Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-20

these gentlemen charged under the
laws with the duty OF carrying
lout this Utopian financial idea, re-
alized that IL was impossible for
tbem to accomplish all that was in
tended although having faithfully exc.
outed the provisions { 4 the law, they
were held responsible by the authors OF
the act Of 1873 for the want Of conf.
dencs ON the part Of the people aud the
non circulation Of this coin. He do.
clared that II there be in circulation a
good dollar and poor dollar the rich
man will always get the good dollar and
the poor man the poor dollar. II pub
Iic policy that all dollars should
be poor In order to rob the creditor class
OF our people in favor Of the debtor, it
Is appealed to this House to in some
way protect the man who earned his
bread and supported his family by his
daily labor, and when he asked
for bread not to give him q
stone. How this could be done In any
better way than by giving the rich and
poor sliks good dollar he did not
know, but protested in Gods name for
the poor man. The rich man could
t4ao cafc VI AkHi1@h5 10 aoot-
ed no sympathy, nor was he
entitled to any. Mr.. Scott said that
he was in favor Of bi-metallism at the
present time, although no believed In the
superiority Of gold ss the standard Of
value. Mr.. Scott spoke ct great length.
and finally Mr.. Geddes, Of Ohio, pro.
tested against the private bill day being
consumed in the discussion Of the silver
question. He was then proceeding to
snske sposch In favor Of silver coinage,
when be was interrupted by Mr..
Reed OF Maine, who suggested that Mr..
0sddes Ras guilty Of tho same inconsis-
tenoy with which be charged the gentle-
man from Pennsylvania. Why take up
any more time with financial speeches
The majority Of the house was entirely
dissstisfed with the time taken up al
ready.
Mr. Geddes--"I suppose you are, be.
csuse you have heard only the gold
side"
Mr.. Resd-"I am - dissatisfied with
the time being taken up on that side -
on the othsr.8
Mr.. Geddss then started once more
upon his speech, when he was inter-
rupted by Mr. Reed with the point Of
order that he was not speaking to the
amendment. Mr.. Geddes inquired why
Mr.. Reed mad not made that point
against the gentleman from Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Reed replied that
be had not done that gen.
tleman the honor OF listening to his
speech. and therefore could not tell
whether he had spoken to the amend
ment or not. He raised the point Of or
der, not in any invidicusness to the gen.
tleman from Ohio or the proposition he
advanced, but he wished an adjudication
OF the question.
The Chair stated that he lid not think
that the gentleman was addressing him
self to the amendment and hoped he
would proceed to do 90.
Geddes carried his point and resumed
his speech. He said that gold, instead
Of leaving the country, was abundan
in the land. The report Of the Comptrol-
Ter Of the Currency for 1881 showed
that from the restoration Of silver
to its proper place In 1878 to November
lst, 1881, the imports Of gold had ex-
ceeded the exports by sl97, COO, 900.
Shortly after the conclusion OF Mr..
Geddes' speech the committee rose and
the House passed dozen private bills.
Bland Of Missouri asked unanimous
consent to offer resolution making the
free silver coinage bill on the calendar
continuing special order from Tuesday
next. Mr.. Steele Of Indiana objected.
The House then took . recess until
7:3O, the evening session TO Be for the
consideration Of pension bills. After
passing few pension bills the House
adjourned.