The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
Denounced by Mr.. Bland as Intended to Bene-
fit Wall Street Manipuators of Trust
Stocks and to Rob the People.
All Unconfirmed Nominations and the
Hawaiian Treaty to Be Hung Up.
Democratic Senator's and q Few Republicans
Refuse to Go Into Executive Session-Con-
dition of the Treasury Explained.
STRUGGLE IN THE HOUSE.

Silverites Fighting the Sherman Bond Prop
osition-Attacked by Bland.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-After routine
business was disposed of in the House to-
day-an hour and half wasted In doing
it-Mr. Holman renewed the request made
by him yesterday that the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill. with one exception, be formally nom
concurred in and q conference be agreed
upon. That exception was the Sherman
bond amendment and Mr.. Holman proposed
that when the conference should report
upon the other amendments one day should
be devoted to debate upon that roposition.
Mr.. Hatch said he would make no objeo-
ton, provided that a similar course should
be taken with the anti-option bill, and that
it should be sent to conference. But objec-
ton was made to this request. whereupon
Mr.. Hatch emphatically objected to Mr..
Holmsn's proposition.
Mr.. Holman moved that the House GO
into committee of the whole for considera-
ton Of general appropriation bills. and.
notwithstanding Mr.. Hatch's opposition,
Mr.. Holmsn's motion was agreed to-yeas.
Isl; nays. 1913.
The first bill on the calendar was the In
dian appropriation bill. This bill Mr.. Hol-
man requested should be passed over for
the present Mr.. Hatch objected. and the
committee was compelled to rise in order
to submit the question to the House, which
decided that the bill should be passed over.
The committee having resumed its session.
the sundry OWL bill was taken up. Mr..
Holman then asked unanimous consent
that all the Senate amendments be not con-
Cured in. with the exception of the Sher-
man bond amendment, on which debate
should be had until 4 o'clock Monday.
To this proposition Mr.. Bland objected.
unless 1t was agreed that. at the close of
the debate on the bond amendment. the
amendment should be considered as non
concurred in. But to this after q noisy dis
cuss'On. few of the participators therein
being able 70 make themselves heard, Mr..
considering the Senate amendments seri-
atm was started. But the silver men
were on the alert and Mr.. Pierce raised
the point of TO quorum on
motion to not concur In the
the limit of cost of the public building at
Allegheny, Pa. to $685.. GOO. The amend
ment was not concurred lilies too On
the motion TO concur In the next amend
ment, being one for the con tin u Atiou of the
public building at Omaha, Neb., Mr.. Bland
raised the point of TO quorum.
During the dreary wait for quorum the
silver men had an informal conference. the
result OF which was tnab MT. BlaDQ WITH
drew his point, but on the next amendment
he took the floor with a speech on the
financial situation. He opposed the Sher-
man ameDdInenr. and appealed to members
10 stand against this scheme of Wall street.
About O month ago there was a threatened
financial panic. Stocks were running down.
especially trust stocks. which were
organized cOnspiracies against the free
trade and commerce of the cOuntry-cOm-
binations that had watered their stocks
aud desired to maintai them at high prices.
The InanipulatOrs Of these stocks desired
the pending LEGISLATION, and If they could
they would induce the federal treasury to
load itself up with gold so as to satisfy
Europe that there was no danger that
the interest would not be paid In gold. In
that way they could float their inflated
stocks add donbly rob the people The bill
might pass to-day, which would give to
the Secretary of the Treasury unlimited
discretion to issue DOnds-because there
was no limit to It, And Congress that
would give to tho Secretary of the Treas
ury-he did not care to what political party
that Secretary might belong-the unlimit-
ed power sought to be enforced by this
amendment, Ought to receive the cOndemna.
ton of the American people.
After some further debate the committee
rose, and public business having been sus.
pended, the House proceeded to pay tribute
of respect TO the memory of the late Sena-
tor John Barbour, of Virginia. and then ad-
jOurneC.