The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-23
HALLS OF CONGRESS- SHUT.
Both Branches Adjourn Until After The
Holidays.

Weak Attempt to Defeat the Concur
rent Resolution for Adjournment in |
the sonate-senator Morgan TO Reply |
to Senator Turpis's Spesoh Against /
the Canal-The Currency and Banking |
Bill Under Fire in the House.
Washington. Dec. "A very slight and |
weak obstruction was raised in the Senate
to-day against the concurrent resolution
FOR the Christmas recess. Mr.. George, /
dem. of Mississippi. objected to its con-
sideration, and stated very earnestly
the grounds of his objection. These were
that after the recess there would be but
two months of the session left and that
there was many very important matters
which required action to be taken upon
them, and which would give rise to a great
deal Of discussion and consume much
time. He specified the Nicaraguan canal
bill, the bankruptcy bill. the currency re-
form bill and all the great appropriation
bills, one of them containing the proyis-
ions, which would be bitterly contested.
for the collection of the income tax. In
view Of the imbecility of the Senate rules
which prevented the compelling OF action
on any matter when opposed by even
very small minority he thought that the
Senate should not expose itself to a failure
of the appropriation as to the income tax.
The holiday sentiment proved to be ire
sisuble, however, and Mr. George let
down the bars and permitted the resolu-
tion 70 be concurred in.
Mr.. Morgan indicated a desire to reply
to Mr. Turpies three-day speech against
the Nicaragua canal BILL but said that he
would not impose on the good nature
Of the senators to-day and would let the
matter stand as 1t Is till after the holt
days
Mr.. Lodge, rep, Of Massachusetts, Of
fered resolution, which went over, in
strucing the Secretary of the Navy to in
form the Senate why all United states
ships of war have been withdrawn from
the Hawaiian Islands, and whether, I'm
view of the interests Of the United States
and of citizens Of the United States I'm
those Islands, ship If war of the United
states should not have been stationed
and retained at Honolulu.
a brief executive session was held, and
then the Senate at 145 o'clock adjourned
until Thursday, Jan. 3.
The currency and banking bill now
pending before the House suffered in the
discussion to-day in respect of the number
Of its advocates as compared with those
speaker in favor Of the bill to-day, Mr..
COombs, dem, of New York and he most
strongly advocated pOstponement OF the
establishment Of an entire new system OF
banking and currency I'm this country, un-
til the conditions are changed.
There were three speeches against the
bill. Mr. Bell, dem, Of Texas, expressed
the opinion that the issue of greenbacks In
place Of national bank circulation as rap
idly as 1t was retired, would afford relief.
Mr. Bowers, rep, Of California said that
any party which enacted legislation result
ing in the destruction Of the national
banking system and it's circulation would
be ground to powder. The issue Of bonds
of small denominations TO retire the green
backs and the establisfment of postal saw
ings banks would, in hiSopinion, aid in re-
lieving the present conditions.
Mr. Bryan, dem, OF Nebraska spoke for
two hours making "a general attack upon
the bill, which he denounced "a repudia-
tion Of the principles of democratic gov
ernment.
Before the discussion Of the bill was
entered upon, several private bills were
passed by unanimous consent, Mr.. Eng
lsh, dem, of New Jersey being com
plaisant to the extent of four of these
measures. Then he demanded the regular
order.
At $40 o'clock the House, under the oper-
alton of the concurrent resolution provid-
ing for holiday recess, adjourned until
Thursday, Jan s. 1895.
Reviewing the circumstances attendant
upon the inception and Introduction Of
the bill, Mr.. Bryan said IL was an unprece-
dented repudiatiOn Of the principles Of
democratic government. No declaration
in favor of the annihilation Of green
backs had been made by any party or
President, and yet, Immediately after the
late elections the most remarkable in
many respects the country had ever seen,
the party in charge Of this congress pro-
posed to surrender, in the last hours of
their possession Of power the control Of
our banking and currency system to the
banks. by q measure that includes the
proh bitiOn of greenbacks. There was alb
solutely no excuse for the bill said Mr.
Bryan. Its introduction at this time
could not be defended unless II would
afford a remedy for the evil complained Of.
The reason given by its friends and pro-
moters for bringing 1t into the House was
that the exigencles Of the treasury de-
manded 1t; that the treasury was being
drained Of gold by the exchange Of green
backs therefor. But the bin did not pro-
vide even a primary remedy. The only
remedy, as far as IL related to the green
backs, was to fund them in bonds. When
that was done, IL it ever was done, the
trouble would still exist for the silver GER
tihcates would still remain and they must
be redeemed in gold on demand. The
gentleman from Connecticut (lMr. Sperry)
admitted. at the close Of his speech the
other day, that the situation demanded
the funding not only Of the .greenbacks.
but also portion Of the silver certihi-
Gates.
MIR. Bryan denounced the bond issue as
q conspiracy against the government,
quoting the movement Of gold from the
treasury between the dates Of advertising
for bids for the last issue of bonds and Of
the delivery Of the last lot of bonds as
proof of his assertion. If we had brave
Andrew Jackson in the White House now
he would rise in his might ana say: BY
the eternali The rights OF the people are
dearer than those Of Wall street But
what answer does the present chief execu-
tive give. Whatsoever they ask Of me,
even to the half Of my kingdom, shall be
given to them.
Proceeding then to the provisions Of the
bill Mr. Bryan expressed his opposition TO
them in detail The first ground OF op-
position was that giving the bankers the
privilege of issuing paper money while
deriving other classes Of the same priVi- |
lege, was government faVOritism of the
worst sort. II was this sort of faYOrltism
that bred more discomfort among the peo-
pie than any other thing. Mr. Bryan eX-
pressed the opinion that the disscmina-
lions Of smallpox among people Of the |
nation would be productive Of less harm
than the granting Of this privilege to the /
banks. The second ground of opposition |
was that the granting of such a privilege !
makes the recipient Of 1t an enemy to any (
law that proposes to abridge or revoke IL. /
Jefferson warned the people against the |
establishment Of paper money banks, |
state or national, President Cleveland be- |
lieves that the ideal form Of government |
includes the entire divorcing OF govern |
ment from the issue of paper money. 1T |
Is hardly necessary for me to state" said (
Mr. Bryan, "that l stand with Jefferson, /
in favor of taking the banks out of the l
government rather than with President /
Cleveland in favor Of taking the govern /