The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-17
WARNER TOUCHED OFF
The GOldbug Democrat Talks About
Dishonest Money.
SILVER is A RED RAG TO HIM
Discussions In the House Yester-
day That Took a Wide Range,
But Didn't Save the Coun-
try After All.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Mr. Dockery of
Missouri occupied the chair in the house
to-day, Speaker Crisp being indisposed.
On motion of Cockrell, a bill was passed
to authorize the Kansas City, Oklahoma
q Pacific railroad to construct a railroad
through the Indian territory.
On motion of Doolitte, republican of
Washington, a resolution was passed au-
thorizing the expenditure of the $4,000
appropriated for dredging Everett harbor,
Washington, in the construction of.
fresh water harbor at that point.
Cultivate called up and mad passed a
bill TO amend the act of March, 1889, re-
lating to the relief of the soldiers of the
Mexican and civil wars from the charge
of desertion; to give to the commissions
conferred on the officers of volunteer and
regular army for services in the war of
the rebellion the force and recognition of
those IN the regular service, and several
other bills of lesser Importance.
MIR. Curtis bill TO amend the existing
statutes so a corps of cadets shall consist
of one from each congressional district,
one from each territory, and one from the
district of Columbia, and such number as
may be appointed at large, not exceeding
10 annually, and that these shall be actual
residents of the districts from which they
purport to be appointed, caused some dis
sen ion.
The morning hour then expired and the
house went into committee of the whole
for the further consideration of the Indian
Appropriation bill.
Mr. Flynn, republican of Oklahoma,
started the debate with an assault on the
Indian office, which he charged with
double dealing.
Mr.. Weadoe, democrat, of Michigan.
devoted some time to a discussion of the
proposed policy of disseminating the
schools.
Walker, republican, of Massachusetts.
took advantage of the latitude allowed for
the debate to discuss the condition of the
treasury and the sources of revenue out
of which the enormous expenditures of
the government were to be betrayed. He
said the republicans would vote for bill
for more revenue, and that they would re-
form the currency.
"Will the gentleman guarantee" in
quired Warner, democrat, of New York,
"that his own bill will have the solid sup
port of the republican side?"
Never" responded Walker, "until we
are assured it will pass. We will not be
placed in the position of voting for bill
that is not to pass when we are without
responsibility for the legislation"
1.-THE gentleman from Massachusetts
(Walker) we'll knows" SAID Warner,
"that so far from the republican minority,
which he has Wanted as so.ready to assist
us in the financial question, being agreed
upon any point whatever, the measure
which he proposed was an empty one that
any member upon that side of the house
dared not to- expose to the air and he will
not claim there are 10 men on that side
who will even vote for the consideration
of IL. We all know" he continued, "that
on the day to which he referred there was
witnessed in this house an unprecedented
political event, when two wings of the
fiat money party, heretofore estranged
from each other by unfortunate political
differences, one led by a gentleman from
Name (Reed), and the other led
10y a gentleman from Missouri (Bland)
Topped together until they are sick from
attempted cooperation (Laughter). The
gentleman will also remember that upon
that day, for the first time on record, the
silver democrats and the populist party,
en- masse, and the republican party unan-
imously, with the exception of one man
VINO nad not Deen mere long enough to
be gotten into discipline. voted success
fully TO prevent further consideration
of measures for the relief of the country
the administration had suggested, and
that the majority of the democrats were
then pressing for action.
81 do not blame the gentleman for one
moment, except as to a matter of taste,
for speaking of the nightmare which he
has before him in case. BY an extra ses-
sion the republican party is dragged here
and led to make holy show of itself be-
fore the country. l am bound to say
have | believe sympathized with the feel
ing that some more friends in the north
and other parts of the country who have
criticized tho democratic majority for not
having been able TO enact measures for
financial relief for which the country
stands in need, but now and here beg
them to save enough of their epithets TO
treat with the consideration II will deserve
the situation they will soon have TO deal
with when they find the silver republicans
in tho senate and the greenback repub-
licau house standing in tho way of all de-
cent legislation for the relief of the treas
ury or for the preservation of the honor
of the American people.n