Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-02

"AsFINGToN. March 2l.-ln the house
today Mr.. Euloe, of Tennessee, offe ed n
resolution calling On the secretary OF the
treasury for "A list f all employees in the
United states coast and geodetic surveys
whose salaries were increased or de-
creased, or who were dismissed during the
year 1890
Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio, opposed and
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, supported the res
olution, which was finally adopted.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, submit
ted a report from the committee on print
ing on the alleged violation OF the rules of
the house by NJ. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts, la inserting an attack on Mr..
Williams, of Massachusetts, covering
five columns, in the Congressional Record.
Mr.. Walker had inserted the remarks un-
der the leave TO pint" rule. The report
was read. 1t reviews the entire ulpub-
lished remarks Of MIR. Walker and recon-
mends the adoption of resolu.
ton disappearing OF the unparlia-
mentary language used by Mr..
Walker in that portion of his speech
printed In the record on the 18th inst. and
recommending that the public printer be
directed TO exclude from the permanent
Congressional Record ali of that portion
in said speech which was not delivered In
the house This contained the attack on
the mugwumps and especially upon Mr..
Williams, heretofore partially Published
Mr.. Boutellc thought so sweeping n con-
domination should not be adopted by the
house at once without an opportunity for
the members to xamin the report aud
resolution, and that a hasty verdict was
improper and unjust.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, then
asked unanimous consent that the report
and resolution of the committee be printed
In the record, TO be called up tomorrow, or
at some future day. Agreed to.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia,
in the chair, on the army appropriation
bill.
WAsuISGToS, March 22.-In the house
the debate on the Bland silver bill being
one of the vital questions of the day. the
public manifested their interest by crowd
Ing the galleries Mt "A very early hour and
close attention was paid to the remarks Of
Mr.. Bland, who opened the discussion.
Mr.. Bland rose to speak, when Mr.. Tracy,
of New York. made tn. point of order inn
mediately after the bill was read. thai
under the rules IL should be considered in
committee of the whole. The speaker
stated that he had examined this matter
when the bill wa reported and 1t was re-
ferred, as he thought properly, TO the
house calendar. He therefore over
ruled the point of order raised by Mr..
Tracy. Unanimous consent was asked
and obtained for gentlemen 10 extend their
remarks in the record. II was also agreed
after some discussion that the hou ,e
should take n recess at s o'clock today
and tomorrow until Z: y y. m, and adj
journ at 1890 =. m The opponents and
friends of the measure will divide the time
equally. Mr.. Bland vas recognized and
proceeded with his speech.
Mr.. Bland said the bill proposed TO 20
back 100 years. On April z, 49,, the
founders of the government in pursuance
of the constitution, on the recommended
ton Of Hamilton, Jefferson, and the states.
men OF that time, adopted the double
standard. The act thcn provided for the
coinage without limit of gold aud silver
In the minis of the United States; silver
to be coined into dollars, halves. quarters
and dimes; the dollar to consist of 3Tlk
grains of silver, precisely the dol
lar In silver which Is called
for in this bill There was moth
money was continued In this country nm
oil January, 1873, when the dollar previ-
tusly established was discontinued. The
present bill proposed that gold and silver
should be in the ratio of sixteen to one 1t
was to the advantage Of all that gold and
silver, SO far as could be, should have
equality. In order that this equality
suOutu DC prtscrVeu ~ was necessary That
silver should be put upon the sanle plan
with regard TO issuing certificates, MS gold.
The act provided hat holders of gold
and silver bullion should have q right to
deposit their bullion at the mint and the
mint could pay for u on the spot b
bullion was deposited and the money
turned over to the deposttor for gold aud
silver under the act OF 1873 just as required
by this bill The law did not specify that
the bullion should be coined ut
any particular time. This was left
discretionary to meet the ext
gencies of the government, but, In re-
atty 1t was coined. for the most part, and
the resulting coin kept on deposit to pay
the bullion rs deposited. There was
Gold aud silver bullion could be deposited
in mints aud assay Office, aud coin certi-
ficates issued for their value. These coin
ceytid Gates were made legal tender for all
gu SONS duties aud In payment of the
public debt. We simply, by this bill. put
silver on an equality with gold, nothing
more. nothing less.
WASHINGTON. March 23-There was a
very large crowd present when the house
opened today. After some committee re-
ports the debate OF the silver bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Pierce, dem, OF Tennessee,
took the floor In support of the measure.
Mr.. Pierce said the hour was now at
hand when the people would ask from
congress that tho wrong done In 1879 be
undone aud hat ~justicc be done them.
Will the representatives of the American
people deny this to the laboring classes OF
America There were two roads, one
leading to honor. principle aud right, the
other to dishonor and destruction and the
former was the pathway which should 90
followed by the free coinage men. There
was NO reason for the decentralization OF
silv& In 1874 From 1874 to 1877, the silver
dollar was never worth less than 10 cents.
why demonetize it, BY tho act Of
1877 silver was murdered In the interests
of the great banking aud financial inter-
ests Of the world aud agriculture and
labor have paid the forfeit by their sweat
and toll Should this thing 90 ont Have
the Iabo Ing men no rights 10 be respected
by capitali Upoa the side Of
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