New-York tribune., 1897-07-24


his extravagant assertion.
Mr.. Teller closed his speech with brief refer.
ence to the retirement Of DR.. F. b. Andrews
from the presidency OF Brown University.
=
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
A LIVELY sEr-To BETWEEN MEssRs. FoRAKn8
AND ALLEN-MR. TELI.ER's sPEDcH-THH
AGREEMENT REACHED.
| Washington July 3.-There was no outward evi-
dence when the Senate met to-day that the session
| was fast drawing to a close. although Senators
gathered in groups and discussed the prospects OF
getting away.
A House bill was passed authorizing the Presi.
| dent to suspend discriminating duties imposed on
foreign vessels.
Mr.. Allison then moved to proceed with the tarfn
| conference report but Mr. T,llnan contested this
with a motion to take up his resolution, adversely
reported yesterday for an investigation OF alleged
| Senatorial speculations in sugar stock Mr.. Tillman
| was about to begin a speech when Mr.. Allison
made a point OF order that debate was not In
order and the presiding officer sustained the point.
Mr. Tillman thereupon asked for yea and nay
vote on which his motion lost-yeas, l5: Maya
| IS. Those who voted for the motion were Messra.
Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry. Cannon. Chiffon. Clay.
| Harris Kenney. Mills. Roach. Tillman, Turley.
| Turner and Walthall
A Joint resolution passed for the erection
| Of a Government building at the Transmississippi
International Exposition, at omaha Neb.
| MR. TELLER SPEAKS FOR FREE SILVER.
The consideration Of the tariff conference report
was then resumed. and Mr.. Teller. OF Colorado. took
| the floor for a general speech. He said ne did not
| favor the pending bill. and did not believe II would
accomplish the purposes OF its friends It's passage
however. would dispose OF the question and enable
Congress to devote It's attention to other subjecta
| He regarded the money question as the paramount
one. The last campaign was not in his Judgment
| an Endorsement OF the gold standard. great many
people who voted for the Republican candidate did
| not believe in the gold standard but felt that the
| tariff question was more important than that OF
finance.
Mr. Teller then turned his attention TO the political
methods Of the last campaign. II was the most ~
| markable contest in American history. he said: 70
| markable for the agencies set at work and the
| methods employed for the first time. A system OF
terrorism OF deception OF fraud, the like OF which
| had never before been seen, was put In operation
And having been successful In this he expressed the
fear that such methods had become permanent part
| OF the American political system. until the people
| were aroused and repudiated them. II any one
| challenged these statements. Mr. Teller said. he
| would 90 into details. He would show that the press
| had teemed with falsehoods to the Democratic
| candidate, who charged with having views
| which he had expressly repudated More than one
Republican speaker had been forced to take back
| his SANDERS The same methods OF misrepresenta.
ton directed against the Democratic platform
He referred to what he termed the intolerance and
| bgotry Of Republican campaign speakers, saying
that their bitterness exceeded that OF the heated
days Of the Civil War They denounced those whe
disagreed with them as Anarchists" and Social.
lists" arraigning them attempting TO cheat an6
TO debase the public credit and assuming that thl
Republican organization the sole depository Of
integrity.
| Mr. Teller spoke ironically OF Republican prom.
ises Of prosperity, first during the campaign then
preceding inauguration then when the Tariff bill
| frap nf hos hnnps had nee rpa /.
ized and none would be.
BITTER CRITICISM OF THE BILL.
He had not found man In the Senate he said
who was satisfied with the pending bill. except
perhaps the Republican members Of the Finance
Committee. and certainly that the limit OF
those who approved the measure. II was caucW
bill. the caucus ruling as never before. and In onl1
two instances being overrued. The bill was. h
said full Of absurdties and inequalities, II not u
| crime. It was vicious. unfair. extravagant ant
unsatisfactory bill. And yet, II measure ha<
been brought before the Senate in its proper form
Just bill and not one for trusts and syndicates
there were enough votes in the Serate to pass Il
| even n every Democratic vote was recordss
| against IT,.
| Mr. Teller commended the recent State Depart
| ment paper on the seal question as that remark
| able paper Of good American ideas expressed In
good, ld-fashioned way" He said he did not know
who the author was. but would congratulate him
he did.
He again returned to campaign methods and thsl1
influence In sha ping the benefits conferred by the
bill. Great sums Of money had been used In che
last campaign by the successful party he said H>
| had heard It stated that the Republican party ha<
| spent more money In the ast campaign than in 81
| the previous campaigns since Its origin. Howeves
this might be- 1t was certain that every great in
dustry was taxed. that every great financial instt
tuition was taxed, and they all contributed Thl
world would never know what these sums were
| and they could be Judged only by examining thu
| Tariff bill These great contributing concerns hat
| coma here and said in substance: "As We HELPED
| vo, win that fight against Anarchy and Socialism
| what are we to have TO recoup our advancesT Orb
ON that basis could hundred things In this bill b.
| explained. 1T would be worth a mint OF money.
| Mr. ree, exclaimed, ~ we could know what tn
Sugar Trust yave. what the Standard Oh COMPANY
gave and what the great financial concerns gave
| 7 sunnose the Finance Committee knows. and tha
| I, understands what measure OF benefit must y
meted out TO them
THE ABANDONED STOCK TAX.
c.na,or Teller then went into the details OF ~
blI. in particular critcising It's provisions as u
| syr,cuImre and labor and severely commenting %
| the action OF the conference committee III aoAo
| donng the tax on stocks and bonds
| whsp Mr. Teller argued the constitutionality
| NJ the tax on bonds and stocks Mr. Allison joiner
| ,s.ue with him. saying that State courts had hek
| that certain classes OF bonds were exempt from
taxation and the tax. II imposed could not applS
| equally to these and all other bonds
"Did not the Finance Committee propose ths
stamp taxy asked Mr.. Lindsay.
| Certainly" answered Mr.. Teller.
| "And wasn't Il sanctined by the Republican eau
cus?" asked Mr.. White.
] Mr. Tslisr answered that he did not know - b