New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
Dainty
WORKS.
A WIDE RANGE TO EBATE.
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL IN THE
HOUSE
RETURN OF PROSPERITY. the SILVER QUESTION
AND OTHER SUBJECTS DIscussED-THE
ACADEMIC BOARD SUSTAINED AMI
THE BILL PASSED.
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Washington. Feb. THE Military Academy hp-
propraton bill passed the House OIL rep'
tive, today with a single unmportant amenu.
49, Nm carries s453 5ios 49, which Is sisS.769 81
lses than the estimates and s2s,oS2 less than the
augmentation for the current fiscal year beio''
the bin was read by paragraphs TWO houis "''
consumed by desultory and wholly 'rreeVa'.
general debate" in the course OF winch INC iouu
hin tho money question and other matters received
attention In the course OF the debate on the Dill
itself. under the fve-minute rule. the powers anu
du,,os Of the Academic Board were reviewed ana
several members found opportunity 10 display
an "afruence of ignorance OF generous piopo'
,jons In this discussion facts were oe'eiope"
showing that several Representatives fancieo they
had grounds Of grievance against 'he Ao"ue'''
BOARD because candidates nominated by them as
oao,s q, the Military Academy had been rejected
on account of their failure TO pass the required ex
aminatons after the expiration Of the probationary
period The Academic Board however loul'u
stout and able defenders on both sides OF 'he
House. who had the advantage or knowing wha'
they were talking about. and the repeated at
tennis of Mr. Richardson, OF Tennessee, TO use inc
question as a peg on which 10 hang campaign
speech were easily foed by Mr.. Hull, the chair
man Of the Military Committee, who had charge OF
the bill
Mr. Clark Rep., Iowa. spoke on the Loud DILL
increasing rates on second-ciass man matter
lions on the much-mooted subject Of returning
prosperity He read dispatch from Wheeling.
w Va giving an account OF the alleged tearing
down Of PRECEDENT McKinley's picture by working
men. Gentlemen might cry prosperity. prosperity
said he but there was no prosperity
and othe howl calamity. calamity! criei MT
Perkins Rep, Iowa. amid shouts Of laughter from
the Republicans.
Mr. Omstead (Rep. PENN. In reply to Mr..
Greene. produced clippings from newspapers In all
parts of the country showing a great revival OF
business and trade. Mr. Olmstead said that the
continued agitation Of the silver question was the
only thing that retarded the full measure OF pros
perty that ould naturally flow from the Dingiey
law The threat contained in the Teller resolu-
ton had driven $40 900 900 TO investment in foreign
securities
"Do we want a cowardly money that runs away"
asked Mr.. Bland dem. MOI
Money is always timd." replied Mr.. Olmstead.
curty is best"
You don't hear OF silver running away reiter-
ated Mr.. Bland
mo" 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. Lands continued, You don't hear OF silver
money running away from China"
Mr. Ogden (Dem.. La.)--Are you Chinaman or
an American?
Mr. Miers Dem. Ind and Mr.. De Almond Oem..
MOI both denounced the action OF the House on
the Teller bond resolution. The whole purpose OF
tho Republican party In the defeat Of that resoiu-
t!on Mr. De Almond declared. was TO commit the
country rretrievably to the gold standard. 1t had
at last thrown off all subterfuges and shams, ana
now had the shameless effrontery boldly 10 pro-
claim the robbery which II always secretly con-
nived at, but never before had the hardihood 10
aVow. ~.
Mr.. Low Rep.. N. " said 1t was no marvel that
the Democrats were bowling down the evidences OF
prosperity which were confronting them on all
sides When "A Democrat was brought face to face
with prosperity re shook like an aspen leaf.
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 1t followed that there must be
party of bad luck. For himself he preferred TO
affiliate himself with the party which was denti,
fed present and future. with the prosperity ana
happiness of the people. 1900.
After some further remarks by Messrs Williams
Dem. Miss and Gaines Dem.. Tenn, the gen
eraI debate closed and the bill was read for amend
ment under the five-minute rule With only one
unimportant amendment the committee rose and
the bill passed
Mr. Dingley asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration OF a bill unanimously reported by the
Com ittee on Ways and Means, limiting the time In
which the outstanding refunding certificates OF de-
posit of 1879 be refunded into bonds OF 1907 to
December 81 1899 About 100000 of these certif-
Gates were issued in furtherance OF the redemp
ton act Only s42 900 of them remain now out
standing There objection, and the bill was
THO Senate amendments to the Legislative, Ex
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill were disa-
greed 10 and the bill sent 10 conference
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