The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-10
q high tariff. hc said, was discriminate
Ing against tho west in the intorests Of

q high tariff. ho said, was discrlmlnat-
Ing against tho west in tho interests Of
tho caat. ga
III l had tho powor," said he, I
would strike down tho tariff that pro.
tects tho east and iorcc II into competl-
tion with tho west, as tho east forces
us into competition" N
llo wont on TO endorse tho Bland
s,eiGniorage bill as stop in tho right
direction. lo
AT tho conclusion OF Mr.. McKeighan's
speech, which consumed an hour and
hall, MIR. Harter (Dem., Ohio) took tho
floor in opposition to tho bill. %
There was, no said, little place for
sentiment in tho discussion OF this bill,
but IN abundant opportunity for the
exercise OF common sonse. The United
States had bid goodbye to the coinage
OF silves.
That question had been ettled, and,
ho hoped, was not to be rcopened by d
Democratic Congress. The question
oughtto be settled In buainess-like
mauner. There was a safe and easy
way out Of the difficulty. There was at
present q deficiency in tho revenues and
an increase Of expenditures.
WOULD TAX THE POOR MANS COFFEE.
Tnere were three mcana OF relieving
the treasury. any Of which would suf-
ico. Tho first was to reduce salaries %
per cent. including members OF Con.
gross.
Tho second method proposed by Mr..
Harter was duty on sugar which
would provide S35, 5000 900, further in.
croaso Of the whisky tax to 81 90 n gal
Ion which would furnish $20,000,0 900, an
increase of tho tax on beer 10 g and a
duty on ten and coffee. A tax OF one
tenth OF cont per cup on tea and cof-
fec. he said, would yield revenue OF
$4,000, 900. ,ils.l1 "A
The third method he proposed was by
tho negotiation OF n short timo loan.
In speaking OF the coinage OF silver Mr.
Harter called attention to the fact that
in twenty-tour hours tho value OF tho
silver in the treasury had ia!len 81, ,000,-
900.
"The papers today" said Mr.. Sibley,
OF Pennsylvania, interruptlng Mr.. Har-
ter, ANNOUNCED that silver had touched
the lowest point in its history, and the
same papers showed that wheat was
never so low. Wheat and silver have
maintained q parity. The gentleman
from Chic, (A1r. Hartcr), told tho house
that the repeal OF tho Sherman law
would bo followed by revival OF prog
perity and high pricos."
And to-day We SEQ the result OF his
prophecy" added Mr.. Bland supple
mentary to Mr.. Sibley'a remark.
"fhe country was saved disastrous
consequences at least" replied Mr..
Harter, turning to MIR. Bland. at
would have been worse If we had taken
your advice"
"You don't know that retorted Mr..
Bland, "and We do know tho result OF
your prophecy"
But THEY DO, JUST THE SAME.
Mr.. Harter created some amusement
by his reference to the manner in which
the Democratic party was delineated in
the comic papers aa q jack.ass. He
thought it was perfectly fair, perhaps,
Tor Republican papers to portray tho
Democracy as a jack-ass, but he did not
see why when q proposition like the
Bland bill was brought into tho house
Democrats should flap their ears and
bray TO show that they were jack-asaes.
Dir. Kilgorc, OF Texas, who made the
concluding argument OF the afternoon,
contended that Ii the government was
in need Of money. 1t was better to coin
tho silver seigniorage than borrow
money and pay interest upon the loan.
Without completing his speech, Mr..
Kilsore yielded to q motion that tho
committee rise.
Mr.. Geissenhainer, from tho commit
tee on naval affairs, presented the 70.
port OF that committee on the Holman
resolution to investigate the premiums
paid to contractors for war vessels.
Then at o'clock tho house adjourned.