Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

. John Calvin looking o A
an individual, who wears lon nair
combed back behind his cars, sur
mounted with broad brimed hat
which came over with Miles Stan
dish ON the Mayflower. Hc has an
exceedingly grave and clerical look
ing face, and you would rs soon ex-
poet to get music or humor out of
that frontispeicc rs from tombstone.
What few old Republican members
there were left'on the floor, knew Of
what stuff the Iowa Ironsidcs was
made of, and they knew.that music
was coming when he got the floor the
other day, on the resumption debate.
But the mob of young Confederate
Brigadiers were astonished, and one
after another of them was sent howl
ing to his kennel. They will hercaf-
ter walk rs far around Hiram Price
as they would around the argument
alive end of one of their plantation
mules.
The Chicago Times says:
THE MOST MARKED SCENE
Of the afternoon occurred after Mr..
Price, of Iowa, took the floor. Price
is benevolent looking old man, the
very last member one would have Sc
lectod as hero in House scene, but
his matter-of-fac talk, and his plain
corrections of the stupid plumbers of
some of the inflationist takers, con-
ccntrated attention upon him until he
was talking with as much effect as if
he were an old parliamentary leader.
His first point was to rcfute what
had been said of the grasping monop-
oily OF
| NATIONAL BANKS.
lie said that the authorities showed
that capital in these concerns was
more heavily taxed than any other
branch of business. Two hundred
and thirty.three Of these banks had
been forced to retire their circulation
because they could not stand the tax.
Mr.. Kelley denied that this was the
reason, and gave as proof Of his asser.
ton that he knew a national bank in
Philadelphia that had declared div
idend of 100 per cent, and every ma
tional bank made money and could
stand taxing.
Mr.. Price then took up the state.
ment made by Mr.. Phillips, of Kan
sas, the other day, that
FRANCE
had q larger money circulation thar
we; hence its prosperity. Mr.. Pric,
said it was important, ii true, but i
was not France had paper circula
ton of SOL, O0O,O 600, while we hav'
$777, 100000. France has SOIL pc
capita, while we have $l767. Thi
statement made in placid manner
with the official tables, rather discon
certed the ardent rag-money men,
Mr.. Glover, of Missouri, wanted t
know If it was fair to leave out tn
i metallic circulation. Mr.. Price sal
! that the fair answer to this was tina
+ this debate was upon the subject of
Il THE GOOD OF PAPER MONEY.
n Taking everything, gold, silver
bullion and paper, France had $32.5(
per capita, whilc our governmeu
! has $2l.90. lie then went on to 50
y that France was the only country j
a Europe that had more money in Pre-
: portion to its population than on
own. Price was interrupted through
L out his speech by Pig-1ron Kelle
y and Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas. lie sui
g mitted to all Interruptions with tn
most marked good humor, and mad
very telling points by his confirm
himself to official facts, forcing h
l. interrogators to do the same thing
e The close of his speech was most
It VIGOROUS AND EARNEST APPEAL
It to the House not to advertise to tn
v world that it was ready to violate j,
pledges. The country was now tn
peer of the highest nation upon til
g earth. A part of Prices close was
:, grim bit Of satire upon Pig-Iron kc
@ ley that was not understood by tn
: members in general. Kelley Ia
. bothered Price by booming in con
3 ments upon England's attempt to re
t sumo specie payments in 1892 and Il,
8 great distress that followed. Pric
. took Kelley at his own game and
ouT-HoMBAsTED KELLEY
. in his own style of buncombc. Pric
said that no country'a cXperienc
could be quoted in comparison wit
0 lus, because NO country on earth coul
q be compared with ours. Pricc her
,s unclaimed a gorgeous old-fashione
" country Fourth of July eagle in sue
: slap-dash style that everybody cheer
ed and laughed to his hearts conter
1 without any hindrance from tn
Speaker.