The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-14
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to the grand old Democratic party"
AZ 3 O'clock the personal controversy
closed and Mr.. Morgan took the door
on the silver bond bill. He referred to
the intrigues before national oonven-
tions and the "wind- shaken platforms'
OF those bodies. In his judgment the
emergency tariff and bond bills were
constructed merely as q part OF the
platform to be laid before a national
convention next summer and not with
any purpose to enact them as laws.
Mr.. Morgan criticised the financial
course Of Mr.. Sherman, while the latter
sat across the eisle giving close stten.
ton to b remarks. He referred to Mr..
Sherman as the "Espoleon of finance"
But this Napoleon was rapidly nearing
his Waterloo and'hia exile at st. Helena.
financial burden which the legislation
urged by the Ohio Senator had Imposed
ON the people. They were evils which
brought misery, want and calamity to
the whole people. IL had worked more
miseries than those pictured in the
apocalypse. His (Mr. Sherman's) gar.
ment WAS one Of many %colors, inter-
spersed with the variegated lines of the
psrty to which he belonged. At the
present time the Ohio Senator and the
President were together in their fnsn-
cial views. both equally oblivious to the
constitutional requirement. that the
metals were to be on equal terms. It
was the Ohio Senator who originated
tho evil of selllng bonds to o syndicate.
The Senator urged o declaration BY
Congress In line with q resolution onoe
offered by Stanley Matthews, that the
bonds would be paid in the money with
which they were bought. He suggested
also that a 10 per cent rebate on GUS
toms duties to countries coming gold
and silver on equal terms would make
New York instead of London the clear.
Ing house of the world.
Mr. Morgan spoke for two hours, and
shen at 4 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, jan. 10 The House
after devoting an hour to the consider
alton OF business reported from the Dis.
trlct of Columbia committee to-day took
up the pension appropriation bill. Gen
eral debate on the bill consumed the
day.
w. A.. Stone, Of Pennsylvania, in
charge OF the bill, explained its provis-
ions. Mr.. Graf. of Illinois, offered the
amendment abandoned by the commits
tee. lnhibiting the suspension Of pen
sions for fraud until the fraud q been
proved In G United States court, and
Mr.. Bartlett, of New York, opposed the
proposed extension Of the dependenu act
OF 1890 by the removal Of the inhibition
OF widows. pensions until they had
proved their dependence upon their
daily labor for support. BE estimated
that the proposed extension would add
$4,000 names TO the pension rolls.
Mr. Morse (Rep., Mass.) presented q
resolution for reference to the commit.
tee on foreign affairs calling upon the
committee TO consider the %expediency
OF reporting forthwith some expression
by this government in d~enuncta ton of
the Armenian atrocities, and II they
lind We as q nation ere powsrless to act
that we invoke the CO operation on the
allied powers to wipe the Turkish gov
eminent off the face OF the earth and
secure the freedom and independence
OF Armenia.
Mr. Mahany (Rep. N. W introduced
in the House To-day 8 resolution, which,
after reciting the many distinguished
services, rendered to the Government by
Rear Admiral Meade (retiring) during
forsy.fve years. Of service, extended to
him the thanks of Congress with such
appropriate testimonials as custom and
usage PRESCRIBE, Admiral Meade's req
tiremens was marked by sharp differ
ences with the administration.