The times., 1899-12-14


this power would be crime against every
citizen in this land and work woe and mis-
cry to millions yet unborn.
When the national banks impudently
declare that the Government should go out
of the banking business we should answer
it that the banks should go out of the gov
erning business. In Jacksons day there
was only one Nick Biddle. Today there is
Nick Biddle in every national bank in
the land"
Mr.. Sulzer closed by making a plea for
unity and harmony in the Democratic
ranks.
4 Voice From Virginia.
Megsrs. Cowherd of Missouri and Otey
of Virginia also opposed the bill, the latter,
like Mr. Cushman. not coufning himself
strictly to the text of the bill
No man. ne said, 'is loyal to his
party with more euphonious harmony than
myself and I recognize the danger OF
cOqueting with Republicans. And yet, sir,
it will be without sorrow or regret that /
shall vote for the pending bill. If the ma
jority will strike out all after the eHacting
clause and insert a provision that the mints
OF the country be opened TO the free coin
( age Of silver al the ratio of Is TO l. And
to resolve against further expansion from
my friend from Iowa Mr. Dolliyer, and eX-
I =
Mr.. Grosyenor. The oratory of the former
! gentleman always rivets my attention; his
! gestures command my admiration. Laugh
/ teri His definition OF expansion recalls
! that of an orator of my own town Tipping
up and down or his toesl who has that
1 geGtleman's own gestures. He said: The
! American bird has spread her pinions, TAX
/ en- a view of the whole world settled down
/ with one leg on the Asia@c shores, the
other upon the golden sands Of California,
1 has dipped his tail in the Arctic ocean. and
I pecks with his beak at the islands in the
| Southern Pacific GLaughter.l
THE gentleman from Ohio has exploded
/ again, and scattered prosperity abroad over
the land. His speech reminds me of the
1 conversation between a suffering man and
the owner Of a parrot: The sufferer
asked: 'C-c-Can th-that p-p-p-parrot say
! prosperity?
." Well. answered the owner If he could
not say it better than you do I'd kill him. y
Loud laughter, joined in by Republicans
Tennessee Enters Protest.
Mr. Gaines of Tennessee opposed the
bill in speech criticising the method and
manner Of bringing the bill to the attention
of the House.
Mr.. Hill of Connecticut a member of
the Committee on Banking and Currency
in the last Congress, approved the bill,
and said he would vote for it with great
satisfaction because it was long step
in the direction that the Government
should go. He deplored the fact that
there was any discretion given to the
Secretary OF the Treasury regarding the
exchangeability of money, believing that
this quality OF all the forms of legal
money, at the option of the holder should
be made clear, unequivocal, and manda-
tory. Mr.. Hill was the first speaker after
Mr.. Overstreet to analyze the bill, and
show what in his opinion the effects oi
its operations would be.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hills speech
the committee rose
Mr. Payne OF New York presented con-
current resolution providing that the holt
day recess extend from Wednesday, De-
cember 20. to Wednesday, January 8
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee suggested
that the House take a recess over to-
day to join the Senate and the public
in doing honor to the memory of Wash
ington, the centennial anniversary OF whose
death occurs then. the vote on the pend
ing bill to be taken Tuesday next instead
of Monday. After a little desultory talk
Mr.. Payne of New York said that 4
George Washington were alive and {
member of the House it was his opinion
he would remain in the House and pro
ceed with the consideration of the bill
The STANDARDIZATION is made.
Mr. Richardson-Who objected?
The Speaker-The gentleman from New
York.
Mr.. Moody Of Massachusetts, asked unan
imous consent for consideration Of a con
current resolution providing for the ap
pointment of committee to arrange 70
the reception OF statue of Daniel Web
} ster. presented to the Government by Still
son HutChius.
Mr. Bailey-Why should the rules b.
2 | suspended to do honor to one American
r Wien the House has just refused to d
2 honor to another? And there is NOR
l reason in the latter case, for tomorrow /
5 the one hundredth anniversary of tn
: death of Washington.
: The Speaker-Does the gentleman OBJ
= iect?
a Mr.. Bailey-I do object.
] The House then took a recess until
t o'clock.
t The Night Session.
G AT the night session the attendance mum
5 bered only about two score. while the gal
leries We're filled as they always are whe
the Capitol is opened after dark.
D The discussion of the financial bill wa
! | resumed by Representative Robinson Q
= Kleberg of Texas. Representative Lime
T of North Carolina. the only Republica
who voted for the Teller resolution in tn
= last Congress, followed in support of tn
g bill. He said he spoke with some diff
- dence, in view of his course at that time
= but he had brought himself to the view tha
4 the pending bill was the best thing for tn
{ country low. Mr.. Robinson having com
e planned that the gag law had been invoke
= in the discussion of this question, Mr.. Lin
6 ney remarked that the financial questio
! was the grandfather of questions in Amer
e lean politics.
J. Scientists tell us" he said "that tn
I entire structure OF man. nails, and every
o thing else, changes once in every seve
+; years. Measured by that standard, nor
d than three generations have passed sine
4 the present discussion began in 1873"
= A few minutes later Mr.. Cox of Tennes
see read an extract from Mr.. Linney
e ! speech on the Teller resolution and aske
# the speaker: Have you shed your toe
c nails since then?" followed by shouts
= laughter
T. 1t is not a question Of toenaiIs" IT
e sponded Mr.. Linney when quiet was re
is stored but if it We're the gentleman frol
70 Tennessee would not shed his in a thousan
e years"
e Brief speeches against the bill were mad
e by Messrs. ZenOr of Indiana, Kitchin
,e North Carolina, Henry OF Texas, Rixey
) Virginia, and Cooney OF Missouri. The la
: ter said that the step the Republican part
Y was taking in this legislation would prov
it TO be their descent from power.
= There is not a single promise in all th
"a political history Of the Republican party
he said but viii be fractured by the cor