Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-10

! Washington, Jan. 9-rhe house dis.
! rusStNi currency. Mr. Sihlcy, demo,
CIVIL, Of Pennsylvania, attacked the
administration He said that four days
members had told him they had been
promised collcrtorshipS II they would
vote for repeal. No demand for
names Mr.. Stblty said he had gone TO
one OF the grntlemcn referred to but
he begged on,
Mr., Cox, dcmocrat, OF Tennessee
followed with careful argument IN
favor OF the bill.
Mr., stone, republican, OF rcnnSyl.
vauia. did not think Tie p,udng bill
would relieve the trSlsury and the sit
uatton, nor did he. IN fact believe
the retirement Of all grccuharks and
treasury notes would check the de-
n>Nnd for gold,
Mr.. Johnson, Democrat, OF Ohio. fol.
lowed Mr.. S,hlcy'S lead With caustic
speech In opposition 10 the measure.
lie dnutcd that the hlll Is Designed to
take the government out OF tho bank.
ing business Nud asserted that no bill
could he devised for sound currency
iSSuvs which would not place them I'M.
der government supervision aud IN Of
feet make them alternately redeem,
able by the government,
Mr. Morse, republican, OF Massa-
| chllscttS, made a brief speech In oppo-
Sfion to the bin and then Mr., bland,
! the leader of the silver democrats of
house took up the cndgrl against Ii
! He predicted that IL the bill became n
law, grccnhaCks would disappear and
II secure gold standard of silver would
he entirely eliminated, In conclusion
Mr.. Rland protested against the bill
! In the name of an outraged democracy
Mr.. CoiIccn, Democrat. of Wyoming,
concluded the debate for the day In
opposition to the bin and the house
took a recess until eight O'Clock, when
under special order n bill prepared by
| the pensiun committee for the codlica.
ton of the pension laws was formally
read.
There was more financial talk about
the senate than at any time during til,
. session Senators who had predicted
there would be no currency Legislation
talked In II more favorable way ant
limited at Il possibility tmt something
might be done.
IN THE SENATE.
! Washington, Jan. q. Senator Villa,
called mp IN the senate lynCh's home
stead relief bill, but as soon NJ til,
clerk had finished reading II, Senator
Teller refused unanimous consent t,
It's present consideration and II Wen
} over TIL today, when Mr.. Villas vii
call II up again senator Tcllers oh
lection was due. not to the bill bu
to the notice lie gave yesterday tina
he would object to the consideration
/ Of public land bills ont of their turn
: by unanimous consent. IN the morn
} Ing hour.
Mr. Lodges resolution calling for in
formation MS 10 why the t'nitet
/ Stntes WArHhips were withdrawn from
: Hawaiian waters was then conslu
: cred and Mr., Palmer, Cdem.) Of Hi
nois, addressed The senate against th
bill
Mr.. Gray, Cd"m) Of nclowarr. ar
gued against the adoption of the reso
luton. He sent to the clerks desl
and asked that the presidents state
mcnt on the matter published be read
The clerk had finished only q portion
when . o'clock arrived when the reso
i, luton again took its place on the cal
endar The regular order was theI
, laid aside and the senate culogles OF
, the life Of the late Senator Alfred II
/, Colquitt, Of Georgia, took place afte
which they adjourned.