The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
SENATE WITH A SENSATIONAL
DIVERSION.
A TILT WITH Mr.. NELSON.
KEPUBGICANs WARNED OF THEIR
INABILITY TO ORGANIZE THE
SENATE.
ITS LAST Law is NOW WRITTEN
Party, as Such, In the Silver Mans
Opinion, VIII Shape No More
t-~- Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The senate
turned today from the stirring theme
of Cuba to the commonplace apprCpria-
ton bills, giving the entire day to the
postoffice bill. There was a somewhat
sensational diversion when Mr.. Dubois,
of Idaho, made statement warning
his former associates that they could
not control the next senate and that
the silver Republicans would never
cooperate with them while they chung
to the single gold standard. 1t was the
first time he has spoken since his re-
cent defeat for reelection after a hot
contest. There was added interest in
his statement from the fact that he
was one of the conspicuous figures in
the bolt from the st. Louis convention,
and this was a direct reference to that
event and its political effects.
The debate on the postoffice bill was
mainly on the question Of an investiga-
ton into the cost of carrying the mails
on the railroads. 1t brought out much
criticism of the alleged eXtravagant
charges for this mail carriage.
A controversy between the Knights Of
Labor and the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way of the District of Columbia over
the discharge of employees aroused a
general discussion of labor questions in
the senate early today.
Mr.. Allen Pop., Neb) endeavOred
to secure reconsideration of a bill
granting extension of the Metropolitan
companys lines. Mr. Allen asserted
that the company had discharged GER
tain employees because they belonged
to the Knights of Labor. He wanted
the employees reinstated before the bill
should become a law. Discussion be-
came quite personal. Messrs. .Gallinger
(Rep., Nt9 and Mcmillan (Rep., Mich),
chairman of the district committee
resenting Mr.. Aliens remarks and de-
claring that the committee had fully
investigated the matter. Finally Mr.
Aliens motion was tabled-30 to "A.
Mr.. Butler (Pop., n. c. gave notice
Of a motion to reconsider the vote on
the passage late last night of the bill
for refunding the debt Of the terri
tories.
When-tfe bill for an international
monetary conference came over from
the house, Mr. Chandler Rep.. N. HI,
who was in charge of the bill in the
senate, said he would move Monday
to concur in the house amendments.
The pOstofffce appropriation bill was
then taken up. Mr.. Pettigrew spoke of
the enormous cost Of carrying the
mails. 1t was at the rate of eight cents
a pound or greater than the charges
of express companies, which paid their
employees and made heavy profits,
There had Been no reduction; he saio
IS in twenty years, although the cost had
fallen One-half. Besides this, the sem
atol> asserted, every year the govern
ment was paying $780, 600 more for the
use of -maitcars than these cars could
be built for.
Mr.. Dubois (silver Rep, Idaho came
forward at this point with something
of sensational statement. He said
the seedlings Of members of the ap-
preparation committee, the midnight
sessions and the necessity of work on
Sunday led him to say that if he was
member Of the next senate. he would
renew the fight to strip the appro-
priations committee of it's autocratc
power andsdo distribute the various
appDopria tiona billssoi Then he added
Il think the next senate should divide
the appropriation bills. 1t will be an
elegant time. No, party will have a
majority in this chamber. There is
distinct party here now called the
silver Republican party. They will
not cooperate with you Cunning and
pointing to Republican senators), you
have not the power to organize the
senate"
Mr.. Nelson-Who are you referring
to? -....a ~. ...-
Mr.. Dubois-You will not organize
your senate. ---
Mr.. NelsOn-Who are you referring
to when pointing over here?
Mr.. Dubois-I. am referring to the
Republicans.
Mr.. Nelson-What have you got
against them?
Mr.. Dubois-I have this against
them. that while saying to us for
years. eve will help you make this
fight for silver" you come out at ST.
Louis as the advocate Of the single
gold standard and now you see what
you were warned Of there, you lose
the Coast senators. Just so fast as
the people of that section have an cleo
ton for senator just so fast will a
Republican senator go down. There
have been seven senators elected there
to take the places of seven Republi-
cans. One Republican comes back Of
the seven and just so fast, I say to
you, as the people there have chance
to express themselves. just so fast will
you lose A Republican senator, If you
cling to the single gold standard. You
cannot organize the next senate, nor
can you organize any other senate. AS
we said at St Louis; the Republican
party is party which, as party, has
written. It's last law on the statute
books Of this country If you get your