The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-12-28
PRIVATE BILLS BLOCKED.
Mr.. English Prevents Much Action-The
Currency Debate Res umed.


Currency Debate Res umed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. = At least
twenty members crowded into the
area in front of the speakers rostrum
to-day in an effort to secure the pas
sage by congress of bills of local i'm
portance, but Mr.. English Of New
Jersey, who has inaugurated a YER
of retaliation against unanimous on
sent legislation until a measure of his
should be passed, was on guard and
obdurate. He relented in two in
tances, however, allowing a senate
bill and a joint resolution offered by
Mr.. Livingstone of Georgia to go
through, providing for the entrance
of foreign exhibits to the cotton states
international exposition to be held at
Atlanta next year.
OF the latter, Mr.. Wilson, of Waeb-
ington said: This bill, l understand.
involves the admission of contract la
Dor. l want to remind the gentle
nan that but a short time ago the
country was in a furore over the ad-
mission of a single %coachman. Does
this bill provide for the admission of
an English coachman?"
1T does not" replied Mr.. Livings-
ton, amid laughter.
Mr.. De Almond of Missouri, OBJ
jected to a bill offered by Mr.. Coombs
of New York, granting a pension Of
500 a month to the widow of the late
Major General Abner Dubleday.
Mr.. English finally demanded the
regular order and the joint resolution
providing for a holiday recess from
tomorrow to Thursday, January 3,
was adopted.
The house then, On Mr.. Springer's
motion, went into committee of the
whole, for the further consideration
of the currency bill, and Mr.. Pendle-
ton of West Virginia was recognized
by the chairman, but before he could
proceed Mr.. Johnson Of Indiana arose
for the purpose, as he stated, of pro-
pounding ar inquiry to the chairman
of the banking committee, (Mr.
Springer). Il understand" said he,
that at a meeting of the Democratic
members of the banking committee
last night it wa decided to offer a
substitute to the pending measure
the treasury wa obtained. Is my in
" IOlo Soll IL oO, l. ouSSSoU
that the substitute be now offered in
order that we can proceed intelli-
gently"
Sometime during the afternoon"
replied Mr.. Springer, 81 will say it is
my intention to introduce a substitute
for the pending bill"
Mr.. Springer, however, denied that
the consent" Of the secretary of the
treasury had been asked Or obtained.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee, he declared, were responsible
for the substitute.
MIR. Pendleton inveighed against
the disposition manifested on the Re-
publican side to oppose anything in
the shape of financial legislation pro-
posed from the Democratic side
and appealed to his party opponents
to periodically join in perfecting
a measure that would relieve the
treasury and inure to the welfare of
the country. He declared. with an
emphasis that provoked 4 howl of de-
rision from the Republican side, that
at this time the Republican party
''stood by, supinely fiat upon its
back" while the Democratic party
was trying to save the country.
Mr.. Russell of Connecticut followed
Mr.. Pendleton with an argument in
opposition to a measure which pro-
posed, he said, to destroy a national
banking system that had stood the
test of thirty Y