Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-14

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Washington. Feb. THE debate on
h administration bill to authorize
the issue OF $500, 900. 900 gold bonds
for the purpose of retiring the legal
tender and treasury notes began In
the house, and continued for six hours.
liz developed widely divergent views
at the outset. The silver Democrats
and poWnlists opposed II outrighgt.
Some Of the administration Democrats
favored 4 substitute on the lines OF the
carlisle bill. while Mr.. Reed, the lead
er OF the Republicans, after a speech
charging the present trouble to the
deficiency In the revenue, introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury 10 sell 3 per cent coin bonds
90 keep up the gold reserve and GER
tiicates OF indebtedness redeemable
at the pleasure of the government to
pay current expenses until the reye-
nues shall equal the expenditures. The
issue OF gold bonds, he said, would
discriminate against the coin bond of
the past.
The senate session opened with n
very breezy personal alteration be-
tween Mr.. Mitchell (Or.) and Mr.. Har-
ris CTenn.). The words ''ungentleman-
ty" and Contemplate" were ex-
changed, and for a time 1t looked as
though the senate chamber might
witness a repetition of the belligerent
scene In the house last week. But the
Gonfiict assumed a somewhat serio-
comic aspect and the senate soon re-
tapsed into an uneventful considera-
Gon OF routine business. The senate
modified the Japanese treaty so as TO
provide for its a~brogation on one
years notice after it goes into effect.
Washington, Feb. 8. - The second
days debate on the administration bill
authorizing the issue of S500,000,000
of gold bonds for the retirement of the
legal tenders and treasury notes was
no productive of marked incident OF
any kind. A good deal of confusion
existed when the committee began
voting or amendments TO the blu.
Most OF the amendments were de
feated as rapidly as offered. The CON-
mittee on banking and currency sus-
tained two defeats. two Of the amend
ments proposed by the committee be-
fng voted down. They were the
amendment proposing to strike out
the section providing for the payment
OF Gust IS duties In gold, which was
allowed to stand amended so as to
make them payable In gold and silver
coin. Mr.. BANDS substitute was
ruled out on a point Of order.
The senate took up the diplomatic
appropriation bill and was engaged
most of the day in debate over an
amendment appropriating S500.0OO to
begin the laying Of a cable to Hawaii.
NJ action was taken.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The last hope
OF financial legislation for the relief OF
Che treasury at the present session OF
went by the board and a
special session and a bond issue were
assuerd when the house, by a vote of
I34 to I6t. rejected the administration
bill to authorize an issue of $685. 900
Gee ss5id bonds. Inc Dill was beaten
before il reached It's 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 IL until 800
O'Clock to-day. when the bill with the
.'ending substitutes was reported TO
The house from the committee OF the
whole, amendments were offered In
rapid successiun. most OF which were
voted down rs fast as they were Of
fered. 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 76 to log, while the bin VAS de-
feated Ey ia TO lGl.
Both the Reed and Cox substitutes,
with the amendments thereto. were re.
Jected after the bill was reported to
the house. The Reed substitute au-
thorizing the issue Of coin bonds for
che replenishment Of the gold reserve
and certificates OF indebtedness 10 de-
fray deficiencies In the was
sost-f03 10 ISL. 1t was a party vote,
save for the fact that seven Democrats
and Cannon Of California voted for Ii.
When the question came up on the
third reading and engrossing of the
bill, the whole opposition concentrated.
While the vote was being taken, which
resulted in the refusal of the house TO
order the third reading. the interest
ecntered in the vote of Mr.. Reed. He
sat quietly in his seat during the first
call, and did not answer to his name;
but on the second call he voted for the
dill. AS son as the result was an
nounced Mr.. Reed attempted to make
an explanation of the attitude of him.
self and those of his colleagues who
had voted for the bill, but objections
were made. He afterward explained,
however, that he had submitted a
proposition (his own substituted which
ne considered would meet the situa-
ton. Iha n mocrats ha' rejected
this, an - er he and mi,! OF his
colleagues althoug opposed to features
of the bill, had voted for II In the hope
thsl IL would ass and be amended In
senate vi. Springer then moved
TO , .ops'd = the vote by which the
third reading was refused. but this
motion was laid on the table-135 to
I23r- and the bill was killed. parlia-
mentarily speaking. An analysis of
the vote shows that AZ Republicans
and OF Democrats voted for the bill.
and 55 Republicans, % Democrats and
z Populists voted against Ii.
The laying of a cable to Hawaii was
further discussed In the senate, but no