The morning news., 1894-06-20
IF CHRIST CAME TO CHICAGO
SiDley Uses the Story Of the Casting
Out Of the Devils.

Chicago Spectators Certain to object
to the Self-destruction of Swine if
They Had no Line of Shorts Out.
ooombs Speaks in Opposition to the
Hatch Bill.
Washington, June 19.-In the absence
OF Speaker Crisp, Representative Bailey
was appointed speaker pro TEN. of the
House
Inc House proceeded in committee of
the whole to the further consideration of
the anti-option bill MIR. Coombs of New
York was the first speaker in opposition
to the bill. He said the depressed condi-
tion of things, especially in the agricult-
ural interests, which the bill was in
tended to cure, was not peculiar to the
United States. The whole world was
suffering from the same trouble, and he
believed the United States was the most
prosperous country on the globe. In an
experience of forty years he had never
known foreign markets to be so depressed
as they are now. This bill would not
bring prosperity to the farmer, but was
fraught with danger
Mr.. Sibley, dem. of Pennsylyania. ad-
vocated the bill. He convulsed the COM
mlttee by relating the visit of the Lord
to the coast of Gadarene, where the
legion of devils which he drove ont of the
unfortunate young man, whom they had
afflicted, entered into a herd of swine,
which ran down the sleeps into the sea,
whereupon the Board of Trade of
Gadarene came out and petitioned him to
leave their coasts. And he did" said
Mr.. Sibley, ''never more to return. And
that's what the Chicago board of trade
would ask if he were to visit them, fear
ing a fall In the pork market with no line
of shorts out.''
THE FINANCIAL RELIEF
Mr.. Sibley drifted into discussion of
the financial relief, and called attention
to the fact that the same elements which
demanded and supported the repeal of
the Sherman law opposed the passage of
this bill
How about Coxey7'' some one asked.
"Rather than choose between the fnan-
cial vagaries which various Ohio people
have indulged in, answered Mr.. Sibley,
II would take to the woods. AS between
the artic contracted policies of Messrs
Sherman aud Harter and the tropical
richness of Mr.. Coxey's schemes, | pre-
fer the common sense average temperate
zone of finance. The difference between
continued Mr.. Sibley, " that Mr. Coxey
came to Washington from Ohio and was
elected to serve twenty days in iail,
while Mr.. Harter was elected to come to
Washington and serve two years in con-
gress. Who serves his country best,
God knows; l don't know" Laughter
A DISMAL SWAMP.
Mr.. Sibley pictured the country under
the decentralization Of silver as dismal
a 81, i
artistic effect. Mr.. Hatch's recent sug-
gestion that the populist candidates for
President and Vice President in 1896
would be Messrs. Teller and Sibley, was
recalled by the close Of Mr.. Sibley's
speech. He said that If his
party abandoned the principles
for which he stood and they
were inscribed on the banner. of any
other party, whatever its name. he should
championed them, ''why then' said Mr.
Sibley, II shall return to the farm and be
party to myself
MIR. Sibley spoke nearly three hours.
time being granted him by Mr. Alexen-
der, dem, of North Carolina, and Mr..
Pence, of Connecticut.
AN Ex-BoARb OF TRADE MAN TALKS.
Mr.. Aldrich, rep, of Illinois, in whose
district the Chicago Board Of Trade is
located, was the next speaker He had,
for years, been a member OF the board
and spoke from the standpoint of expe-
rience, He defined trading ia futures,
which the bill sought to restrict, if not to
aEnihilate entirely, and asserted that it
Injured to the benefit of the producer.
Whether or not the farmer needed pro-
lection from his friends, as Secretary
Morton declared, Mr. Aldrich said he
knew that he did not need the restriction
of markets for his products, which this
bill would inevitably bring about.
Mr.. Fletcher, rep, of Minnesota, had
read at the desk communications from
dealers in and handlers Of wheat in the
northwest protesting against the passage
of the bill. These writers gave statistics
to show that the farmers and producers
were largely benefited by the practice of
dealing in futures. 1t was also asserted
that wheat in North Dakota to-day was
worth as much to the producers as it was
ten years ago.
The committee rose at 4:55 O'Clock and
the House then adjourned.
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