Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
HARTER HARD AT 1t,
Trying His Level Best to Knock Out
Free Silyer'S Adherents.
DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT PREDICTED
lfthe Bill Becomes a Law Before the NOyem-
Der Election.
CHINESE BARRED FOR 10 YEARS MORE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb 19-The sill
yer question will not down. Its discussion
was resumed in the House to-day, upon the
presentation by Mr.. Bland of letter in re.
Spouse to one of the Harter circulars to
members of the G. A II. The scene was
one Of confusion and excitement at times,
but occasionally good home thrust from
one side or the other brought forth hearty
and continuous laughter.
Mr. Harter was more than emphatic in
his denunciations of the free silver bill,
which he characterized as infamous, and pre-
dicted that if ii passed the Democratic
party would march to certain defeat in No
vember Warming TO the subject he de-
clared that IF this free silver bill shall
pass the time will come when a man, as a
Democrat, will not be given decent burial
m Democratic cemetery" Repeated at
semptS were made for points of of order and
demands for the regular business to take
Mr. Harter from the floor, but he persisted
Ia presenting his views 20 the House, and it
Was compelled to hear
9TeMiIlin gain in the Chair.
The House was called to order today by
Nr Kerr. its clerk. who read a communica-
tion from the Speaker designating Mr.. Nc
Nillin. OF Tennessee. as Speaker pro TEN.
in his uraver the Chaplain invoked the
Divine protection upon the Senators, Rep
resenta1ives and members of the press in
;ueir trip TO Chicago.
On motion of Nj. Funston. of Kansas, a
resolution was adopted setting apart Satur-
d.v. March 10. Tor the delivery of eulogies
upon the ate Senator Plumb.
Silver came 30 the front again, but this
time iu a form that ELECTED no opposition
from either the silver or anti-silver men.
Ii came in the shape of a resolution from
1lr. Bland providing for a reprint of the
silver bill and for printing 5000 additional
copies OF the majority and minority report.
lLr. Tracey, Of New York, suggested that
the number be increased to 10000, and this
suggestion met Mr. Blands approval, and,
q So amended. the resolution was adopted.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, in
the chair, on the private calendar. The
first bin upon the caiendar-which was laid
aside-gaye rise to some discussion, during
which Nj. Reed, Of Maine, made some of
his Characteristic remarks as to the advisa-
bilitv OF counting quorum from the men,
bers present and not voting.
An Alteration of Words.
had short cOilOGuy which the Chairman
Subsequently alluded to as an ''alterca-
ton"
Il hope the Chair viii not designate it as
an altercation." p" said Mr. Reed.
1t WAS an alteration of words, re-
snoulcd the Chairman. "That was all the
Chair meant 20 saw"
Mr. Reed trust that the Chair will not
designate it in that way. That would be
unjust TO The Chair and to me.
The Chsirman-The Chair does no. mean
TO be unfair to the gentleman.
Nir Reed think it is unfair to the
Chair as well as to myself
The Chair-The Chair will try to take |
care Of himself and Of the gentleman from
Maine, and viii not do him an injustice
The next bill, for the relief of A. J.
Duncan, OF Tennessee, was the axle upon
which Tevolyed another silver wheel 1t |
was set in motion by Mr. Bland, who sent to
tire clerk 5 desk and had read a letter from
q Grand Army Post in Missouri asking
him TO inform the gentleman from Ohio
(AIr. Harter) in response to his anti-silver
circular that the Grand Army Posts were
able 10 attend 10 their own business.
Band Calls Harter Down Again.
Nr Bland again criticised Mr.. Harter's |
attitude On the silver question and said that |
he telt ii to be a duty to his constituents |
TO have this letter read.
Mr. Harter said that he ascribed to his |
triend-what his friend did nos ascribe to /
Elm-honesty OF purpose The free silver |
u.ll was an infamous measure, and vet he |
asc-lneo TO a gentleman an honest purpose |
IN submitting II. This same class of ieCis- |
.gIOu. like protective tariff legislation.
was legislation which was against the MANY
d. The interest OF he few-it was infamous
and outrageous lie would be the last man
In the world to saw that his friend and rela-
i've, Mr.. Mckinley, was an infamous man.
The difficulty was not with the heart of his
friend OR Bland), but the trouble was
with his head. Laughter The House |
1au been told that one class OF legislation |
fell heavily upon % citizens out of every
100, and took away their property and
handed it over to the other five under the
operation Of the Mckinley act. But there !
are other burdens: and some gentlemen
seemed to think it was perfectly right and
very Democratic indeed to take the earn
lu-> and propertvynot Of 95 out of 100, but
ot 500 citizens Of every 1000, and hand
them over 10 monopolies.
Who Rir. Harter Represents.
AIr. Harter spoke Tor class of people
who had no vote. He spoke for the
helpless women and children Of the country.
for the poor creature who labored over the
waShtub for the support of her helpless
family. That was the view of Democracy
rLa. he took. If this free silver bill were
passed the time would come when a man, as
"a Democrat, would not be given a decent
burial in a Democratic cemetery. If it is
passed before November comes, the Demo-
cratic party would be the laughing stock of
the EaJion. Laughter.
Mr. Butler, of Iowa-lf this bill is nm
Democratic, why is it that the Democratic
delegation from your own county voted to
Dut the free coinage of silver in its plat
.ormo
Alr Mckinney, of New Hampshire. MOTTO
In- the intense enjoyment. that the Repub-
.lcans were obtaining ffom Mr. Harter's
remarks and the Democratic disaffection.
inquired Of the Chair whether the commit
tee was discussing a bill tor the benefit of
he Democratic party. laughter
Mr. Mckinney, Of New Hampshire,
raised the point OF order that tLis discussion
was entirely out OF order. not being directed
o the bill under consideration by the COM
Iitree. The Chair sustained the point of
order, and stated that the bill uuder con-
,ideratiOn was one for the relief of Mr.. |
Duncan, Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Harter replied that his remarks were
directed toward that bill, as if Mr. Duncan
,ot the appropriation he wanted to be paid
100 cents on the dollar Laughter and an
,lause.
interrupted in Prediction.
Nh. Harter then proceeded TO make a
'rediction, but as the words 81 predict
anne forth, he was again interrupted by |
many Democratic members. One of them |
Slled him as parliamentary member if the |
reelection was IN regard to the fate of the