Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29
HOUSE ADOPTS BOND BILL
As Prepared by the Ways and Means Com
 mittee.
A STRAY BALLOT FROM WeolY TEXAS
Is the Only Democratic Vote Favoring the Measure-Republican Vote Contra ry to Their Principles and the
 
 Presidents Desire.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-By vote of TO to 136 the house today passed the sec tion of the bill introduced yesterday by the committee on ways and means au- thorizing the issue of per cent coin bonds to maintain the gold reserve. Forty-seven republicans voted with the democrats against the proposition, as did all the populists and MT. Newlands, silver of Colorado. MT. Huteheson of Texas was the only democrat to ally himself with the great body of republi- cans in support of the measure. There was no opposition to the second section, directing the sale of certificates of in- debtedness to meet temporary deficien- cies in revenue, and it was agreed to and the bill passed without division. The debate of the day preceding the vote on the bill developed nothing new or strange and was not marked by any in- cident of unusual interest.
 MT. Crisp, in answer to questions by MT. Boutelle, declared his belief to be that the government obligations were not payable in gold alone, and that the democrats opposed the pending bill be- cause they believed there was no neces- sity for the sale of bonds
 MT. Dalzell expressed his amazement that Secretary Carlisle had such an idea of the proprieties and decencies of public life that he could, in an authorized in- terview, attack the legislation proposed by the house for protecting the credit of the nation,
 After the reading of the journal the discussion of the bond bill was resumed, the discussion to close at o'clock. The first speaker was MT. Brosius. The gold reserve, he said, must be maintained and the revenues to meet the expenses of the government must be procured. The propositions, he said, were fundamental and undisputable.
 MT. McLaurn, democrat, of South Carolina, said he should oppose the bill because it would not only increase the burdens, but legalize series of improper and unfounded assumptions by the sec retary of the treasury. The bill should clearly and explicitly state the purposes of these provisions, so that the people might know the intention of congress. He was opposed to the bill for the further reason that he believed rather in restrict ing than extending the discretionary powers of the treasury department.
 Messrs. Cannon of Colorado, Payne of New York, Hopkins of Illinois, Burton of Missouri, Marsh of Illinois and Russell of Connecticut spoke in favor of the bill.
 Closing the debate In opposition to the bill, MT. Crisp said he would ask the re- publican members to a careful considera- tion of what the mea sure involved before casting their vote. They could not, he said, urge the passage of this proposi- tion and at the same time claim that it was in response to the request of the president, which was that he be author ized to sell gold bonds. Further, they were in favor of it or they were not, and they ought to deal fairly and frankly with the president and the people.
 Mr. Boutelle-Is the gentleman from Georgia in favor of it?
 Mr. Crisp-I am not.
 The democrats, he said were united an their opposition to the proposition and united on principle. They believed there was no necessity for the issuance Of bonds If the republicans believed that bonds were payable in gold they ought to, make them bear on their face that fact If the republicans, believed that bonds were payable in gold, MT. Crisp asked how they justified their refusal to save the tax payers $60, 100000 in inter- est, as the secretary of the treasury had stated would be the case by voting to insert "gold" instead of "coin" in the face of the bonds? The secretary of the treasury had informed the house that a coin bond could not be sold at this time.
 A colloquoy between Messrs. Boutelle and Crisp over the views of the latter as to whether or not obligations of the government were payable in gold, occasioned some amusement, and was finally ended by the emphatic demand of the speaker after MT. Crisp had plain lively asked if he could have the balance of the time, "the house will be in order" MT Crisp stated that the point he was making was that if the republicans be- lieved, as they had said. that government bonds were payable in gold, they should so have expressed their views in the leg islation proposed. For himself he said in closing, he did not believe that to be the case. The house declared by the em- phatic vote of 1S9 to 7s upon the Mat thews resolution it's opinion that the ob- ligations of the government were paya- bie in gold or silver at the option of the government, and that resolution was adopted after the silver dollar had been demonetized by the act of 1893.
 MT. Dalzell closed the debate on the bill in favor of Its passage. He said if the legislation proposed had been on the statute book it would have saved to the people. in the matter of interest upon bonds issued by the present ad- ministration alone. over 5000 000. He reviewed the provisions of the bill and asked what was the object to the reler proposed? What was the president do- ing? he asked? By all the force and power of the executive position decry- ing the legislation proposed what IS the secretary of the treasury doing by authorizing interviews in the morning papers denouncing the bill as 1t is pro posed? "I am surprised and amazed, MT. Speaker" said MT. Dalzen, and speak with a deep sense of responsibility, that a gentleman, who has been member or this house a member of the other branch of congress and cabinet officer, should have so little regard for the proprieties : and decencies of public life"
 The administration, continued MT. Dal- zell, opposed the bill because 1t wanted -sothing but gold bonds and to deal with foreign syndicates If he had stated the truth and the facts which were as he said, MT. Dalzell asked why any republi- can should rlay into the hands of the democratic administration. I appeal he impressively said in conclusion, to my fellow republicans to think long and ear nestly before they join the democratic