The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-20
NO GOLD BONDS.
THE EHOUSE SITS DOWN HEAVILY ON
CLEVELAND's PROPOSITION.

CLEVELAND'S PROPOSITION.
The Bill Authorizing the Issue of 80 Year
) Per Cent. Gold Bonds, and Advocated
by the Administration, Killed by ~ Ma
jority.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Another
days debate in the House upon the f.
nancial question has but served to en-
phasize the fact that no legislation af-
fecting the financial situation is to be
expected from the Fifty-third Con-
gress. A. week ago the House refused,
by vote of 1862 to l35, to adopt the
last Springer banking and currency
bill, which contained provision au-
thorizing ne issuo Of longtime, low
interest bends, and yesterday by the
still more dc, isive vote of 167 to l20,
1t declined t, authorize the issue of
S65. .0OO, COO 3 per cent. gold bonds
with which to replace the 81 per cent.
bonds negotiated with the Morgan
Belmont syndicate in payment for the
purchase Of 3,500.000 ounces of gold
coin. Tie consideration of the joint
resolution for this purpose reported
yesterday from the committee on
ways and means by Chairman Viii
son, occupied all of the session of six
and a half hours, and the discussion
attracted an attention of spectators
which overhowed the public galleries
and encroached upon that reserved
for the diplomatic corps and other dis
tinguished visitors. The debate fol-
lowed IN a general way the lines of
the debate on the Springer bill last
week, but the opposition today was
much more aggressive than on that
occasion.
Mr.. Wilson was aided in advocacy
of the measure by Mr.. Reed Rep.) Of
Maine, Paine, Rep.) of New York,
Turner DEM of Georgia. and By
mum Dem. of Indiana, all members
of the committee on ways and means,
who urged that the joint resolution
was business matter merely, disasso-
ciated from politics or anything of
that kind, the passage of which would
result in saving of SIC, 100000 to the
people. Their efforts were seconded
by Daniels Rep.) Of New York. Stone
rep Of Pennsylvania, Coombs and
Hendrix Dem of New York, Sprin-
ger DEM of Illinois, and Cooper
Dem of Florida.
The opposition to the passage Of the
joint resolution was led by Mr.. Hop
kins Rep.) of Illinois, and Bryan
Dem of Nebraska, members of the
committee on ways and means, and it
developed some startling points. Mr..
Hopkins asserted that the President
vas not animated by patriotic motives
in sending his latest message to Con-
@-es. but desire to unload upon that
body the responsibility for transac-
ton negotiated by his former law part
ner that would net the syndicate rep
resented by him 100000. Mr..
Bryan declared the scheme proposed
IN the jointresolution to be but another
step in the accomplishment of the con-
spiracy to strangle silver, and solemn
" assured the House that so serious
did ne consider it to be thatwere there
any probability of its passage, and the
forfeiture Of his life would prevent it,
he would gladly lay down his life in
that behalf.
Mr.. Cannon Rep.) of Illinois limited
at Impeachment, and Mr.. Hepburn
Rep) Of Iowa said that Republicans
who favored the measure, proposed a
new policy, a reputation of all the
declarations of the party in the past
and the institution of a new policy
that called for a new following.
Other speeches against the joint res
olution were made by Messrs. McMil-
lin of Tennessee, Wheeler of Alabama
and Grosvenor Rep.) of Ohio, mem
bers of the committee on ways and
means, Livingston Dem. of Georgia,
Northway and Hulick Reps.) of Ohio,
Bland and Hatch Dems.) of Missouri,
KEN (Pop.l of Nebraska, Simpson
(Pop) of Kansas and Van Voorhis
rep of New York. The vote was
taken at 5 o'clock upon the question,
shall the joint resolution be engrossed
and read third time2" the result be-
ing as stated-Yeas 120; nays 167.
THE BILLS dead" officially declared
the Speaker, and at $50 o'clock the
House adjourned until tomorrow at
il o'clock.
All the South Carolina members,
except Murray. voted against the bill.