The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-08

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offered an amendment to strike out the
provision excluding from the operation of
| section authorizing national banks to
take out of circulation up to tho par value
of their bonds, outstanding bonds bear
ing but por cent. interest). This was
agreed to without division.
Bell, populist of Colorado, offered an
amendment, authorizing the bonds issued
| by this bill to be sold for gold or silver,
without discrimination, and to be payable
| in gold or silver. This was lost by vote
of "a to i06.
Mr.. Bryan. democrat, of Nebraska,
called attention to the fact that, although
the republicans professed to be in favor of
coin bonds, not 10 OF them had voted for
the Bell amendment, and that Reed,
who himself introduced a substitute
authorizing issue of coin bonds, had voted
| against it.
us not the proposition of the republican
leaders providing for coin bonds" inter-
rupted Bowers, republican, of California,
"better than that of the democratic
leaders?"
1T is not" replied Bryan. "Cleveland's
| proposition is open and above board,
while that of Reed is masked. He has
just voted against the amendment incor-
luc lucas OF suDstlAuNeS.
| democratic applausel.
hutchinson, democrat, of Texas, offered
an amendment similar to that of Bell,
making the bonds payable in gold and sill
yer, for which Bland offered a substitute
for tho coinage of tho silver bullion in the
treasury and the redemption of the treas
ury notes of 1890 in coin as provided by
section of that act. Both amendments
were lost, BANDS by n vote of 109 to ia.
Walker, republican of Massachusetts,
offered an amendment to confer upon the
secretary of the treasury discretion as to
the interest to be paid on the bonds and
the time they should run.
Holman. democrat of Indiana, charac-
terlzed the bill as one to perpetuate the
national banks.
Cobb, democrat OF Alabama, offered an
amendment to the Cox substitute offered
yesterday to make the bonds issued un-
der it's provisions bear 3 per cent. interest
and payable in 20 years.
The hour set for taking tho vote, 80
o'clock, arrived while the amendment of
Terry, democrat of Arkansas, was being
read. 1t cut off this amendment, leaving
two substitutes and tho amendments
thereto pending. The amendments
adopted in committee we're agreed to in
| tue nOuSe WltuOut ulNlSlOE except tuat 10
reduce the annual tax on national banks
from l to Il per cent. per annum. This
was also agreed to, 200 TO Al.
| Reed then attempted to enforce an
agreement which he claimed had been en-
tered into in committee by which his SUBJ
stitute should be voted on after the Cox
substitute. The fact of such an agree
ment was denied by Cox.
at is n question of propriety," said
Reed sharply.
at is a question OF truth" replied Cox
warmly.
The chair held that tho vote should first
be taken on Reeds substitute, to which
there was n pending amendment. The
| Reed substitute provides for an issue of
3 per cent. coin bonds to replenish tho
gold reserve and the issue of certificates
of Indebtedness to meet the deficiencies
IN the revenues.
Mr.. Bryan's amendment added n pro-
viso that nothing in the proposed subst-
tute should be construed as a surrender
| by the government of tho right to pay
outstanding coin obligations in gold or sill
yer at the option of government as de-
clared in the resolution which passed con-
grcss in 1878.
Bryan's amendment was lost-l27 to
169, and tho vote was then taken on tho
Reed substitute, which was lost-109
to 1s7.
The vote then recurred on Cobb's
amendment to Cox's substitute. Tho
substitute was practically the Carlisle
currency bill, including a provision for
the repeal of tho state bank tax. The
vote was practically party vote save
that of Cannon, populist, OF California
Grain, democrat, of Texas; Davey, dem
ocrat, of louisiana; Geary, democrat, of
California; Griffin. democrat, of Mchi-
gan Lawson, democrat, of Georgia; PEN
dleton, democrat, of Texas; Shell, demo-
crat, of South Carolina, who voted with
| the republicans in favor of it,.
Co BIS amendm n amended tle exist n !,
| law to bear per cent interest aud pro-
vidol that nothing in the substitute should
be construed as an authorization for a
bond issue. Tho Cobb amendment was
beaten without division aud also the Cox
substitute. On rising vote, IS to 19i the
house disposed of the substitute and the
amendment and tho vote was then taken
on the third reading and engrossment of
the bill itself. which was defeated on a
rising vote, ~ TO lj9.
Springer demanded the yeas and nays
and the roll was called, confirming the re-
lection OF the measure. The vote stood
13I TO 16l.
Before the vote was announced, Reed
| arose and attempted to make an expla ma
ton on the part himself and many of his
colleagues who had voted for the bill. but
he 20; no further than the statement that
he had made a proposition to Springer
that seemed 10 him fair, when he was
howled down by chorus of objections
| from the democratic side.
Prominent among those voting yea,
were Boutelle, Brossus, Bynum, Camin-
etti, Dingley, Outhwaite, Reed, Sickles
and Straus.
Among the nays were Bel, B.and, Boat
ner, BreckInrldge, Bryan, Dackery, boo.
little, Ellis of Oregon, Doolitue, Hartman,
Hatch. Hit, Holman, Mcguire. Me-
keighan, Alekeiiohn. Newlands and
| SnrInrer.