Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-20

ok4A III LAO Ju0 O0O~
pie. The people were becoming dis
gusted with Unnecessary iinroism.
de thought the most popular thinu
congress could do and tie most bene.
ncial would be to pass the necessary
appropriation bills and 60 home. The
ere fact that congress was in session
was q menace to q revival OF business
and q return of p~osperity.
THE HOUSE.
SENATE SILVER Bill DISCUSSED.
The senate free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill was debated
i've hours in the house on Tuesday,
and Tor three hours at the night ses-
sion.
During the balance of the week It
has been the chief and almost the only
subject considered in the house, occu.
plying from three to five hours each
day.
Corliss. Republican, Of Michigan,
spoke In favor Of non-concurrence;
Miller, Republican, of Michigan, and
Bartlett, Democrat Of Georgia. in f.
vOr Of concurrence.
While Bartlett was speaking, Boat
ner, BY reference to the defeat of '.Sil-
YER" Bland, General Hatch, and other
silver leaders, drew forth an indignant
protest against the treacherous man
ner in which gold Democrats had
stabbed in the back a Democratic can
didate who differed with sthem and
pointed to the attempt to elect q
United States senator in Kentucky
where 1t had become q Democratic
doctrine to defeat q Democratic can
didate." Boatner said the situation
there only illustrated the destroying
effects of Democrats refusing to stand
by their platform.
Bartlett retorted that the trouble In
Kentucky was that men not In the ma
jority sought to control. He declared
he would always vote the Democratic
ticket.
Skinner of North Carolina, asked If
he would support the ticket il the ma
tional convention adopted q gold plat
form and nominated q gold candidate.
Bartlett replied that he would vote for
any man nominated and would forego
q temporary consumatiOn which must
eventually come and could only come
through the Democratic party.
Grosvenor said the Republican party
in response to the cry of Silver repub-
licans "Do something for silver" pro-
posed to do something for the Ameri-
can people by righting the wrong done
them by the democratic tariff legisla-
ton IN the last congress. The party
would do something for the million
rr,DD1 r~1x,orc iv,ctooI nf thu rod
mine owners.
Evans, McCreary and Hepburn fol-
lowed in favor Of non-concurrence.
The latter said the republican party
VIA the only party that by deeds had
shown its friendship to silver.
"Are you willing to restore free coin
age OF silver?" asked Livingston.
tYes" replied Hepburn when You re-
store the conditions that existed in the
days of the Dollar OF our Daddies.'
The 4l2 grains of silver we're coined in
to q dollar but silver was worth Sl29
pei ounce"
Towne illustrated Hepburn's re-
marke with charts. Twice the house
gave him an extension Of time and his
remarks aroused great enthusiasm
among the silver forces. His charts
showed the appreciation OF gold and
the fall Of prices. One chart upon
which he laid special stress demon
| strated he said, that the fall in the
price of silver since 1873 was not due TO
| the over production of silver.
TOwne closed with q declaration that
the republican party must define It's
programme and do something for the
restoration of silver. The United
States could unite with France and
Germany il England refused. Towne
| was given q tremendous ovation when
he concluded. For several minutes
the free silver members crowded about
and rendered him their conRratula-
tions. ~
TREASON FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Talbert, Of North Carolina, rose to a
question Of privilege touching, what
he claimed, published misrepresenta-
tion OF himself. Pearson had msde IA
unwarranted attack on the loyalty Of
his state. which he declared as loyal O.
any state In the union.
Pearson said North Carolina follow
ed South Carolina out OF the union
and got whipped along with the Pal
metto state.
Taibert admitted he impulsively re-
nlied that South Carolina was not
sshamed Of her action thsn; thst the
speaker then thought the south right
and thought 90 yet, and under the
Same circumstances, surrounded oX
the sameconditions be yoQld 90 IT,
same thing aoain *N0w Mr.6peak Kerr
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