New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
THE NIGHT SESSION.

There not more than dozen Republicans in
their seats WREN Speaker Reed called the House to
! order at o'clock. Mr.. Wheeler Dcm.. Ala). who
was entitled to the floor. having held it when the
! House Tor recess. not present and Mr..
| Terry dem. ArkD was recognized. He read n
speech against the single gold standard, introduced
| by brief reference to the pending bill. In the
course OF Mr.. Torrys speech perhaps another dozen
Republicans appeared in their seats. Among them
was Mr. Wheeler, who followed the member from
| Arkansas finishing his speech begun in the after
noon Later in the evening the attendance in
creased to about lN members.
Mr. Underwood Dem. Ala stated his objection to
the bill be the fact that it would result in the
rement of grcenbacks. despite the declarations on
the floor and the provisions in the bill apparently to
| the contrary Notwithstanding.
| The first speech of the evening I'm favor of the
bill made by Mr.. Wellington OIep. Md. He
supported the measure Of yesterday and the
pending bill because he believed the first duty Con
owed to the people was the protection of the
credit of the Nation as would he afforded by these
Mr.. Wilson Rep.. Idaho explaining his opposition
70 the Bill said that the gentleman from Mary Land
which was that Presideni Cleveland Vas ne l9the;'
stood that 20 be the case, but he thanked Nj Wei
| ngtOn Republican supporting the bill for
OF his state. Mr.. Wilson said, opposed To the
legislation proposed in the bill although willing 10
higher figure even than that touched by the bin
Mr. Daniels d2ep.. ~ V quoted the law oc iS1,
in connection with the provisions Of the pendi.. +
T Which Would in any WISE contract the currency or
modify the duty devOlving upon the Secretary Of
the Treasury to keep the greenbacks and Treasury
! Mr. flowers Gtep, Cab said that the pending bill
back or / d!d no, mean anything. Who mad asked
/ for it? The President and the bankers and brokers
said Mere opposed to the destruction Of the green
! backs, which were their only currency in twenty
| five years o. the greatest prosperity he country
had ever seen. They were good ana honest money
until the demand for DESTRUCTION hai oesp e,,i, mfde
! cans, Mr. Bowers said that no man in the House pc
! lieved the bill could pass through ;he Senate. But
/ the damage would De done when by the votes OF a
Republican majority the bll had passed the iiou.'
kept busy 'eTplaning Why they fid yielded to the
/ Cleveland cry for the destruction Of the greenback
If the bin shall be passed. Mr Powers asked that
its title b. amended to express its effect ana inte
/ tion properly. and hc made to real "A bill to re-
congress' Con ;sSr"' G.aushtcr and app.ausej
Mr.. Adams Gtep.. PENN advised Mr Wilson. be
people OF his native State D'cnnsyvania to inform
himself better Of the sentiment there man ne was
to pass the pending measure by the manufacturers
and he believed they spoke for the business men
Of the Who'll State.
\ PURELY AMERICAN QUESTION.
Mr.. Gibson Hcp.. TENN said the pending measure
was proposed in response to the appeal Of The
! President who while he was Democrat. was the
President Of the United States OF America. The
an American one. and the Republican party would
support the President on that ErOurd. Some of the
Republicans. he said. forgot that they Were Amcri-
cans; all the Democrats did. Naug!terD lie would
vote for the bill, and when ne 70, BE- q he had no
doubt his constituents would say, well done good
and faithful servant tAppause.b
/ Ine remedy for the situation. which would occur
to any one from the ordinary wdl.s = ne said VI T.
/ Daarinond dom, Mo-, was 10 c,lu niO STANDARD
! dollars the silver bullion in The Treasury. with its
S55 Gp0.VD OF segnioragc, followed b. the coinage Of
spok. OF the distress occa-Oned In his State by tls
unparalleled floods r the last week and yet he said
the loss and suffering occasioned thereby would b..
! as gentle spring rain 20 a mighty deluge when
! compared with that when would iO..oW the f1s.en-
/ ing upon the country Of the British single gold
! standard
Mr. Dovener Glep. W. Va)-The gentleman held
House By 1900 majority, but in 1891 he was returned
by only a. ]; seems tha- there another Hood in
the gentleIaans district besides OF which he
spoke.
Mr. Deirmond-A gentleman who has no better
| idea OF the prOpricy Of debate We.gntcr sug-
gcsaion 20 make. certainly got here by too many
votes II lie got here by one. NaugherD
/ The debate was continued by Mr.. NCrthWay GleD.
! Oh!o) in support Of the bil alr Tarsney Dem. MOD
/ in opp0ston: Mr. henderson Osep. fowa) in sup
/ port, and Mr.. Shairotn Rep Coz.
| At the close OF Air Shalroths speech the Cppos-
tlon l. the h had occupied three hours and thirty
! eight minutes. and the affirmative two hours and
| ioFiy-sA minutes. OF the three ours debate 10
morrow, provided IN the rue regulating IT, thc adj
vocaes Of the bill have one hour ana lny-s.Y MN
! utes to their credit and the opponents one hour
| and four minutes.
| At 10 c'cock the House adjourned until noon to-
| morrow