Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BBEt W'fcHNHSDAY ' , JANITAUY 8 , 1800. 5
BOOSTING FOR THE EXPO
Nebraskans In Washington Keep tbo Trans-
missiasippi Project in
WILL ORGANIZE TO HELP IT ALONG
Cniilnln FrnnclN Itcnilx n Movement
In Give ( lie I'lnn I lie Unllri ] Sup
port ofVII People from
Mil *
IVASIILVOTON , J n. 7. ( Special Tel -
firnm ) The plan to have a tranfimtasltfllppl
exposition In Omaha In 189S IB rapidly gainIng -
Ing favor in the national capital. Nebraska
people holding government positions licrr are
highly elated ever the perceptible progress
tbo movement lian made In the past two
months , and there Is talk of forming an asso
ciation ot Nebraska people In Washington for
the sole purpose of advancing ths project first
BtiggcFttil by The Dec. Senator Allen's bill
Introduced In the senate on Thursday last
haii l > ; en the subject ot much favorable com
ment among the Nebraskans hero , and every
one Is Imbued with the thought that It cannot
but meet favor at the hands of the present
congrci'i. Captain Fred L. Francis , connected
with the weather bureau , and who Is alto
qulto prominent here , \\nn the first to suggest
that the Nebraska people In Washington meet
together and work for the success of the
tranimtsslFstppI exposition. Captain Francis ,
who has been iiulte conspicuous In Nebraska
politic ? , In equally prominent here , and he
bellovcs If tha Nebraska people In Wash
ington and IhcTo arc a good many of thorn ,
too could get together and put their shoul
ders to the wheel the claims of Omaha would
bo very materially advanced , lie promises to
dp whatever Is In tils power to the accom
plishment of the delrod end , and , such being
the fact , It may not bo so very long until
Nebraska olHco holders are brought together to
work for the proposed transmlsslsslppl ex
position.
MICHAEL QKT3 A POSITION.
Major W. II. Michael ot Grand Island has
been appointed ! to a position with Senator
Halo's commlU o on printing , and "will have
charge of printing the messages < and docu
ments and the Congressional Directory. While
ho will not bo a. cleric of the committee , he
will occupy a somewhat similar position to
the ono ha held under Senator Mandorson
when ho was at the head of the printing com
mittee.
Congressman Halner Is out for General Mau-
< lpri > oii for the presidency and thinks Nehruskn
should Hand a solid delegation for tbo cx-oona-
tor. Chairman Cannon of the committee on
appropriations having subdivided the commit
ted for purposes cf 'belter ' work. Halnor suc
ceeded to second place on sundry civil sub
committees and first place on fortifications.
The house committee on Pacific rallroida
held Its flret meeting today , but little- was
done except to dlticusa the situation relative
to the Central and Union Pacific matter , and
the neor-salty of doing something at this ses
sion of congress for relief of government and
railroads. Chairman Powers Is authority for
the statement that a bill will bo Introduced
this week In all probability that will brlnt-
needed relief uid prevent foreclosure of the
flrst mortgage , a nw contemplated. But
these In a pcsltlon to know say thcra Is little
Chance for remedial legislation at this tlmo.
NICARAGUA CANAL MESSAGE.
It Is believed that the president will soon
Bend to the renato a special message trans
mitting the report of the commission sent to
Nicaragua last summer to report on the ship
canal. This commission reported that the
canal could bo built , but held that It would
cost about twlco as much as the estimates ot
Mr. Menocal , or In the neighborhood of $150-
000,000. Dills to provide for Its construction
under a government guarantee , with the gov
ernment as the chief stockholder , havci al
ready been Introduced In both houses. Ths
commission also recommended that another
survey of the route be made under government -
ment auspices. Just what the president will
recommend IB , ot course , not known , but It
Js thought ho will urge the Importano of the
work on congress and emphasize the neces
sity of the government adopting some definite
plan of action looking to th& future control
of the canal by the United States. AVar talk
has attracted to the Nicaragua oanal the at
tention of thfe United States , and It Is be
lieved , If nothing clso grows out ofHhs Vene
zuela question , the Importance of building a
Nicaragua canal will be absolutely realized.
To send another surveying party down there
will mean an Indefinite postponement of doing
anything. It must bo remembered that the
concestlon for a canal Is the property of the
Nicaragua Maratlmo Canal company , of
which Hiram Hitchcock of New York Is pres
ident.
Senator Chandler has a bill providing for
enlarging the Interstate Commerce commis
sion by adding a member from each state , BO
that the commission will bo a body exactly
half the slzo of the senate. He said that
while he had a great respect for the mem-
bora of the present Interstate Commerce com
mission , still ho thought It Impossible that
ftve men could withstand the pressure brought
to bear on them by the vast railroad Interests
of the country , with their $2,200,000,000 of
capital , "My bill1 he- said , "proposes In es-
Bonco to give to the commission , or the ex
ecutive committee , the aid and advice of a
body of men selected from all parts of the
union and familiar with the situation of
B Ha Irs In every state and se-ctlon. They
might gst a few of them , nnd It might hap
pen or.eo In a while that a commltuloner
tvould quit his ofllclal position to become a
jorporatlon lawyer , as Walker4 did , but there
would bo sure to be at all times a majority
n the commission who could not be bought
r bulldozed by the. railroads. "
IN A GENERAL WAY.
.Congressman Plckler of South Dakato 19
determined to Eecuro dollar gas for tha DIs-
trlct cf Columbia , and to this end has In-
troduccd a bill In the house.
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa Is In ro
celpt of a very largo petition signed by cltl-
rens cf Crcston , la. , urging him to push ha !
hill for a postofflce at Crfston , In view of
the fact that a disastrous fire last week destroyed - -
stroyed the old poatofllce and many public
buildings.
Dr. A. Ilrown has been appointed an exam
ining eurgcon for the pension bureau at
Leon , la.
Fourth class postmaster/5 were appointed as
follows tc < liy : Nebraska Mayberry , Pawnee
county , Lawls Gartner , vice A. J. Rucker , ro-
Blgned. Iowa Frceport , Wlnneshlek county ,
Samuel Olcson , vice Hiram Snyder , removed ;
Lawn Hill , Hardln county , J. H. Dobton , vice
O. 1) . Stayer , removed ,
The appointment of James Sprtgg Wilson
to bo assistant surgeon with rank of flrst
lieutenant , to rank from December 1C , 1805 ,
la announced.
Leave of HX ! months Is granted Major
Clarence Huln , rjrpeon ; an extension of
seven days' leave la grnntnl Second Lieuten
ant Jullui T. Conrad , Third cavalry ,
A short leave 1ft lUo granted Klrit Lieuten
ant Henry L , Harris , First artillery.
Osmond , Neb. , has been made money
order postofflce. Harry Full n , postmaster.
Tim pottofllce at Chios , Madison county , has
been dleccntlnucd , mall going to Kalamazoo.
i'iiocir.ii.\fis or Tin : itousn.
I , oner Itrnncli of CoiiKreNN Com-
innieen Work In llnnient.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The house today
adopted a joint resolution authorizing Lieu *
tenant Sidney S. Jordan , Fifth United States
artillery , and Captain n. C. Carter , assistant
surgeon , U. S. A. , to accept meJals from the
British government.
Membsr-elcct Allen from Utah was sworn
In , the judiciary committee reporting that
while members ot the committee differed
upon the Interpretation of hl certificate ,
there was no doubt concerning his eligi
bility to the seat.
Mr. Loud , republican ot California reported
from the committee on postofflces a reso
lution calling upon the postmaster general
for Information concerning the numbsr of
clerks employed since Juno 30 , 1S05 , to do the
work formerly done by cancelling machines ,
and the number of clerks In the twenty larg
est postofllces In the country whose salaries
have been decreased , the number Increased
and the number * of new men employed since.
June 30 , 1891 , with the reasons therefor and
the results In the matter ot Efficiency.
A report from the committee on Judiciary ,
calling upon the attorney general for Information
mation as to what steps , It any , he has taken
to enforce the laws of the > United States
against trusts , combinations and conspiracies
and what further legislation , If any , Is
needed In his opinion to potcct the people
against the same , was made by Mr. Hender
son of Iowa. Ho explained that this was
a substitute for a resolution Introduced by
Mr. Hubbard of Missouri , asking the attor
ney general why ho had not enforced the
anti-trust law which assumed a state of
nfTalrs concerning which the committee had
no evidence , so It was unanimously agreed
upon the substltu'e. The resolution wan
adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dlngley. a resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for Information as to the amount received
from the lessees ot the Alaskan seal Islands
each year from May , 1890 , and from 18G8
to 1S90 , arid the amounts paid for the sup
port of the natives of Alaska.
A report made by Mr. Aldrlch , republican
of Illinois , chairman of the committee on
accounts , recommending the appointment
and releaeo of sundry minor officials of the
house , evoked warm discussion , In which
Mr. Johnson of Indiana and Mr. Walker of
Massachusetts , both republicans , attacked
the alleged combination which had controlled
the appointment of house officers.
The recommendations of the committee on
accounts were approved , and at 12:30 : o'clock
the house adjourned until tomorrow.
WILL WA1CE AX UMIIIIIT AT KIEL.
American Ooveriiment to Take I'nrt
III the Co ill I M Mr Imposition.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The International
Exhibition for Navigation and Fisheries to
be held at Kiel from May 13 to September
30 , 1S3C , under the auspices of the Gorman
government , Is beginning to attract atten
tion In Washington. Within a few days an
estimate for ? 20,000 will ba submitted to con
gress to enable the War department to maka
a river and harbor exhibit similar to that
displayed at Chicago , and to enable the fish
commission to make an exhibit. In all likeli
hood the- life caving service and the light
house board , which on these occasions have
tackn the highest award at International ex
hibitions , will ask for appropriations to enable
them to make adequate dlpplays.
The tlmo to make applications far space
expired on December 1. but the German gov
ernment has consented to extend tha Urns
until February 1 , so that congress may make
It It sees fit an appropriation for an exhibit
that will be creditable to the country. The
Invitation of the German government Is also
extended to all private shipbuilding and ship-
owning concerns of the United States. The
exhibition will be a most comprehensive dis
play of matters relating to navigation at sea ,
Including vessels of all descriptions , mechan
ical appliances belonging to ships ot all kinds ,
sanitary materials and arrangement , marine
engines. Including Instruments , models of
harbors , wharves , etc. , nnd vessels and ap
paratus pertaining to the fisheries , etc.
-H Kiitertnlii the President.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Secretary of State
and Mrs. OIncy gave a dinner to the presi
dent nnd the cabinet at their elegant homo
on Seventeenth street tonight. The decora
tions of the table were American beauty
roses and ferns. The guests Included Presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland , Vice President
Stevenson , Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle , Sec
retary and Mrs. Lament , 'Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Wilson , Attorney General
and Mrs. Harmon , Secretary and Miss Her
bert , Secretary and Miss Morton , Ambas
sador and Lady Pauncefote , Mr. nnd Mrs.
Gllman , Mr. and Mrs. Boardman , Prof. Lang-
Icy , Mrs. Hearst and Mrs. Mlnot.
Cabinet Ilolilx n I.oimr SenNton.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. All the members
attended the cabinet meeting today. The
session was a protracted one. In view of
i the bond call and the Impending economic
1 legislation , It Is felt these subjects came
In for consideration at the long session.
Representative Turner of Georgia , a promi
nent democratic member of the ways nnd
means committee , was at the white house
about the same tlmo the cabinet assembled ,
giving HEO to some conjecture that ho was
being consulted as to the * probable situation
of the tariff and bond legislation when It
was returned to the house.
ArniL'H AVI II Take nit -Appeal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The War depart
ment will take no action for the present
In reference to the decision of the court
of appeals sustaining General SchulUM In
the arrest of Major Armes , a retired officer.
Judge Advocate General Lleber says the
action of the civil authorities In executing
the judgment of the court of appeals will
bo awaited. Armes' case will ba appealed
Immediately to the United States supreme
court. _ ; _
Xo Alarm Over ( lie Ilnltlmore.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. No alarm Is felt
at the Navy department ovar the United
States steamship Baltimore , reported at San
Francisco to bo overdue. She- was sailing
under orders to stop at Yokohama , and If
shc , had laid up there a week for any cause
would not yet be duo.
I'ON ! inn H tern Confirmed ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The senate today
confirmed the following postmasters : Mon
tana W. R. Dowel ) , Mlesoula ; J. II. Brad-
Icy , Hamilton ; A. D. Bowie , Phllllpsburg.
New Mexico F. R. Matthews , lloton.
ACCOUNTS FOR THE DEFICIT
Senator Vest Charges tbo Treasury Shortage
to the Supreme Court.
INCOME TAX WOULD FILL THE VOID
Krce ColnnKP of SIH cr One of < hc
Itemedle * llr I'rfinnncM for the
I'rfHont Comlllloii t.iulfie Ctclft
After Joseph I'ulllrer.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The senate was
treated today to ono ot Senator Vest's char
ncterlstlc speeches. Ho arraigned the supreme
court for the Income tax decision ; he laid the
responsibility for the lack of revenue at thel
door when they exempted thei "sordid wealth
of the land from taxation ; " he contrasted the
records of the present and past admlnlstra
lions ; ho threw some light upon heretofore
unknown chapters In the history of the Me
Klnley law ; ho denounced the financial dependence
pendence of this country and of ethers upon
the moneyed Influence. He attacked the presIdent
Idont and secretary of the treasury for their
proposition to retire the greenbacks and place
the circulation In the hands ot the natlona
banks ; quoted Secretary CarlMo against him
self , and In conclusion declared the confllc
between bimetallism and the gold standard
was Irrepressible , and that the sooner It was
decided the better It woufd bo tor our public
and private life.
The other feature of tha session today grow
out of the Introduction by Mr. Chandler of a
bill for a popular loan through the Issue o
postal savings * certificates. In the course o
Mr. Chandler's remarks the cable replies o
the prlnco of Wales , the Rothschilds nm
others to the Now York World , were , alludec
to , and Mr. Lodge claimed that the editor o
the World had been guilty of violating sec
lion 5,335 of the revl ad statutes In holding
communication with officials of another gov
eminent , the purpose of which "was to Interfere
fore with a measure ot the United States. "
Mr. Gray ot Delaware rebuked bath Mr
Lodge and Mr. Chandler for the suggestion
that public opinion would not ba sollcltei
cither hero or abroad on any question , am
afllrmed that a Just public opinion In all civ
Illzed centers must be the final arbitrator o
all disputes.
Senator Lindsay , democrat of Ken
tucky , v as present for the first tlmo
since the reconvening of congress and took
the oath prescribed by the constitution
Many resolutions bearing on Armenian out
rages , recognition of Cuban belligerents and
the Venezuelan boundary dispute were pre
sented. Among the latter was one from
the Society ot Friends of Indiana , praying
for arbitration.
Mr. Jones , democrat of Arkansas , reported
from the flnanco committee the free silver
substitute for the house bond bill and gave
notlco that he would call It up tomorrow
and ask the senate to consider It.
Mr. Morrlll. republican of Vermont , chair
man of the flnanco committee , notified the
senate that the substitute was opposed "by
every republican member of the committee. "
The bill went on the calendar.
Following Is the full text of the substitute
for the bond bill adopted by the sanate
finance committee today :
TEXT OK THE SUBSTITUTE.
That from nnd after the passage of this
net the mints of the United States shal
be open to the coinage of silver nnd there
shall be coined dollars of the weight of 412V4
grains troy , of a standard silver , nine-tenths
line , as provided by the net o January 18 ,
1837'and upon the same terms and subject
to the limitations nnd provisions of the law
regulating the coinage and legal tender
quality of gold , nnd whenever the sale
coins herein provided for shall be received
Into the treasury , certificates may be Is
sued thereon In the manner now provided
by law.
Sec. 2. That the secretary of the treas
ury shall coin into standard silver dollars
as soon as practicable , according to the
provisions of section 1 of this act , from the
silver bullion purchased under authority of
the act of July 14. 1830 , entitled , "An act di
recting the purchase of sliver bullion nnd
the Issue of treasury notes thereon and for
other purposes , " thnt portion of said silver
bullion which represents the seigniorage or
profit to the government , to-wlt : The differ
ence between the cost of the silver pur
chased under said act and Its coinage
value , and said silver dollars so coined shall
be used in payment of the current expenses
of the government , nnd for the purposoof
making the snld seigniorage Immediately
available for use as money the secretary of
the treasury Is hereby authorized and di
rected to Issue silver certificates against
it , as If It was already coined and In the
treasury.
SPC. 3. That no national bank note shall
be hereafter issued for a denomination less
than $10. and all notes of such banks now
outstanding of denominations less than that
sum shall be , ns rapidly as practicable ,
taken up. redeemed and cancelled , and
notes of $10 nnd larger denominations shall
be Issued In their stead , under the direc
tion of the comptroller of the currency.
Sec. 4. That the secretary of the treasury
shall redeem the United States notes com
monly called greenbacks , and also the treas
ury notes Issued under the provisions of
the act of July 14 , 1830 , when presented for
redemption , In standard silver dollars , erin
in gold coin , luting for redemption of said
notes either gold or silver coins , or both ,
not at the option of the holder , but ex
clusively at the option of the government ,
nnd said notes , commonly called green
backs , when so redeemed shall be reissued ,
ns provided by the net of May 31. 1878.
On motion of Mr. Davis , republican of
Minnesota , the house joint resolution con
cerning the Improvement of the public
bunding nt Mankato , Minn. , was agreed to.
On Mr. Kyle's motion a bill was past-ed
amending the existing law so that evidence
of timber claimants can bo taken before the
clerk of any court of record Instead of re
quiring them , as now , to go before the
officers of the land office.
CASEY TO BREAK THE RECORD.
Mr. Voorhees , democrat of Indiana , se
cured unanimous consent for the passage of
a resolution authorizing General Casey to
mcke contracts for the completion of the
new library of congress by stating that if
passed the building would bo completed
within the time fixed by _ the act and that
about $80,000 would be covered back Into
the treasury ,
"An unprecendcntcd thing In the erection
of public buildings , " ejaculated Mr. Halo , re
publican of Maine.
Mr. Voorhees offered a resolution , which
was referred , for the purchase of a portrait
of the late Allen G. Thurman , now hanging
In the judiciary committee room , painted
by J. II. Dewltt.
Mr. Elkins , republican of West Virginia ,
offered a resolution , which was referred to
the flnanco committee , providing that here
after any contemplated Issue of United
States bonds shall flrst bo advertised for
nt least twenty diys and that such bonds
shall be sold to the highest bidder.
Tim house resolution for the appointment of
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I'AMU , IMCTUIIKS
They like them hi hlnck , In blue erIn
During the 1 ollJays we had quite a run In brown Just so they are nulHilerH
SHOOT THI : nucic on our Medallions and we were congratulat the warmest comfortablest shoo for the
A donlilt'-barrt'l sliotirmi tlmt'a us ing ourselves that we would iiavo to buy house ever made wo have about 500
good n Kim as any man wants ( o hunt Bonio moro , but upon Invoicing we found pairs to Bell at $1.50 , regular price a
with for $8.)0. ( ) Isn't that mvful-
another gross of thera flno glass panel photographs dollar mort } heels and spring heels ,
$5.75 for n lli , 1(1 ( or liO KUUBP , Hiiiflo-
barrel oliutRiin lilies , ? l.SX-alr guns , graphs and It behoove * us to tell then. beaver or quilted , We can't guarantee
Wo have cut the price right square ID two the sizes or Uie assortment to last very
Columbia Mutnl Polish. Mall orders. 4Cc , 6Sc , 7Ec and up. long at the prlco of $1.50.
Cross Gun Co. , A. Hospe , jr. Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Bportlug Goods , 116 $ . 15tit St Art , 1513 Douglas St 1419 Farnam
Iton , William I < . WlUofr M one of the
of the Smithsonian InKlttitlon wits adopted.
Mr. Chandler presented n bill providing fein
n popular 1 un by tn > | sue ot postal luvlnRi
notes. Spenklnq of life bill , Mr. Chandln
cnlicd nttcntlon toft / qablo ine-ssaKO In th (
New York World toil ? ) ' from Hotluchlld &
Boas , expressing donbt 88 to whether an ;
European capltallstx 'would take Amerlcat
bonds for Investment \mtll \ the Venezuela !
boundary line dlrputo was arranged.
Ho said that bslHft 'ihc situation , It wai
llmo to see wlietlitr itho American p pl <
osuld not furnish the rosourc-s necessary tc
maintain our credit. That could , he thought
bo accomplished by n , suitable appeal to th <
people. Ho doubts irhether llio treatmry clr-
cular Inviting subscriptions from the people
would prove effective , owlnR to the dlfflcultle !
and uncertainties with Milch bids would b <
hedged about. What was wanted was a pop
ular loan by which the money of the rich ant
poor allko would pour Into the treasury , lit
explained his bill anil predicted thnt the pos
tal sivlngs certificates Iseued under the bll
would b&come as popular for Investment a.
thfl compound Interest notes Issued durlnf
the rebellion. Ho askcxl that the bill go It
the committee on postofflcca nnd post roads
but gave notlco tlut he Ethould urge It as at
amendment 1o\ \ the bill rcpcrted by thi
flnanco committee. It was referred as re
quested.
Mr. Allen offered n resolution , which was
referred , asking the appointment of flvc
senators to Investigate the question o
whether there was now and had been for the
past two and one-halt years a xepullbcat
form of government In the etato of Ala
bama ; whether fraud , force or IntlmldHlor
had entered Into the election of members o
the legislature. In so far as those election !
bore on tbo election of United States sena
tors.
CniTICISED Mn. PUUTZEH.
Mr. Lodge rcncwcJ the discussion of Mr
Chandler's bill by calling attention to sec
tion 5,335 of tlio revised statutes prohibit
Ing any citizen of the UnltoJ States , on
pet'alty ' of flno and Imprisonment , from
holding any communication , verbal or writ
ten , with any officer or agent of a foreign
government , the purpose of which was t (
Influence action In a pending Internationa
dispute or to Interfere with "a measure o !
the United States. "
Ho called attention to a recent communi
cation of the prince of Wales on the
boundary line dispute. These communica
tions were for the purpose , he claimed , "ol
fotclng us from our position" and making us
inure than ever dependent upon a syndicate
of bankers. He wanted to know If Mr. Pul
itzer's action did not come within the pale
of the salute ho' had cited.
Mr. Chandler was Inclined to agree.
"Tho statute only applies to citizens o ]
the United States , " Interrupted Mr. Stewart
populist of Nevada. "Is Joseph Pulitzer
a citizen ? "
"He was born In Hungary , " replied Mr ,
Chandler , "but I understand lie has been
naturalized. "
"Ho Is a citizen of the United States , '
Interjected Mr. LoJge.
Mr. Gray , democrat of Delaware , askei
for a reading of the statute. It happened
that Mr. Hill just at that time was himself
reading the statuts.
"It Is now being rei.1 by the defender ol
the administration , " said Mr. Chandler , sar
castically.
"Whatever else I may be , " said Mr. Hill ,
leaking up , "I am not the defender ol
Joseph Pulitzer. "
After the catute had been again read Mr.
Gray took the floor and bitterly denounced
the suggestion of Mr. liodgo. He declared
that he had heard it advanced with sur
prise and approved -wlth-amazcment. "Now ,
In the evening of itho nineteenth century ,
you cannot baik on , the track ot the dead
centuries and attempt to1 stlflo expression or
effort to obtain expression , " said he , "In
this 'country or abroad , "In this country
and In all civilized countries a just public
oplnlort Is ths final arbiter of all questions.
It Is not necessary forr one to say If this
suggestion Is seriously made ; that It Is 1m-
posslblo In this day and hour to attempt
any Inquisitorial Interpretation of a statute
for the purpose of stifling an expression of
public opinion. "
Concluding. Mr. Gray said he was loath
to believe that Senator Lodge was quite
cerloiis In his suggestion ! that we have upon
the statute books of the United Slates a
law so Inquisitorial and so worthy of'a civil
ization qulte-forelgnrltr our day and genera
tion. ,
Mr. 'Chandler said : "We were not dis
cussing the wisdom of the law , but the ques
tion of what Is a violation of the law as
It stands , " and asked ; "Now suppose * that
war should become flagrant between the
United States and Great Britain , does the
senator from Delaware think It would be
a violation of the law which has been quoted
for Mr. Joseph Pulitzer to telegraph the
prince of Wales , asking him If this wicked
war ought not to be stopped ? That Is the
concrete form of the proposition. "
To this Mr. Gray replied : "When war
Is declared and Is flagrant , It will bo tlmo
enough to answer that question. Thank
God , It Is neither ono nor the other. "
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived the
senate , without disposing of the question ,
resumed consideration 01 Mr. Sherman's
resolution concerning the gold reserve , and
Mr. Vest , democrat of Missouri , took the
floor. Mr. Vest's speech proved to bo in
nrralgnment of the supreme court for Its
decision In the Income tax case. The senator
spoke with his usual emphasis of language
ind gesture , but with more apparent de-
llberateness than usual , and was listened
to with close attention.
ATTACKED THE SUPREME COURT.
He was applauded once , but the demonstra
tion of applause was cut short by the chair
and was not repeated. Ho began by saying
that the democratic party did not seek to
evade responsibility for the legislation of
: ho last congress , notwithstanding It had
only an ostensible majority In the senate ,
and ho then passed rapidly to his subject by
declaring that the Wilson law would have
afforded ample revenue for the support of
the government but for the supreme court's
decision declaring the Income tax unconsti
tutional.
"That the court should have rendered such
such a decision , " ho said , "was a matter of
surprise of surprise to every Intelligent
awyer In the country , and especially to
.hoso of us In congress who were engaced
n formulating the legislation ,
"In my judgment" ho continued , "no
decision has ever In the history of the
lountry been rendered which lias done so
nucli to destroy the Influence of that high
rlbunnl and exclto distrust on the part of
the people of this country. "
"Tho country had , " he said , "been used
.0 rely upon the opinions of this court , be-
: auso Its judgments were supposed to bo
ibove the caprice , prejudice and sudden
: hangcs which might characterize the de-
: Isions of lower courts , not so far removed
from outside Influences. That this court
ihould have reversed Its own decisions for
i hundred years In a question vitally affect
ing the Interests of the entire population ,
ind placing the government In the attitude
) f violating the constitution during the en-
: tro history of the union , must , " he declared ,
"be a mutter of slnct-ro. regret.
"From the Hilton ( decision In 1780 to the
Springer decision in , 1SGC the decisions had
neon uniform In uphqldlps the power of congress
'
gress to tax Income' ? ov ; real and personal
property without apportionment among the
ptates. " Ho quoted ffpm various decisions In
mpport of this a sortunand | , proceeded to chow
: hat Mr , Scward , ona of the counsel against
.ho government In thorepent , case , bad con-
: odod that the Sprlngep , Decision was to this
iffect. "In view of thi'p fact , It was not a
matter of surprise t/iat Justice Harlan has
Joclded that the ago-of- miracles bad not
passed. " , „ , "
LET TUB CQUR.T SPEAK.
Mr. Vest said lie. * adld trust himself to
say In the eenate vfhnt lie was tempted to
: ay of this opinion , butileave It to the mem
bers of the court to stigmatize It as It de
served. With this Introduction he had ex
tracts read from the dissenting opinion of
Justices Harlan and Drown , naylng that If
lie had made the declaration contained In
: licss opinions , he would bo charged with
partisan malice and misrepresentation , but
Doming ai they do from this high source ,
they certainly constituted a most powerful
irralgnment of this court ot last resort.
Mr. Vest was most severe In his direct
: haracterUntlon of the conduct of the justice
.vho changed hU opinion after the flrK de-
ilslon and before the second was rendered ,
110 would not , ho said , attempt to enter Into
hat justice's motive , but that Justice , and he
A'est ) did not know win he was , had been
nalnly responsible In fastening the sordid
lespotltun of wealth upon the country by
ils change of front. Certainly he > had tbo
Ight to change hli mind , but It was a matter
if regret that he had not seen proper to put
111 reasons on record for this farreacblng and
.errlble doclilon , The justice's name was ,
10 continued , unknown except to himself
ami his nisoclfttos. The senate had been
ridiculed nnd vituperated bccnuoo ot the
secrecy of Its executive proceedings , but what
Mr , Vest nskcd , with a display of warmth
would bo thought of a senator who wouli
change his position on a question of vita
general Interest , when his position was
essential to the success or failure ot n cause
who should not have the manhood ti
stand before the country and revenl hlmsel
and his reason for such a transformation ? Ho
could not In such an event Imagine the storm
of opprobrium , the hurtling wrath of the
press , and the charges ot corruption which
would follow ,
Mr. Vest said he regretted that the coun
had not only permitted but encouraged the
Indulgence by counsels of scurrlllous ref
erences to the motives ot those who had par
ticipated In framing the Income tax legisla
tion for granting exemptions to certain Inter
ests and proceeded to explain the reasons for
their exemptions ,
MARKS A N13W ERA.
Resuming the thread ot his discourse , Mr
Vest said he did not believe that the. terrible
effect of this decision had ytt teen appre
hended by the people of the country , "I
marks a new era , " he said , "and I greatly
mistake If the time does not come whei
neither soft words nor honeyed pralsjs nil
prove a eufllclcnt apology. It was beyom
credibility that a Vanderbllt. with his hundreds
drods of millions , should have to pay no
more than the poorest of men , and that the
army and navy must be used to support bin
In his rights , as must be the case If the dc
cltlon were to stand. " HP predicted that UK
time would como when the truth of Judge
Hrown'o opinion would bo everywhere rccog
nlzd that the decision ot the supreme cour
"had freed for all time the freedom from
federal taxation of the sordid wealth of the
land. "
He reviewed the record of the last three
administrations. Though he differed wltl
the- head ot his party In many things , he df-
clarcd that no administration In the lilstorj
of the country had been more successful thai
the Cleveland administration from 1SS5 to
1889.
"What democratic law was enforced dur
ing those four years ? " ackcd Mr. Hoar.
"The dtmocratlc party , " replied Mr. Vest
"was at the head of affalrF. If puccess were
to be measured by the amount of gold ex
ported , ho desired to call the attention of the
other side to the fact that during Cleveland's
first administration but about J9.000.000 of
the gold had been exported , against $213.000-
000 for Mr. Harrison's administration. So
far $181,000 had besn exported under the
present administration ) "
Ho went extensively Into the figures o
revenues , expenditures , etc. , to show that
the present condition of the tieasury was
largely a heritage from the preceding admin
istration. He charged the Harrison admin
istration with defaulting In the obligations
of the government , nnd the misappropriation
of trust funds amounting to $50,000,000.
IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT.
Mr. Vest admitted that his side was divide *
on the subject of silver. The country was
divided. There was , ho said , an Irrepressible
conflict In the land , as irrepressible < as tha
which resulted In the clash of the armies of
the north nnd touth. I trust , Mr. Vest said
that the Issue will not bo submitted to the ar
bitrament of violence , but the conflict was
Inevitable1 between those who believed In the
use of silver as a money of ultimate redemp
tion along with gold , and IhosD who believe
In the single gold standard. To evade It was
Impossible. The quicker It was decided ths
better It would be for the- public and private
life of the , land.
In the course of a review of some of the
history of the passage of the McKlnloy law ,
Mr. Vest discussed , much to the amusement
of the galleries , the manner In which , on the
night the bill was reported to the house ,
hides werel suddenly removed from the du
tiable list to the frco list.
Mr. Aldrlch questioned tbo truth of the
statement , but Mr. Vest Insisted and raid
that a distinguished member ot the house
from Now England , now a member of the
senate , had declared that he would not vote
for It until hides went on the free list.
"Plico a duty on hides , " said Mr. Vest ,
sarcastically , "and New England would be
aroused as she has not been aroused by thle
Vcrezuelan dispute. She would flame. You
would smell powder and hear the whistling
of bullets in this chamber. The spirits ol
the New England fathers would be In
spired and they would march to victory or
to death. " ( Laughter. )
Further contrasting the McICInley law and
the Wilson law , he praised the latter , espe
cially free wool and the reductions on
woolens. In that respect , although he
frankly admitted that the Wilson bill did
not meet his entire approval , It was sat
isfactory. Wool , he contended , furnished
the element of vitality to the protective sys
tem. Yet , he maintained , despite Mr. Ald-
rlch's denial , that under the free wool of the
Wilson bill the price of wool had been lu
cres Eed and the woolen mills had been pros
perous. Ho confessed that It was true that
sheep had been slaughtered since the passage
of the Wilson bill , but this was the result
of the advice of Mr. Lawrence and others
of the shepherd kings of Ohio , who had
sofglit to show the Incompetency of demo
cratic legislators. This had been done In
his state , but those who had followed this
advice were already sorry for what they had
done.
done.Mr.
Mr. Vest also contended that there had
jocn an Improvement in buildings by
woolen manufacturers. Furthermore , woolen
clothing had been cheapened. In fact , there
liad been no more complete vindication of
the position of the democratic party than
liad been shown In this wool schedule and
lie was glad the Wilson bill had been
enacted on this account , If on no other.
EUROPE OPPOSED TO SILVER.
Recurring to the financial question , Mr.
Vest admitted that the financial Influence of
; ho world was against silver. Europe feared
; hat we would go to a silver basis. When
lie president had Bent his Venezuelan in es
cape to congress It had been received with
acclamation by the people and he had heard
; ho hostile guns booming In this chamber.
How had England rebponded ? Not with
shot and shell and saber etroko and battle
ships , but by throwing our securities on
the market. The power of money was to be
used to crush UP.
On Monday , when the secretary of the treas
ury had Issued his circular ( his only com
plaint war. that It was n6t Issued sooner ) ,
notifying the country that the bonds should
go to tbo highest bidder , Wall street was
dissatisfied. Two syndicates bad cornered the
gold ono paper said , $400,000,000. They were
opposed to selling bonds to the public. It was
lumlllatlng that the most Intelligent people
on the globe , whose heritage was a continent ,
should , when they undertook to protect their
financial syutems , bo met by an autocratic
ukase : "We've got the gold , and you must
get it from us at our price. " Mr. Vest with
Rowing eloquence said lie would rather have
var. There were calamities greater than war.
letter anything than to have us manacled
and gibbeted as wo were now.
At the conclusion of Mr. Vest's remarks
the senate , at 4:25 : p. in , , went Into executive
losston and then adjourned until tomorrow.
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IWij. Notlco la hereby ulvcn lo the utock-
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ware company that the unnuul meeting of
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held ut the olllcos of the buld company ,
1219 , 11''I und ma Hurncy ttreot. In the city
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