The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-10-24
SOME MORE Wild SCHEMES
Of the Populists to Issue Tons
Of Greenbacks.
They Would Keep the Government
Presses Running Continuously
Making Fiat Money.


ed summary Of a few bills intro
duced by populists in the last con-
gsess. These were prepared BY Rep
rcsentatiye Pigott, democrat from
Connecticut, and were inserted as a
speech in the Congressional Record.
and the democratic congressional
committee is circulating that speech
in the cast, while at the same time
the democratic party is combining
with the populists in the west, the
same rs was done in 1892. But that
the people of Montana should learn
exactly what real enemies OF silver
the populists are. the REPUBLICAN
gives this week 4 few more OF their
wild grcenback printing bills:
Representative Davis: Of Kansas,
in order to provide work for employ
ment at government expense for
everybody who wanted it, introduced
Il bill for the creation Of an indus
trial volunteer army OF see. 600 men
to be clothed. fed and paid. as are
recruits in the regular army. This
bill would cost the people not less
than half 4 laillion dollars annually.
And provision WAS made for the
issue of greenbacks to meet the pay
mcnts. Senator PETER, actuated by
similar motives Of providing for the
.'hobocs." introduced a bill to appro-
priatc $4,000. 900 to be expended by
stltc lolriS Of commissioners at the
rate of 81 for each ten inhabitants in
any county. Representative Roen
introduced 4 joint resolution in
structinH the secretary OF war to
provide camping grounds and tents
for all 'surganizcd bodies of labGring
people who may come within the
Distrit Of Columbia" and to 'ssoc to
it" that these organizations and in
(iividuals were respected and pro
tectcd. MIR. Hocn also introduced |,
bill providing for the issue Of 81 :0o0,-
O0o, ,OGO Of Legal tender notes, to be
expended in building or purchasing
railroads, Improving rivers, and
erecting post office buildings in each
village or city containing 1000 or
more inhabitants. TO carry out this
law it is yariously estimated that an
other issue Of $1,000, 600. 900. 1porc
would have to be made in addition to
the 81 1000. .oO0.O0O provided for in
the bill.
Representative Jerry Simpson,
who, as already stated, owes his place
to combination Of democrats and
populists, introduced 4 bill providing
for an increase in the circulation of
$4,000, ,00O,0 200 by the use Of the
government printing presses.
Senator Kyle. who owes lis place
to democratic support. has intro
dnced a variety Of measures similar
to those offered by other populists.
and one of Which proposes an unlim-
tied ISSUE Of fractional currency, to
be paid cut to persons applying
therefor to any postmaster. Repre-
sentative Mckcigllan, WHO alst, owes
his place to democratic support.
offered a somewhat similar bill, and
Representative Davis also introduced
a bill, for the issue Of non-intcrcst
bearing treasury notes Of full legal
tender to meet the current expenses
Of the government whenever the
revenues fall below the appropra
tions. In this bill the secretary
Of the trcasur, is prohibited from
paving coin obligations in gold to a
larger cWent than than one half the
obligation, and the secretary is also
required to pay out silver and pro-
hibited from retaining in the treas
| ury silver to an amount exceeding
one third of the outstanding silver
certificates.
Mr.. Bocn, Of Minnesota, proposed
an appropriation Of $l,O00,00O to
begin the destruction OF the Russian
| thistle. known to botanists as salsOlO
kali variety tragus, wherever found
on public or private property.
OTHER EXPENSIVE SCHEMES.
A large number Of bills were intro
luccd by populist senators and
| representatives to provide for the
control Of water for agricultural pul-
poses, sand to provide means for
gathering and storing rainwater," to
"'cstabl$h a bureau Of irriyatiGg,, y
and so on. These bills provide for
an almost unlimited expenditure Of
money by the government rs one Of
the bills states, ''to inauyurate Il sys-
tematc control Of water i'm the in
).:crest Of agriculture.
One Of Senator Pcifer's bills pro-
NaGts fr absolute prohibition in the
limited States and forbids the i'm
portation Or sale. except for medical