The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-08
Financial schemes fail
Leaders Unable to Persuade Balky
congressman to Fall Into Line.
ALL MEASURES ARE DEFEATED
Republicans Ready to Agree to Any Plan
for Relief but Minds of Democrats
and Populists Arc in
Chaotic state.
BY the United Press.

Chaotic State.
by the United Press.
Washington, Feb THE house dis
cusSed plans for financial relief three
days and then this afternoon refused,
by decisive vote, to pass any one or
them. When the committee of the
whole at $50 o'clock this afternoon con-
cluded its sessions, three propositions
We're reported to the house for its ac-
tiOn--the original Springer bill QknoWn
as the administration bilD proposing
the issue of five hundred million per
cent, fifty year gold bonds, as amended
by the committee of the whole; the
substitute, proposed by Mr.. Reed, au-
thorizing the issue of two-year per
cent. certificates of Indebtedness to
meet current deficiencies in the reve-
nue. and bonds to cover the deficiency
in the gold reserve, with an amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Bryan, Nebraska,
reattrmng the declaration of the
Matthews resolution of 1878, to the
effect that coin obligations of the gov
ernment are payable in standard silver
dollars at its option; and the substitute
of Mr.. Cox. of Tennessee, containing a
rehabilitation of state banks, with an
amendment proposed by Mr. Cobb, of
Alabama, expressly declining to confer
the right to issue bonds upon the secre-
tary of the treasury.
Mr.. Bryan's amendment was rejected
yeas 127, nays 1859, and then Mr..
Reeds substitute went the same way
by vote of l09 to 1877. This was nearly
party vote, the Populists and Dem
ocrats in opposition and Republicans
in favor of the substitute.
The amendment presented by Mr..
COBB to Mr.. CoN's substitute was voted
down viva voce, and the substitute
itself received but tifty-fve votes in the
Affirmative, to 1Si in the negative. Mr..
CoX's request for yea and nay vote
was not supported by a sufficient mum
Der to secure it.
by the Unexpectedly large vote of
159 nays and 81 ayes, the house, on a
division, refused to order the engross-
ment and third reading of the amend
ed Springer bill, thus killing it, The
announcement of the vote was received
with applause. a vote by yeas and
nays somewhat reduced the majority
| against the bill, it resulting: yeas
155; nays, 1852; present and not voting. A.
| Messrs. Scranton, of Lackawanna. and
Hines, of Luzerne, voted in the affirma-
tive.
Mr.. Reeds Explanation.
Just before the vote was announced
Mir. Reed endeavored to make an eX.
PLANTATION of the attitude of himself
and associates on the Republican side
but was cut off by cries OF regular or.
der. He was going to say: 81 had
with the support Of all the Republi
cans, presented a proposition which
the ruling powers saw fit to refuse
! Nevertheless, | had gone further ant
| voted for a bill which contains things
which / do not approve of simply tC
! enable the matter to go to the senate
| in hopes that something might be done
| The bill has failed. | now desire tC
| suggest that / have no doubt that this
| side of the house would vote for the
! second section of my substitute or any
other proposition which had any prac
| tiCal chance of passing
/
vote for the purpose, moved to re
consider the vote, and that motion, OF
motion by Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri wa!
! laid on the table-yeas, 1856: nays, 1873
which finally disposed of the matter
The question pending when the com
mittee of the whole resumed considera
tlon of the bill today was as to whethe
or not the decision of the chairman
ruling out Mr.. Bland's substitute on
point of order should be sustained. |
was decided in the afIirmative-13O t.
So. In the course of consideration o
the bill Mr.. Wheeler, Alabama, move,
to repeal the tax of 10 per cent on stat
bank circulation. and it was lost by
vote of 96 to Si.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Bel
Pop., CoIJ providing for the paymen
Of the bonds in gold or silver withou
discrimination against either was lost
106 to "a.
Bland Ncars the Goal.
Mr.. Bland got a vote on an amend
ment requiring the treasury notes is
sued under the Sherman act Of 1890 t
be redeemed in accordance with sectio
3 of that law. and directing the coinag
of the seigniorage on the silver bullio
in the treasury, and it came within 81
votes of being adopted-l09 to ia.
Before the bill was taken up bill
were passed authorizing the re-openin
Of the abandoned military reservation
at Fort Jupiter, FfQrlda, and grantln
a pension of $50 a month to the wido,
of the late General John c. Keton, ad
iutant general of the army
Mr.. Grosvenor, Ohio offered a resolu
ton for which he vainly asked immedi
ate consideration, directing the al
pointment of 81 committee of five t
investigate the congressional election
in Tennessee last November. with
view to reporting whether or not tn
commissions issued hereunder by tn
governor of the state should be recoe
niZeJ by the house. 1T was referred (