The advocate., 1891-01-21

100000 acres OF land have been panharred "
the general government % private holders. The
mere transfer meant the increase OF value. Be
f0roit was transferred u cut no figure upon the
assessment rolls or In the assessors return Ot
wealth. The contrast that my colleague made 10
hu th0 more strong In that he showed that q
largo portion OF the wealth Of the country has
been transferred 20 handful Of people. II ig
against the continuation OF this condition OF
things; lt is In order that labor may DO unhar
messed, aud that the igRt OF the great masses OF
the people may bo taken OUT OF the tAngla and
the impeachment Of an OulgrOwn financial system
aud condition Of things hased upon the Wishes
and Interests OF fixed capital, that those who
contend for tho free coinage OF silver arc 10
earnest about 10.
will say that am in this fight, not for the
free cOinag0 OF silver alone, but for an equitable
States,
Senator Daniel, Of Virginia, in review
ing the remarks Of Senator Evarts, OF
New York, said
In the nature Of things II there can De legal
tender money OF the United states II cannot de-
pend upon the Incident OF WAT, whether that
power tO impart LEGAL tender 10 paper can bo
exercised or not, 10 Is power OF Congress, and
II that power exists In Congress, II is political
power OF which no higher agency In the govern
else.
have been amazed 20 hear as one of the last
arguments against the passage OF this relief
financial facilities OF Che people, as n we had
neither eyes nor ears 70 Gee and hear what Is go
The people Of thls country are not very Observ-
Ing and WatChlul, and they want their corn and
their wheat and their produce ~ come tO their
assistance, and this measure viii bring II there.
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, offered a
substitute FOR the pending bill, which
provided for free coinage, pure and
simple.
II was the bill that last summer passed
the Senate and was sent TO the House,
and which was champlOned In the Senate
principally by the Senator from Kansas,
Preston B. Plumb. 10 is a bill OF Ave
sections and is entitled "a bill to provide
a unit Of value and for the coinage Of
gold and silver and for other purposes"
IL passed by vote Of 80 to 81. The Re-
publlcans voting for II were: Senators
Allen Of Washington; Cameron, Of Penn
sylvanla; Ingalls, Of Kansas; Jones and
Stewart Of Nevada; Mcconnell and
Stone Of Idaho; Manderson and Paddock
Of Nebraska; Mitchell Of Oregon; Power
and Sanders Of Montana; Stanford Of
California, and Teller and WOlcott OF
Colorado fifteen In all.
On vote 20 take up the United States
election bill there ID yeas 33; nays 8S,
and Vice President Morton voting yea,
the subject was taken up.
Republican Senators voting nay were;
Messrs. Jones and Stewart, of Nevada;
Stanford Of California; Teller and VOL
colt Of Colorado, and Washburn Of Min
nesota.
In the House, the army appropriation
bill was further discussed, and II passed
without a division.
The House then went into committee
OF the whole on the District Of Columbia
bill and public building bills for Ports
mouth, Ohio, aud stAunton, Virginia.
Passed. An interesting article, Indians
as Irregular Cavalry" was read.
Thursday, January 15.-In the Senate
the proceedings were Of q miscellaneous
nature. On motion Of Senator COclZFell,
of Missouri, It was ordered that 1000
copies Of the coinage bill, (senate bill
4675) be printed.
A bill to revise the wages of certain
employees in the government printing
office, which provided that printers,
and pressmen should be
paid 80 cents per hour, the same rate as
was paid prior to March 3, 1877, and an |