The sun., 1890-06-07
House or Ropreo.ptnt,v.,,

The silver debate was resumed In the House
this morning. Mr.. Lind tRep.. Minn.) being the
FIRST speaker. He represented. he said. an agrl-
cultural district the farmers OF which were not
poor. but not wholly prosperous The de-
pressed condition was due TO the low prices Of
agricultural products. He believed that prices
were affected by the amount Of money In cir
culatlon. The increase OF circulation advanced
prices. and shrinkage Of circulation diminish
ed them The increase In the purchasing value
OF gold was due to the fact that it's production
was decreasing while its uso In the arts was
increasing. II silver had been allowed TO re-
tain its place as money throughout tho world.
II, too. would have enhanced In purchasing
power. Silver should be restored to It's former
position. This was demanded by the groat
mass OF the American people. Commenting
on the three measures before the House. he
said that the Treasury bill was the most OBJ
jectionable Under a friendly Secretary, It
might DO made useful IN Increasing the VOL
ume OF currency; hut under an unfriendly Soc
believed ihat the free Coinage bill PRESENTED cd
not only the bes; but the quickest way 70 set.
dice II by 30 doing Legislation almost equally
OfIlcacious. aud less Objectionable to some
was ths neEutIIiean caucus biII. ,,,' -
MT Flower Dem. ~ }. confined his remarks
tionSl amendment RELOCATING 10 10 the e'es people
within prescribed locnties the choice Of such
admlpstraliye ohlSials whose functions OF
onice lie entirely within the prescribed area.
and whose choice is Of consequence only to tho
people WHOM theJ immediately serve. He said;
thirteen States lust emerged from war into in
,tspendsnce, completed In one hundred and
hushed all discord md made the s'Ii national
e0mp9Sit; ab9 ;SI one T,Gh tested by rebellion with
Xved hundTed years and placed the Federal
Sni9n lSi IN N the leading rank Of nAtlons-t could
confessed. that every detail In the new expeFi-
tT mTSnt OF republican h government could be an
future Renerati9ns migAt amend aud perfect
their th9tp work SSdToGats change In the tonst
which our government and our people now
eSlstJ5a exist ,1S change that would be In, perfect
eipiss which undsrs that thhsp0cTa1T nstfument Pein
tor MI ssT{1 90 the
: 40 present system has too much that at.
tribute OF monarchy which centres In the
sands; which makes official position the re-
ward fol, partisan intrigue, engenders lack Of
too much tie ms Of eEsca
potntments which should bo given TO the con,
can be better acquainted with the wants Of the
people than the people thsmssySs ftnSs PSsftmSs;
GsS sse pTsS@iRsntY servants Of Eo People. % They
should be as responsible to tho people for the
exercise OF their official duties as TO
tho general Government And with tho
existing safeguards which have grown up with
the postal service for Its preservation. such as
peouniaryIbond and governmental Inspection.
there will be insured the abiding Tesnonsinili-
" and interest of the community In those who
meter and knowledge which arlses thereirom,
Sna all und readmiqistration' will be avoided"
i, MI, Lacey hep: Iowa argued In favor Of
the caucus Silver bill, saying that II was free
coinage measure because 1t provides that !