The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-28
RFpUBLCAN PARTY ROASTED.
,prvANoF MONTANA DENOUNCEs
THEREON OF BOssIsM.

nefend TIN. Constitution Provided
consent ofLeading Nations Can Be
obtained, and to Perform Their
Dutics If tle Speaker VIII Permit
Them TO Id So.
washington. JAN Elm the House to-
dav a bill was passed making Santa Fe,
N NJ the permanent capital of the terri
tory
Mr. Hit. chairman of the foreign affairs
committee. reported from his committee
Nth the Recommendation that it lie on the
table the Lewis resolution, calling upon
the President for the authority under the
constitution by which he negotiated a
treaty that viii bind the treasury 10 pay
100000 to the Hawaiian bondholders. The
democrats manifested desire to discuss
the report. but the question was not de-
batable and the vote was taken by ayes
and nays, upon the demand of Mr.. Dins-
more. Dem, of Arkansas, the senior mi
nority member of the foreign affairs COM
rnittee. The report was adopted and the
resolution laid on the table 10y vote of
143 10 1O1.
At this juncture Mr.. Quigg, Rep, of
New York, as question of privilege, re-
piled to Mr.. LIQUIDS charge made yester-
day during the controversy over the APP
preparation for letter carriers that he
(Quigg) stated what was untrue when he
said that the prospective deficiency was
the exact sum which the appropriation in
the current law was below the estimates
of the department.
Mr.. Loud declared that he stood by his
statement of yesterday.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, and resumed consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Hartman, Sill. Rep, of Montana,
got the floor on pro forma amendment,
and for fifteen minutes he held the at
tention of the House in a speech denounc-
ing the Republican party for its position
on the financial question. He ridiculed
Secretary Cages definition of bimetallism
in the latters speech at Philadelphia on
Tuesday The Republican party, he said,
foreclosed its right to use the term bimet
talism when the st. Louis platform was
adopted.
The whole drift of purpose and intent
of the present administration had been
avowed and proclaimed by Secretary Gage
before the Union League Club; it was TO
commit the party 10 the gold standard.
Mr. Hartman said that he knew many
Republican were opposed TO the retire
ment of greenbacks. But" he said,
what will they do about it after the
banking and currency committee report
the bill to retire the greenbacks? If we
may judge the future by the past there
is little doubt Of the result This is no
longer a House OF Representatives, he
cried in stentorian tones. at is a House
of registers-it is a House to register the
viii of those who control it,"
Mr.. Hartman proceeded to give an ac-
count of the chapter of history-a miser-
able scene, he denominated (which oc.
Cured in 1894. when the bond bill was
before the House The BILL he said, never
had the Endorsement of Republican plat
form or a Republican caucus
Il. Was then" said he, zone of a little
band of rebels solemnly pledged to vote
against the bill Just before the vote
was taken we counted noses and NUNS
bered seyenty-two. l rejoiced that the
blll was beaten. The cloak rooms were
hlled with mutterings of rebellion against
the domination of those in control. Sud
oenly the party whip began to crack and
saw slaves file out of the cloak room,
one after another, and vote for the bill
Inc Dill their consciences condemned
IN TINS House." he continued tvs
should change the oath. Instead of TAX
ing an oath to support, protect and de-
1eua the constitution of the United States
N-4N PSA4OIAu OUT duties to the best Of O1IF
aDliltles, we should at the opening of each
session, swear TO support, protect and de-
%ei4u Ihe constitution, provided we can OH
.aih the consent of the leading nations of
we earth and to perform our duties, if the
speaker Will permit us so to do"
wi. hartman proceeded to say that he
rau no criticism to make against Sneaker
Reed personally. 1t was the system he
opposed, not the man.
, ave must have a tyrant" he shouted
Noilds 3 Heed is good enough for me .
AsdIn Mr.. Hartman adverted to the
r rrs- ne had heard in the cloak
rooms against the tyranny exercised Inv
the speaker -e" ny
~ nave told these complainants. said
MI hartman, time and again. that If
Ihey did not like the tyranny of the sneak
er' they should shear him of his power -
am AFRAID the gentleman from Mon
tdha mas got his cloak rooms mixed. in
terposed Mr.. Quigg, Rep. of New York.
Fernaps l have" retorted Mr. Hart
ndn BUT L give notice that those who
are mixing their cloak rooms now will do
so IN 1898 and 1900, and triumph eventually
~ me declarations Of the Chicago plat
loIn ana under the leadership of William
:. Bryan" prolonged Democratic ard
Populist applause
MT. DeArmond, Dem. of Missouri crit
lcised the Cuban policy of the adninistra-
uoh and with fine sarcasm ridiculed the
C'." eAplahdtlon OF the visit of the bat
ueshlp Maine to Havana harbor
inns drew from Mr.. Deliver, Rep, of
iowa an eloquent reply. "The question
OF Cuba" said Mr.. Dolliver, lis not a
ne" question. For seven years the adj
mlnistration of President Grant was call
ed on to deal with an insurrection the
same as that of to-day, and at the end Of
that time-seven years of responsibility.
seven years of anxieties, of worry-in a
message sent to this House, he INDICATED
lhls policy of the administration and
warned the country that any Intervention
III the affairs of Cuba would be not only
unWse, but injurious.
>, My friend complains that the Repub-
Means on this side of the House are under
we tyranny and the mastery of one man.
! deny il
mere is no authority that constrains
ule Republican majority here, except the
Hollcy of~the Republican partisan admin
is'faton of the President. 1t is true we
nave leadership in this House, and l. for
one nave very often felt a certain sense of
satisfaction that ] have not possibly ex-
Weased that we have a leadership of
plain and character that men may follow
ana follow without any loss of self-re-
SPect Great applause)