The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
SPEECHES AND VOTES.
Details OF the Debate Leading tn Re-
lection of the Bill.

lection of the Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA The third at
tempt of the administration at this session
to secure legislation looking TO the relief
of the treasury failed in the House to-day.
First, the Carlisle bill for the reform of
the currency system went down; next, the
bill for the issue of $500, 600 of gold bonds,
and the retirement of the legal tenders
recommended in the Presidents special mes
sage was defeated last Thursday by a
majority OF q, and to-day the House by
a majority even larger GO refused to order
to third reading the resolution by which
it was proposed to authorize the issue of
s65,00000O of 3 per cent. gold bonds to sub
stitute for the per cent thirty-year coin
bonds, sold by Secretary Carlisle under the
contract with the Rothschild- Morgan syndi-
Gates.
The action of the House to-day was the
elimination of the exciting events which
have occurred since the President sent his
special message to Congress, which re-
suited in the report from the ways and
thorize the issue of the gold bonds. A
special order brought in soon the
House met this morning to bring the resolu-.
ton to a vote at 8 o'clock tonight. The
debate on the resolution, which lasted over
five hours was of an interesting and, at
times, infiammabie character. The galleries
were packed, and there was much confusion
the floor. but the interest centered in
the course. which the, Republicans would
pursue, it being conceded that the fate of
the resolution rested with them. There was
much maneuyering among their. leaders.
led by Messrs Hopkins and Cannon, of
Illinois, started off With impetetuous
speeches against gold bond that would
sued. Mr.. Reed and his Eastern friends
sought in private conference to rally all
to united action His plan was to allow
the resolution to go to a third reading,
and then move TO recommit 1T with instruc-
tions to report back a bill similar to that
xuT oh ha a
gold bond bill last week, providing for 3
per cent. coin bonds For time it seemed
agreed to. but after the stirring speech
of Mr.. Hepburn the middle and Western
feat the third reading of the resolution
lest by some chance it might carry If it
passed this parliamentary stage The East
ern Republicans then decided to support it.
The speeches of Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Reed,
Mr. Hopkins and Mr.. Bryan were the
features of the debate.
An analysis of the vote shows that 50
Democrats and 81 Republicans d20 in alD
voted in favor of the resolution and ss
Democrats and g. Republicans and Fopu-
lists Q67 IN alb against
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
As soon as the journal had been read this
morning Mr.. Catchings from the committee
on rules, reported the special order under
which the House was to operate. 1t was as
follows:
Resolved, That Immediately upon the
proceed as in committee of the whole TO the
consideration of House resolution No 255
(the bond resolution), that at the hour of
o'clock this day the previous question shall
be considered as ordered on said resolution,
and then, without intervening motion. votes
shall be taken thereon until the same shall
have been fully disposed of.
Mr. Catchings promptly demanded the pre-
vious question as soon as the reading of the
resolution was completed On a rising vote
the previous question was ordered-56 TO Ill.
Mr.. Picker made the point of no quorum,
but Withdrew 1t, and before time for debate
could be claimed under the rule the vote re-
Cured on the adoption of the order. IT re-
sulted-56 to II.
Mr. Simpson again made the point of no
quorum. Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Catchings,
as tellers, took their places, and for over
half hour they waited patiently for the
helated arrivals to make up the coveted
quorum. With the arriving members came
a stream of visitors into the galleries. and
at 11:52 when Mr.. CatchngS reported a
quorum, the Hall of Representatives pre-
sented an animated appearance. The vote
had resulted 15a to Is in favor of the special
order. Mr.. Simpson, who rema rxed sarcasti-
caIly, soto yoce, that he was trying to pro-
tect the President against the vindctive as
saults of Republicans, recreant Democrats
and tcuckoos, made no attempt to get the
yeas and nays. and the special order was de-
clared adopted
nounced that he would recognize two men,
bers of the committee on ways and means
Mr. Wilson and MIR. Reed in the affirmative
and Messrs. Hopkins of Illinois and Bryan
in the negatiye-to control four hours of the
time allotted to debate. the remaining hour
to be given TO debate under the five-minute
rule.
MR. WILSON'S SPEECH
Mr. Wilson, chairman of the ways and
means committee, who opened the debate
cautioned the House at the very outset
that unless the debate could be restricted
10 The resolution from the ways and means
committee to the exclusion of all
psrtisanship, il would be impossible
TO vote intelligentIy on the qsaes-
rion at it's conclusion. Mr.. Wilson
then proceeded to carefully state the case.
covering the ground trayersed BY his report
10 the House yesterday. He spent much