The times., 1898-02-04
SCORE REEDS GAG RULE
The Democrats and Mr. Simp.
son Criticise the Speaker.
A HARD RAP AT MIR. GRIGGS
The. kansas RepI esentative Believes
He VIII Care for the Trusts-A
Plea for the Protection OF South
ern Coast Towns Many Amend
ments Voted Down.

Although 1t was agreed upon
Wednesday to end debate on the ap-
preparation bill for Notifications at 3
o'clock yesterday, such action did not
take place. and it is. uncertain now
when the vote will be taken.
The opportunity afforded members
while the bill was under consideration
to speak of prevailing conditions was
too inviting to be lost sight of, and a
number of them brought to the surface
the Republican cry of prosperity and
Mr.. Shafroth, of Colorado, and Mr..
King, of Utah. got in a few words for
free silver and gave some Republicans
a severe slap in the face for deserting
the cause they had identified them
selves with but a brief time ago.
As Mr. Shafroth continued his argu-
ment he declared it was an outrage
that opportunity had not been given
the members to discuss before the
House the Teller resolution. He said
that no bad results could have result
ed from a free and open discussion,
and he earnestly denounced the ma jor-
ity for enforcing the gag rule ION the
most important measure before this
BODY since the repeal of the Sherman
act. Not TO discuss thoroughly such
measure as this, he reiterated was
an outrage on the minority and the
people Of the country
referring TO the financial issues. Mr..
Shafroth asserted that the single gold
standard doubled the demand for that
O. n n fI,ae in i
the value is doubled. Further on ne
hurled defiance at the gold standard
Republicans and declared:
If you want to make this silver
, question the issue in your campaign
next fall. do il, and the American peo-
pie will turn you down"
Mr.. King, of Utah, referred feeFingly
TO the Republicans who so short a time
ago had been pronounced free silver
men, yet had voted against the Teller
resolution at the word of command.
and had attempted to forever fasten
the gold standard on the American peo-
pie. Mr.. King quoted an editorial from
the Utah Tribune, Republican jour
nal, in which it withdraws its support
OF President Mckinley because of his
gold speech In New York, and called on
all silver men to organize against him.
Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas, said he
the speech Of Mr.. Pitney delivered
early in the week in which Mr. Pitney
spoke of the purity of the State gov
ernment under Republicans Mr. Simp-
son took exception to this and said
that the conditions in New Jersey were
such that the State had simply hanged
masters.
He admitted that 10000 Democrats
had voted a Republican ticket in 1896,
hRTf h.a n II. Il u
repealed no trust laws, but had, on the
other hand, sent to the President Cab
met an Attorney General who, no
doubt, viii see that the interests of the
trusts are provided for.
Jersey" said Mr.. Simpson. was set
tied by the Hessians Gaughter), who
came over here to fight for the British"
He then read from a history of Wash
ington, and quoted him as saying that
during his march through New Jersey.
the hooks were more formidable to the
farmer than to the enemy, and that al
the most critical time OF the war, the
New Jersey militia not only deserted
from the American army. but captured
and took with them all the supplies of
the army. daughter on both sides of
the house)
So wrote the father of our country
about characteristics of the average
teri. eet-
He protested that MI Pitney should
not cali any person Il calamity hoWler
because he protests against the evils
that come from New Jersey. and affect
his State. as the trusts created in New
Jersey had affected Kansas.
Il have been asked why / don't do
something to stop this continued Mr..
Simpson.
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the Speaker of the House is the whole
thing" democratic applause)
II might as well file a bill in the Po-
tomac River as to put it in any COM
nittee in this House. prolonged ap-
plause by Democrats.)
Mr. Pitney in reply said his ancestors
fought in the revolution; he defended
the Standard Oil Trust because it had
reduced the price of oil to the consum-
er: declined to talk about the Sugar
Trust, and declared that there is no
State in the Union where the courts
and Judges stand higher than in New
Jersey, and that Jersey justice had
become q synonym throughout the en-
tire country.
While the appropriation bill for for
tifications was under consideration.
Mr. Burke of Texas defined prosperity
thus:
"It is like the Bible definition of
faith The substance of things hoped
for-by Republicans-the evidence of
things not seen-by American people"
democratic applause.) He asserted
that such was the condition in Texas,
and as he understood it, everywhere
else in the country.
He denounced those who hold that
prosperity has arrived or that there
were any indications that it would ar
rive while the Dingley bill is in opera
ton. He said that well informed per-
sons never expected that while this bill
existed any prosperity would be discov-
cred in America.
General Grosvenor followed in an at
tempt to prove that the Dingley bill had
been a benefit to every State where
wool growing is an industry. \
Mr. Foote of New York, in referring
to the appropriation bill for fortifica-
tions, denounced the economy of his
Republican friends, and said that $4,-
0000 900 only had been allowed for this
purpose, while the members and COM
mittee knew that complete coast de-
fense cannot be made at that rate un-
der fifteen years. We have given
large appropriations for pensions. for
the National Capital, for the District
of Columbia, and ] am not opposed to
them" he said. II believe that the
old soldier should be cared for. the Cap
ital should be kept in order, and that
Washington should be beautiful, but i
believe that all of these should be
to the protection of our
through coast defenses Today |
all the world is at loggerheads, and
no man knows what will happen. We |