The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-29
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
coSGREssNEN HOLDING HACK THEIn
SPEECHES ron RETISIoE.

Alien Tells n story illustrating the uo--
Josiah Quipeys Ai.rtne-s In Getti,s
Omeer for Massachusetts Democratic
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2a-Yesterday's Congress
sional Record is a very bulky document al
though II does not contain reports OF all the
great speeches made in the House on Satur-
day. Indeed. Of all the star orators OF that
day. Mr.. Reeds is the only one whose speech
appears The practice OF Withholding re-
marks for revision" is becoming more popu-
lar every year. and has been observed more
than ever closely during the recent silver de-
debate. Some OF the speeches that were made
very early In the session have not yet appear
In the Record. Their authors are holding
them for revision" and also for the purpose
Of securing places on the outside pages OF the
Record. some OF the most interesting and i'm
portant statements made in the debate,
moreover. have been entirely revised"
out OF the speeches. and some things
put In that were never uttered in
the debate at all Representative Elijah
Adams Morse OF Massachusetts, for instance.
has much more learned and entertaining
House. and Representative Bynum has re-
vised" out OF his speech the main points OF the
reply which he made to Mr.. Lsfe Pepce OF c3l.
House how the Indiana member had changed
his opinion on the silver question Mr.. Bynum.
his speech. in which he announced that he
had always voted for free, coinage and always
Denver He told also how in that Westsrn
son. chaancey F. Black. and other bic Demo
1 il tie sat ss b5 q 5. hss Been S.sS
wined and dined ali the way from St. Paul to
Portland. until at the latter place. they were
nothing more to eat and drink. hut that the
Denver people, in the eagerness Of their hos
regard. All this ,circumstantial and enter
tanning excuse for his free coinage, speech IN
when he he withhe d i Tor re-ision, M Lac
Pence is aware Of this missing link in Mr.:
eanF It the Of the honse In hs
own entertaining way.
Senator Morgan OF Alabama arrived In this
city o-day from Paris after an absence Of sew
eral M onths devoted to his duties as an arbi-
traitor in the Behrng Sea dispute
The reports OF financial distress seem to
me to haze been n. eIasSeTatse" he said.
try and form my estimate only by hearsay.
This talk Of panic originated in certain quar-.
ters and was probably set afoat to eerve the
pie have not distrusted any form Of Govern
and taken out gold. silver. or notes OF any
kind. The people have money In their peck
cts, but the banks have not this money. Banks
have been carrying along inflated enterprises.
schemes booms- Retribu.ion has come in
saVs eone nSacr 10 stay are Of class Wheh
there is no mourning, take it Have you
heard OF any Grape on the door -
Representative McCreary OF Kentucky has
prepared the joint resolution which he will
introduce at the earliest opportunity. proTid-
ing for an Investigation OF tho monetary
question que Mr.: McCreary says there have been
cent years. the one in this country in 1876.
and the Herschel commission in Great Bril-
United States commission. he says. was OF
vas, benefit. preparing the way for the Bland
remon tizing silver and the. British commits.
sion has had an immense Influence on Europe
reads as follows:
k,,.,r;d g., IhA; CON mi.sien Is hereby author
.entativ.s TO be sppointed by the speaker Of the
i:eisd BY sis Prs.denI Of The rnit.d state. With
t s fr in
relative value Of SOD and SILVER. and Sh.she1 the
Of os Of Of s: 10
perm aneat or temporary: The eject thereof upon
eo1n,ry .sd saoa he '' st.naaf siA q
e s 70 WIS ~ an otnef nero eoIS u, a.
.aa .ease fs' e:
Ihtra.4n re pes, means Q, n,na the bank
c0CmerCtA
and financial circles and promoting INTERNATIONAL b.
fourth-Ths report Of the Commission shah b. pre-
later than the first day OF January. 1884
The Joint resolution will be referred to the
Com mittee on Banking and Currency. and an
early favorable report Is anticipated. Chair
man Springer is understood to be Q warm ad-
vocate OF the scheme
The attention OF the pension officials has sew
sral times been directed TO the dinncuIty expo
ienced in some parts Of the country In secur-
% the hardships which pensioners viii eIpe-
1ence In the approaching payment. due on
he checks drawn in their favor I By p ees
agents. With view TO remedying this din
'ui,y. arrarGsments have been made to have
Sew York to the Assistant Treasurer at Chi
ago such credits as may be necessary to make
nents at the Washington ONCE viii be made
~ check on the Assistant Treasurer at Balti-
Die the pensioners at Detroit and Washing
on to receive cash for their checks without
agencies are the ones most seriously Affected
y the present financial strinGency.
Secretary Carlisle was asked II the present
'trincency was due to lack OF money. He re-
olied
NO greater mistake could be com mitted
han to assume that the present financial en-
'arrassment Is caused by an actual scarcity
II N oney in the county, The fact is that the
amount Of currency OF all kinds in the country,
,,qtside Of the e. United States Treasury, on the
80 greater thar the amount outstanding on
he LIST day OF the month. and $40 Pa. 783
pore than the amount outstanding On tho LIST
lay Of septsmeer, lse2: when business was
nough TO transact all the legitima ate business
II the people. but the difficulty is that il has
zen withdrawn from circulation and boarded.
The true remedy is to restore confidence and
redlt. and thus put the money now IN the
ouLtry in circulation again"
In reporting the speeches made in the House
n Saturday on the Wilson Repeal bill. the or
or was committed OF placing Representative
larEe o. Alabama in the list o, tree coinage
rators. Ihe Tact is that Mr.. Clarke made an
arrest ana strong argument in favor OF TO-
eal, anc was the only member OF the Ala ma
e!sGation TO take this course.
According TO Secretary Gresham And every
ody else in Washington who has any reason
0 10 informed on the subject, Assistant Seq
etary o. State Quincy has not resigned his
iNce. In competition will the go. = ghout
peT 70, / o. "a developed