The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-30
A LITTLE UNPLEAsANTNEss.
Messrs. Burrows and Bland Fail to
Agree.


The first unpleasantness over the sill
yer debate in the house occurred this
morning When Mr.. Burrows of Mich
| igan started to speak he asked the in
diligence of the house to an extension
of his time to forty minutes. Mr..
Bland objected to this unless the same
privilege should be granted to Mr.. Marsh
of Illinois, who was to follow Mr. Bur-
rows. 1t was instantly agreed by the
other side and all present that Mr..
Marsh should have forty minutes also.
Mr.. Marsh, however. declared that he
only wanted thirty minutes, whereupon
Mr.. Bland insisted that Mr.. Burrows
should be limited to thirty minutes also.
Mr.. Burrows courteously renewed his
request for forty minutes and Mr..
Bland again objected. Then Mr.. Bur
rows politely stated to the speaker that
if he was to be limited to five minutes
he would decline the recognition which
had been so kindly accorded him and
would not speak. This announcement was
greeted with a round of applause from
the republican members and Mr.. Bur-
rows took his seat. Several members
gathered around Mr.. Bland, and after
coaxing the latter withdrew his objection
and Mr.. Burrows proceeded. He spoke
for repeal.
Mr.. Pendleton of Texas and Mr.. Bow
ers Of Colorado spoke for free coinage
and Mr.. Pigott for repeal.
Mr.. Dockery would, he said, vote to
maintain the entire pledge Of the demo-
cratic party made at Chicago, not only
to repeal the purchasing clause, but to
enact such legislation as would give
gold and silver free coinage without dis
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Mr.. Marsh of Illinois said he had the
greatest respect for the president but he
wanted more than the declaration of
| the executive of this country before he
would vote for the repeal of the Sher-
ii'S Mr.. Joseph spoke in favor of free
coinage.
Mr.. Mooney Of Mississippi said that he
had come TO WASHINGTON prepared to
vote for repeal: but since he had been
his views. and he intended to vote
| against the repeal of the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman law.
Mr.. Durborow said the United States
alone could not adopt free coinage. The
people demanded the repeal of the Sher-
man law, believing that 1t was RESPONSE
BILE for the present distress.
Mr. Springer followed for repeal
Mr.. Sicl,les favored repeal. Let con-
gress, he said do this work of repeal
and go home. (Applause)
Mr.. Taylor of Indiana spoke for BIZ
metallism.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas would
under the circumstances vote for the re-
peal Of the purchasing clause Of the
Sherman act
Mr. McRae believed that the parity
of gold and silver could be maintained
by judicious legislation and attributed
the present depression to the evil of
the Mckinley tariff law.
Mr.. Dolliver advocated the Wilson
bill.
ardson of Tennessee advocated free coin
age at any ratio.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration OF
a resolution authorizing the speaker to
appoint a committee of five members
TO investigate the allegation that GER
tain banks were not paying their checks,
and to inquire into the conduct of Sec
rotary Carlisle and Comptroller Eckels
in the premises.
The speaker ruled that the resolution
was not in order; and the house took
a recess until s o'clock.
After the recess Mr. Henderson of
Oregon spoke against the Wilson bill
and in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer. Mr.. Branch of North Carolina fol-
lowed in the same tone.
Mr.. Bynum then took the floor, and,
replying to Mr.. Pence's speech of yester-
day, said that that gentleman had turned
his back upon the grand old democratic
party. not for the sake of getting pie,
but for the purpose of eating crow.
Gaughter) He quoted a speech made
by Mr.. Pence. going back, as he charged,
upon democratic principles
Mr.. Pence then put in a lance and II
was a sharp one. He said: when 1
made those remarks I was sober as a
judge and 1 want the Record To say So"
hilarious applause.)
Then Mr.. Bynum rose 10 question Of
personal privilege, and said: "Yester-
day, jocularly, l made a remark which
possibly might have been construed as
meaning that 1 had been entertained in