The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24

cause 1t showed the trend of public opin-
ion in the direction of destroying that
freedom of thought upon which our gov
ernment was founded.
In conclusion, Teller announced, that
be had no desire to return to the folds of
the Republican party.
The galleries broke into applause as
the senator took his seat.
White of California followed Teller.
He read a carefully prepared speech,
dealing with the general questions in
volved in the bill. The great trusts and
corporations, he said, knew what they
were doing when they invested their
money in the Republican party last fall
They would not only get the principal
back as the result of the enactment of
this bill, but they would get compound
interest at high rates. White secuted
the idea of currency commission which
it was said the president would present
as soon as the tariff was out of the way.
No action would be taken. Everybody
knew that, he said but he CWhite) was
at loss to understand what good could
come from the appointment of a COM
mission. He questioned the revenue
producing qualities Of the bill In speak
ing of the sugar schedule, White de-
clared that the country had grown tired
of this sugar scandal and he predicted
that the next tariff bill would give no
differential to the trust.
When White closed, at the end of an
hours speech, Mantle of Montana briefly
expressed his regret that the senate
conferees had not been able to retain, in
the bill cotton ties and cotton bagging
and mating and those other things
which the senate adopted by yea and
nay vote had transferred to the free
| list.
Pettus of Alabama followed, antagon-
izing the action of the conferees on cot
ton ties. cotton bagging. etc.
| Allen of Nebraska reviewed what he
called the remarkable things of this re-
markable extra session. He referred to
the inaction of the house of representa-
| tiveS, its meeting only twice a week.
| due, he declared, to the course of the
| speaker of the house in managing affairs
as suckers" were strung on string
| Allen spoke of the large campaign
| funds realized last fall and the influence
it had in corrupting the vote of Ohio
| Illinois and other states.
| Foraker of Ohio who sat across the
aisle arose and said "The vote of Ohio
was an honest one, and I never until
this moment heard it insinuated that it
was not an honest one"
'Then the senator hears it now" re-
| sponded Allen.
"On what ground does the senator
make such assertion?" asked Foraker
ION the ground" replied Allen. "that
| 90 to IT,
honest one, and there is one vote for
every two and a half or three of the
population, in the city of Cleveland
almost the whole population were vot
ers."
The senator commented on the effects
of the bill on its provisions on white pine
and articles of household use on the
home makers and housekeepers of the
west.
| The provisions were barefaced cow
ardly surrender of the interests of the
people in order to favor few wealthy
men who controlled the white pine and
other necessaries of life.
| AT o'clock a motion by Mr. Pettus t.
go into executive session was lost
Mr.. Allen had resumed his tariff
speech when Mr. Foraker came forward
with census figures for the purpose of
dsproving Mr. Aliens charges as to the
swollen vote of Ohio. He said Mr. Allen
must have spoken in ignorance of the
facts. Mr. Allen yielded to Mr. Pettus
for another motion to go into executive
session. This was lost
Mr.. Morgan then addressed the chair.
The Alabama senator proposed a final
vote on the conference report tomorrow
at o'clock.
He then suggested a recess until 10
o'clock and a vote at o'clock in the af-
ternoon.
The chair asked whether there was
objection on the agreement for vote
tomorrow and none was raised.
At sos the senate recessed, until 10
a. m. tomorrow.
NOMINATIONS
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Treasury-John C. Lynch to be col
lector of internal revenue for the First
district of California; H. A. Rucker, col
lector of internal revenue for the dis
trict of Georgia. w. S. Clanton, assayer
and melter of the United States assay Of
flee at Charlotte. N. C.
INTERIOR. Lynch agent for the In
dians of the Yskim agency, in Washing
tom L. B. Shepard of Alaska to be a
commissioner in and for the district OF
Alaska.
Navy-Lieutenant Commander Wal
ton Goodwin to be commander; Lieuten-
ant Wainwright Kellogg to be lieuten-
ant commander.