Evening journal., 1895-02-09
THE BOND BILL BEATEN
Administrators Measure Re
jected In the House.
MR.. REEDS SUBSTITUTE REJECTED.

BY Vote OF 161 TO 1874 the Springer Gold
Bond BIZ Was Refused a Third Reading.
Hopes of Financial Legislation This ses-
slon All Killed. Bond Issue Probable.
WASHINGTON, Feo. s.--The last hone Of
financial legislation for the relief Of the
treasury at the present session Of congress
went by the boards when the house. by a
vote of 134 to 16l, rejected the admins
tration bill to authorize an issue of $500
900, 600 gold bonds. The bill was beaten
before it reached its last parliamentary
stage.
This result was reached after three days
of spirited and at times heated debate and
at the end Of a seven hour session. From
II a. m. until 80 m when the bill,
with the pending substitutes, was report
cd to the house from the committee of the
whole amendments were offered in rapid
succession, most of which were voted
down as fast as they were offered Many
Of them were designed to load down the
bill, and the votes thereon werc in no
sense test votes
The Bell amendment for instance, to
make the bonds payable in gold and silver
was defeated by the decisive vote Of 76 to
106. while the bill was defeated by 1874 to
16l.
Both the Reed and Cox substitutes,
with the amendments thereto, were re-.
ieoted after the bill was reported to tho
house. The Reed substitute authorizing
the issue of coin bonds for the replenish-
ment Of the gold reserve and certificates
Of Indebtedness to defray any deficiencies
In the revenues was lost-109 to 1S7. 1t
was party vote, save for the fact that
seven Democrats and Cannon Of Califor-
mia voted for it. When the question came
upon the third reading and engrossment
Of the BILL the whole opposition ooncen-
trated.
Reed Voted For the Bill.
While the vote was being taken. which
resulted in tho refusal of the house to or
der the third reRding. the interest center
ed in the vote Of Mr. Reed He sat quiet
iy in his seat during the first call and did
not answer to his name, but on the second
call no voted for the bill. As soon as the
result was announced, Mr.. Reed attempt
ed to make an explanation Of the atti-
tude Of himself and those Of his colleagues
who had voted for the bill, but objection
was made
He afterward explained, however, that
he had submitted a proposition This own
substitute) which he considered would
meet the situation. The Democrats had
rejected this, and then he and many oi
his colleagues, although opposed to fea-
tures Of the original bill had voted for II
In the hope that 1t would pass and be
amended in the senate.
Mr. Springer then moved TO reconsider
the vote by which the third reading was
refused, but this motion was laid on the
tabie--l35 to Leland tho bill was killed.
Parliamentary speaking, an analysis oi
the vote shows that AZ Republicans and
90 Democrats voted for the bill, and that
Sc Republicans, 9s Democrats and z Pop
ulists voted against it,
Springer Much Discouraged.
Chairman Springer Of the banking anC
currency committee was not prepared t,
say whether any further action would b.
taken, or what would now be done HI
was very much disappointed at the result
and blamed the Republicans, saying
they had stood by the bill it would have
passed. II anything was to be done, a new
bill would have to be brought in, as thI
bill voted upon is beyond recall
All other Democrats who were for thl
bill said that this was the end Of anything
in the way Of financial legislation. Ther'
was some talk Of Democratic caucus, bu
that did not seem probable. The genera
impression prevailed that there woull
now be another bond issue without delay
Ex-Speaker Reed, who tried to make al
explanation on the floor Of the house
made brief statement to the press III
said;
Il had, with the support of all the Re
publicans, presented a proposition whicl
the ruling powers saw fit to refuse New
ertheless have gone further and voted fo
bill which contains things which d
not approve Of simply to enable the mat
ter to go to the senate in hopes that some
thing might be done The bill has failed
now desire to suggest that have NJ
doubt this side Of the house would vot
for the second section of my substitute o
any other proposition which had any prao
tical chance Of passing.
In the Senate.
The laying Of a cable to Hawaii was fur
ther discussed in the senate. but no con
olusion was reached and the item remain
as a stumbling block to the diplomat
and consular appropriation bill.
The cable project has been well mig
lost sight Of in the wide range of Hawaii
an debate. 1t is expected, however, tina
the cable item will be voted on today, an
from the tendencies shown by the speeche
the belief prevails that the item viii b
adopted. All Of the Republican speeche
have been favorable TO the cable, and /
is.expected that the entire Republican vot
will be given to the appropriation Of 5000,
600 TO begin the work
Several Democrats, including Messrs
White Morgan and Blackburn and othe
Democratic members Of the committee O
foreign relations favor the cable plan, al
though most Of the Democratic senator
oppose ID as indirectly antagonistio to th
administration policy toward Hawaii.
Two Victims OF the Rockville Fire.
ROcKvrtF Md Feb q - Charles Fapl