St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-01
THE HOUSE DISCUSSION MANAGED
TO REACH THE QUESTION OF
FINANCE.
THE FREE SILVER MEN ANGRY
THEY SAID THEY WERE BEING
MISREPRESENTED TO THE
COUNTRY.
A QUIET DAY IN THE SENATE.
The Time Was Devoted to the Du-
pOnt Case, and the PETER ResO-
luton Not Reached.

WASHINGTON, March 81 - The
house spent the, day considering the
sundry civil bill, and fair progress was
made. No amendments of Importance
were adopted. A determined effort
was made by some of the Southern
representatives to strike from the bill
the appropriation of $50,0 900 for the pay
of internal revenue informers, which
is particularly obnoxious to people in
the "moonshine" districts, but it was
unsuccessful. Mr.. Adams (Rep. Pa.)
undertook to correct some of the re-
ports as to the alleged compact be-
tween certain free silver Republicans
and some Philadelphia manufacturers.
In that connection he referred to the
resolutions adopted last night by the
Manufacturers club, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Hartman, of Montana, and other
free silver Republicans, in reply,
charged that they had been persist
emily and maliciously misrepresented
by the ''gold-bug" press. The confer
ence, they asserted, had not been of
their seeking. Mr.. Picker, Of South
Dakota, also made statement con-
corning what he said had been a mis-
representation of the Republican plat
form Of his state, which, instead of
making a specific declaration on ma
tional issues, had simply affirmed the
doctrines of the national Republican
party at Minneapolis, until the st.
Louis convention should have adopted
a new platform.
During the course Of the discussion on the
sundry civil bill, Mr.. Adams was the first to
bring in the silver question. He referred to
the resolutions passed by the Manufacturers
club, of Philadelphia, and it's representation
OF the alleged compact between the silver men
and the protecttonists. Both Mr.. Hartman
(Rep., Mont) and Mr.. Allen Rep., Utah) made
indignant replies. Mr.. Allen declared that a
cause that had to be bolstered up by such
methods as the gold men pursued must be
inherently bad. MIR. Picker Rep., 8. d.
arose to correct what he claimed was a false
report to the country of the attitude of the
Republicans Of South Dakota on the financial
question. "As to protection and finances
he said. "and as to every Republican doc
trine. If you want to know our position we
refer you to the Minneapolis platform until
the st. Louis convention shall declare an
other
Does it not appear" interposed Mr.. Hart
man, Sin view Of the fact that the views and
position of everybody who happens to enter
tain similar views on the financial ques-
tion have been falsely represented by the gold
press, that the press, while opposed to the
free coinage Of silver. is unalterably in favor
Of the free coinage Of falsehoods?"
81 know there has been much misrepre-
sentation,' replied Mr.. Pickler "but 1 only
desired to set the Republicans of South Da-
kota right before the country"
Mr.. Tate Dem., Ga) precipitated the old
fight against internal revenue informers by
moving to strike out the appropriation Of
$4,000 for the pay of informers. The amend
ment was lost-24 to II. After completing
ffty-two pages of the bill, the committee rose
and at sos p. m, the house adjourned.