The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-24
passage Of this blll Ly tho house, th,

passage OF this bill by tho house, the
Democratic advocates OF FREQ coinage
stood ready 10 support tho nominee OF
tho Democratic convention a. Chicago
whether tho platform OF that convention
declared for FREQ coinage or not.
Mr. Stone OF Pennsylvania denounced
tho pending bill Us being, not bill for
the free coinage OF silver, but bill for
tho unlimited issue OF paper money.
lilo had auspicion that this bill Is an
heirloomin the Bland family (Laughter,)
In reading tho history Of his country
ho discovered that one Richard Bland
was leading member OF tho house Of
burgesses OF Virginia in 1913. IIe was
man OF patriotism aud ability, but
like his distinguished namcsako OF to-
day he seemed to labor under tho idea
that tho economic nnd financial system
OF his days needed. tinkering with.
(Laughtcr(. In those days tho currcn-
cy OF Virginia sccms to have boon tobac-
Coin hoghcads Of $50 pounds. laugh
ter). Tho Inconvenience OF carrying
around tho legal tcndcr OF tho day nat
urally aroused desire on tho part Of
people OF the day to devise more con-
venicnt system OF currency. This do
siro took shape in tho "Bland bill Of
1915" Laughtor). This bill was almost
counterpart Of tho bill OF to-day.
This bill is not bill for the FREQ and
unlimited coinage OF silver, but bill
for tho unlimited purchase OF silver
bullion. There were ninc bills before
the committee that did provide for FREQ
coinage, but al were laid aside and this
bill reported in their stead. The effect
OF this bill, by repeating the act OF two
years ago, the act OF 1890, would DO to
restore the act OF 1873.
docs tho gentleman tako the posi-
ton, inquired Mr.. Bland, that TO re-
peal the act OF July 4, 1890, would revive
tho force OF tho previous act thereby
repealed"
"Ycs, SIR"
"That is position contrary 10 all tho
principles OF law that over heard Of"
said Mr.. Bland. "The act OF 1900 re.
peals portion OF the act OF 1878. Now,
this bill in repeating the act OF 1890 does
not restore tho act OF 1878 Mt ALL"
socKLEss JERRY's REVENGE.
Mr.. Stone persisted that Mr.. Bland
was wrong and that the passage OF the
pending bill would be to revive tho act
OF 1878, providing merely for the COM
pulsory coinage OF s., 900 900 per month.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Stones re.
marks, Mr.. Bland asked consent that
the debate OIL the free silver bill which
would expire tomorrow night be OK
tended until Friday afternoon at 5
o'clock, but Mr.. Simpson, OF Kansas,
objected on account OF the failure OF
the friends OF the bill to make any
allotment Of timo to the representatives
OF the Peoples party.
Representative Warner, (Dcm.) OF
Now York. and Brawley, South Caro-
lima member, then spoke in opposition
to the bill.
Mr.. Fitch, OF New York, a Democrat,
earnestly opposed the passage OF the
bill.
THIRD PARTY HEARD FROM.
Mr.. McKeighan, OF Nebraska, one Of
the Peoples party representatives, and
member Of the coinage committee,
said that before entering upon any al
1irmative discussion OF the bill, he pro-
posed to discuss the minority report,
which had about it the perfume OF the
banking house. That report had in it
no suggestion with the reference to the
men who icllcd tho forests, broke the
ground, delved in the mines or sowed
or reaped. 1t was impossible to gather
from that report the idea that money
had any necessary relation to the pro-
ducts OF the soil. The report was be-
gotten OF avarice and its fruition was
the spoilation OF industry.
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Har-
teri had sent out notices to Grand Army
posts, asking them to protest against
the passage OF this bill. He had been
an old soldier, and he could not forget
that he had enlisted in the army OF the
United States when gold and silver were
the only legal tender currency. ZAP
plausc.] He had received deprecated
paper, and had never heard howl from
the fellows who represented tho bank
ing interests OF the country. This du-
plicity did not fool the old soldiers,
Applause
In tho Senate.