Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
THE BOND BILL
Continuation of the Senate Amend
ment in the House.
THE DEMOCRATS AND SOUND MONEY
Gen. Grosvenor Answers Some
Questions Put to Him.
PRINTING THE EECHE IS

There were exactly sixteen members on
the floor and nineteen spectators in tho
galleries when the House reconvened at
1880 this morning. The legislative day of
yesterday still continued, as the House had
been in recess over night. The hall and
the galleries gradually filed.
Mr.. Corliss (Mich) and Mr.. Boatner Oa.)
spoke in favor Of Inconvenience, and Mr..
Mines (NIich0 and Mr.. Bartlett (Ga) in
favor of concurrence.
While Mr.. Bartlett was speaking, Mr..
Boatner. by a reference to the defeat of
Silver Dollar Bland, Gen. Hatch, and
other silver leaders, drew from him an in
dignant protest against the treacherous
manner in which gold democrats had stab
bed in the back democratic candidates who
differed with them.
Witness said he, contemptuously, the
democratic scene daily being enacted in
Kertucky.' When did it become democratic
doctrine to defeat democratic candidates."
The Kentucky Situation.
THE situation in Kentucky replied Mr..
Boatner, "only illustrates the destroying
effect of democrats refusing to stand by
their party platform. If the silver demo-
Gratis would abide by the declaration of the
party made IN convention, we would not
today be threatened with the loss of
Senator from that state"
I'VE are threatened with the loss of
Senator in Kentucky" retorted Mr.. Bart
lett. because men who are not in the ma
Jorlty seek to control l want to say that
whether in the majority or minority,
wherever the democratic flag floats, there
will be my standard"
III the democratic national convention
adopts gold platform and nominates q
gold candidate" interposed Mr. Skinner
tN:C), will you support the ticket?
VIII vote for any man." replied Mr..
Bartlett, whom the majority of the dem
ocrats nominate in convention"
Then you are willing to sacrifice the in
terests of the people on the altar of party?"
I am willing to forego temporarily the
contamination which must eventually
come. and can only come through the dem
ocratic party
At noon the House went through the for
manty of adjourning and reconvening The
blind chaplain in his prayer referred feel
lnSiy to Mir. Elicit, the member from the
richmond, Va. district, who lies at deaths
door Give him Thy blessing he prayed,
and restore him to health, if it be Thy
will. II not, give strength and peace and
comfort to those who know and love him"
Printing Speeches in the Record.
Mr.. Perkins Qowa), chairman of the
printing committee, rising to question of
order, called attention to what he consd-
cred an abuse of the privilege accorded
members Of printing speeches in the Rec
ord. The permission granted by the House,
ne said, was to print such speeches as
would ordinarily be delivered the floor,
1T having been specifically stated by Mr..
Dingiey at the time that members should
not print magazine articles or chapters of
books. etc. He called attention to the fact
that Mr.. Stallings (Ala) had printed in
full a speech delivered by Senator George
at Winona, Mimi, last year, and that Mr..
Pendleton had printed in full a speech de-
ivered by Mr.. Bailey at Sherman, Tex, in
June last. It developed in the course of
the discussion which followed that Mr.
Stallings had obtained the express permis-
sion of the House to print Senator Georges
speech. By unanimous consent, Mr. PEN
dieton's speech was allowed to GO in the
permanent Record.
Debate on the bond bill then proceeded.
Gen. Gr"svenor's Remarks.
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio), in support of the
motion to non-cohcUr, said he would not
have entered into the debate had 1t not
taken such wide range as to extend over
the whole domain of practical politics.
He said that the republican party in re-
sponse to the cry of the silver republicans
ito do something for silver proposed to do
something for the American people by
righting the wrong done them by demo-
cratic tariff legislation in the last Con-
gress. The party would do something for
a million wool growers instead of hun
dred mine owners. I've haven't a silver,
mine in California; interpoSed Mr.. John
sen (Cal).
You're right" retorted NJ, Grosvenor,
''and you might add that California Is the
most proscriptive gold state in the Union"
''That shows we are willing to do some
thing for the rest Of the country" said
Mr.. Johnson.
"At our expense shouted Mr.. Walker
(Mass.).
N.r. Crasvenor ridiculed the threats Of
tho silver Senators and adduced some fig
ures TO show that they were powerless to
execute their threats Those Senators rep
resented but 16 votes in the electoral col
lege out of A44. He predicted 266 republi-
can electoral votes for sound finance and
protection-a majority of 49,
II the election should be thrown into the
House, he said, the victory of the sound
money candidate was certain Threats of
splits and fusion would be futile and una
vailing.
Some Democratic InterrogatOrlcs.
He was concluding an eloquent passage
about loyalty to the grand old republican
party when Mr. Owens (Ky.) asked him If
he was speaking Of the same republican
party that had few days ago auctioned
off the republican national convention.
Great Cod" replied Mr.. Grosvenor, look
ing about the House, '1et US hear some
thing about honest elections" Gaughter)
'Is it the same party asked Mr.. Miles
CMd.), (which has just made deal with
the populists in the Senate to secure con-
troll of the machine over there?'
1T was compelled to take possession of
the machine your party was smashing"
replied Mr.. Grosvenor.
rs it the same party" asked Mr.. Owens.
returning to the assault, which signalized
its return to power in the Senate by send
ing us the free coinage bill we are now con-
sidering?" Gaughter)
II have just been paying my respects to
some of the republican Senator's" replied
Mr.. Grosvenor. "If there is anything in
the situation there which can furnish COM
fort to the sound money democrats you are
welcome to It," (Republican applause)