Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-20
nl.,u,,lon in the House OF Congress
At The Instance oil
Blaud,
1911, PRESENTED a LETTER IN
WV RESPONSE
NJ fine Ilarter Circulars 10 the
Grand army.-A Scene OF
Excitement.
., -,,raph to me NEwst
CONGRESS.
-. s,l,.r question again Comes up
for Debate.


tl.,..,,ned Ia the House again To-
snfop the presentation by Bland OF
-,iGrip response to one Of the Har'
'.,,tilors T. the q. A. II. The scene
ny. M confusion aud excitement
], smes. hut occasion ally good home
- from ono aiiD or the other
.e,bt forth hearty and continued
liter. Hnfter characterized the
,ilyer bill ~ infamous, aud pre-
l,I that, II IL passed, the Demo
nic parry would mifch 70 certain
81 In November. Warming to tho
rtisrt, he declared III this free ST.
rftill shall pass, the Time WIN come
rAen man, na "a Democrat, VIII NOT
\. eiyen dcoont burial IN u Democratic
,ri,l,ry." Repeated attempts were
ale by points OF order and Demands
"A The regular business to take Hnr'or
rn the floor, but he persisted In pro-
ss.ing his views to the House.
ur HOUSE WAS CALLED 10 ORDER
.l,y by Kerr, the clerk, who read a
rmnunicati1n from the Speaker des-
mating MoAlillon (renn.) ~ Speaker
10 tenn. for the Jay.
4 resolution was adopted providing
T. the rerflnting nj the silver bill aud
n rflnting Of 10000 additional copies
ne uajorlty and minority reports.
The House then went Into commit-
ssoi the whole on tho private calcn-
The 1r-t bill on the calendar which
rs Iail aside, gave rise 10 some dis
selon, during which Reed made some
Z he Characteristic REMARKS NJ to mo
tiysshility Of counting aquonim from
Inc members present aud not voting.
NE chairman AMI Reed thereupon
i,d shot colloquy, which the chair
Ian Substantially alluded " AZ au "al'
itiraiion."
Reel trust .ho chair will not des.
lgnsie ii that way. That would be
urlua 10 the chair aud 10 me.
ihe Chnir--The chair VIII try TO
nke o. himself Rni tho gentleman
from Maiuc, aud not do him an luz
Justice,
rhe mkt bill, for the relief Of A. ].
Duuciu VI Tennessee, was tho axle
utou which reyolvcd another silver
wheel. TWAS set IN motion by Bland,
who tent 10 the clerks desk aud had
read letter from Grand Army post
III ia Missouri, asking him 10 inform tbs
III gentleman from Ohio iafterl, In re-
III sbsns 10 his anti.silver circular, that
II tho Gnni Army posts were able 10
aileni to their own business. Bland
again criticized Hgrter's attitude on
Tie silver question.
Halter said that the House had been
i0l! that one class Of legislation fell
heavily upon uiuety-flve citizens out
n q ovofy hundred, aud took away their
4 property und handed II over 10 tho
ether five, under the operation Of tho
Mckinley law. Iut
rngEE WE'RE OTHER BuRDESS
ADD some gentlemen seemed to think
Tat Il was perfectly right and very
ttnocrllic ildsed 10 take the earnings
,tni property, not OF ninety-nvc
Fls0ns out OF hundred, but OF
tlne hundred and ninuly.nine citizons
cut Of every thousand, and hand them
o,sr to monopolios. lie (HRrter) spoke
hia clas- of people who had no vote.
Hesp1ke for the helpless women and
ai'dTtu of the country, for the poor
Geaiures who lRbOred over the wash.
lgb lot the support Of q helpless fami-
Y. That was the view Of Democracy
Aeiook, II this free silver bill passed,
he TIME would come when a man, as
aDemncrat, would not bo given u de-
ont burial In Democratic cemetery.
Mckinney IN. II. raised the point
olotier that the discussion was entire
Y out Of order, not being directed 10
The bill under consideration by tue
Committee.
The chair sustained tho point, and
slated that the bill under consideration
NNonc for the relief OF Duncan OF
Tennessee,
HMler replied that his remarks were
directed toward that bill, as, " Mr..
duncan got tho appropriation, he
wanted 10 be paid 100 cents on the
uollar, Laughter and applause.)
harter then proceeded TO make a pre-
ulc'lon, but Bs the words, ~ predict"
came forth, he was again Interrupted
W many Democratic memhera. Aftor
many efforts lac again managed to
secure the floor, and proceeded with
NJ prediction, which was that, II the
mouse passed the measure which In
u'ei vi the degraded silver Of the
norll TO free coinage In this country,
lhe Democratic party would lose the
votes OF the men who labOred for their
hVlng, and, when the party marched
plhe polls In November, instead Of
,aaiehing to an overwhelming victory,
hWould
MARCH TO CERTAIN DEFEAT.
hlni Mimi asked II he understood
we gentleman correctly, in defining
we principles OF the Democratic party
" 90 'ree trads and a single gold
tAndafd
before Harter could reply, he was
%Nh interrupted by number Of
iis'l'nocfala, protesting against the Lati-
uge 0l the debate.
Alhd-ls the position OF the Demo.
e elo party for FREQ ira 10 and a single
kol standard2
IRfleg-rho position Of the Demo-
valo larty 10 Ia favor OF a double
S'anhu"td' aud in favor Of keeping every
elilh' worth one hundred cent?. rAp.
msu,e on the Republican Bide, and do.
b s,nus Tor the regular order from the
Dssnocfatal
ar LIND pressed the question as 10
IN u'tllude Of the Democratic party
p,ntgsAFu to free trade, and Mrssrs.
i.9 Hllah and Holman In vain nttemp.
~ 70 take Harter from the door, wien
rIehauled to make his reply.
az ohslr appealed to Harter to pro.