Show DEFENDED 1R1 CARLI LEThe LE-The Speakers Successor Is Listened Lis-tened to Attentively MORGAN OPPOSES REPEAL A Grave Charge Against Government Officers The Deadlock in the House Continues but It AVU1 Undoubtedly Be Broken by the Democrats on Tuesday at the Latest WASHINGTON Sept 15In the Senate today the speech of Senator Lindsay of Kentucky and his defense of Secretary Carlisle whose successor in the Senate he is was received most attentively Tomorrow eulogies will be delivered upon the late Senator Stanford of Cali fornia Among the petitions presented today was one by Cullom of Illinois from ex soldiers residents of his state alleging they are beset by detectives of the government gov-ernment traveling in disguise secretly cooperating with those who have been distinguished for antipathy for those who fought for the flag I is alleged that the spies with friendly pretences pre-tences visit the homes of the pensioners pen-sioners land with the basest hypocrisy hy-pocrisy and fawning deception seek to find some clue to furnish to the nension office to deprive old veterans of pensions The petitioners ask protection from the methods of the government officers who attempt to pain pensioners as perjurers and criminalswithout the right of being heard in their own defense Cullom said the petition contained very serious allegations and which i true should be brought to light Manderson Republican of Nebraska submitted a resolution which went over until tomorrow asking for information from the interior department as to the abolition or consolidation of land offices in Nebraska Other states were included at the suggestion sug-gestion of different senators Manderson said i the offices were abolished abol-ished or consolidated in Nebraska it had been done without consultation with the congressional delegation from that state The Senate resumed consideration of Jha repeal bill Lindsay Democrat of Kentucky addressed ad-dressed the Senate in support of the bill In the beginning he called attention to the fact that the bill now under consideration consider-ation contains not a word looking to the discontinuance of silver coinage under the existing laws and leaves unimpaired the provisions of the act of 1890 for the coinage of silver in the future He characterized char-acterized as most extraordinary the position that we ought not bad as the present law is to repeal i until it is known what further legislation legisla-tion in the interest of silver the president will propose He said he had read the presidents message in vain to find evidence evi-dence upon which Senator Pugh rests the belief that the president does not intend to keep faith with the party and the people peo-ple Lindsay then took up the charge of inconsistency so frequently made of late against Secretary Carlisle and defended him at length against the accusations Higgins said in his opinion the remedy was to stop the coinage of silver and see whether such action coupled with that of India would not compel England and Europe to resume the free coinage of rAt r-At the conclusion of Lindsays speech Morgan of Alabama spoke in opposition to the repeal of the bill and he was followed fol-lowed by Higgins Republican of Alabama Ala-bama who is in favor of repeal At the conclusion of Higgins speech adjourned the senate aftera short executive session |