Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-02-08
SPRINGER'S BILL
To Straighten Out the Fi-
nances of the Country
Blocked in the House, by Decisive
Vote Of l59 to 81.
Ex-Spcakcr Reeds Substitute Defeated by
About the Same Vote.

DOnuS To lnalnlalu tIit KUlu reserve d'lo
retire grecnbaeks. Bowers (Rcp) OF Cali
fornia, said he could vote for the substi-
tute proposed by Reed. What was needed
now more than anything else was an
Andrew jackson, Y. 5. Grant or an
g American Gar" in the Presidential
chair to stop this raid on the treasury.
The trouble was that the men in charge
of affairs did not know how to run the
machine
Bell moved an amendment 10 make the
bonds payable in gold or silver withou,
discrimination against either metal RI
jected. An amendment by Bland to re
deem treasury notes issued under tho
sherman law in accordance with section
3 of that act, and to coin the seignioragt
of the silver bullion in the treasury In
standard dollars, was defeated, Ia to 2O9.
Walker offered an amendment to give
the secretary Of the treasury power, when
ever necessary, To issue bonds OF dcnomi-
nations OF $50 and $50 and multiplcs
thereof, described IN tho specie rcsump
ton and refunding acts, at rates Of in
terest to be fixed By him and running four
years: lost. 81 20 81
Bryan proposed an amendment to the
NlbSlltult iNSA1f ittit&h- NttsA'
nothing therein contained shall be con
strued to surrender the right of the gov
ernment to pay the coin obligations of the
government in standard silver dollars. a;
the option of the government in accor
dance with the terms Of the Matthews
resolution of 1878. a point of order was
made against 1t, but ii was held TO be In
or1er.
Cobb offered rs substitute for section
70 of the substitute offered by Cox, The
provision that any bonds issued in nc
cordance with the bill shall bear no NOR,
than per cent interest and be issued IN
such denominations and for such periods,
not exceeding 90 years, as the secretary
of the treasury may determine, and moth
ing in the bill shall be construed 10 au
thorize the secretary of the treasury to is
sue bonds.
Terry presented bin authorizing the
free coinage OF silver dollars in any one
year at the request of any state or an
thorized agent of an equal number of in
habitants OF such state, as an amendment
to the bill; and the reading thereof not
being completed when the hour of 3. 3l
arrived. Brosius made the point Of order
that at that hour, under the rule, the com
mittce must rise and report the bill tc
the House, which was done. Chairman
Richardson did not report the Terry
proposition as pending, and Terry pro
| tested; hut the chairman S position was
sustained by the Speaker.
Several amendments to the text of thC
bill as originally introduced hy Springer,
agreed to in the committee of the whole
were adopted by the House, none of them
on division receiving less than lA9 votes
Bryan's efforts to get the yeas and nays
on the amendments relating TO the tax on
and retirement of national bank circula
tion We're unavailing.
When it came to considering the substi
tutes pending, Reed stated that it was
his understanding that the one offered by
him was to be voted on after the Cox sub
stitute. Cox insisted that the Reed sub
stitute be first voted on.
Reed said that his proposition, coming
from the minority, was entitled by pdrlia
mcntary courtesy to superior advantages
If there were any. The Speaker ruled that
he would have to treat them rs ordinary
amendments, and ordered n vote to b(
taken first on Reed S.
The Bryan amendment to this sutsti
tute. on division of the House, received II.
affirmative votes and 1872 negative VOTE
by yeas and nays resulted: yeas, 1877
nays 169; present and not voting,3. Vote
on Reeds substitute was taken, resulting
on division of the House; ayes, 80; noes,
167.
The yeas and nays We're called for, with
the following results Yeas, 100; nays
I Dr x-atinr This
nearly party vote. Cannon, Grain,
Davey Geary, Griffin, Lawson, Pendle
ton and Shell, Democrats, voted with the
Republicans for the substitute. The
Populists voted with the Democrats
against 1t.
Cobb's amendment to the substitute ot
Cox was disagreed to, and the substitute
itself rejected, So ayes to 1S4 noes. Cox's
request for vote by yeas and nays was
refused
The vote recurred on the engrossment
and third reading of the Springer BILL n:
amended in the committee of the whole
which, on division, the House refused tC
order by decisive vote of 81 ayes to l5s
noes. The announcement of this vote
was received with much applause by th'
opponents of the bill.
Springer demanded the vote by yea
and nays This was ordered, resulting
yeas, 1876; nays, 1862; present and no
voting, 4.
Just before the vote was announced
Reed rose to make the statement regard
| ing his position and that of his Republi
can colleagues, but " as cut off by cries Of
regular order and Announce the vote. y
Speaker Crisp-The regular order is the
announcement of the vote
Springer changed his vote to give hin
an opportunity to move to reconsider
This he did and pending that moved tha
the House take recess until s. Hatcl
moved to lay the motion to reconsider OF
the table.
Spcaker-The motion for recess is mo-
in order.
Springer-I move that the House ad
journ.
Speaker-That motion is not in order
Hatch's motion received lei affirmative
votes and 109 negative. The demand fol
the yeas and nays on the motion VIZ
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