Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-12
WASTING NO TIME
Free Coinage Members Push
ing the Bland BiIl.
NO SOAP FOR THE DEMOCRATS
slandss a the President Denisd The
csnsus Bureau 70 Be- Investigated
Dy Hauiaon's Order.

the house before the mouth of March
5olIs y. AZ the result of : secret con.
ference OF the free silver members Of
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures. this morning. the following
petition, addressed to the committee
on rules. 10 today being cireulateu and
freely signed ~ tho free coinage mem.
bers of the house:
''We, the undersigned members OF
the house, request that tho committee
on rules set apart q tin,o for the COLI
s,deration OF the bills of the committee
on coinage, weights and measures for
the free coinage OF silver"
1--WE expect" said Mr.. Pierce, Of the
committee on coinage, weights aud
msasures. ITO get every free-coinaRe
member OF the house, irrespective OF
party, 70 sign this petition TO tho com.
mittee on ruies. In my opinions We
shall get nearly hundred signature
and there u no doubt the result OF u
will be that the committee will bring IN
an order giving us = date. That being
done. the house will have the question
formally before it and date satisfac-
tory to the free-colnage men will be
agreed upon. This bill is bound to pass
and We simply propose to press its con-
sideration while the calendar 10 com.
paratively fren."
"Eeonomy and No Soap."
WAsHIxGToN. Feb. 1l.-'sEconomy
and no soap" is the latest democratic
watchword. The fight over the first ap-
preparation bill OF tine scsslon, which u
progressing today, presents IA edlfying
spectacle. AZ recently indicated in
these dispatches, the Military academy
bill, when reportud by the military
committee, reduced salaries of en,-
ployes and recommended tue dismissai
of others - q measure Of economy.
Even this did not suit the cheese-par-
ing ideas Of the appropriation commit
tee. and its members are attacking the
bill at every point. Not content with
the fact that the committee had cut out
the estimate for bath rooms for cadets,
the eminent financler from Missouri.
Dockery, made = vigorous protest
against the feature Of the bill which
provided for the purchase Of soap for
scrubbing the cadet barracks. This b.t
OF extravagance seemed to him to be
unneCRfS0IV.
seams 10 have felt that A cadets wrre !
to have no ba aths. of conrse thew needed
no eoan. Noyole has vet been taken If
this ITEM Of the bill. bnt il Il nrean mad
that when II ;s taken the soan viii have
To .ro.n
Whether this r;oid economv IF emo
soan', is Ia be annlie6 "a All hranches IF
the rovern1nent sarvice. s NOT vet Ar.
nonnced. but if so Il must be confaseed
that the Condition Of the house Of rem
resentatives. betveen sockiesanese And
Goa plessnesg. will not be- A edifylnr
one. :
Slander on the President Denied.
wAxurrorox Feb 1J.-Tbc .t.te.
ss srsc;s, % d;srssc,, - sers frrr, AT asIs,ts - :
Concerning the wishes of the president
as TO the character of the delegates he
would prefer to 90 to the Minneapolis
convention. are en,phaticalIy denied Al
the white house today. It was alleged
that that r.. n. Shiel of Indiana polls. 4
personal friend Of the president. in an