New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-18
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THE TRiBUNE1
washington. Jan 1T.-Those who know Henry
Clay Sulzer best freely predicted on the as
.snob,;nr OF Congress that before long he would
:. -,stinp q spectacle of himself. The exact
,rorss they used. though probably unfit for
.,,,,l,cation.'' are certainly too strong II
s-nl,ed n the performance in the House to-day
~ the Representative Of the XIth New-York
District Sulzer. who is never so FUNNY as Wnen
he takes himself seriously. may fairly be said TO
have surpassed himself this afternoon. TaKlng
he Gage resolution as the basis Of an harangue'
he presently drifted into what Joe Cannon
amid shouts of laughter on the Repubhcan sloe
NJ the House and the i'll concealed amusement
:, democrats who have never quite forgiven
sulzer for presuming to aspire 10 ieadeIshlp'
characterized as a bid for the Vice-Preslden-
,isl nomination at the hands Of his party The
incident did not disturb the equanimity OF the
great man however and for nearly quarter
~ an hour Mr. Sulzer poured out torrent OF
words in which the shopworn phrases OF the
st,,n,n plsvfullv tuubled over each other with
ont special reference TO reason or logic.
The most sensat ionaI incident Of the debate,
however. was Mr.. Sibleys defence Of MI cage
This interesting Pennsylvania Representative
has for some time shown signs of chatting under
The leadership OF Messrs. Richardson Suter
and others whose regularity. as visaed by
l0l0Tel
fore those members Of the party VINO sho"
s,--,ntc71s of independence or individuality
More recently Mr.. Sibley has displayed in the
discussion Of financial issues disposition TO ran
sv-av from the official tenets Of his party ana 10
act according 10 his individual convictions To-
6av therefore while Sulzer was industTiousiy
engaged in flushing the octopus, and Sioley
punctured with q few well chosen words the
bumbug Of the Gage resolution, no one was ex-
. .a 1nGC
Interesting. and when the Pennsylvania Repre-
sentative uttered the words. Il had rather see
the country prosper than 10 see my party sue
coed" there was not a Republican on the floor
OF the House who did not applaud the speaker
and his sentiment and very few Democrats who
did not enjoy the discontinue Of Henry Clay"
Suizer.
The tenor Of the whole debate clearly fore
shadows the attitude Of Congress toward the
Secretary Of the Treasury. In the opinion even
Of Democrats-the irreconcilables, perhaps, ex-
cepted-the disclosures Of sensational Journals
and their criticisms of Secretary Gage do not
Justify Congressional action investigation.
srrTzER RETURNS TO THE ATTACK.
Mr. sulzer took advantage OF the first opportunity
70 call attention to the resolution he introduced
few DAYS ago for the investigation Of the charges
against Secretary Gage IN connection with the de-
posit Of Government funds in National banks. The
committee TO which IT had been referred had not
acted 81 understand" said Nj Sulzer, that the
boss OF the Republican party says these charges
are all rot and that the President doesn't want
them investigated. and that nothing more is TO be
done with these grave and serious charges
II that was So he continued, the minority was en-
titled 10 know it. There a remedy, he declared.
and that remedy would be applied The Secretary
Of the Treasury was charged by reputable news
papers and reputable men with a distinct violation
Of the law He proceeded TO describe the sale OF
II
Trust" While he was speaking his five minutes
expired and he asked for FIVE minutes more.
Hes got that speech his stomach" OBJ
served Mr.. Cannon. who was in charge OF the De-
hciency BILL and the House had better let him pro-
coed"
IF you don't probe this great National scandal to
the bottom" retorted Mr. suzer, you will hear
great deal about IT the stump"
There was no objection, and Mr.. Sulzer continued.
quoting the words Of President Mckinley while a
member Of Congress in the criticism OF the course
Of Secretary Fairchld in keeping Government funds
in National banks Mr. Sulzer closed with the state
reut that Secretary Gage had made the humiliating
confession that he is and the mere agent Of the
Standard Oil trust.
sIBLEY ANSWERS sULZER.
He was followed by Mr.. sibley. who said that
while he had supported Mr.. sulzer for the leader
ship O. the House and the second place on the
Democratic National ticket he could not agree with
him in his attack Secretary Gage.
Mr.. Eibley said he had been requested TO intro
duce resolution OF investigation. He had replied
that IN the hour Of peril the Secretary OF the Treas
Try had acted with promptness and prudence, and
that IN his opinion Congress would at all times up
hold public officer striving TO uphold the honor
and credit OF the business interests Of the country
CRepubIican applause)
Mr. Sibley said he had read the answer Of Secre-
tary Gage 70 the House resolution and he consid-
cred a full. free and frank statement which
petely justified each and every transaction. A
hagration had started IT New-York. he said, and
il required courage and viii stop the panic before
it had extended itself Il had rather see the coun-
Try prosper" said he. than 10 see my party
coed" Republican applause)
He expressed regret that the Democratic party
should thrive depression. and again praised the
Secretary OF the Treasury for coming to the rescue
joiced il his action. CRenewed Republican ap-
piause)
M Grosvenor declared that both Secretary Gage
explained the reasons why the Committee on Rules
10 which the Sulzer resolution HAD gone had not
acted on H. The charges the resolution contained
were simply a rehash OF the same charges TO which
Secretary Gage had replied I authorized by
the Chairman Of the Committee on Rules TO say
mat no one has asked be heard in furtherance OF
ne resolution. Not the most humble citizen" said
~ SfosvenOr. would he placed upon trial upon
mere aAegat-on. No one has come upon his own re-
sPchslnlity to affirm the truth of the charges
READING sIBLEY OUT OF THE PARTY.
M Clark. of Missouri. commented ironically on
AT oiOey : speech He remembered, he said a