Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-27
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Extraordinary Number Of Congressman
on Hand for Day After Christmas.
PASSAGE OF TARIFF BILL.
How the Autocrncy OF Crar
Reed showed Itself. as In the
Bond Measure.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. December %
Especial. THE thronged galleries attest
ed early this morning that ii was TO be
a feld-day in the House. and from 10
o'clock until nearly 6 every available seat
was occupied. The attendance Of mem
bers was over three hundred a most ex-
traordinary number for the day after
Christmas
The programme arranged by Speaker
Reed was carried out 10 o. very letter
and the entire proceedinsr were as much
ike the. days OF the Fifty-frst Congress
As IL is possible 10 imagine. The gliding
on the crown OF the Gar II worn a
trife. and the presidential aspirations
compel him TO wear IL less jauntily than
he did during his former reign. but
Speaker Reed Is the same autocrat as OF
old. demanding absolute obedience and
knowing no law save his viii. Otners
NAV crack the whip. but he holds the
reins. Others may disport themselves
upon the floor and feed their yanities by
bombastic speech and glittering pyrotech-
MICS Of alleged oratory, but their talk
invariably and surely ends in servile
laudation Of the plans he has made and
abiect adoption and espousal OF the poll
cies he propounds.
The rule brought in to-day provided
that al o'clock the vote on the taTim
bin should be- taken. and no amendments
could be- offered during or after the
limited debate. The latter provision was
made not only TO keep the Democrats
from Offering amendments. but was a
Tfrn afHrf a ~
that the Republicans were unanimous.
The party whip was cracked long and loud
and the Republicans fell into line Ike
little tin soldiers. the only exception be-
ing Congressman Linney. of North Caro-
lima. who refused 10 vote for the mea-
sure.
The bin will now go 10 the Senate. and
although the Democrats viii debate ana
delay 10. there Is apparently but little
doubt that IL viii ultimately pass that
body.
WILL CLEVELAND SIGN IT?
once in the hands Of the President,
the fate of the bill is unknown. He
refused 10 sign the G0rman-WilsOn bil
last year. and allowed IL 10 become a
law without his signature, so 10 is diff
cult to believe that he viii sign this.
Mr. Cleveland requested financial and
net tariff legislation bur the kepupii-
cans in the House rushed through
this bin. under the preteXt ~ respond
irg 10 the Presidents message. He
asked for bread They are giving him
a stone Both ne and Secretary Car
lrle have declared the revenues sufh-
cient but the g0ld-feserve was what
they wanted 10 shield and protect The
hin does not assist al all % do this They
profess % respond % the president
call. yet ignore his suggestions and
assume 20 know better than the admin
istrauon what is needed.
The bond-blll will come up tomorrow.
and will be raiiroaded through in the
same manner The bill provides for the
issuance Of bonds al per cent. re-
deemable after I'VE years. the proceeds
10 De used for the redemption of T.
eal-tender notes and certificates q IN
debtedness. al . p,r cent. redeem
able after three years. the proceeds
of which are exclusively 20 be used Ia
paying any temporary deficit in the Trea-
sury.
Great dissatisfaction is being express
"a regarding the first provision. as
the members are beginning 70 see that
the Secretary. n 50 disposed. may de-
cline under the bill % reissue the legal
tender notes. and thus break the
endless chain which carries OF tne goid.
ana az the same time contract the
currency 20 that extent An amend
ment VIII b. proposed tomorrow. II POS
slble. % direct the Secretary 70 reissue
these notes
The Virginia members all voted on
party lines on the tariff bin to-day.
anl the North Carolinians voted FOR 81.
except Messrs Linney and Stroud and
the three Democrats.