The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-16
BlAhD'S BILL STILL PENDING.
Hendrix, Of New York, Makes a
Strong Speech Against 1t.
The Author OF the Measure Still Asking
for Unanimous Consent to Close the
Debate-He Will Try and Fix a Limi-
tatfon Te-day-Latimer Says the OBJ
lection Comes From Conspiracy
Against Silver-Simpson Refutes an
Opinion Prevalent in the East

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The commit
tee on public buildings and grounds re.
ported favorably on House bills authoriz-
ing the erection of public buildings at
Newport Ky, and Brockton, Mass.
Bland asked unanimous consent that
general debate on the seignorage bill
be closed at O'Clock this afternoon,
tn morrow afternoon or Saturday after
noon. Objection being made, he said it
was evident that it would be impossible
to obtain unanimous consent, and he
would Tomorrow morning endeavor to
fix limitation Of debate by vote of
the house.
The bill was taken up in committee OF
the whole, and Bland corrected certain
statements made by Walker (Rep
Mass !, in his remarks yesterday, no
having read extracts from the Record,
in which Bland claims to have been
misquoted. He briefly restated his pc,
sition on the silver question.
Rawiins CDem., Utsh), continued his
speech, which was Yesterday interrupted
by adjournment. He said that gentle
men from the East smiled with derision
at the financial theories Of the South
and West But tho latter sections of
the country could live without the East,
whereas the East. with its great manu-
featuring enterprises and teeming mil
lions, WAS dependent upon the West and
South. The miners OF tho West could
produce money for the people of tho
section while those OF the East would
be dependent upon them.
Latimer dem, 5. G. supported the
bill. He reviewed tho characterization
legislation of 1873, adduced evidence
to prove that it was tho result of a
conspiracy against silver and rccited
tho evil consequences that had followed
its enactment.
Hendrix (Dem., n. Y said that tho
impression prevailed throughout tho
world that the United s ates had gone
out OF the business OF giving fictitious
value to deprecated money. The
demon of silver, like an evil genus,
was now haunting the English house
Of parliament The situation in India
had reached an acute stage. The Ques-
ton OF silver affected the entire world
and wac now awaiting settlement some.
where, in some way. The whole world
is now in listening attitude waiting
for England to do something.
Simpson referred to the remarks
made by Walker yesterday, in which he
said that the entire financial problem
should be left for the banks to solve
He read Walkers biography to show
that he was shoemaker, and said that
if shoemaker could discuss the tlnan-
cial question why not q farmer.
Simpson refuted the impression which
he said prevailed in the East that tho
populists believed in an irredeemab
currency. He pronounced tho whole
system of gold redemption as make
Shift.
bingham (Rep., Ps.) spoke against
the bill, which, he said, was but an
other st D in tho movement to establish
silver currency.
Boatner Dam La ) favored the BILL
which. ne said, simply authorized the
Secretary OF the Treasury to utilize tho
assets OF the Government to paw it's
obligations.
Enloe Dem Tenn favored tho bill
and said that its opponents were not
satisfied with tho repeal of tho purchss.
ing clause of tho Sherman act, but
desired to stop the issue OF money in
any form. Hall dem Mimi spoke
against the bill.
Goodnight dem Ky.) made legal
argument against the power of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury to use money
derived from tho salo of DO Ids for any
other purpose than that of redeeming
legal tender notes. He favored the
coinage OF both tho scignorage and the
bullion.
At sos the committee rose and tho
House adjourned.