The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-16

the notion MT AAlhtl N1to Aul tNAtNN
TO secure @ quorum tomorrow but az soon.
rs this lack OF a quorum Is demonstrated
steps win be taken 10 compel the attend
ance Of abscntots. ami MIR. Bland,s cpnn-
dent Tint on saturday or Nionduy al the
fafihess q quorum VIII be prcsent %
pnas the bili.
During tire coll OF committees for re-
ports hrs morning Mr.. Wise Of virgiRia,
from the committees on Interstate and for
eign commerce, reported hank the New
York and New Jercey bridge hfli and tho
Acce,nparyiiig veto OF tie pTesidcnt with
uhs recommendation that The bin do not
Haas over the veto.
Mr.. Cummings, rising 70 personal ex-
planatson. stated ehat some time ago no
intrutaced popular loan hill 5ilcc
then the members had received r,pics OF
an amendment % the bill, which they np-
peared 10 tilibk came from hsn. He dc.
aied AL responsibility fr L and nicre-
over expressed hts uputferable opposition
to Il.
Mr. Rland hhen moved to 80 into cesn-
mittec OF the whole for the further con-
slderaton OF the sesSnipraee bill.
Pending chat motion. he again made n
frifslless effort b FIX arnlt to debate
lie suggested that Il close tonight, tAer
tomorrow and finally aGrssd 70 let dehate
run AL Sat1Tiay. But In each proposl,
4 Il WIS In mo power OF the majority 70
1 close debate
After the house had gone intsreommitsrc
of the whole Mr.. Blan1 asked the prfvf-
| lege Of making a personal explanation cons
cernIng an incident connected with tho
| speech Of Mr. Walker yesterday mir.
/ Walker, he snld. quoted from one OF biA
speeches IN which he was represented as
admitting The possibility OF the depression
nj NJ
He ala not dispute the acctirnrs or the fes
] port OF his specch. but tie words had
been spoken In the heat Of debate aud did
not represent his views There wasa he
said m active. universal demand FOR
silver for use in the arts Under these
circumstances II would be strange n
bullion silver and coined silver had the
I same value. He argued, however. that
once there was free and unlimited coinage
OF silver the denpnd for bullion for coin
age purposes would bring both coin ana
1 bullion silver 10 par.
\ You withdraw what Mr. Walker
4 quoted y asked Mr.. Reed.
II withdraw nothing care nothing
about IT,
you appear 70 cnre enough about it,
retorted Mr.. Reed. sarcastically. 10 make
i this explanation"
Mr. Rawlings. delegate from Uthh, then
completed his eneech began Yesterday
He was followed hy Mr.. Latimer 0dem)
af South Carolina. who supported the BIN
/ with free silver argument.
Mr.. Hendrix iden.1 Of New York opposed
The hll IN Q vigorous speech During hts
speech Mr. Hendrix was besleged ny
questions from all sides. He CROSSED
swords with Messrs. Blair Livingston,
/ McCreaty. I3ontpef, Cox ana Others. MIR
Hendrix declared that there ssnH nothiDs
sadlca than 10 aee the gentlemen sitting
on ran fence with q scsticulating politi-
clan trying 10 eoneince him that the low
] price Of wheat was due 70 the crime Of
/ ls7sH
At the conclusion Of Mr. Heudrlx's
speech. Mr. Simpson Cpop,} 81 Kansas took
ihe floor IN adyocz1y Of me bill. lie be-
4 san with d humorous reference 10 tbs fact
THAI banltcra seemed @ 3iinh only theme
selves coinps.eGt 70 discuss he currenoy
lqurs.iou, Yet Nh Walker Or AinEsachu-
sets had been brave enough to enter the
al9na and, ncatrisng q the Congressional
airertnry. he WAS d sho1makef II shoe
lnsaktr can discuss finance. WIS can npt
Ia farmer 0aNehier) Mf Simpson an-
noanrVd himself y favor o ne bili
Aig Bingham fI34 q PennsglVanla %.
iposed THE pending reesere IA q prei
1 sre sch. lnwhich be argued tnDt the enact
iineat ~ the oil would threaten the GOV
ernmsnt
NJ Boatner advocated TIE raasage q
tbs bill,
sIss Haloe sasln' q 'gepnessee also sip-
MI Hale ldsm9 n Minnesota opposed
ltha bill
~. Gooanirhi fdssn) af Kentucisy can-
Tended the 1shats tor today aid ady1cas4 -
4 tlle passage of The bin, RIO Criticized Inv
action q Secretary Carlisle ~ ssping
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