Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-22

HoUsE-Mr Wood called up the funding bill when Mir. Robeson antagonized it with a mo- ton to consider resolution in relation to counting the electoral vote, and the roll was called on the question of considering the lat ter The House refused to consider the electoral count resolution, and after great deal of opposition went into committee on 1 the funding bill. All efforts to limit the de- bate were futile, and it was evident that the temper of the House was against passing the bill until after the recess
 There was a disturbance between Mir. Sparks, of Illinois, and MT. Weaver. of Iowa, late Greenback candidate for President, which cul1dinated in 0 most exciting scene, during which the lie was passed Except for the in terference of other members Messrs. Weaver and Sparks would have come to blows. The debate drifted along in quiet way, various members making speeches, including Speaker Randall, MT. Dunnell and others At length question arose as to the responsibility of the Democratic party for mischievous fnan- cial legislation. The merits of the funding bill were practically lost sight of and politi- cal discussion ensued, which finally culmina- ted in open rupture between General Weaver and MT. Sparks. MT. Weaver assert ed that the Democratic campaign of 1868 was fought upon the Greenback idea, and read from the party platform of that year to prove his as- sertion that the party then maintained the theory that the bonds were to be paid in greenbacks. He held up Democratic cam paign flag of 1868, and said he would read legend upon it in order to show that the Democrats were then committed to the Green back idea Mir. Weaver was here subjected to fire of cross-questions, and amid good deal of confusion proceeded to read legend on the campaign flag; and argued from it that the party who had supported Mir. Seymour for President advocated the payment of bonds in greenbacks. He went on to charge that l the Democrats had changed their policy after the campaign, and that in spite of their plat form of 1868 the eastern Democrats especial | ly had gone back on their pledges. He said further that since 1868 the Democratic party | had reached position where the Republican party had been four years before, and that | they had been beaten upon their platform at | every election. He continued his criticism l of the Democracy and said that their policy 1 had led to their defeat from 1860 to 1880. In | the last election they sold out to tke Bel monts, the Bayards and Kernans of the East, ! and deserted the western Greenbackers, and | their overthrow was just retribution. There I was but one rarty that had adhered strictly l to their promises save and except the Repub- | lican party, and the Republican party was bold in its piracy upon the people of the Uni
 ted States. The party of principle was the National Greenback party. Mir. Weaver read the Democratic platform for 1880, and ar gued that it was cowardly endorsement of Republican theories, and the people of the
 United States had said in the last election 1 that they preferred the party who was openly in favor of the syndicate, and would l not swap horses while crossing the stream.
 A rambling discussion ensued regarding the Democratic platform, and Mir. Weaver
 continued his attacks upon both parties. l Mir. Sparks interposed 8 remark that Weaver was really Republican, to which Weaver re- piled that it was not true.
 MT. Sparks-Were you not Republican Mr. Weaver-Why, the gentleman IS
 crazy. Gaughter.)
 Mr Sparks wanted to know what Weaver
 meant by the remark, and after some discus
 sion said Weaver had told falsehood. Mir.
 Bland who held the floor, refused to be 1n-
 terrupted and declined all of Weaver's ap-
 peals to yield to him. He argued that l Weaver's arraignment of the Democratic party was unjust, and Weaver had abandoned
 the party that stood by him. Be denied the
 statement made by MT. Weaver that the Dem ocratic party had never voted to tax the bonds and accused MT. Weaver of being a $ chronic office seeker, who left the Republican
 party only after the party had tired of him,
 and then went over to the Greenback party | His change of heart came only after the party
 deserted him. Daughter.
 | MT Weaver said in reply that 1t was true
 that the Democrats had voted for his resolu
 tion at the last session, but the Democrats
 who voted for it did not dare do otherwise
 The Democrats had never supported him ID getting his silver resolution up, and after l passing his resolution they went to Cincin. nati and made hard money platform. Sc
 far as the late campaign was concerned, what
 he said and did was not done in 8 corner and 1 he challenged anyone to produce any sen tence uttered by him in behalf of the Repub. Iican party. Until you can show that, shut
 up or put up. (Applause.1 MT. Bland arose to reply, but MT. Weaver positively declined to yield to him, saying that MT. Bland hao
 refused to yield to him the floor, and h. 2. would have an eye for an eye and tooth fo1
 a tooth. He denied that he was in sympathy with the Republican party in the last cam . paien, and retorted upon Mir. Bland tha
 the course of the Democrats in Missouri
 had resulted in the election of four Green hackers who would meet him in the Forty