The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-17

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the esundry civil billwas under discussion
to-day, words wero spokenfo tho sub
treasury bill by the Alliance members,
while Representative ]. D. Taylor, OF
Ohio, predicted tho failure OF tho
scheme and the downfall OF the Alliance
party.
The. free silver question came to tho
front again in tho shape oil an amend
mcnt offered BY Mr.. Dartine, OF Nevada,
but a point OF order was made against
It and the matter went over for the
present without Z decision. #
After the approval OF tho journal, the
speaker laid before the house com.
munication from yice-Prosident Nor.
ton, announcing tho death OF Senator
Barbour and inviting tho house to at-
tend in body the funeral ceremonies
10 be held in the senate chamber.
Spread upon the journal.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole (Mr. Lester, OF Georgia, in
tho chair on the sundry civil appro-
priatlon bill ,
Pending action the committee rose
and the members OF tho house, headed
by Speaker Crisp, walked two by two
10 the senate chamber. When the
members Of the house returned from
the senate, the committee resumed its
session.
Mr.. Caldwell made various attempt
to pass the appropriation for tho fish
bill. but was unsuccessful.
Mr.. Culbertson, OF Texas, moved to
strike out the appropriation OF. $4,000
for detecting persons guilty OF viola
tion otinternal revenue liws. Agreed to.
Retrenchment and reform was tho
text OF various brief speeches, which
were OF no special interest, and which
were satirized by Mr.. Simpson, OF Kan.
sas, who ridiculed tho Democrats for
haggling over small items in the sundry
civil bill after having passed the i'm
mense river and harbor appropriation
bill. He managed to put in q good
word for the sub-treasury bill and was
replied to by Mr.. J. D. Taylor, of Ohio,
who predicted the failure OF the sub.
treasury scheme and the DOWNFALL OF
the Alliance party. ~.
Mr.. Simpson denied tho correctness
OF statement made by Mr.. Taylor that
the leaders of the Farmers Alliance
advised the farmers to hold their
grain. In Kansas the only persons
who had advised the course had been
members OF the Republican parry. The
gentleman from Ohio, (Alr., Taylor),
was a national banker and was getting
the advantage OF the sub-treasury sys.
tenn; yet he was opposed 10 giving the
farmers the same benefit. Unless the
farmers were given the same equality
before the law that was given to the
gold and silver miners and the bond
holders they would know the reason
why alter the next election.
Mr.. Watson, OF Georgia, and Mr.. Da-
Wis, Of Kansas, raised their voices in ia
yor OF the sub.treasury system, and tho
latter made remark about the farm
mortgages in that state.
Mr.. ]. D. Taylor did not think that
'le condition OF Kansas was rs it
was pictured TO be. lie. had recently
purchased 4 farm in that state for
which he paid Is per cent more than it
mad been purchased for eight years be.
fore. The trouble with the people Of
Kansas was that they did not have the
snap OF the people Of New England.
They should complain less and work
more; they should talk less about mort
cages and more about business.
;. Mr. Simpson said that tho people OF
Kansas had snap and had set the pace
ior the people OF the other states. They
mad shaken Of the barnacles which had
80 long been fastened upon them, and
The people OF tho other states would
soon ,n, FOL low their example.
lhe clause for tho recoinage, reissue
md transportation OF minor coins hay
ing been reached, Mr.. Tracey, of New
nosS, made point OF order against it.
iie stated that he had no objection to
me clause, but he feared that.if it was
ailowed 10 remain in the bill.it might be'
amended. lfhe were assurad that no
amendment would be mado he would
Withdraw his point, but not receiving
such assurance he pressed it. He' also
faised point OF order against FREQ
aiIver amendment offered bySAIr. Bar.
unc, OF Nevada Both points went
o., 9Tcf Tor the present without discussion.
III! Inc committee then roso aud the house