Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-22

WASHINGTON, December 2lst.-A motion to dis
pense with the morning hour failed, and the
House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the funding bill, and voted down all at
tempts of Wood to limit the debate
Gillette took the floor in opposition to the BILL
which he declared to be in the interests of bankers
and which should be entitled "a bill to prevent the
payment of the public debt He opposed it be-
cause it conicted with the free institutions of the
country, and was in the interest of the few at the
expense of the many.
After speaking half an hour Gillette yielded the
remainder of his time to Weaver, who however,
expressed desire to postpone his speech to some
future day.
Mills moved that the committee rise, and F. Wood
moved that the bill be read by sections, inasmuch
there no person who desired to speak upon it
Mills in somewhat excited manner hoped the
gentleman would not force the bill now
F. Wood said, "I don't intend that a few men in
this House-less than one-twentieth of the whole
NUMBER shall force and control the time of this
House. There two ways of defeating the meas
ure, and one is never being ready to speak, and ask
ing the House to delay action until the gentleman is
ready. The gentleman from Iowa (weaver) said he
wanted the floor for hour II he is not ready to
proceed, any other gentleman is entitled to the floor
but if nobody is ready, it is my right and duty to
proceed to the consideration of the bill by sections
Mills-The gentleman need not lecture me about
rights OF which may avail myself, and he need not
permit his zeal to serve the syndcatss and bankers
of Wall street to lead him far to insult men,
Der on this floor who is asking for the grave and de-
liberate consideration Of great question, ques-
ton which involves nothing less than the condemna-
ton to slavery OF the generation after US in order
satisfy the goddess greed Of the people the gentle
man represents in Wall street | stand here to re.
sist, and tell the gentleman, when he says that
few men shall not control the House. that he shall
not control it as long as the Chairman maintains the
parliamentary rights Of members. ! lave some
parliamentary rights, and will exercise every right
before the gentleman shall PROSTATE The whole
House before the operators of Wall street
F. Wood, in reply, said: 81 doubt whether any
thing may have said could be construed BY the
gentleman into any intentional personal insult tc
him. had notice served on me to day by the lead
ers OF small party that every parliamentary strat
egy and right they could plssibly command would
be exercised to prevent the passage of the fundin.
bill"
Weaver-And renew that declaration.
F. Wood-The gentlemen assume that position
publicly and openly, and on their heads rests the re
sponsibity.
Weayer-we can bear it.
F. Wood-As far as am concerned, 1 am not con
nected, directly indirectly, in the remotest de
gree, with any Wall-street operators, nor am con
trolled by any selfish interest am controlled b,
the majority of the Committee on Ways and Means
which has reported this bill to the House. There
FORE acting in pursuance no. only of duty but o
justice and right, will press in every way speed
conclusion Of this measure