New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14

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himself Mr. Dngley said, amid applause. that ne
in favor of the United states takng pT nhSc
Mr.. Corliss's amendment vas rejected without d
division. .,
which he gave notice in the course or his spcech
last SATURDAY he sag tna' s in EUROPA last
summer and to be offered in the Enssn iai
Chamber of Deputies. Win the concurrent acton
of the United states Germany ara fIdhce, W
Towne said he had doubt that the parity OF tn9
two metals under free and unlimited coinage cou
be maintained. and that such JOINT action wou,o -
compel England-nothing else would-to come 10
Mr.. Tpiegraff Rep. Ohioj said that the financial
argument had proceeded on one OF TWO 6,s ~
lions: That the American people were desrous 6 Ua
settling their debts bass of 90 cents on , .',o
dollar or that Congress had the power 10 leSsl@le
into 80 cents worth OF silver 100 cents worth O.,
va.ue No honest man would s,a pa ,bn power to
do the latter. The curse OF Adam. the lorce o,
Wh len he frs, he in hs S2ea tH6 ood in the way
Of ACCOMPLISHING sub an objeeii by Sn tbo same
Sr TSI was and for the same reason and by
same Conspiracy" which effected the law Of lS'5
whiskey ard tobacco in Virginia. They gave way way
to a better material for currency. and when me
they would adopt that Applause(
Mr. Owens Dem, KY congratulaied me SoHn,
OF either Of the two evils-the Bond bl as It passed
the House or the t m ona w95 bs
speedily followed by the denise OF the othcr Nhat,
body of free silver would not again receive the
confidence of the country in twenty-five years TO
AN AMUSING PERSONAL CONTROVERSY.
At this point the proceedings were interrupted by
a personal controversy, conducted entirely within
proper parliamentary methods. between Mossrs.
Hall and De Almond (Dems.. MOI The former
reviewed the latter's scarcely yelled attack on him
for his speech Saturday against the free coinage
take himself any undue credit for putting the
income-taX proposition into the Tariff bill. Mr..
Ia
about the Democratic seats as he spoke
Mr. De Armond-I felt Mr.. Chairman. as one OF
the Representatives from the State of Missouri that
when the newest convert from that State, Of which
called sound money doctrine saw proper in making
his platform and declarations upon this floor, 10
talk about the Chinese people from the East Indies
and from the depths of Africa and the lSwer ami
mails being IN the category OF hose VINO not d b n0t
appropriate to sugges, that there might be changes
OF opinion, and l think there are and have been
that would evidence tremendous oxidation above
some of those classes referred to- Uaughter)
derstood abroad if allowed to go unchallenged on
this floor an insnuation against the men who
Missouran, proud of my State my, people who have
honored me- and other people who have honored
pass without notice these remarks.
gentleman has allowed himself to be paraded as the
author Of the bill. when he knew he was not; and
papers, call upon everybody who knows anything
about It, to verify the truth Of my statement The
doubt that the gentleman spoke to perhaps eighteen
OF the older members l recognize well. and so do all
spoke in season and out Of season 70 the man and
every man. TO every man who would give nm at at
these things and the only man who understood
them. -(Laurhter)
HOLDING HIMSELF ALOFT.
l know that the gentleman was plenteous and
prompt with his advice l know that the gentle
man assumed. far he could assume all the
guidance and conduct of public affairs which. &C
cording to his assumption. must have been most
valuable. know that the gentleman was he'd aloit
by the gentleman himself as the one man, not ohy
in this country, but in this wide world, who had
read everything, studied everything that had been
written upon the income tax and VINO Srd knew whd all
the progress OF income tax LEGISLATION mus, rest
to 1t now that he had been informed and believed
that many eight Senators who voted for the
that they believed they would bring bankruptcy and
ruin to the country. He did not seek to ident ~ ~
he never will do It, The gentleman talks about at
lacking him because he was out Let the gentlemen IN
name Senator. Let him name one OF them, Eet
him name the person who said that single senator
not one man on the other side of the Capitol ever
said such thing. simply refer 10 this because
this gentleman In his speeches last summer told the
people how he had seen the light and risen above N
ing: that he having come here as an advocate Of
having pledged himself TO vote for and advocate it
here. that he would vote for It,
resent are not a besotted and ignorant people; that
they are no. a people dependent for guidance upon
cially politicians Of the gentlemans stamp and
brave truthful. steadfast had admiration for those
qualities when they found them IN others, and
might be understood by those who did not know
ferior people was certainly doing them very
grave Injustice and vas engaged IN most Sun IN
90 not need defence. or II they do need any
defence they need TO be defended against the MS
which lea them to send the gentleman 10 the halls
of Congress. My impression was, and is now, and
changes his opinions and departs from his old as
socates upon some great question ne ought hardy
10 pirate at the first opportunity about the 'cOur-
age which led him to do it, to talk about the
that resides in those who do not do likewise or talk
about the Chinese and the lower animals as being
typical of those who do not change when he does
daughter
Mr. HALL HITS BACK EFFECTIVELY.
Mr.. Hall-Mr Chairman, desire to relterate that
do no wish at all to emulate this gentleman in
bllingsgate; do not expect to equal him in It,
But wish TO reply in a brief manner TO some per-
tinent matters that he has referred to. He states
and the people of his own district as well when he
is declaring against the utterances that made on
that we have but five Democrats here from Mis-
souri, instead Of Fourteen in the Lid CongIess
money men tapplause), and that The leader Of the
home upon his rocky farm in ma Laciede COUNTY ~" un
less he Is stl lecturing 10 his one-man audiences
in the South. daughter and applause).
wish TO say to the gentlemin that am not
called upon to answer to him his ituents for
my course IN Congress. / propose 90 back my
district and make the fight for sound money. Gap
plause.) He will go TO his and make the fight for
silver monometailsm. Let the election next No
vember show which is rght-which represents the
brain. the Drawn and the intelligence OF the rural
districts of Missouri, by showing whether the name
'De Almond" HALL will be called when the roll
Of the LVth Congress is made up. Appause)
The incident seemed to AFFORD much entertainment
to the members. and they resented efforts made to
restrict and limit the verbal onslaughts Of the gen.
tlemen each other.
Mr.. Dingiey Rep., Me) opposed Mr.. Towne $
amendment for the reason that the United States
ready at this time to nterna-
al al he cniuaQe q sllunr oInl.