The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-22
Last Nights Dispatches.
XIV CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

! WAsHINaToN, Dec. 2l.-Mr. Gillet too
the fioor IN opposition to the funding bill
which he declared to be in the interest G
bankers and which should have been en-
titled "a bill TO prevent the payment o
public debt" He opposed it because i
contlcted with the institutions of the coun
try and was in the interest of few at tn
expense of the many. After speaking a.
hour. Mr.. Gillet yielded the remainder o
of his time to Mr.. Weaver, who. however
expressed desire to postpone lis speect
to some future day.
MIR. Mills thereupon moved that the
committee rise,
Mr.. Wood moved that the bill be read
| by sections, inasmuch as there was no
persons who desired to speak upon it,
MIR. 0. Mills in somewhat excited
manner hoped the gentleman would not
force the bill now
Mr.. f. Wood-Do you infer that fewer
men in the House than one-tweutieth oi
the whole number shall force me and con-
troll the tim of this House? There are
two ways of defeating this measure and
one is never being ready to speak and
asking the House to delay action until the
gentleman is ready. The gentleman from
Iowa (Mr. w eaver1 said he wanted the
proceed any other gentleman is entitled to
the floor but if nobody is ready it is my
right and my duty to move to proceed to
the consideration of the bill by sections.
Mr.. Mills-The gentleman need not
lecture me about the rights of which
may avail myself and need not permit his
zeal to serve the syndicates and bankers of
Wall street lead him so fer as to insult q
member on this floor who is asking for a
grave and deliberate consideration of a
great question, question which Involves
nothing less than condemning to slavery
the generations after US, 10 order to salts
fy the goddess greed of the people he rep
resents in Wall street, and I tell the gen.
tleman, when he says that few men shall
not fcontrol the House. that he shall not
control it as long as the Chairman main
tains the parliamentary rights of member
ship. Members have some parliamentary
rights, and | will exercise every right
before the gentleman shall prostrate the
whole House before the operators of Wall
street.
Mr.F, w ood. reply said: doubt wheth
er anything | may have said could be con
strued by the gentleman into al intention
al personal insult. had notice served on
me by the leaders Of small parties that
sOEdtCRJ duu
they could possibly command they would
exercise to prevent the passage Of any
funding bill.
MIR. Weaver-Aud renew that dec
laration.
Mr.. t. Wood-The gentlemen assume
that position publicly and openly and en-
their heads rests the responsibility
Mr. eaver-We can bear it,
Mr.. F. Wood-As far as am concerned
AN not connected directly or indirectly
in the remotest degree with any Wall
street operators, nor am L controlled by
any selfish interest, | an controlled by
the majority of the Committee on Ways
and Means. which has reported this bill
to the House ln pursuance OF an im pera-
tive necessity which compels. in my
Judgment, every member OF this House to
lay aside every other question 10 order to
reach conclusion on this subject am
not iwedded to the details of the bill,
but am welded to the necessity of be-
fore the holiday vacation reaching con-
ciusion on bill that will enable the 90
vernment to maintain its power and credit
and will enable the government to re
deem bonds that mature next summer and
that will not in any way destroy our credit
or i'm pair the high position We hold before
the nations OF the world. Therefore,
acting in pursuance not only Of duty, but
of Justice and right, will press in every
way a conclusion on this measure.
The discussion, which was very noisy
and irregular, drifted into a question as
to the responsibility for the remonetiza-
ton of silver. the Democrats casting the
discredit on the Republicans for the for
mer and claiming for themselves credit
for the latter.
Mr.. Reagan asked Mr. Weaver to state
catgorically whether he was IN favor of
paying the public debt in greenbacks.
Mr. Weaver replied that the Greenback
party proposed not to violate any contract
existing between the government aud
bondholders
Mr Reagan-That is exactly what the
Democratic parfv said alter the passage
Of he law of 1863.
Mr.. Buckuer asked Weaver when be
had left the Republican party.
Mr.. Weaver replied that he had left it
in 1877. just when the gentleman (Buck-
ne' was stumpiug his district ~ favor OF
substituting ereenbacks for national bank
no es
Mr Warner sent to the clerk d. * aud
had read paragraph irotp the indepen-
| dent Renubiirao platform III ,ayvr OF
|
t, rest en bonds in legal money where the
bends so provided.
Mr.. Reed suggested that all parties
acted tooiishy then. but that the r pub
| lieans had the good sense to get right.
Mr.. Bland replied to Weayefs speech
iu which he said that the gentleman had
shown his animus in attacking the Demo
Gratis. the only friends which that gentle
man had had 10 the House Loud laughter
90 the Republican side, He referred tc
the charge made against Weaver iD thC
last campaign, that he was acting 10 the
interest of the Republicans and said thai
his action then corresponded with hi:
speech to day
Mr.. Weaver tried to Interrupt Mr
Bland, asserting that his statement was
not true.
Mr. Bland declined to yield and went on
charging Weaver with inconsistency anf
bad faith. He asserted that all the re-
form that had taken place recently IN 6n
aucial matters had come from the Dem
oeratio party. The Republican party
might by its assessment of Office holders
ard corruption and fraud succeed 10 put
ting down the grand old Democratic party
which stood for the rights and liberties ot
the people. but sooner or later severa
Republicans Later" reform would come
not through the Republicans or Green
hackers. bat through the Democrats
ItApplauso 70 on the Democratic side Of the
House
Mr.. Weaver replied 10 Mr.. Bland and
challenged him to quote one word thai
he WeaverI had said in the last campaign