The record-union., 1895-02-08
No Hope of Legislation by the
Present Congress.
THE HOUSE DEFEATS THE ADMIN
ISTRATION BILL
The Laying of Cable From the United
States to Hawaii Discussed In the
Senate. But No Conclusion Reached
Expectations That a Vote VIII be
Taken on the Matter To-day.
srec,a, the REcoRD-UN1or.


Congress went by the board when the
House, by a vote of 134 to 16l, rejected the
Administration bill to authorize an issue
of $500, 900, 900. The bill was beaten be-
fore it reached its last parliamentary stage.
The result was reached after three days of
speeches and at times heated debate, and at
the end of seven hours session. From
IL A. NJ. till $3.50 P. NJ. to-day, when the
bill, with the pending substitute, were re-
ported 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 desired to load down
the bill, and the votes thereon were 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 rs to JOG, while the bill
was defeated by 134 to l6l.
Both the Reed and Cox substitutes with
the amendments thereto were rejected
after the bill was reported to the House.
The Reed substitute authorizing the
issue of coin bonds iOr the replenishment
of the gold reserve and indebtedness TO
defray deficiency revenues was lost-lO9
to lS7. 1t was party vote, save for the
fact that seven democrats and Cannon OF
California voted for 1t.
When the question came up Tor the
third reading and the engrossment of
bill the whole opposition centered upon
it while the vote was being taken, which
resulted in the refusal Of the House to
order the third reading, the interest CEN
tering In the vote on Reed. He sat qul-
etly in his seat during the first call and
did not answer to his name. but on the
second call he voted for the bill
AS soon as the result was announced
Reed attempted to make an explanation
of the attitude of himself and those OF his
colleagues who had voted for the bill, but
objections were made. lie aIterWard eX-
cepted, however, that he had submitted
q proposition (his own substitute which
he considered would meet the situation.
The Democrats had rejected this and
then he and many of his colleagues, al
though opposed 10 the features OF the
bill, had voted for it in the hope that it
would pass and be amended in the Sem
ate.
Springer then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the third reading was re-
fused, but this motion was laid on the
table-l35 to l23-and the bill was killed,
parliamentary speaking.
An analysis of the vote shows "A Re-
publicans and 80 Dem ocrats voted for the
bill, and % Republicans and 81 Demo-
Gratis and Populisls voted against 1t.
The House met at IL o'clock. Some
routine business was transacted before
the debate on the bond bill was resumed.
Grosvenor of Ohio asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of joint
resolution for the appointment of a COM
mlitee To Investigate the validity OF the
election in Tennessee last November.
Il object ~ shouted Cox Dem of Ten
nessee. " The State of Tennessee can
take care OF itselfp'
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole and resumed consideration
of the Administration bill TO authorize
the issue OF $500, 00O,0 900 gold bonds.
Ihe pending question was on the ap-
peal from the decision of the chair ruling
the amendment of Bland out of order.
Inc chair was sustained-l30 to 81.
Brossius offered an amendment proyid-
ing such bonds OF the denomination of
30, 500 and 500, as can be disposed Of
should be deposited for sale with national
banks by the Secretary of State.
Sickels (Dem.) of New York made an
eloquent appeal for the passage OF the
pending bill. He believed, he said, that
the deliberations of the House on this
question marked an important epoch in
the history of this country. He was not
hnancier, he frankly admitted but he
desired to express his deep sense OF the
importance OF this measure, and his SOL
emn belief that the welfare and honor of
ms country were involved in to-day's ac-
ton upon it. He had had occasion to
dlder IN the past with the Executive the
choice OF his own party, but he forgot
those differences when he witnessed the
brave, manly action of the President in
the present financial crisis Mr.. Cleye-
iaud's words were worthy of the most
lIIuStI lous OF our statesmen, and he for
got all IN his admiration of Mr.. CIeve-
lands course on this question. This was
not the time, he continued, to settle detin-
ltely and permanently the future of silver
Z " "A
ment IN our history-such a crisis oc-
Cured in the history OF alI-when we
must meet our obligations or default
If my long life" he concluded ''largely
devoted TO public service entities me to
appeal TO my colleagues to uphold the
honor and integrity of our country, for
Gods sake let's profit by this opportu-
nifty" Applause.
Bynum lDem.) OF Indiana based an ap-
peal Tor the passage of the bill on some
resolutions OF the indianapolis Board Of
Trade In Endorsement of the Presidents
recommendation.
Straight iDem.) of South Carolina
created amusement while opposing the
bllI by describing the degeneration of the
repuohc and OF Congress. ''If Washing
ION was 10 look IN upon the House to-
Gay, he sad, tears as big as mountains
would furrow his cheeks, and if John e..
Salhonn could come down he would lash
lour-hfths OF the mem bers from the Capt.
tol.n
Brosslus' amendment was agreed to.
An amendment offered by Wheeler
tbeh.l OF AIabama. to repeal the state
pauh tax, was lost without division
Livingston (Dem.) of Georgia offered
the heeler amendment without the pro-
vision that the repeal should 90 into effect
July /, 1876. he stated that the President
favored the repeal of tie State bank 1ax
and on behalf of the 10 Southern Demo-
efats he appealed TO the supporters OF the
ol!l to give them this crumb.
Daniel (Rep.) of New York reoortad
the resolution adopted by the Board of
Trade, Bankers Association and otber
commercial bodies Of Buffalo in favor of
the pending bill.
Grosvenor Rep of Ohio asserted that
the Administration only hope of reIief
1or the treasury lay in getting Republ-
can votes, and he appealed To- the Other
side TO withhold political schemes and
try the experiment of patriotism
haughen tRep.l of Wisconsin offered
an amendment TO strike out the uro-
VISION excluding from the operation of
Section ). Haughen's amendment was
agreed to without division.
hem tPop) OF Colorado offered an
amendment authorizing the bonds issued
by this bill to be sold for gold or siIver
without discrimination. and to be paw
soie ia gold or silver. 1t was lost-74
to loo.
Bryan tDem.) of Nebraska called attep
tion 10 The fact that although the Renub
ilcans progressed TO be in favor of coin
bonus, NOT ten OF them had voted for the
Beli amendment, and that Reed who
himself introduced substitute anthoriz-
ing the issue of coin bonds, had voted
against II.
Hutchinson (Dem.) of Texas offered an
amendment similar to that OF Bell, max