Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-19
INDIANS AND SILVER.
The House Divides Its Attention With
These Two Subjects.

WAsHIS6ros, Feb, Is The Presidents
Message relative to the Choctsw and Cnica-
ss- Claims was read BY Ihe clerk. ordered
printed snd laid on the tab e for the present
The Speaker laid before the House the
Response Of the secretary Of the treasury to
the House rssolauoa asking for ibforma-
ton IS 10 the sulharity BY = hleh the Il Per
eeot loan was extended. Bland Of
Missouri wished to discuss the
mater for fse minutes Dipslsy Of
Maine desired Ave minutes to respo0d
BJlh seIe cut Of by oojsotion from Pee
of Kansas, and he communication WAS re-
ferred TO the cammiaee on ways ard
means.
Ga motion Of Sewberry Of Illinois, i.
vss ordered that wAen tie House sdjourdtd
on Friday 1t shall be to Meet on tuesday.
lhls order wss taken 10 enable the mem
bers 10 accept the invitation TO vis!t
Chicago.
Gesry Of California, from the committee
on for lsu . Il .irs, reported the bil for the
exclusion Of lie C-ioese. House calendar.
The House went inlo 3 committee of the
whole On The ln3iAn appropriation bill
Cbipmsn Of Michigan and Picker Of South
Dskoia spJke upJn the measure, but lhe
And the silver question brought forward.
Bland OF Missouri, had lead . circular
lstler written by Hsr.er Of Ohio, to various
Grand Army posts in denuncislion Of the
free silver bill, advising members Of the
posts to urge Congressmen TO vote ssainst
IT as il would prove detrimental 10 the il
characterized as . bulldozlpg documt Mt and
60 fr i0fimtSafa frI.p MI no q VI
of tie bulldozing tactics of DillionAires,
tactics which had always been carried On
in opposition to measures which would give
free silver to the country. He denounced
il as unfair and unbecoming the dignity CT
& member to practice.
Harter of Ohio admitted the authorship
Of the circular letter. The gentleman from
Missouri, (Bland). had spoken OF it as q
bull-1ozipg circular. To men sfrsid 10
have the expression Of their opinions made
public such circular might seem bull
doing. buG TO the INT who enteitained opin-
ions, which they were ~iliiog to maintain
under all circumstances, he could not
See how the epirhet was applicable. IL was
fair and proper that the people
OF the country, not familiar with the legis-
lation proposed by Congress, should re-
CtsNc lTUui
Missouri referred to him as millionaire.
He was not 8 millionaire, nor was he the
owner of any national bank. He was more
of farmer than was ,he gentleman from
Missouri. He was as good q Democrat as
the gentleman. He was opposed TO class
legislation, whether it come under
the head Of protective tariff or
or under the head Of protection to the sill
yer producers, al the expense Of the whole
couutry. He was much opposed 10 giving
silver bullion producers the earning Of the
people as he WAS to giving them to manu- |
facturers. The measure which the gentle |
msn advocated would contract the currency
ruinously and cruelty. III the bill passed |
ii would elect Benz amin Harrison for the
second term ,ard this will be done by Dem
ocratic House uHder the leadership Of the
gentleman from Missouri He had sent the
circular to inform the pensioners that The
passage of the free coinage bill would en-
tail upon them the loss of 80 cents on every
doIlsr ,has they received. He would like
to pay the members Of Congress with 10
cen; dollar and see how they would like 1t.
II any lhing should be made legal tender
IT should be the corn Of Kansss, not the
silver OF Colorado.
Bland had the clerk read HBrlers Dlog-
raphy as published in the Congressionl
directory to chow that his business life had
been spent as banker and manufacturer
Bland said il vas not proper for member
of the House to prompt Grand Army men to
send kilograms 10 taeit congressman IN Of
der to intimids,s them, and induce them to
vote against the free silver bill,
Harter ssid he believed in good money
for farmers. lie did not care picay une
for either gold or silver, that was, he had
no preference. He declared that the value
Of coined pls ces should not exceed the
value of the bullion contained therein.
Silver was then laid aside, and the cor
sids ration OF the Indian bill resumed, Smith
of Arizona criticlzing some Of its features,
especially the appropriation for he Car isle
scbool. After further debate, without
action on the bill. the committee rose and
the House adj burned.