The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21
SEN. HILL HITS hard
Scores the Dilatory
Rules in Force
And Opens the Fight in
His Usual Style.
A Days Record of Men and
Events at the Nations
Big Capital.

changes in the rules of the senate so
as to expedite business. He said:
The sentiment of the country, mani
tested through the press, rostrum and
other avenues by which public opin-
ion is usually communicated seems ito
desire the adoption of some new meth
DDS of procedure here whereby neces-
sary legislation may be facilitated,
sessions of congress materially short
ened and the best interests of the
country, SO interviewer with or largely
affected by congressional action, more
seriously preserved in their normal
condition.
Il assert that the privilege of unlim-
tied debate in legislative body is
inconsistent with, and destructive of,
the right and power of legislation.
Such a condition of affairs naturally
forces compromises and concessions of
doubtful propriety as a condition of
any legislation before permitted.
''It is as certain as anything in politi-
cal affairs can be, if our republican
frierdS obtain control Of this body
and desire to enact important legisla-
ton to carry but their principles, they
will boldly amend the rules to enable
them to do it promptly"
The senator also argued in favor of
counting a quorum and closed by de-
claring that no silly cry of 'gag law"
should prevent the desired amend
ments to the rules.
Notwithstanding the fact that de-
bate on the currency bill was sched-
uled to begin in the house today less
than 100 members We're present when
Speaker Crisp dropped the gdvel. The
committee on rules had prepared a
special order. under which the house
should operate, but had decided, in
view of the democratic opposition to
the measure, not to offer it at present,
but to allow Springer to call up the
bill by virtue of it's privilege. I'M
tees for reports. therefore, the chair
man of the banking and currency
committee moved the house go into
committee of the whole for considera-
ton of the measure. The motion pre-
vailed without discussion and Richard
son of Tennessee took the chair.
Walker, republican, of Massachus-
etts, who was in charge of the oppc-
sition to the measure, began with a
statement of the essence Of the Balti-
more plan. The beginning and end Of
that plan, he said, was to give to the
national banks power to withdraw
their United States bonds from the
treasury and issue circulating notes
on their assets up to fifty per cent
1t afforded not a shadow of relief
and did not deserve a moments con-
sideration. Again, the bill presented
by the secretary of the treasury was
an amazing scheme. The bill had not
a feature that could be enacted except
after remodelling without endangering
the financial interests of the country.
Carlisle had drawn the bill over
night He described the peril of the
present condition of things in the
barking world, and the dangers that
threatened. Yet the committee on
banking and currency had dawdled
away it's time until this undigested
scheme of the secretary of the treas
ury had been thrown into the hopper.
when, after few hearings, it had
been brought into the house without
a single change. Walker spoke of his
own bill and it's superiority over the
Carlisle bill He expressed the hope
that his bill would be passed in place
of the Carlisle BILL
Dolph, in reporting adversely the
general land grant forfeiture bill, ex-
pressed the belief that congress has
not the power to forfeit these lands,
but that the right to them was vested
in the railroads. Even if congress
had the power to forfeit them, it
would be unjust and inequitable to the
railroad companies.
| Berry of Arkansas said the major
| ity in the committee for reporting the
bill adversely was but one. Five mem-
bers, including himself, had voted for
| it's passage In order to get the bill
on the calendar one member had
changed his, vote and had consented
| to an adverse report for that pur-
pose He declared the senate ought to
pass the bill, and said the railroads
were not entitled to one foot of the
land.
The vote on reporting the bill stood
as follows:
Ayes-Berry, Pascoe, Martin, Nc
Lauren, Allen.
Villas, Dolph, Pettigrew, Carey
Dubois.
| Not voting-Power.
! Senator Allen afterwards changed
| his vote so as to permit the bill TIC
be reported adversely. as that ap-
lpeared to be the only way of getting
it reported at all.
| The gold reserve was further re
duced today by the. withdrawal al
New York of $1,900,OOO, which leaves
the amount of reserve at the close OF
business today sol .554 800. and the
cash balance at $155,04S,459.
Speaker Crisp and the house lead
ers have reached tacit agreemen
by which adjournment for the holiday
recess will be taken at the close o
the session next Saturday, and tn,
reassembling will be at noon on Jan
uary Sd.
!. Representative Bland of Missour
will move to strike out all after the er