, 1881-03-03
to acknowledge that there was 4 strong
popular fccslng agaInst tile }'anks.-a fact Of
which Weaver, IN II subsequent speech. mntle
Roosl use. prlce having acknowledged that

to0k that rs tho lust for speech, III which he
denounced them from n Grccnback stand- !
point. Cannon. Of Illinois, Thought tic bill |
vas mt properly Interpreted throughout tic |
country. but considered 1t 4 rGry unwlse and |
lnlprncticablo piece OF legislation. Mr. !
Marsh, Oh the other limit. favored the bill,
anil received vigorous applause from
tho supporters nf 1t on account Ut
Ills speech. lie thought II . per cent bill
entirely practicable, md believed TINT the
banks Ought not to be permitted to retain the t
power which enabled them 10 control tho vol |
lime Of tic currency for their nwn caprfcc,
or for speculative purposes. ITethouRtt sns
action OF the banks during the Inst week llatl
done good deal to lnIurc them.
TIit:hl IS a yEIsr a1:SEi:AL FEELING IN
CONGRESS
tint i1ts Is the fnct There Inns not been so
strong MI antt.1ank feeling since tic cur.
reorganization DAYS rs there Is t,nw, and the
banks, by their il-allyiscd anil prcclpitato
actton In contracting tho currency md
forcing a panfc III New York last week,
lave been tie principal cause of this feeling
t;otlecr remained to the lust, rs llc had been
| ccssful lcadrr II the Kcpu llieans. Ills man-
nur was very Irritating tn tho l)rntnGrnta, hut
TIC wns successful IN ;mt he forcs.l TIN l'e'n'.
crots to permit y vote 10 fm taken upon II:
| TO tto SO. Tho DEMONSTRATIONS If the defccts
nf tho hf by the Republicans f"rced tile
| Denlocrass to present t'lelr supplemental!
| 4 CONTINUATION or nlG,,stering was II.
offaSs; "sf; asalnst ri 'Ss! Gonsr @ "'aen,et ". cor.
templatinE tlle refusal of A. 4 y"ta liMnn M It, hnt
pass after allowing the yotc.
| THE F1IIsT BEcrinS f3F TIL: SUPPLEMENTARY
Il11.T,
embott1cs. the amentlls,rnt proposed by the
Ways aud Means C0in!nEttce to the amend
Funding bill, Thu effect Of this supple
Me1ttary suctlon will be to expunge the
pro rata and preference provisions proposed
1y the Senase III r.!ntlol, 70 sI'oMScrIl,tlors Is to
sNha:rlhcrs sllall be the first served. and to
the full nMlonnt Of their sl,oscrlpti ions.
large or small. Wllcsl tic House yoted on
aeut a 10 tic FnninE biii, aIi Inc 1ScmocSats,
excspt sryen, 'oied "gal'ist it. Tile second
THE "AFTElTI1orG1ir"
cmbeedles the recommendations Of tug Was
aud Nuns Culntnitt!w which authorize the
Secretary Of the 'Trcas,!Iy to pay out,
stsndard stSt '"' goid ID ' a'l ' silSes con IN IN
S Ss " a S p"af'y aso ihoras "f s tt Rst
tho Treasury In the p1rclase Of any United
States bonds or Treasury. nnteS,, withont
charging, the purchases t, tl'e Sinking Fund:
Thu third seclEon elMhoslles the amendment
proposed by tile Why's a!Ml Means Comn,tttes
to tho. tlfti! scctlo!1 Ut tue nr'9inal ht!l. II
provides that nothing ln tic Funding net net
sections Of tile Revised Statutes wl,ic!, pro-
vide TINT Nat!onnl bank inny 60 into ynl4tl,;
tary Liquidation. and by de|H,sttang lawful
notes, nlay receive the return of Its bonds.
This proposition was rejected MS III n'nend-
nent to the Funding till itssf by q vote nf
l27 to III. and .sarly every Dcmocrat IN the
TMi: PURPOSE or THE DEMOCRATS
IN passing tho nrcessary amendments to the
Funding bill III the torm Of a supplementary
the former 1neasure to tho Senate, wlllc,
body, they feared, would ,stsaHgle II
Mnlc,s tho nth scctlon should be exp!ll,gctl;
tho 'iiss iaets, T te @c aeton ID "t tc Repb.nns ii
allowing The Funding hill to piss. tlls after
nom. WIS mystery. The DeInocrnts tlitl not
sick to penetrate 1t, anil when the House MI
lad won n great ylrsory. Air. Carlisle, In.
deed, took occasion IL cnNgratulate, tic
llo@se nnd the country q. thc res'i,t: IT,, Iore
Is the very best reason tor shyinE TINT aboltt
noon to-Enorrow tho Democratic ,asmbers of
tho l1u'lse Of Representatives VIII he less
exultant, after having listened to tho reading
Of II veto message which will tIc scnt IN ut nil
early hour.
THE ACTION Or THE PRESIDENT on THE
so-cA1.LEn FUNDING N1LI.
will bo as prompt md satisfactory to. tho
country III tile nctiOn Ut Congress Ilns been
.tl!atory und unsatisfactory. L Is prohah!o
iavo M oplmrtMnity' .Grfore Friday moon,
to piss st,upte ! pr cent Funding bill. i.
General Deficiency bllt., *lnis uneensnleutt
t1e bill spnt tn the President tlLtS evening,