Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-15

o>S"NsSeSs0eSsSsasAsasass, unity UI senumenE UeFween the two sec tions oI tho country that no language will eNer blot out or destroy.
 The southern and northern Democrats may not be ahle to live together. l am glad thoy ara not able to live together. But say to you that the Republicans Of the east and a the west, O. tho north and ot tho south, have thus far found some method O. living together, and they will in the future
 Now, let mo address myself to the comparatively small matter at hand uaughtC-l l have witnessed periods of great emotion. and have noticed that 1t very O ton happens in the history 0 this house and of this country that events which seem to be very stirring and StTik- ing and to porteni tremendous future are not thought of much a fortnight ter the occu rCnce l admit, however the importance in many ways O. the proceed ings O. this house as this time I wish tho results were not a foregone conclusion. wish that thc.c were something more than language le to us today. tLaugh- ter.l But that being all that there really is at stake, as the matter will turn out aS gentlemen know. 1t seems to me ye y important that whatever we say heIe will have a tendency to strengthen the credit Of the government
 Period of Revival Stin Afar on.
 We arc not through with our difficult. ty. We have long months in front of us be uIc the period O recupeEation sets in. We ought not to say anything or do any thin; which will make that period O. re- vi>nl longer in oming than 1t ought to be l tho!e uro eel called upon for my part to r. cn orce the remarks so ably ! Illinois. Nr'Cannon-as to what the gov erumtns has done in the past with its bonds lis honds today ought to stand in tho vont rank national bonds il hon. esty effort in payment Of the same could count or acything in the history O. tn country Gentlemen say that we are at liberty to pay these bonds in some thing elSe eSl les the equivalent og gold. Whether w are Or not. the :act remains that urged on by m memorable law. We have thus ar paid in gold or Its equiva- lent. and every man in this house believes that We shall do so in the future (Ap- plausel
 ! A nations credit is its stronghold" :" concluded Mir. Reed Disasters may hap pen-a Democratic administration may occur-anything. in short may happen. but the most important thing always IS to preserve the nations credit and there- fore we should not let our indignation at the terms of this contract swerve us from our duty.
 Tho debate was closed by Mr Wilson, who admitted that the contract made by the secretary O. the treasury contained very hard terms for the government. but | he believed those terms were tho best that could be obtained. but congress. he said. | by giving the secretary of he treasury au- | thority to write in the bond what the con. | raciins parties thought should be there although all agreed that the bonds would be redeemed in gold. save to the taxpayers $5l 0. o00 year.
 In conclusion. he said no matter how members might differ as to the financial l opinions and acts Of the secretary of the l treasury, no one in the house who had known him would dare to question his | integrity. This statement was heartily applauded
 l The speakers gavel dropped. Tho hour 1 of o'clock had arrived. and under the | special order the clerk proceeded to call the roll on ordering tho resolution to Its l third reading
 The third reading of the resolution was re.usetl-l20 to l67.
 A chenr went up from the opponents of the resolution as the result was announc- sd. Mr Bland moved to reconsider and
 
 carried without division. and then on mo- tion of Mir. Wilson the house adjourned, In the Senate.
 The senate vote l to make no change in 1 the p ent railway mail system. The | subject as teen the chief point of con tentiOn of tho DO toffice app opEiation bill Tho bill a. Icpo tel gave to the DO tmaS- tec gene a comp etc dissection in expend- Ing the S3 goo. GOO for postal ca~s and cut of the p csent fast mail line fl om no, tn l to south.
 ProposeI chang's have excited iivc,y discussion, last ng ssve al days, as they embrace a complete evolution in the p; es- ent system, All of the amendments we g | defeated, however by decisive votes By simia" votes the senate sustained the 1 p esent fast mail line fIOm New England to tho south. Alta n sharp debate the senate declined to extend tho policy foc 1 suhsidizing fast mail lines. The postoffiee apptop iation bill was not passed up to the time of ijoul nment
 Dui ing the day the senate received the lengthy letto- of e eta:y Carlisle con- Veylng information as to the condition of the treasury in response to a senate Teso- lution.
 Miners Narrowly Escape Drowning.
 REVERE, Mo. Feb, l5-The Black Dia- mond coal mine employing ovor 100 min CTS. was flooded by break from tho work inGs of an old slope which was full ot wa ter. The miners barely escaped with their iivea
 Crushed by an Elevator.
 HARTFORD Feh i5.-Mr& Richard Norton ac-ed SO was crushed by the Unity