The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-08
POLITICS IN THE HOUSE
Greene of Nebraska Starts the
Ball a-Rolling.
CONTINUED SILVER TALK
Republicans Say That 1t Is the Only
Thing Which Is Keeping Back the
Whole Flood of Prosperity-A
Lively Debate.

passed the military academy bill to.
day with only one important amend.
| ment. The debate on the measure was
desultory and touched variety of po-
| litical topics. As passed, the bill car
ries s453,540, being s26,032 less than the
amount carried by the current law
The bill to limit the period for the re-
| FUNDING of the certificates of deposits
! of 1879 to Dec. 81, 1899. was passed. To-
| morrow the house will take up the AL
drich-Plowman contested election case
A bill was passed to ratify the act of
the territorial legislature of Arizona
authorizing the erection of a capitol
| building. Without further preliminary
work the house went into committee
| or the whole and took up the consider
| alton of military academy appropri-
| alton bill. 1t was arranged that gem
| eral debate should run Tor two hours.
| Smith, rep, Mich, submitted some
| remarks relative to needs of the pos
| tai service. Clark, rep, Iowa, spoke on
the Loud bill. increasing the rates on
second-clasS mail matter, and Greene
pop, Neb., made some observations on
the much mooted subject or returning
prosperity. He read Il dispatch from
wheeling, w. Va, giving an account of
alleged tearing down of McKinIeys
picture by workingmen. Olmstead,
rep, Pa, in reply to Greene, produced
clippings from newspapers in all parts
OF the country, showing a revival of
business and trade. Mr.. Olmstead said
that the continued agitation of the sill
Yer question was the only thing that
retarded the full measure of prosper
ity that would naturally flow from the
Dingley law. The threat contained in
the Teller resolution had driven $40
100000 to investment in foreign securi-
ties
u-n xsr0rn
runs away?' asked Mr. Bland, DEM.
Mo-
Money is always timid," replied Mr..
Olmstead 1T goes to places where it
is safest and surety is best
You don't hear of silver running
away reiterated Mr.. Bland.
NO. interposed Mr.. Lands, rep,
Ind, you don't hear of silver running
away from Mexico"
Mexico is prosperous shouted a
voice on the democratic side.
Mr.. Landis-..You don't hear of silver
money running away from China
Mr.. Ogden. dem. La.--'tAre you
Chinaman or an American"
Mr.. Meirs, DEM. Ind, and Mr. De
Almond, DEM, Mo. both denounced the
action of the house on the Teller bond
resolution. The whole purpose of the
republican party is the defeat of that
resolution, Mr.. De Almond declared
was to commit the country irretriev-
ably to the gold standard. 1t had at
last thrown off all subterfuges and
shame and now had the shameless eff
frontery to boldly proclaim the rob
berry which ii always secretly connived
at. but never before had the hardihood
to ayow.
Mr.. Low, rep. y. Y, said it was no
great marvel that the democrats were
bowling down the evidences of pros
perity which confronted them on all
sides. When a democrat was brought
face to face with prosperity he shook
like an aspen leaf
Mr. Perkins, rep, Iowa, said that in
the matter of wheat and WOOL the
prices prevailing had been charged 10
blind chance. 1t was said that the re-
party was the party of good
luck. For himself he preferred to affili-
ate himself with the party which was
identified with the prosperity and hap
piness of the country
After some. further remarks by Mr.. |
W1li,ams. dem. Miss, and Mr.. Gaines, |
dem. Tenn. the general debate closed |
ana the bill was read for amendment |
under the five-minute rule. With only |
one unimportant amendment. the COM |
mittee rose and the bill was passed
Mr.. Dingiey asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of a bill |
unanimously reported by the commit
tee on ways and means. limiting the |
Llme IN WINCH the outstanding refund |
ns certificates of deposit of 1879 can be
refunded into bonds of 1907 to Dec. 81, /
$50. About $50, 900, 900 of the certificates
we're issued in furtherance of the re-
lenption act, and hut $42 900 of them re-
main now outstanding. There was no
objection and the bill was passed
The senate amendments to the exec
itiye. legislative and judicial appro-
,riation bill were disa greed to and the
pill sent tn conference At 345 the
louse adjourned.