The herald., 1898-02-08
Is Not Yet Visible to the
Naked Eye
REPUBLICANS MICROSCOPES
FAIL TO REVEAL SIGNIFICANT
MOVEMENTS
The House Discusses Prosperity and
the Senate Talks of Annexation.
One Bill Passed
Associated Press Special Wire


Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The attend
ance in the House today was small. \
bill was passed to ratify the act of the
Territorial Legislature of Arizona, au-
thorzing the erection Of a capitol build
ing.
Without further preliminaries. the
Hose went into Committee of the Whole
and took up the consideration OF ths
Military Academy appropriation Dill.
The bill carried $453,54O, being $1S6.76S
less than the estimate, and $26,oS6 less
than is carried in the current law. u
was arranged that general debate should
run for two hours.
Mr.. Samuel Smith (Rep.) Of Michigan,
submitted some remarks relative to the
needs Of the postal service.
The bill to limit the period for the re-
funding the certificates OF deposits or
1879 to December 81, 1899, was passed.
Mr.. Clark (Rep.) of Iowa spoke on the
Cloud Bill, increasing the rates on Sec
ond- class mail matter, and Mr.. GREENE
(Pop) of Nebraska made some observa-
tions on the much mooted subject OF re-
turning prosperity. He read dispatch
from wheeling, w. Va, giving an ac-
count of the alleged tearing down OF
| McKinley's picture by workingmen.
Gentlemen might cry prosperity.
nrosperity." said he, "but there was no
prosperity"
"And others howl calamity. calamity"
cried Mr.. Perkins (Rep.), amid shouts
of laughter from the Republicans, ana
there is no calamity"
Mr.. Olmsted (Rep) Of Pennsylvania,
in reply to Mr.. Greene, produced clip
pings from newspapers in all parts Of
the country showing great reVlVai OF
business and trade.
Mr.. Olmstead said that the continued
agitation of the silver question was the
only thing that retarded the fun meas
ure of prosperity that would naturally
flow from the Dingey law. The threat
contained in the Teller resolution had
driven O.OO0, 900 to investment in for
eign securities.
do we want a cowardly money that
runs away?" asked Mr.. Bland (Dem.)
Of Missouri.
| money is always timid." replied Mr.
Olmstead "It goes to places where 1t
| is safest and security is best"
"You don't hear Of silver running
away" reiterated Mr.. Bland.
mo-" interposed Mr.. Lands (Rep) OF
Indiana: "you don't hear OF silver rum
ming away from Mexico"
Mexico is prosperous" shouted
voice on the Democratic side.
| Mr.. Lands-You don't hear or silver
money running away from China.
| Mr.. Ogden (Dem.) of Louisiana-Are
YOU a Chinaman or an American?
Mr.. Miers (Dem.) of Indiana and Mr..
De Armond (Dem.) of Missouri both de-
nounced the action of the house on the
Teller resolution. The whole purpose OF
the Republican party in the defeat OF
that resolution, Mr.. De Almond de-
clared, was to commit the country ir-
retrievably to the gold standard. 1t had
at last thrown off all subterfuges ana
| shams, and now had the shameless ef-
frontery to boldly proclaim the robbery
which it always secretly connived at.
but never before had the hardihood to
avow.
Mr.. Low (Rep) of New York said it
was no marvel that the Democrats were
bowling down the evidences Of pros
perity which confronted them on alt
sides. When Democrat is brought face
to face with prosperity he shook like an
aspen leaf.
Mr.. Perkins (Rep.) of Iowa said that
in the matter of wheat and wool, the
high prices prevailing had been charged
to blind chance. 1t was said that the
Republican party was the party of good
luck. If that were true, it follows that
! there must be a party of bad luck. For
himself. he preferred to affiliate him-
self with the party which was identi-
fed, present and future, with the pros>
perity and happiness of the country
After some further remarks by Mr..
Williams (Dem) of Mississippi and Mr..
Gaines Dem.) of Tennessee, the gen.
eral debate closed and the bill was read
for amendment under the five-minute
rule.
With only one unimportant amend
ment, the committee rose and the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Dingley asked unanimous consent
for the introduction of a bill unnani-
mously reported by the committee on
ways and means, limiting the time in
which the outstanding refunding cer-
tificates of deposit of 1879 can be refund-
ed into bonds Of 1907 to December 81, 1899.
About $50 000, 900 of these certificates
were issued in furtherance of the re-
demption act, and but $4,000 of them
remain outstanding. There was no OBJ
lection and the bill was passed.
The senate amendments to the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill were disagreed to and the bill
sent to conference.
| At 3:t5 D. m. the house adjourned.
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