The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-11

1T APPEARS BETTER
And Democratic Opposition to 1t is Kill
ed in Great Measure. There is a
Little Sparkle of Oral
Bullets in the
House.
House..
tBy the Associated Press.)

Washington. Jan. 10.-The session
of the House today was given over al
most entirely to a discussion of the
bill reported by the Committee on
Banking and Currency 'to improve
currency conditions" suden In
terest in the measure seemed to de-
velop, as evidenced by the large MN
brship presnt throughout tn day.
Democratic opposition mainly was dis
sipated by the adoption of an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Williams (Miss.)
providing that Government deposits
shall be made only on competitive
bids. Final action on the bill was not
taken.
The impeachment charges upon
which Judge Charles Swayne will be
tried were presented just before ad
journment, and notice was given by
Mr. Palmer. (Penn.) chairman of the
committee of seven which prepared
them that he would cali the case uD
on Thursday next. Mr.. Bartlett (Ga.)
who was the sole member of the
Banking and Currency Committee op-
posed TO the currency bill and who
filed the minority report upon it, in "a
brief bnt vigorous speech declared
that he had no apologies to make to
the House or the people of the coun-
try for his position regarding the bill.
He affirmed his adherence TO Demo-
cratic principles and said he could not
favor a bill he did not believe IN.
In sarcastic vein he spoke of the al
legged anxiety of the Republicans to
reform currency conditions when he
said, they knew they We're adopts and
past masters in the art of being
ostensibly for something they did not
intend to pass. Mr.. Bartlett criticised
the manner in which the bill had been
kept to the front and inquired Wheth
er or not it was in preference to all
legislation looking to the reform of
the trif or to aiding the people to
relieve themselves from the choking
and grasping fingers of combination
of railroad eXtortiCniSts.
In thn course of his remarks Mr..
Bartlett touched uDon the amount per
capita represented by the postal re
ceipts of certain cities in Georgia
The figures were challenged by MIR.
Smith Oowa) who denied that the
statement was correct.
Cool But Caustic.
"Oh." replied Mr.. Bartlett with a
languid air, Il am not surprised that
you deny it. A better man than you
denied Christ once
The Williams amendment offered
National ganks only upon competitive
bids. was opposed by Mr. Smith Qowa)
and favored by Mr. oclran tN. Y.)
In the course Of his remarks Mr..
Cochran was interrupted by Messrs.
Lacey Gowa). Williams (Miss), and
Fowler On. j., chairman of the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency the
latter of whom took exception to Ger
tain reductions made by Mr. Cochran
l,p ont of h. no rat q
side, Mr.. Cochran characterized Mr..
Fowler 'as the most imposing, and
the ost respectable authority" on the
subject of finance in all the world.
The Republican side was thrown into
IN pDroar when Mr.. Fowler retorted,
IF your Judgment was worth anything
I would thank you"
Mr.. Cochran. however, received vo-
ciferOus Democratic applause when ne
declared in reply that he had only
Mr.. Fowler spoke in advocacy of
made the statement for the sake o.
argument and ] say he added, cal
ready it has made the argument rdi-
culouS."
his own amendment, which provides
for government deposits up to twenty
five per cent of the banks capitaliza-
tion at . per cent interest, the gov
ernment to have first lien on the banks
securities, and argued that there could
be no law that would result in more
equal justice than that.
Williams Amendments
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Fowler's
remarks, a vote was taken on the Will
liams' amendment which was adopt
ed la TO 90.
Mr.. Thayer (Mass.) referring to
the Fowler amendment said he had
an inkling in some way that if the
bill became law most of the money
would sc TO New York.
Mr. Williams thought that acton
on the Fowler amendment was un-
necessary in view of the adoption Of
his own amendment An amendment
to the Fowler amendment was offered
by Mr. Bowie (Ala.) designed To meetI
the suggestion of Mr.. Thayer. provid-
ing that "all moneys so deposited shall
be eQuitably distributed between thej
banks in the several States of this
Union but Mr.. Thayer contended
that it did not go far enough,
At a rising vote 1873 to IA, il was
agreed to incorporate the Bowie
amendment as n part Of the Fowler
amendment. The question then re-
Cured on the Fowled amendment as
amended was lost, t01 to 125.
An amendment by AR. Thayer,
(Mass.) restricting the amount OF sill
TO $15.000.000 in any one year. was
adopted. An amendment providing
for the re-coinage OF standard silver