The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-09
The National Congress
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL tsr-sEsATr

ihatioH UetWecu SATIOus KINGS OF is-
BARTENDER money Of the inited stat -.
and to maintain the equal debt-paying
and purchasing power thereof, and for
other purposes, was read the first time
by its title, and the second time at
length, as follows:
| BE Il sHdct,d, etc., That any note, bill,
| bond, draft, check, exchange, contract,
mortgage, public or private ebliga-
ton, or pecuniary liability, hereafter
made or contracted, which may pro-
vide its payment in a specific kind or
kinds OF legal-tender money OF the
United States, may be paid or dis
ch arged in any kind of legal-tender
money Of the United States current
mt The time OF its maturity or col
lection, at its face value, such stipula-
ton or agreement 10 tn. contrary not
withdrawing.
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr.. President, ! should
like to explain the bill in few words.
by its title. il will be seen that it is
n bill To maintain the equal debt-pay-
ing and purchasing power Of all the
Iegai-tender currency Of the country.
I see that the various State coDven-
tons which are now being held to
elect delegates to the coming Repub-
lican national convention are declar-
ing in favor OF this policy and pledg-
ing their party to give the people such
currency. Both Of the old parties
declared that it was their policy in
their last national platforms, and will
probably SO declare again this year.
The Peoples Party stands ready to
help either party to redeem this prom
Use, and We are ready to do it now.
The bill proposes to put stop to
the gold mortgages and gold notes
that are now being taken all over the
country. Every day men are forced
to make contracts under dire necessity
to pay their mortgages and notes in
gold. The gold they can not get with
out buying 1t at a pemium.
Mr.. HILL. will the Senator allow
me a moment? Does the bill propose
to affect existing contracts at all?
Mr.. BUTLER. 1t does not. The pres
ent law allows such gold notes and
mortgages to be taken. Contracts
have been made under this law. 1t is
a hard bargain which men have been
forced to agree to, but this bill does
not propose to nullify those contracts.
1t proposes to make such contracts IL
! legal in the future. | think that law
should be repealed. Both parties have
promised to do it. The opinion of the
country by a large majority is opposed
to continuing the present policy. The
, law as it now stands tends to cause a
disparity between different kinds OF
legal-tender money. The law is dis
elimination against silver and green
backs, and alsOj against the debtor
1 class.
That subsidy bill for steamships
!, was again discussed, ard some Sena-
tors are fighting for the appropriation
Wonder why these Senators are Sc
mOrtally anxious about this matter'
: People do not work to get $4,000 sub
s sides for big corporations for nothing
: House.
r Nine pension bills.
a SATURDAY, APRIL 2.-sENATE.
The Senate was not In session.
Twelve pension bills introduced II
the House. The day was consumed II
discussing the Cuban resolutions.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND-sENAT
: Five pc nsiOn bills.
), Senator PETER sought to get the
q matter of investigating those bone
J. sales before the Senate again, blu
Democrat Hill, who is now known a
il the "watch-dOg for the rascals" inter
n posed his objection and it went owe
r again.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3.
s. The Senate was not in session.
III In the House sixteen pension bill
III were introduced, and tremendOu
l. number of such bills heretofore intro
duced we're passed.
U There was lengthy discussion owe
IL the Cuban resolutions again. Co
ST Harry Skinner made some elOquer
i remarks. He said:
Mr.. Speaker, perhaps l represent tn
~ most ancient and at the same time tn
e. most patriotic territory within tn
al governments; territory where 81
Walter Raleigh first landed; the fir
n colony where the foot of the Angle
II. Saxon pressed American soil the te
er ritOry whereupon this country, tn
C. great continent, was dedicated to &C
and afterwards to liberty the territOr
er in which the first form Of civil govern
D. ment on American soil was organize
o. and out of which this great govern
~, ment has grown.
tn only say that, Mr.. Speaker, pref'
tory to the remarks which | am IN
d PEELED to make when my eyes fall upC
he the flag which Overhangs your hea
er Because, as l look upon the Stars ar
Stripes there, recall the fact that 1t
te, the same flag which fioated over IL
We venerated veterans of the Revolutio
NV which cheered the half-fed and hal
ne clad heroes of Valley Forge, whi'
lie waved over the redOubts of Bunk
a Hill, which fioated from the masthe;
Of the Bon Homme Richard, which kis
tes ed the breezes over the waters OF Ell
w. and Champlain, which waved in II
NJ umph over the immortal field OF Chi
e." peWa. And, Mr.. Speaker, When rec'
the anxious hours during which t
followers of that flag were fighting
life and liberty; when l turn my ey
be to the South and see, q few leagues frC
asst Florida, the Cuban patriots Eighth
mas for liberty as our Revolutionary fat
md ers were fighting, l turn with the G
lre bans to that flag as the Emperor co
wn stantine did to the cross in the hes
be- ems, to in hoe signO vinces. AS writ
IS a then, the Cubans think in this sign
Ca shall conquer.
ing tell you, Mr.. Speaker, the Cubs
ous look upon this flag to-day as the en-
de- lem of liberty, as we look upon
ase, cross as the emblem of Christiani
by and wherever you would advance
as cross to establish the Christian rel
The ion, l take that flag as the cOunter-p
! its of the cross, as the emblem of libel
One 1 would place it over Cuba. l wO
'ails have this flag, the emblem Of ibel
als. floating over Cuba, and it ought
wave in triumph over the dOmini
D, o. land she ought to be made Stat
this Union. These palliative measu
do not concern us. They accOmp
nothing unless that flag stands for
erty. And liberty to the Cuban i
ke a much as liberty to Americans. W
.., to see it established in every land
on every sea, not only in America
over every people on this contln
who ask for the blessings of liberty
the House.
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