New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
THE BANK QUESTION.
SHELVING THE MCPHERSON BILL.
rrs ENEMIES RESORT TO FnIBUsrERINa METHODS
MR. HEWITT AS AN ALARMisT.

MIR. HEWITT AS AN ALAhNioi'
fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
yy.su,ScToN. Jan. 15.-"I must say that
7 feel proud TO belong to House that mas
.d the Reagan bill up and voted down every
measnro designed to and add stability 10 'no
National Banking SYSTEM" said Representative iioii
In O tone of disgust, this afternoon aiter ino'o w
been carried by vote OF 13O to III which, III chooN
killed every prospect Of financial legislation py '
gross The National Bank haters had their way anu W
some extent they were aided by friends OF tho o' M
who had become convinced that the McPhersoh ohi
xvould not accomplish the object sought Ihe Nctory
the opponents of the National Banks was "o" y, ~
ful tactics and resort TO fillbustenhg. IL was
that u vote could be prevented on the McfhofSo o
10 day nothing less than atwothirds HaJor'' Va VIZ
ox, would be strong enough to bring up any curen''
measure at this session. Tho attempt !"
cure n .,.upy which would send '"o
hin to the Coylnnnee or the Whole was aoandonoo anu
nm effort was maue to obtein a sufficient hu"Do, "
signatures to call for party caucus at O'CLOCK 'ni'
afternoon. relying on the party feaity Oh ono"e '
Gratis to force an adjournment at that hour' 49,
A. soon as the bill was called up the enemies OF the
National Ranking system began to clamor Tor Time IN
which to present their objection 10 the DILL 'h' 'H
.,o, acore or more of Democrats, Greenbackers ana
silver advocates were loaded with speeches' anu aoI
the time for discussion had nearly expired Mr. Mills OF
Texas who seemed TO be the leader OF the opposiou
cury refused accept offer of ten minutes oecar
ing that he wanted full hour which must be accorueu
After Mr. wilkins had explained the provisions OF the
hill and stated tho which demand some acton y!
Congress if the National Banking systom Is 10 De pre-
served the Greenback Democrats had their innings
Mr. yaple of Michigan declared that this is Govern
ment of the banks the banks. for tho BANKS anu OK
nressed the opinion that " the people nave oreauy
offered sufficient sacrifices for the beneht Oh these ma"
cial GODS What the country needs Is cheap
convenient currency, whose volume snail De con'roo
nv Congress The National bank notes form more "ah
thnrat that
wildcat State banks before the war III Is poioa,
currency subsdziRg the press and corruptng the
hlessrs Brumm, Cook and Shivey, who spoke Oh 'no
same side. spoke In the same strain
CoMMOTIoN AMONG DEMOCRATS
Messrs Potter and A. s. Hewitt delivered forciDie
sneecbes against the bill and in favor OF the measure
ronosed by the former Mr. Potters arguments against
the pendng bill and in favor Of his own attracted uch
attention The concluding sentences OF mr' ho"i'.s
speech caused little commoton on the Democra'o
side Among other things he said: -, w., .. A.
was about to call attention of the House to the
contingency when contraction severe grpin1E op dy
! i'0n camnot Mno '' predict but within one year,
within two Ss % %he the nght ,hIs Without notice
That day will be when. by the steady coinage Oh saJr %
and the issue OF silver cerunGales' ah ,be oSeral
transactions of its citizens That day Is as DO
the day Of fla % mt 1IS TeasxrS in the Banks in the
possession of private individuals viii be huaraoa- ~
i estimated that the @ sSE SSv o. She Will dap
mar from the circulating medium OF the country. IL
will not be- lost, will he stolen YES, prices VIII
shrink fortunes will shrink, financial earth9uak 9
viii open greater than the physical earthquake SPAN
has lust experienced"
AZ soon as Mr.. wilkins demanded the previous
question on the bill its opponents. led by MT Mills
of Texas began flibustering and soon succeeded
in carving a motion TO adjourn. While the vote on
that motion not In all respects iar testol me
strengh of the friends measure for the preserve
tjon OF the National Bank circulation the result ala nuch
to place beyond the power OF majority lc lhs honse
IN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING I'm that direction Nine tepuDi,
cans and l2I Democrats voted for the motion, ana
eighty-iye Republicans and twenty-Seyen Democrats
against it. The nine Republicans In tue snrnalvo
were: Messrs. Anderson. Brumm. Culbertson,
Kelley Mccormick, Morrill, Ochiltree, Price
and Strait The twenty-seven Democrats
yorlng iu the negative were: Messrs. B,aen'
Rennett Buckner Gambler. Converse. >. 5. Cox, '" X
Gov Deuster Ermentrout, Fielder, Findlay Hammond
Hopkins. Hunt. Love- Morse Murray. fos. ha,gir' Mn'
seymour steven, Storm. Swope, Talbot, A. u warner
wilkins and Woodward. =, -, A., r>o
Nine New-York Representatives. all OF them Demo
crats voted for the motion. They were Mcssrs Hewitt
Potter Adams. Bagley, Dorsheimer, GreenieaI ogers
Spriggs, and Wempe. The eleven new. ork fIpreseni
Rrever Johnson James. Kecham, Willard, ana fhrker'
Republcans and Beach, Cox. Hardy, ana Stevens O~h-
The MePherson bill is on the Speakers tS 10
under twenty-six other bills. all OF Whleh hiist ISL
he laid aside or otherwise disposed of before can be
reached majority carry the House 10 business on
the Speakers table and lay aside bs Dut ths
fedio;s and difficult whenever IFS oOstructed ny Ns
ilant and determined minority. .. majority OF !"o
Thirds can be obtained the pill can be passed uluer
mat case no amendments will be admissible In the
same manner Mr. Potter's bill could be passed ne
Drospect of obtaining twothlrds vote III iaNoI VI
either measure Is not iiattering.