebuked
both Senators Lodge and Chandler for
the suggestion that public opinion could
not be solicited either here or abroad
on any question and affirmed that
just public opinion in all civilized CEN
ters must be the final arbitrator of all
disputes.
Numerous petitions bearing on Ar
menian outrages, question of the recog-
milton of the Cuban belligerents, and
the Venezuelan boundary dispute were
presented. Among the latter was one
praying for arbitration.
SILVER SUBSTITUTE BILL.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas reported
from the finance committee the free sill
yer substitute for the house bond bill
and gave notice that he would call it up
tomorrow and ask the senate to con-
slider it.
Senator Morrill, notified the senate
that the substitute was opposed ''by
every republican member of the COM
mittee.' The bill went on the calendar.
Senator Voorhees, offered a resolution,
which was referred, for the purchase of
the portrait of the late Allen G. Thur
man, now hanging in the judiciary COM
mittee room, painted by J. II. Dewitt.
Senator Elkins offered a resolution,
which was referred to the finance COM
mittee, providing that hereafter any
contemplated issue of United States
bonds shall first be advertised for at
least 20 days and such bonds shall be
sold to the highest bidder.
Senator Allen offered a resolution,
which was referred, for the appoint
ment Of a committee of five senator's to
investigate the question of whether
there was now and had been for the
past one and a half years a republican
form of government in the state of Ala
bama, and whether fraud, force or in
timidation had entered into the election
Of members Of the legisla ture in so far
as those elections bore on the election
of United State senator's.
A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE.
Senator Lodge renewed the discussion
of Senator Chambers bill by calling at
tention to section 5335 Of the revised
statutes, prohibiting any citizen of the
United States, on penalty of fine and
imprisonment, from holding any COM
muncation, verbal or written, with any
officer or agent Of a foreign govern
ment, the purpose of which was to in
fuence action in pending interna-
tional dispute or to interfere with "a
measure of the United States"
He called attention to the recent COM
munication of the prince of Wales on
the boundary line dispute. The COM
munications were for the purpose he
claimed, "of forcing us from. our posi-
tion,' and making us more than ever
dependent upon the syndicate of bank
tTS he WduPeu 10 KNOW IL NIL. + ulll-
zers action did not come within the
statute he had cited.
Senator Chandler was inclined to
agree that it did
"The statute only applies to citizens
of the United States," Interrupted SEN
ator Stewart. 'Is Joseph Pulitzer a
citizen?"
He was born in Hungary replied
Senator Chandler, but l understand he
has been naturaliZed."
He is a citizen of the United States,"
interjected Senator Lodge.
Senator Gray asked for a re-raading
of the statute. 1t happened that Sena-
tor Hill just at that time was himself
reading the statute.
"It is now being read by the defender
of the administration, said Senator
Chandler, sarcastcally.
"Whatever else I may be- said Sem
ator Hill, II am not the defender of Jo-
seph Pulitzer"
After the statute had been again read,
Senator Gray took the floor and bitterly
denounced the suggestion of Senator
Lodge He declared he had heard it ad-
vanced with surprise and approved with
amaZement.
"Now, in the evening of the 10Th CEN
tury, you can not go back on the track
of the dead centuries and attempt to
stif1e expression or effort to obtain ex-
pression," said he.
I'm this country and in all civilized
countries, just public opinion is the
final arbiter of all questions. I is not
necessary for one to say if this sugges-
ton is seriously made, that it is impos-
sible in this day and hour to attempt
any inquisitorial Interpretation of the
statute for the purpose of sitting ex-
preston Of public opinion"
SUPREME COURT ARRAIGNED.
The hour of o'clock having arrived
the senate, without disposing of the
question, resumed consideration of SEN
ator Sherman's resolution concerning
the gold reserve and Senator Vest took
the floor. His speech proved to be an
Of the supreme court for
it's decision in the income tax cases.
He began by saving that the democrat