The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-13

Washington. February l2.-The house
spout another day In the discussion of the
silver bond hill, The feature of the day
was tho speech of MIR. McI.eary. Otcp..
Minn) Who used to illusuafe his remarks
tn" charts previously employed by Mr..
ToWuc from MS own State and by them
sought to rcfute the arguments in favor
Of fire." silver made by Mr.. Towuc. Messrs.
polllvor. 0tcp., lown lirosius and Brumiu,
kops, Fa) also opposed the bill. Mcssrs.
McNlllir Dem, TennD Bailey. tDem.,
Texas Underwood Ocm.. AlaD and Cox
Dcu.. Tcnn) spoka In favor of free coin
Nge
Tho debate on the free silver substitute
for the house bond bill was resumed whom
the house reconvcned at 1880 this morn
.ng.
MIR. Underwood Oem.,. Ala) aud Mr..
cox IDem., TennJ spoke I'm favor of non
concurrence In the senate substitute ana
Mr.. Brumm ORep, FAD IN favor of the
lattcr ridiculed MIR. Hall Of Missouri for
arrogatng to himself credit for changing
his position on the silver question.
said MIR Rrumm Gladstone aud have
changed Our min is he says. In my opin-
ION his conversion can bc characterized
In one word cuckoo "
At Il o'clock the regular order began.
Mr.. Cannon Qtep., I'D presented sen
9'e joint resolution aIProrrlaung N',"
for the purpose of making a survey To-
rethor with Great Britain ot the boundary
HE between Alaska and British territory
The resolution was adopted.
The husc then resumed debate on the
House bond bill substitute,
Mr.. Deliver took tho floor I'm oppo-
stiou to The free coinage proposition.
lie reviewed the history of the subject
from tho fourteenth century and said
that the decentralization Of silver IN 1873
had not 'snu,k 1t down" for during a
PREVIOUS pcriod of seventy years there
had been no silver ia circulation. Free
coinage has a all times proved "A fanule.
Tie would rather stand whore he was
ihau to lump without knowing whether
la was TO fall upon solid ground or into
bottomless pit lie denied that any
country where free coinage was prac-
of both gold and silver at the same time.
Thcrt Was never time when "A man
stood for SO much and dollar for SO
little as &C present u,
cy ana that we should not wait for the
corporation Of any foreign country be-
fore taking steps to improve our financial
adtirs. lie was not FOR monometalism of
amy sort, but desired the use of both
metals. The theory that the amount Of
tho currency IN oirculaiion did not az
Mr. Brosius uiep. PA opposed free
Mr.. bailey Oem.. Texas sought to
prove that gold had appreciated within
the last twenty wears, saying that IL this
was true the opponents Of silver would
have nothing TO stand on, az the basis
OF their contention was that gold was
stable. lie had no preference Tor either
gold or silver, but desircd that which
! VAS most stable.
Mr. McLoHry Ntep.. MinnO said he would
cudcuVoi to answer the statau - (. ado
hy his colleague, MIR ToNvnc. He used
mans employed by Nh Towne last week
ANA asserted that they did not hear out
/ the free oliver arguments OF his colleague,
/ His remarks were followed closely by
! the house.
%. m. the session to be devoted 10
dchutc.
The last night session OF the general
debate on the hill was more poorly at
| tended than any OF it's predecessors. The
gallcries We're almost empty and there
| were hut seven members on the door.
MIR Bingham ORvp., Pa IN opposition TO
/ the senate free coinuce substitute pre-
| dlrtcd another Sl00 100000 bond issue unless
| some legislation was enacted covering
gold redemption Of grcenbacks He faV-
/ ored an increase of National bank circuln-
/ ton the payment Of customs duties tn
/ gold ard The refund of the greonbacks
! and treasury notes into per cent bonds
/ The only other speakers. Wood (Rcp,
IIlll and Gardner Wep., y. ~ were aga nst
! the senate substitute. At . O'Clock for
/ want OF more speakers, the housd took !,
recess until 1879 tomorrow morning.