The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-25

committee To present a measure here
that would bring, first, an abundance
Of money into the treasury; and, Sec
ond the employment of the labor OF the
country. This country shall he In
position TO produce its own sugar ana
It's own wool and it's own commodities
Of every character that God, In HIS
wisdom, has made Il possible tn pro-
duce on this continent Then. turning
aside from a discussion of the merits
OF the tariff Grosvenor reviewed and
criticised. in scathing terms. the his
tory and attitude Of the Democratic par
" on national issues, while he COM
mended in warm terms, the record OF
the republicans on these matters.
Mr. Bell populist of Colorado. inter-
rupted GrosVenor 20 call his attention
to the fact that during the last cam
paign republican orators In his section
had said disaster had Immediately fol-
lowed Cleveland's election In lS93 ami
that the great revival would begin i'm
mediately the country was assured of
MeKinley's election.
Il don't know who those political
brethren were said Mr.. Grosvenor.
Well they were numerous" put IN
Mr. Bell.
They were right continued MIR,
Grosvenor. Disaster began the day
after Cleveland was elected. The re-
vival LegRn the day after Mckinley
was elected Since that day there has
been added Ia the volume of real ami
personal property Of our citizens sum
equal 10 hundred thousand times the
amount Of the national debt"
oh" cried the democrats as they
jeered the response while Mr.. BELL
pointed out that for two months after
the election the commercial agencies,
each week. reported general disappoint-
ment and the greatest list Of failures IN
the history of the country.
MIR. Grosvenor replied that IL was
matter Of wonder that there had not
been 10 failures To every one which oc-
Cured Failures were the result of a
long series of misfortunes. Subsequent
ly MIR Grosvenor created much amusc-
ment by challenging the democrats to-
offer either the Wilson hill as IL passed
the house or the present law as n sub
stitute for the pending bill. The VIII
son hill could not secure five votes on
that side Of the house. said he. and
not 10 of you would dare To vote for the
present law and go back and look your
constituents in the face. The hill con-
fessedly wrecked the country. but,
thank God. II also wrecked the demo-
cratic party" daughter and ap-
plause.D
In glowing peroration he said the
democratic party would sit on the
Stygian shore and read its record by
the red light of hell. while every priu-
ciple upon which the republic was
founded would continue To shine in the
] bright dladem Of the republican
party.
Mr.. Evans. republican. OF Georgia,
I challenged Mr., Evans statement when
he said there was an infant industry in
Georgia and Alabama. the production of
/ bauxite. or aluminium clay, which had
asked protection and IL had been re-
fused.
The gentleman from Georgia should
rot lie SO certain that there viii not he
duty on bauxite." interrupted Dali
\ zell republican. Of Pennsylvania. II
| favor II. and we may place duty on
| H."
u am glad to hear it," said Mad
| dox.
| Then So far as bauxitc Is concerned
! you are a protecti0nist?' said Mr.
/ Walker. republican, Uf Massachu-
/ setts.
Not necessarily replied Mr. Mad
! dON, hut | am opposed to the free raw
| material idea" Maddox also advocated
I "a
| He asked why cotton ties were taxed.
Dolliver, in reply. asserted that the
| price Of cotton ties had fallen under the
/ Mckinley Law from q To so cents and
| increas. Il under the present law Ia 81 80.
| The committee had been informed that
| cotton ties could be manufactured and
| sold AT 81 cents.
After some brief remarks by Adams.
republican. Of Pennsylvania. in COM
mendation Of the reciprocity features of
the bill. Mr. Walker republican. of
Massachusetts. closed the debate for
the day session He made a vigorous
defense II the benefits or protection.
| oh" said he. III I could only drill
some truth into your heads. II could
only open them. put In a few facts and
close them again" ,laughterJ
Al o'clock the house took recess
until ) o'clock.
| The night session was devoted to set
| speeches. There were only two features
of the session that caused attention.
| Kerr. republican of Ohio. severely crit
| iclzed the reciprocity feature of the hill.
which he predicted would wholly fail tn
secure valuable concessions for the sur
| plus products Of agriculture We
should adopt the Mckinney plan of rcci-
| procitv." he said. the plan born In the
| brains of James o.. Blaine He char
acteriZed this as the fatal defect NJ the
bill. The other feature was the state
ment nf Castle. democrat uf California,
that II Rome had her caialine, Ameri-
ca had her Hanna" The speakers to-
night were Livingston. democrat of
Georgia: Belford. republican of New
/ York Brundagc democrat of Arkan-
sas; Cromwell, republican uf Ohiu. Cas-
| tie. democrat Of California; Brown re-
publican OF Ohio; Kerr. republican ~
| Ohio. and Olmstrad. republican uf
| Pennsylvania. At n O'Clock tn, house
| adjourned.
short session OF the >.naic.
| N-usHiuutnu March u Tho a.Uut. sss-