The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-15

ternauonal exchange was concerned, must
always be measured by It's bullion value
in gold silver coinage forced by the DEM
ocratlc party had cost the people OF the
country iOOo0.0O0 year in Indirect taxa
ton.
Mr. Walker then proceeded under a rum
ming FIRE or questions from Mossrs. i.iv-
ingston, smith OF Arizona and Bland to
argue that 1t was better TO issue bonds
than 10 pass such bill as the pending
measure.
During the course OF Mr.. walkers
speech Reed and bland got into an angry
alteration over the limitation OF debate.
II was carried on va lie Mr.. Hatch. who
was in the chair, was vigorously pounding
for order and the serEeant-at-arms was
at last called upon 70 see that the gentle
mon were seated.
Continuing Mr. Walker read an alleged
quotation from Mr. BANDS speech to de-
monStrate as he said, that tho result of
the limitation OF silver coinage would be
q dehascment OF the value 81 SILVER aud
the depreciation Of the silver dollar
Mr. Bland attempted to deny the cor
rectness OF the quotation. but Mir. Walker
refused to yield
He vent on TO call attention to Mr..
JohnsJn's statement yesterday that legal
tender paper or gold was being refused
at the treasury Tor silver certificates. The
moment silver certificates ware no longer
interchangeable with gold or gold obisa-
lions, said he, tho latter would 10 TO "a
premium OF 6el cents.
MIR. Sweet (repl of Idaho followed with
an argument IN support OF the hlll. He
devoted the bulk OF his argument to
strong appeal IN favor Of free coinage.
Mr. Bowers trepl OF California. 20
whom Mr. Sweet yielded few minutes
at the close OF his hour, also supported
the bin.
MIR. Brosius (rcpl Of Pennsylvania ar
guci against the bill, In this bill, nc
said the financial honor OF the country
is being put up at auction to enable II 20
pay its debts
MIR Rawbns. the delegate from Utah,
supported the bin with a general argu-
meut in favor Of free cltlace Without
concluding his speech, MIR R1wsins yield
"a for a motion that tle commi tee rise.
Mr. Fithsan at this juactre rose 10 q
pcnpual explanation IN connection Wien
/ Mr. hunters statement in she early part
or the SESSION today He said he regretted
he was called upon 20 make the state
meut but he felt a. h.s duty to do -.
! The question at issue was how judge
| Hunter had voted upon the propositions
/ Tia place agricultural inducements on the
I free list and to incrpuse the duty on dia-
/ monds. He explained chat urtl n Few
/ dayq ago ne AMI Mir Hunter had bcen
/ rivals for the c1ugreg nnal nomination
] I'm Illinois but that JwlT, Hunter ha9
/ withdrawn. and tina, tbs entire interest
! in the matter now was 7at the trur7
| concerning how MI HuN'cr had vo'ei
| SHOULD be known, He said he was prr7-
| en-, on the day when the Vote upon 'he
/ proposition to increase the duty on dia-
monls was taken, anil as he had n keen
/ personal interest IN how Mr. Hunter had
| vo-ed he had noticed that tie mad voted
against increasing duty on the risirs
vote ana had called the attention % hs
colleagues. Mcdonald ard Stone Of Ken
/ lucky. 20 TINT fact. 1Tley were eye-wiT-
nas-ss. and he had renl meg statements
confirming what he said. Several mem
hers whose honesty ard truthfu'noSs ho
did not Question had gcncd certain rtate-
| menrs which were read by Mr. fun'ct
early in the dnv to she effect tNat ne haA
voted for an increased duty, He believed
t[3yy We're mistaken.
AS there s God in heaven" said he
and rs I stand here n living, hrea hing
man he voted ms 7 state ne voted
he was wiling 20 ncc'dc that perNans
Mr. Hunter had voted under n misappre-
hcns'0n
At the conclusion Of Mr. Tth.An's state
mont the house at $50 adjourned.