The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
BITTER FIGHT AGAINST BONDS.
THE TAKING OF THE VOTE POST
PONED UNTIL TODAY.

six Hours of Additional Debate Sc
cured by the DisEruntied Element
OF the RepubIicans-The Debate on
the Measure Opened by VT. Ding
Iey-Mr. Turner Speaks i'm Oppose
tIOn-Mr. johnson of California
Cnuses n SensntiOn.
Washington. Dec. Elm accordance
with the decision OF the committee ON
ways and means reached last Monday,
Chairman Dingley to-day reported to the
House the bill to provide for the restOra-
tion and protection of the gold reserve
by the sale of 3 per cent. bonds ard to
authorize the issue of certificates Of in
debtedness to meet deficiencies i'm the
revenue. But under the protests Of a
large number OF republican members the
bin was amended by the committee at a
meeting held this morning and the pro-
gramme calling for a vote on the passage
of the bill at O'Clock to-day was changed
so as to give six hours additional debate;
three tonight and three tomorrow, the
vote to be taken at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon. The resolution from the com
mittee on rules to this effect was adopted
by a vote of $50 to 10. after it had been
antagonized by Messrs. Crisp, Bailey and
Mcmillan; the republicans refrainng
from discussing Il.
The debate on the bond bill was opened
by Mr.. Dingley. who advocated its pas
sage in speech of nearly an hours dura-
ton. He said its provisions would tend to
strengthen and protect the gold reserve
by making it a fund for the redemption Of
greenbacks only, and not a fund to be
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passage Of the bill was also advocated in
the course of the afternoon by Mr. Gros-
Venor, rep, of Ohio, as a patriotic duty;
by Mr.. Lacey, rep, of Ohio, and Mr. John
son, rep, of North Dakota Did,.
1t was opposed by MIR. Turner. dem, of
Georgia, who said the administration
wanted all the paper money retired, and
if he had had an opportunity to do so he
would have offered to so amend the bill
by Mr.. Patterson, dem, of Tennessee,
who said the duty of congress- was to re-
country; and by Messrs Swanson, dem. of
Virginia, and Wheeler, dem. of Alabama.
The sensation of the day came a a late
hour in the afternoon, when Mr. Johnson,
rep, of California, voiced in imprisoned
manner the opposition to the measure In
the ranks of the majority. He said it
gave the lie to every republican speech and
every republican platform and he plead
ed with his political associates to vote
against it. He was cheered by the demo-
Gratis ana many republicans as he pre-
dicted the defeat of the first section OF
the bill, and declared that the only true
relief TO be found was in the free and UNI
limited coinage of silver.
Before the debate was entered upon by
the unanimous report of the committee on
elections No. /, which commended Mr..
Mccain for his fairness and justice in.
waving his claim to the seat Hugh Belk-
nap was declared to be entitled to the
seat for the Third Illinois district, for
which Lawrence G. Mccain held the
certificate. Mr.. Bellnap was sworn in
by the speaker.
At o'clock the House rose and took a
recess until O'Clock.
There were not more than a dozen re-
publicans in their seats when Speaker
Reed called the House to order at z
O'Clock. Mr.. Wheeler, dem, of Alabama,
who was entitled to the floor, having held
it when the House arose for the recess,
being absent, Mr.. Terry, dem, of Arkan-
sas, was recognized. He read a speech
against the single gold standard, intro
SlnS by a prlet rreteFeBee. 70 the pending
In the course Of Mr.. Terry's speech prob
ably another dozen republicans appeared
in their seats. Along with them was Mr.
Wheeler, who followed the gentleman from
Arkansas, concluding his speech In the
afternoon. Later in the evening the at
tendance increased to almost 100 MEM
bers.
Mr.. Underwood, dem, of Alabama, stat
ed his objection to the bill to be i'm the
fact that it would result in the retire.
ment of the greenbacks, despite the dec
larations on the floor, and the provision
in the bill apparently to the contrary not
Withstanding.
The first Speech of the evening in favor
of the bill was made by Mr.. Wellington
rep, of Maryland. He supported the rev
enue measure of yesterday and the pend
ing bill because he believed that the 1rst
duty congress owed the people was the
protection of the credit of the nation, and
this these bills provided.
Mr. Wilson, rep, Of Idaho, explaining
his opposition to the bill, said the gem
tleman from Maryland (Wellington) had
given him an excellent reason, which was
that President Cleveland was the father
of the measure.
pending bill was either a fiat proposition
to destroy the greenbacks. or it did not
mean anything Who had asked for it2
The President and the bankers and brok-
ers of New York. The people Of the Unit
err States, he said, We're opposed-to the de-
struction of the greenbacks.
Mr.. Gibson, rep, of Tennessee. said the
pending measure was proposed in re-
Spouse to the appeal of the President who,
while he was a democrat, was the Presi-
dent of the United States Of America. The
question was not a practical or a financial
one, but an American one, and the re-
publican party would support the Pres!-
LEANS he said, forgot that they were
Americans; all the democrats did
Qaughter). He would vote for the bill
and when he got home he had no doubt
his constituents would say, "Well done,
good and faithful servant" .(Applause)
The remedy for the situation which
would occur 10 any one from the OrQ1na-
ry ranks of life, said Mr. De Almond.
dem, of Missouri was 10 coin into stan
dard dollars the silver bullion in the
treasury, with its $55, 10000 Of sefgnorare:
followed by the coinage of silver as gold
is coined
The debate was continued by Mr.. North
way, rep, of Ohio in support of the bill;
Mr.. Tarsney, dem. of Missouri in opposi-
ton; Mr.. Henderson, rep, OF Iowa in sup
port. and Mr. Shafroth, rep, of Colorado
against it.
At the conclusions of Mr. Shafroth's
speech, the opposition to the bill had oc-
cupied three hours and thirty-eight min
utes, and the affirmative two hours and
forty-six minutes of the three hours de-
bate tomorrow, provided in the rule reg
ulating 1t. The advocates of the bill have
one hour and fifty-six minutes to their
credit, and the opponents one hour and
four minutes.
At 10 o'clock the. House adjourned till
noon tomorrow.
No Mystery. -Mistress .(severelv): How
did this fire happen to go out? New Girl
dnhocently: ! guess you forgot to tell