The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-25
IN THE HOUSE.
Pence of Colorado quotes from an AID.
dress of Bynum.

dress of Bynum.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The five
minute debate on the Wilson bill began
this morning with a speech by Mr..
Waugh for repeal as in the interest of
bimetallism.
Mr.. Somers favored bimetallism, but
would vote for unconditional repeal.
Mr.. johnson spoke for g, yer.
Mr.. Picker asked for unanimous con-
sent to change the existing order so as to
take vote on Monday on the amend
ment confning free coinage to the Ameri-
can product. This was objected to, and
he then tried to arrange for vote on the
American product free coinage PROPOSE
ton after the Wilson bill was passed,
but objection was again made. He then
proceeded to criticise President Cleveland
as being under English IN influence.
Messrs. Lucas and Hartman spoke for
free coinage, and Bartholdt declared Tor
repeal.
Mr.. Houk favored unconditional re-
peal, and Mr., Heard spoke against the
Wilson bill.
Mr.. Caruthers, Democrat, of Kentucky,
endorsed every word of the president S
message and stood ready to cast his vote
for repeal.
Mr.. Dingley, Republican, of Maine,
advocated the repeal of the purchasing
clause. He had voted for the Sherman
bill only because il contained restrictions
that would postpone the evil day.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Ohio, although admit
ting the difficulty of doing SO was in favor
of the government continuing the double
standard of value.
Mr.. Load criticised the president and
Democratic administration for action
relative to the execution of the Geary
Chinese exclusion law.
Mr.. Hager twitted the Democrats upon
the dissensions in their party on the sill
yer question and suggested that conf
deDce would be restored if the people
knew that that party was also divided
upon the tariff question.
Mr.. Pence OF Colorado, made a very
humorous speech in which he said that he
had been taught by Messrs. Voorhees,,
Cooper aud Bynum his present attitude
on the silver question and right
well they had taught him. His les
son had started him on a course
from which he would not turn
his face by reason of the offer of Hpie''
from the administration. He remin ded
Mr.. Bynum of the time when he, Black OF
Pennsylvania and Wilson of West Yir-
GINA were advertised to make a tour
through the country for the purpose OF
OIkdnlL1nE DSLA4OCAdcAC NOW WdI1u-
ly the people of Denver had treated these
gentlemen and then the gentleman from
Indiana, Mr.. Bynum, had addressed the
largest audience that had ever assembled
in Denver. In this speech he said:
AZ have always been in favor of the
free coinage of silver. / have voted for
free coinage from the time the question
has been before Congress and ! Will do so
every time the question comes up.''
Laughter and applause
He (Pence) trusted that his teacher
would not rebuke the scholar when he
ventured to tell MIN that the question had
now come up. Applause and laughter. I
The gentleman from Indiana had taught
him (Pence) his lesson and he declined to
tear away from their teaching. Zap
plause-
Messrs. johnson and Avery spoke in
favor of repeal and then the House took
q recess until O'Clock p. m.
At the evening session of the House
Mr.. Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia.
favored the carrying out Of the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. Maddox, Democrat, of Georgia,
opposed the Wilson bill, ard spoke for
free silver, as did also MIR. Grady, Demo-
crat. of North Carolina.
Mr.. Kemp, Poprlist, of Nebraska,
favored free coinlge-
George Washington Murray Of South
Carolina. the only colored representative
in this Congress. made strong speech