The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-28
some BOND HISTORY
Hartman of MOntana's Description
of a Cloak-rOOm Scene.
A NEW OATH PROPOSED
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSENT
OF LEADING NATIONS.
The Republican Party, Said Hart
man, Foreclosed Its Right to Use
the Term Bimetallism When the
st. Louis Platform Was Adopted
Prosperity Debate.

Washington, Jan. 27.-In the house to
day, Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, reported from his com
mittee, with the recommendation that il
/ lie on the table the Lewes resolution, call
/ ing upon the president for the authority
under the constitution. under which he
negotiated u treaty that will bind the
treasury to pay S4OO0O00 to the Hawaiian
bondholders. The Democrats manifested
desire to discuss the report. but the
question was not debatable and the vote
was taken by yea and nay. upon the
demand of Mr. Densmore CDem., Ark)
the senior minority member Of the foreign
affairs committee. The report was
adopted and the resolution lald on the
tabie-l43 to 1Ol.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole and resumed consideration OF
the Indiana appropriation Dill
HARTMAN OF MONTANA.
Mr.. Hartman Silver Rep) got the floor
on a pro forma movement and Tor 10 min
'utes he held the attention OF the house IN
a speech denouncing the Republican party
for its position on the financial question
He ridiculed Secretary Gage definition
of bimetallism in the latter speech at
Philadelphia on Tuesday. The republican
party he said, foreclosed its right TO use
the term bimetallism when the St Louis
platform was adopted. The whole drift
of the purpose and intent of this admin
istration has been aVoWed and proclaimed
by Secretary Gage before the banking
committee-it was to irreVOcabiy commit
the government to the gold standard.
Mr. Hartman said that he knew that
many Republicans We're opposed TO the
retirement of the greenbacks. But,
said he. what will they do about 1t when
the banking and currency committee re-
port the bill to retire greenbacks? If We
may judge the future by the past, there
is little doubt of the result.
This is no longer a house of represent
atives. ne cried, in stentorian tones II
is a house of registers-it is a house to
register the will of those who control it.
A MISERABLE SCENE.
Nj Hartman proceeded to give an ae-
count OF Republican history. "A miSer-
able scene he denominated that which
occurred in 1894 when the bond bill was
before the house. The bill, he said, had
the endorsement of Republican plat
form or a Republican caucus.
i was them said he. one of little
band of rebels, solemnly pledged to vote
against the bill. Just before the vote
was taken, we counted noses and num-
bered IT, 1 rejoiced that the bill was
beaten. The cloak rooms were filled with
the mutterings of rebellion against the
domination of those in control. Then,
suddenly. the party whips began to crack,
and the slaves filed out of the cloak rooms
one by one to vote for the bill. their con-
sciences condemned. In this house we
SuOulQ the instead Oh LAX
ing an oath to support. protect and de-
fend the constitution OF the United States
and perform our duties to the best of
our abilities. we should at the opening
of each session swear to support, protect
and defend the constitution. provided we
can obtain the consent of the leading ma
lions of the earth, and to perform our
duties if the speaker will permit US to do
so.
Mr.. Hartman proceeded to say that he
had no criticism to make against Speaker
opposed. not the man. If we must have
a tyrant," he shouted. Thomas E. Reed
is good enough for me-
Again Mr. Hartman adverted to the
mutterings he had heard in the cloak
rooms against the tyranny exercised by
the speaker. 4 have told these COM
plainants," said Mr.. Hartman. time and
again that if they did not like the tyranny
of the speaker they should shear him of
his power"
Il am afraid the gentleman from Mon
tana has got his cloak rooms mixed" in
terposed MIR. Quigg CRep. n. ".
ABLE RETORT.
Perhaps L have" retorted Mr. Hart
man. but | give notice that those who
are mixing their cloak rooms now will do
so in 1898 and 1900 and triumph eventually
upon the declarations of the Chicago plat
form and under the leadership of William
]. Bryan" prolonged Democratic and
Populist applause.)
Mr.. DeArmond dem. MOI criticised the
Cuban policy of the administration and
with fine sarcasm ridiculed the official ex-
PLANTATION of the visit of the battleshiD
Maine to Havana harbor. This drew from