The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-06
FINANCIAL
MEASURE And
QUAY CASE
Called Forth Eloquence in the Senate
on Both Sides Of the
Questions.
REPORT ON THE FINANCE BILL
Brought Out Speeches by Messrs.
Fairbanks, of Indiana, and
Butler, Of North Carolina.


Carter, Of Montana, dealt vigorously
with the Quay case in the senate to-
day. in the course Of an explanation
as TO why he will vote for the former
senator from Pennsylvania, notwlth-
standing he voted against the seating
Of Mr.. Corbett in the last Congress.
The near approach to the time Of Vot-
ing on the conference report of the
financial bill brought out two speeches
on that measure, one by Mr.. Fairbanks,
OF Indiana, and the other by Mr.. But
Ter, of North Carolina.
The conference report on the financial
bill was called up and Mr. Teller (colo.)
resumed his speech. opposing its adop-
ton. The proposed legislation, he be-
lIeyed, would be disastrous to the
country and was the elimination Of an
effort begun soon after the elimination
of the civil war to make money dearer
by destroying one-half the metallic
money OF the world. Under It great
fortunes would be acquired by the rich
while the poor would be made poorer
He did not speak chiefly in behalf OF
Colorado.
colorado to-day" he said, "ls pro-
duclng more gold than any other part
Of he world except South Africa Last
year we produced SS4,OOO,0OO; undoubt-
edly this year the production OF gold
in Colorado will be $lO.OOO,0OO and my
belief Is that It will soon surpass the
greatest annual production OF callfor-
mia
at Is not on account OF Colorado that
am protesting agaIns. this bill. We
can stand the gold standard better than
other parts Of the country. II New
England, with Its great manufacturing
enterprises and large laboring pOpula-
tlon can stand It. Colorado can stand
It. too. and grow rich under It.
"I believe that this IS the greatest ca
Iamity, however. ever inflicted upon the
country-an afiiction greater than that
of the civil war. II the gold output
should continue the time OF the disaster
viii be postponed. but that output
probably will not continue. and when u
falls on the disaster win be upon our
people"
The pension appropriation bill which
appropriates S145.245,23O. was passed,
and then Mr.. Carter, (Montana) ad-
dressed the senate in favor OF seating
Mr.. Quay as senator from Pennsylva-
MIA. He argued that the constitution
contemplated that the seats In the sem
ute always should be kept full
Referring to the precedents Of the
Mantle. Allen and Beckwith cases, he
declared that the silver question really
had decided those cases. but added that
notwithstanding the then admlnistra-
tIon opposed seating Mr.. Mantle be-
cause Of silver, that gentleman would
have been seated II the pair5 had been
properly arranged on that vote, and
Allen and Beckwith also would have
been seated, as their cases were de-
pendent upon the decision in the Man
tie case.
Thus" he said, ain 1898 technical
lty made the recorded verdict OF the
senate the reverse of its real judg-
ment."
said:
my vote was recorded against Mr..
Corbett and It would be registered in
the same way again In the same state
OF facts. The Oregon legislature was
prevented from organizing until after
the time Of carrying Into effect the will
OF the people had expired. and 1t was
believed by many that Mr.. Corbett was
the inspiring genius Of that revolution
ary condition. A large number Of
senators voted against Mr.. corbett be-
cause his appointment was regarded as
the elimination OF u conspiracy against
the government OF his state"
Senators were resolved. MFR. Corbett
should not be the beneficiary OF that
wrong. Mr.. Quly's case was the OK
treme opposite OF this. For two years,
snid Mr., Carter. there had been In OPP
Grafton a scheme In the state Of Penn
sylvanla to prevent representation In
the senate II that representative was to
be Mr. Quay.
mir. Quay" nc went on. was made
the victim OF court Of Pennsylvania.
An Indictment was returned ngainst
him, and thus the machinery OF the
courts was set in operation against him
to hold tho members Of the legislature
from performing their duty In the elec-
tion OF senator.
when the legislature adjourned"
said he, this man faced jury and l
believe never challenged n single Juror
offered. After the trial had proceeded
to Its end, the case wns submitted to the
jury and In an Incredibly short time
they brought In n verdict Of not guilty
"I don't believe that this country has
ever Witnessed such another deep, dark,
damnable. dlabollcai plot to destroy n
mans political or private character"
In conclusion, he said that In every
case OF this kind that came before the
senate he would reserve the right to go
behind the certificate Of the governor
to inquire how the appointment was
Obtained.
Tho Finance Bill.
Mr.. Fairbanks undlana) then dellv-
cred n set speech In support Of tho con-
ference report on the financial bill,
which bin, he declared. marks = large
and Intelligent step forward In our
monetary history. Under II the vast
Industrial and commercial Interests, he
said. will have period Of repose Sc
cure against the menace Of monetary
dootrinuIrcs. Labor would be benefit
ted. for. sold In the lntnreFts of labor
and capital are always Identical. They
can never he divorced. They are 20
lntcrlnccd and intrrdcpendcnt that
money which 'ninrluuEiy nfrncta one
cannot hcnpHcl1liv N"Si the other.
No argument te ajdfd ls required to
Elirtaln the wisdom of q stable curron-
cy. for an unstnblc, nuctuatlnE medium