, 1881-02-16
~ IAo2A l. ~ ~ Il. OAEA
The Great Funding Bill FL
nalfy Secures the Sen-
ate's Attention.
Surprising Development Of Feel
ing III Favor Of Longtime
3 Per Cents.
Continuation Of the House Program
Of "Dsliberation" on River
and Harbors.
No Departure as let from the Allotment
Of Plunder Made in The Com.
Inittee.
The Mud Puddle Syndicate Able to Pass
the Bill "After Liberal
Debate.''
A Night Session Attempted, and
the "Opposition Brought
Speedily to Terms.
J. R. Tucker, Of Virginia, Made
Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee.
Matthews Departure for Home Without
1lopc-Blnlnc Not Likely to
llc.cntcr the Senate.
Frank Recital Of Member Of the Frank
ing 0ommittee-Yalc Locks-
Notes-Record.
J. R. Tucker, Of Virginia, Made
Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee,
Matthews Departure for Home Without
1lope-Blninc Not Likely 10
Rc.cntcr the Senate.
Frank Recital Of Member Of the Frank
ing 0ommittee-Yalo Locks-
Notes-~Record


WASHINGTON. y. C., Feb. 1i.-Scnatpr Ilnynru
succeeded to-dny In getting the Senate to con-
slIer tho Funding bill. aud he will cllcavpr to
huvc tho discussion continued Without Inter-
rnpt1on until ilnul vote cun be reached. lie
opened tho dcbase and explained tho tit as 1t
hns been ntnc.ldcd in tic scnate Committee on
Finhnce section by section. The silver men say
that he wont Out OF bis why to give them same
hnrl knocks. hut bis retnarks were listened tu
by nll with intention. md BY many With MP
pravn. Tho general debate tllat followed wns
neither important nor Interesting. Senator Nc
Pherson favored m absolute forty- ycnr honh at
j per cent interest, mud
nAYAID ADMITTED THAT SUCH 4 BOND
GUILD HE PLACED.
Senator kcr,nn entered Into n long disqutsttion
OH tho difference between permanent and op-
tlonal louds, mud entd that tile House would
yul1 fnr higher ratio Of Interest than Wis IN ts
b!il II tho tlme could 10 shortened. Senator
Voorhees, was iuw In favor of a . per cent rate
Of Interest. senator Futon thought that 1850
bo1,d ut
Q PEI. CENT
could DO negotiated. whi'e Senators Williams.
Plumb, md Vest ndvocatcl tho lowest possible
rAtu OF Interest. The afternoons debate ey,nccd
desire nut to increase tho rate OF Interest Of
tho lIouse-I per ceHt-to 3ts per cent, rs al-
EncAtel by tho SetAltv Committee OH FInat1cp.
Hut, becn,lse snccesslon OF Senators talked
that wny, It ators not fu!tow TINT minority at
to sr1ate VIZ IKE vote TINT way The icatton7
clrry its ancnded bill through very much rs re-.
ported.
PROM THE 1.EcoEp."
N the H1stern Annotated isrett
wAsM.str0N. u. q. Fab. i5.-on motion OF
at,i tho scna,e tuck up tic iiouse rumIins oiii.
tho tloor and i, the eallcrics in sxnia'Iat,on
q ths @ n'ennsn:s @ , q tao s9nsto r,na9Se Cen:
cNtcd tic b. per cent ruto and Il 10 boui ns
modification t,f tho two propositions nf tic Sec
noscI tho cou,u,lsurv fsatur,3 al tic urnvisibu
If tho Huusy in tlie .jfth srriiun. co,nDejltuu
bH.,ks to excin,xe bonds Ut q higher ratc fur
thu.e Of a 'iusser r1lte,
Sir. 1luyar.l said tho Committees amendment
1nauo tho P'tn,s fSGSiseap!c' Hat nnt snsnp!'
Il HI IF t"rr ~ Inc nay, st % on;
ycar. wore provided for, tho rAto nut to exceed
Y, Me eeha, u tne tnarket rroveti tNyHrAb!c;
orr, per eon1: These Trcasury- notes aru aaal-
agoos III 'neiF nso 70 wnat nre termed
ExcEEQuE1t Hills
wur,is al'rcasnry ,iotcs ror "cerij,,catcs" hus
no spccisI sxrItjcaucc. tho FORMER Gsinu ussd I Ms
oss re SSr1ss .sr Tes TWO ss,s. O. tG
g nliort ,latc. Willie tl,o otscr ms tho fcaiuro
uf Il iunX, unstt!r,,esi Investment Each for its
and i cs s tm 1n,'Itcs III ~ Ill D. ena ~ oSo H. NJ
ni ,a a i.ra te
tion Of Trem.,iry mt,tcs to sI,tus MT in thau
*tUi. Tho fo,rth scotio,l, allowing tho sccresary
f,,uGlnw hv m,rnhust, bimsrir ~ IL f,nri,1 1T
m,.,ur,r bo,,is from ts f,lui tu tic Tions,.ry "
s ess t. pfS.S ~" H. that ,. f" Gs
OF gold aud silver cun shAll nut he permanently
reduced. unA rho ScGrctnry woufst to enatlcti TO
nyn s,tv nff e rbop ps5 ssni sa,e III Pnss
with tho tinnss M tn tho amount to bu allowed