Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-22
Gets Joint Resolution for At
 lauta's Coming Exposition
THROUGH THE HOUSE EASY
Currency and Banking Bill RoundIy Denounced by Mo-
 Laurin of South Carolina.

WAsaIEaToN, Dec. 2l.--A joint resolu- ton offered by MT. Livingston, democrat, of Georgia, was agreed to by tue house per hitting foreign exhibitors at the Atlanta exposition 10 bring laborers with them from their countries to put tue exhibits in order and conduct them while the exposi- ton is in existence.
 h response to question from Mir. Wil- son, republican,, of Washington, Mr. Liv- ingston said he made no provision for the entry of foreign coachmen.
 MT. Savers resented ihe concurrent res- oluuon providing for recess of congress from Saturday, December 22, to Thursday, January 3, and on it's presen taton MT. English, democrat, Of New Jersey, de-. manded division.
 MT. Sayers asked for vote by yeas and nays, and itfollowed, resulting, yeas 172 nays 12o. The house lhen went into com mlttee Of the whole to resume discussion of the currency and banking bili. The dis cusslon of the measure continued during the afternoon, the speakers being Mess rs. Pendleton, democrat, Of West Virginias sosIes aempotat Gf N. c3nnsc'sa Laurln, democrat, of South Carolina, aud Rawlins, democrat, of Utah.
 MT. McLaurin made vigorous attack upon the policy of the democratic party
 
 years. 'rhere is not single line of democracy in the whole measure Cs he said, 'not single principle of democracy in it's entire provision, not solitary de- mand brought forth by national demo- cratic convention. It is a fraud upon the name of democracy, and bears upon its lace the moral turpitude that now seems to dominate that gr.a', a!th )u2h somewhat shattered orsa... The democratic party for years has asked the people for chance to bring prosperity to their doors. Two years ago that request was granted ,and " hat has been the result? Not a single pledge has been redeemed nor single promise kept, but the entire machinery of tLe party has been placed in the hands of a class oi individuals who have been in the past and are even now the curse of the great plain people of t country.
 The people had right to expect relief Of the democratic party, and the results of last November may be taken as lively remedy Of their disappointment, aud 1 venture the assertion that if the present bill becomes a l law the people at the next election wifi wipe out the last vestige of the democratic party. Instead of granting them relief. in. | stead of giving them free coinage, as has been expected, and upon which pledge fully three quarters of ths democrats of this house were elected, they proved recreant 10 their trust, and further degraded silver by repeating the purchasing clause of the
  no method by which the volume of cur rency can be increased except the chances of gold mining. This places the people in position where they are the victims of all the disasters which await upon and afe sure to follow the stationary or decreasing volumes of currency. Thls bill is filled with pitfalls and quagmires, as are all the financial measures which have passed congress siEce 1885, This is not Secretary Carisle's btll. IL is the stalking horse for Wall street. 1t bears the trade mark Of that locality, which is begin ming 10 be recognized in all parts of the nation. 1t Is a fraud upon the name of democracy.
 MT. McI.aurin then advocated fress coinage Of silver as the demand of the honr and duty of congress. Mr. Sickles created much amusement by his answer to question by Mir. Henderson of Iowa to what was his attitude towards the bill. He said that, while not approv- ing it, he stood with the com m ttee on banking or currency in favor oi the meass ure.
 Mr. RawlIns was the last speaker, and when he had concluded tte committee rose and MT. Springer presented for in- formation 0! the house and briefly dis cussed the provisions of the subs flute he would offer ut the proper time for the pending bill. He stated that it was the work of the majority of the members of the committee on banking and currency and | that the changes proposed had been ap- proved by Secretary Carlisle. To expedite consideration for the bill Mir. Walker, republican, of Mass ,chusetts, suggested hat the bill just read be substi- tuied at once for the beading bill, but this was not agreed to. IL was agreed, how ever, that it should be printed in bill form and put ia the Record. Unanimous con- sent WAS also given for mentors to print remarks on the currency bill in the Record | at any time during the session. The house then, at 5 o'clock, adjourned l until tomorrow at 12 o'cfocE. Exact as well regulated clock-resuks ac ,r,Iis cd with De Prlca,a Rakin,r