Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-18

WAsHINaToN, Jan. 18.-The house
had another inning over the sale Of the
New ork custom hous8 by Secretary
Gage. Mr.. Sulzer, of New YORK, the
author Of the resolution Ior an investi-
cation Of the secretary's Transactions
with the Now York banks, started the
ball rolling by charging that the man
date had already gone forth TO suppress
it. Mr.. Sibiey, of Pennsylvania (Lem.1,
formerly d radical advocate Of free ST.
yer, who IS now out OF sympathy with
the Democrats in the house, warmly
commended Mr.. Cages course. These
two speeches precipitated debate
which lasted almost three hours.
MIR. Sulzer in his speech described
tne sale of the New York custom house
to the STANDARD Oil trust"
Mr.. Sulzer, continuing, quoted the
words Of President Mckinley while
member of congress i'll criticism Of the
course of Secretary fairchild in keep
ing government funds in national
banks.
Mr.. Sulzer concluded with the state
ment that Secretary Gage had made
the Illuminating confession that he is
and was the mere agent of the Stand
ard Oil trust.
Mr.. Sibley said he had been request
ed TO introduce q resolution of investi-
CATION. He had replied that in the
hour of peril the secretary of the treas
ury had acted with promptuess and
prudence. and that in his opinion con-
gress would at all times uphold public
officer striving TO uphold the honor and
credit of the business interests of the
country (Republlcan aPplanse) MIR.
Sibley SAID lie had read the answer of
Secretary Gage to the house resolution
and he considered it a full, free and
frank statement, which completely JUS
titled each and every transaction. A
conflagration had started in New York,
he said, and it required courage and
will to stop the panic before 1t had ex
tended itself.
81 had rather see the country pros
per, " said he, ethan 10 see my party
succeed. Republican applause)
During the debate Mr.. Clark MOI
ironically commented upon Mr.. Sibley's
speech, Before he had known of Mr..
Slbley's change of front he had written
an article urging him for the Demo
cratic vice presidential nomination. He
did not wish to Withdraw his personal
praise, but he did desire now to with
draw the nomination (laughter) and
TO confer it upon Mr.. Sulzer, of New
York. who had always been faithful TO
Democratic principles. democratic
and Republican applause. He recalled
the time when Mr.. oibley had told how
he had been ostracized, socially and
commercially, because he had supported
silver at ii to |. 1--WE hailed him as a
hero said Mr.. Clark, because he was
the only Democrat north of the Poto-
mac and east of the Mlssippi who stood
true to the Democracy of the Missis-
sippi valley. Now he wins the applause
OF those who are hostile to every prin-
ciple of the Democratic faith. His
place III this house is on the other side
of the political aisle. Democratic ap-
plause.
Mr. aibley replied briefly. Ordinarily,
he said, he would be Inundated to have
the vice presidential nomination pub
licly withdrawn, but he had already
Withdrawn i'll favor of Mr.. Sulzar He
was more concerned with the state
ment that he should take his seat on the
other side because he had changed his
position.
Il claim equal honesty for both posi-
tons. | believed i'll 1896 that bimetal-
lism was sacred, but events have so
changed conditions by the enormous
production of gold that the price level,
for which both the gentleman from
Missouri Clark and | were striving,
was raised. The cause | held sacred
then has become ridiculous. [ believe
If the Democratic party is victorious
this fall it viii not be able to write a
single line of financial legislation in the
CIV I trIXr RI
something practical and helpful. If tine
Democratic party is to live, it must
have policy; it must do something be-
sides carp and fault find. If it will
adopt policy | will keep step with it,
but If it invites me to a banquet of
carping and ult.findlng, it will have
to excuse me. loud Republican APP
plause.)
Mr.. Grosvenor TO-. explained that the
committee on rules, to which the Sulzer
resolution had gone, had not acted be-
cause no evidence had been produced
before the committee to warrant the or
dering of such a far-reaching inYestiga-
ton.
Mr.. Hepburn rep, la assailed Mr..
Sulzer for some of his extravaganza state
ments, and declared there ought to be
some way to rebuke member for SLAM
dering honored officials. Later in the
day, during the discussion of the appro-
priation for the army, Mr. Canaan, IN
charge of the bill. challenged any mem
Der to move to strike it out. Mr.. Will
Jams Dem, Miss replied to Mr.. Can
non in an eloquent speech, in which he
affirmed the loyalty of every American
citizen to the flag. ana charged Mr..
Cannon with shrewdly issuing chal-
lenge that he knew would not be ac-
cepted. The urgent deficiency bill was
passed with only one unimportant
amendment.
NEEDN'T ACCEPT THE FRlARS.
Otis So Informed the FiIipinos-They
Want other Priests.
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