New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-17
THE HOUSE HOLDS A WAKE.
LIVELY DISCUSSION OF THE DEFUNCT
CURRENCY BILL.


on the Indian Appropriation bill was In progress,
and Mr. Walker. OF Massachusetts. who Is the
/ leader OF the minority o, the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency apparently relieving that the ma
jority Of the House ought to be aroused to the ne
Cessity OF some legisat TO relieve the National
Treasury and protect the public credit took ad-
vantage OF the opportunity TO speak on that SUD-
! ject. Before he had ended what he had to say, he
was vocferousy interrupted by Mr.. Warner OF
York. who shouted that the Republicans
were responsible FOR the defeat OF the Currency
bill" charge that absurd enough In view
! OF the fact that vote has ever been taken on
: that measure. and that no honest effort has ever
been made by the majority to bring II TO vote
| As Mr. Warner could obtain the floor. he
INDUCED in good deal OF language. spoken In ire
! mendous tones, though he thought that mere
noise would convince the House that the minority
or that body and not the Democratic majority or
eighty is responsible for whatever may befal,
! Democratic caucus measure which has. besides
| the tremendous power and influence OF the Adj
mnistration reinforced by the power and influence
OF the Democratic majority OF the Committee on
Rules. exerted In its benalf. OF course. this was
/ the height OF absurdity. but It did not surprise
anybody who at all familiar with what per-
| haps might be called the int ellectual processes OF
Mr. Warner
When he sat down. exhausted by his own violent
emotions and exertions Mr. Reed Nobody,
ne thought, had been astonlshed by the eXertions
or n gentleman. whose volume or voice IA not eN-
ceeded by anything in the world unless 1t Is by
the volume OF things he doesn't know" He then
pointed out that. when a majority OF the House
voted down the demand for the previous question
on the resolution reported by the majority OF the
Committee Rules. 1t simply indicated lis desire
for opportunity TO discuss and amend the
rule which was objectionable to the Republican
side simply and solely because II would not give
opportunity consider the vital provisions OF
the Currency bill AS the previous ques-
! ton was voted down. he was ready 10 Offer an
amendment that he had prepared. but was pre-
vented from doing by the withdrawal OF the
rule by the member o. the Committee Rules
who had charge Of IT, \ single objection would
have prevented the withdrawal OF the rue. but
neither Mr. Warner any other Democrat Of
fered IN objection This plain statement OF the
facts In the case id NJ, appear 10 touch the I'M
Outstanding o. the voci'erous New-N orker VINO
vas Immediately taken 10 task by Mr.. Money. o.
Mississippi. because OF his reference to the free
silver Democrats who had voted against the pre-
vious question because they desired an opportunity
TO vote on Mr. BANDS proposed free-coinage sun
stitute az "maicontents" Mr.. Money bitterly re-
scented Mr.. Warmers illusions 10 me free-colnaSe
men. who. In his opinion. were entitled 20 az much
credit FOR honesty. sincerity and consistency as
were the gold bugs who undertook 10 lecture
them. and who applied disagreeablc epithets to
them Mr. Money also declared. with some heat
that he and his friends who favored free silver
dld not propose 10 bare their necks 10 the yoke
~ tho majority OF the Committee on Rules, which
because cou'd not have its own way. had pre-
cipatcy Withdrawn the special rule. as soon as
II was defeated on the motion for the previous
question. He intlmated that the reason FOR doing
this was the evident prospect that the bill would
he defeated by n large majority. II vote should
be reached
General Catching OF Mississippi. member OF the
Committee Rules. felt IL 10 be his duty 10 defend
the action % that committee. and. as might have
been expected he promptly shifted the responsibility
for the rule upon the Democratic caucus. which
he declared had unanimously instructed the com
mlti.e to report Il. Messrs Money and Bland de-
MED that the caucus had undertaken 10 formulate
any rule whatever. and asserted that the one re-
ported noi In accordance with tn" understand
INK Of the free-siver men IN tho caucus. General
Caichlngs responded and then Nj Warner again
obtained the Moor AMI INDUCED In some more windy
oratory Ia which h accused the Repuhlicans OF a
desire TO shirk responsibility" and "evade the
issue" and in the same breath he warned them OF
IN. mex: Congres. a frce-syer Senate and
greenback House ~ Representatives had been
called together by the PRESIDENT I" heal with the
Why DO no, you prspose some measure OF relief
Mr. Reed replied In few pithy sentences that
covered all the ground Among other things he
The ,rnrh is tina, the Currency bill fell OF lis
own weight II wasn't strong enough r 10 hod o TO-
Side. I, an not touch existing conditions ana was
UNSATISFACTORY 10 the noise ne propi'm orIy 80
in this House ough; to be- able 10 understand ana
,Gye H. The XaSS. rTesy b rnqp np ,h GGspS
10 - Increase the revenues 50 that the receipts
ran be c sa % ar an s ana to the GS
the public credit viii b. restored and W. VIII again
bc abb to face a frown.ng world Even the gentle,
man from New-York ougAt 10 be- able to understand
thai simple proposition.
why does not the gentleman from Maine sug-
Gest some means Of increasing the revenues was
the wailr,; cry that came ga the form OF question
from one OF New-Jersey = political wrecks Mr..
Dunn The respons" came Ike flash
THAT IL a question that | would be- surprised TO
asked H. ard irom one or two other members OF
the Democratc majority OF eighty IN ms iroI fn
House and senate, and We viii answer that pues-
Then the gentleman does rot think that the
currency be- improved" persisted Dunn
told Won what Is the FIRST thing that - necessary to
be- done FOR a Government whose treasury Is STEAD
Ilv running behind was IN" fetori
Terry Simpson. the Kansas ropulist. was then
allowed three minutes In which 10 explain nat me
the defca, Of the so-caled carlisle currency bll.
ard. II that party never accomp'n"' amy'n rh.
same party was willing to go sun further ana deai
Treasury and place il on firm and safe ground by
providing for the freer coinage and use OF silver
such as reieernng coin obligations in silver dollars
and toining the seigniorage- by issuing as many
greenbacks might be necessary Messfs Biand
and McRae occupied some time in defending the
revelations which showed that the advocates or the
Administrations bill had received fair warning In
the caucus that the free-slver men would not sup
port thAt measure.
In the course of the debate Colonel Hepburn or
Iowa put "A question to Mr. Money. whose reply
clearly revealed the real reason why thensht Tor the
Administrators bill precipitatey aDah-
doned He asked whether the bill could not nave
been called up any day within the past week or
Money promptly and correctly replied;
'teranly the chairman OF the Banking ana CUR
rency Committee could call II mp. or the Committee
Rules could bring In special order Tor us con
eide
soon as Il was discovered that the Dill would ne
defeated by 20 or 20 majority II brought to vote
seem to he afraid to touch II again
THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE KICKS.
REPRESENTATIVE BAILEY PROPOSING RESO-