Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-20
Like Banquo's Ghost It Will
Not Down.
Another White Metal Wheel
Set in Motion.
Bland Furnished the Axle Around
Which 1t Rev0lved.
Harter supplied the Steam That Kept
1t GoinG-An Interesting Days
Proceedings in the Lower
House of Congress.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press DlSpatcnes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. = The silver
question will not down. Its discussion
was resumed in the house again today
upon the presentation by Bland of
letter in response to one of Harter's
circulars to the G. A. R. The scene
was ore OF confusion and excitement at
times, but occasionally good home
thrust from one side or the other brought
forth hearty and continued laughter.
Harter characterized the free silver
bill as infamous" and predicted that
If it was passed, the Democratic party
would march to certain defeat in No
yember. Warming to the subject, he
declared; ''If this free coinage bill
shall pass. the time will come when
man as Democrat will not be given
decent burial in the Democratic ceme-
terry"
Repeated attempts were made by
points of order and demands for the
regular business, to take Harter from
the floor, but he persisted in presenting
his views to the house, and the latter
was compelled to hear.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house was called to order today
by Clerk Kerr, who read communica-
tion from the speaker designating Nc
Millin of Tennessee as speaker pro tenn.
Tor the day.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the reprinting of the silver bill and
the printing OF 10000 additional copies
of the majority and minority reports.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the private calendar.
TOM REEDS FUNNY BUSINESS.
The first bill on the calendar (Which
was laid aside) gave rise to some discus
sion, during which Reed made some of
his characteristic remarks as to the ad-
visibility of counting quorum from
the members present and not voting.
The chairman and Reed thereupon had
q short colloquy, which the chairman
substantially alluded to as an alterca-
tion.
Reed trust the chair will not desig-
nate it in that way. That would be un-
just to the chair and me.
The Chair-The chair will try to take
care of himself and the gentleman from
Maine, and will not do him an injustice.
ANOTHER SILVER WHEEL.
The next bill, for the relief of A. J..
Duncan of Tennessee, was the axle upon
which revolved another silver wheel.
1t was set in motion by Bland, who sent
to the clerks desk and had read letter
from Grand Army post in Missouri,
asking him to inform the gentleman
from Ohio (Harter) in response to his
anti-silver circular, that the Grand
Army poets were able to attend to their
own business. Bland again criticized
Harter's attitude on the silver question.
Harter said the house had been told
that one class of legislation fell heavily
upon ninety-ive citizens out of every
hundred, and took away their
property and handed it over to
the other five, under the operation
of the Mckinley law. But there
were other burdens, and some gentlemen
seemed to think it was perfectly right
and very Democratic indeed to take the
earnings and property, not of ninety-fve
persons out of one hundred, but of 900
citizens out of every 1000, and hand
them over to monopolies. He (Harter)
spoke for the class of people who had no
vote. He spoke for the helpless women
and children of the country for the poor
creatures who labored over the washtub
for the support of their helpless families.
That was the view of Democracy he took.
If this free silver bill passed, the time
would come when man as a Democrat
would not be given a decent burial in
the Democratic cemetery.
Mckinney OF New Hampshire raised
the point OF order that the discussion
was entirely out of order, not being
directed to the bill under consideration
by the committee. The chair sustained
the point, and stated that the bill under
confederation was one for the relief OF
Mr.. Duncan of Tennessee.
Harter replied that his remarks were
directed toward that bill, as, if Mr..
Duncan got the appropriation, he wanted
to be paid 100 cents on the dollar.
daughter and applause.]
HARTER's PREDICTION.
Harter then proceeded to make pre-
diction, but as the words 81 predict y
came forth, he was again interrupted by
many Democratic members. After
many efforts he again managed to se-
cure the floor, and proceeded with his
prediction, which was that if the house
passed the measure which invited all
the degraded silver OF the world to free
coinage in this country, the Democratic
party would lose the votes of the men
who labored for their living, and when
the party marched to the polls in No
Vember, instead of marching to an over
whelming victory, it would march to
certain defeat.
Lind of Minnesota asked if he under
stood the gentleman correctly in defin-
ing the principles of the Democratic
party to be free trade and single gold
standard.
Before Harter could reply he was
again interrupted by a number of Dem
ocrats protesting against the latitude of
the debate.
Lind-Is the position OF the Demo-
cratic party for free trade and single
gold standard?
Harter-The position Of the Demo-
cratic party is in favor of a double
standard, and in favor of keeping every
dollar worth 100 cents. Applause on
the Republican side and demands for
the regular order from the Democrats. ]
DEMOCRATIC FREE TRADE.
Lind pressed the question as to the
attitude of the Democratic party in re-
gard to free trade, and Fithian and Hol
man in vain attempted to take Harter
from the floor when he demanded to
make his reply. The chair appealed to