The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07
EIGHT HOURS GONE
HORSE DEBATES THE SENATE SILL
YER SUBSTITUTE.

Pressure to Speak is so Great From Mem
bers that no Vote is Likely This Week
johnson of North Dakota aud johnson
of California EnIiven the Debates,
Which Else Were Tame and Dry-In-
dian Appropriate Bill Concluded
Senator Qusy's Resolution Goes Over
Question of Distributing Appropriations
Washington, Feb. 6.-The senate free
coinage substitute for the house bond
bill was debated five hours in the house
this afternoon, and for three hours at
the night session. Nevertheless. the
pressure from members for time 10 pre-
sent their views is so great that it seems
possible now that the debate may be
run over into next week. The speeches
so far have been tame and dry. There
were two notable exceptions, however,
| today.
Mr.. Johnson of North Dakota and MI.
Johnson OF California. both Republi-
/ cans, but on different sides Of the silver
/ question. afforded entertainment and
perhaps instruction. The former was
once a school teacher and today he
brought the methods Of the school
! room into the house. He placed some
charts in front of the speakers desk,
| Illustrating graphically the rise and
fall OF prices in this country, the pro-
! duction OF silver, and, pointer IN hand,
/ like professor TO his pupils, explained
| converging and diverging lines.
Mr.. Johnson of California, on the 9TH
er hand. whose fiery protests against
the passage of the bond bill attracted
! @1,.ao 10,
of the silver men, with an eloquent
speech urged the Republicans not to ig-
more silver, and warned them of the dire
consequences that might follow if they
did. His wit was so trenchant and his
blade 50 keen that he was frequently
applauded by those who were not in
sympathy with him.
Mr.. McLauring Dem. S. c. occupied
several minutes in replying to the
speech of Mr.. Pearson rep. n. c. last
night. He referred 20 the contest be-
tween brute force and money" and
manhood and voters" denouncing Err.
Pearson for catering to cheap APP
plause and befouling his own nest by
In timating the disloyalty of South Car
DINA.
NJ. Wheeler CDem. Ala.) then opened
the debate proper with a free silver ar
gument.
The house, at O'Clock. took a recess
until 1880 p. M
ALL BUT HIM DEPARTED.
There We're only about twenty-five
members at the night session of the
house, The light attendance gradually
dwindled away until when the last
speaker closed there was but solitary
member on the floor. There were no
incidents Of any kind. The speakers
were Messrs. Arnold (Rep, Pa.) Dan
ford CRep, o. Turner dem. Va.), and
Dewitt rep. o., In favor of concur
renee in the senate substitute, and AL
len (Rep. UtaD, Cooper Dem Tex,
Wilson Dem, S. c., Hyde (Rep. Wasfl.)
and Neill (Dem-, Ark, against concur
renee.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick CRep. Kan.) said that
he would vote against both the motion
TO concur, and that to nOn-concur. At
10 o'clock the house took a recess until
1880 tomorrow morning.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
The Indian appropriation bill was
completed by the committee having IT
in charge today. 1t carries something
over 100000 less than the appropria-
ton for the current fiscal year.
The committee refused to acquieSce in
the recommendation of the interior de-
partment for a number of improvements
at the Indian schools. The new Indian
schools in South Dakota are provided
for with $50, 900 for both, and an appro-
pria ton Of SOS, 900 I sinserted for the
payment of the Ogden Land company
of New York