The evening times., 1896-02-08
THE KENTUCKY SITUATION.

Further col!oquy ensued regarding the
desirabiiity OF expedlency, from party
standpoint, of prosecuting the free coin
age idea. Mr.. Boatner asked Mr. Bartlett
IL that was a Democratic spectacle being
witnessed in Kentucky, where the Democ-
racy was threatened with the loss or a
Senator because the silver Democrats were
not satisfied to support the State plat
form?
MIR. BartIett-The Democracy is threat
ened with the loss OF Senator in Kentucky
because a few men-a small minority
cannot control the great majority. ZAP
plause.)
Mr.. Poa,ner-The situation there but EN-
phasizes the fac that we should not agitate
such issues as this in the parity.
Continuing on the necessity OF maintain
ing parry organization, Mr.. Skinner asked
what Mr. Bartlett would do should the
Democratic national convention nominate
gold man for President on u single
standard platform
Mr.. Rartlett-I shall support whoever
the representatives of the mass OF the
Democratic party send to Chicago say
should be our standard bearer. CAP
plause) / say this because l believe that
the Democratic party alone promises to
maintain the liberties of the people of this
country.
Mr.. skinner-Then the gentleman would
sacrifice the Interests OF his people and the
whole people upon the altar of party.
Mr.. Mines, the successor OF Senator Bur
rows. advocated concurrence in the free
coinage substitute sent by the senate; and at
, - rlyS af Q'cineE
the House adjourned. 1t was Immediately
called to order for the legislative day or
Saturday.
on motion of Mr.. Fletcher Senate amend
mcnts were agreed to to tie House bill
granting right OF way to the Braincrd and
| Northern Minnesota Railroad through the
I.eech Lake and Chippewa Indian rcserva-
tions.
dr. Perkins. for the Committee on Print
Ing called attention 10 what ne cnarac-
| t.rized as violations of the consent OF the
House to print speeches upon the subject
under discussion. Mr. Stallings had inserted
| an address delivered by Senator George
at Winona Miss July 13, 1898, and MI
PendIeton had inserted speech made by
his collea que (Mr. Bailey soine time last
summer
ABUSED THE PRIVILEGE.
| These Mr.. Perkins thought. abused tue
| general leave granted, which distinctly re-
strlcted the publication to such remarks as
| would naturally and usually be made upon
the floor OF the House, and exclUded chap
tiers from books or essays in ma sazines.
He thought these should be removed from
the permanent record, and that in the fu-
| ture remarks printed but not delivered
| should be marked, Printed by consent of
the House." to show that they were not
mart of the proceedings. He asked the
| Chair for N opinion as 10 whether or not
these instances were violation OF the
rule.
The Speaker said he should not like to
sit in Judgment upon every case of the kind;
it was a matter that must depend largely
upon the individual member: The present
| cases might be disposed of by assuming that
the gentlemen did not iutend to violate the
rule.
Mr. Perkins thereupon asked unanimous
consent for the two speeches referred to
| TO remain in the Record, which was given
The House In committee OF the whole re-
sumed discussion OF the bond-silver coinage
bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor departed from the IMAM
cial features of the matter to make gen.
eral political speech, taking for his text
the plea of the gentleman from California,
| Mr.. Johnson, ito do something for silver"
He said that the offer Of the House In
the bond and revenue bills to do some'h,hg
for the whole people and to provide su'fi-
cient revenue for the needs of the sov'ri-
ment was met by the cry, Don't 10 tnat;
do something for silver" Do someta ns,
continued Mr.. Grosvenor, for one hundred
men constituting the strongest monopoly
in the country.