The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
EAS1' SESSION OF THE FIFTY,
THIItD CONGRESS-.
Condensed Record of the Proceed.
inEs In the Senate ana House,
Matters OF Importance Dealt
With. ... s.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The' last hope
Of financial legislation for the relief Of
the treasury at the present session Of
congress went by the board and a
special session and bond issue were
assuerd when the house, by a vote of
1874 to 1G1. rejected the administration
bill to authorize an issue Of $500, OOO,-
600 gold bonds. The bill was beaten
before 1t reached its,ast parliamentary
stage. This result was reached after
.hree days Of spirited and at times
heated debate, and at the end of a
seven-hOur session, from II until $3.50
o'clock to-day, when the bill with the
tending substitutes was reported to
the house from the committee Of the
whole, amendments were offered in
rapid succession. most Of which were
voted down as fast as they were Of
fered. Many of them were desired to
load down the bill, and the votes
thereon were in no sense test votes.
The Bell amendment, for instance, to
make the bonds payable in gold and
silver, was defeated by the decisive
vote of rs to 1O6, while the bill was de-
feated by 1874 to 1G1.
Both the Reed and Cox substitutes,
with the amendments thereto, were re-
jected after the bill was reported to
the house. The Reed substitute au-
thOriZing the issue Of coin bonds for
the replenishment Of the gold reserve
and certificates Of Indebtedness to de-
fray deficiencies in the revenues was
lost-1O9 to 1877. 1t was a party vote,
save for the fact that seven Democrats
and, Cannon Of California voted for it.
Whesl the question came up on the
third reading and engrossing of the
bill, the whole opposition concentrated.
While the vote was being taken, which
resulted in the refusal Of the house to
order the third reading, the interest
ecntered in the vote of Mr.. Reed He
SAT quietly in his seat during the first
call, and did not answer to his name;
but on the second call he voted for the
bill. AS son as the result was an
nOunced Mr.. Reed attempted to make
an explanation Of the attitude of him.
self and those of his colleagues who
had voted for the bill, but objections
were made. He afterward explained,
however, that he had submitted a
proposition (hiS own substitute) which
he considered would meet the Situa-
ton. The n mocrats hal rejected
this, an 'er he and mauy of his
colleagues, althoug opposed to features
Of the BILL had voted for it in the hope
thu it would ass and be amended in
the senat" MI. Springer then moved
to .ors'd,: the vote by which the
third reading was refused, but this
motion was laid on the table-135 to
123- and the bill was killed. parlia-
mentarily speaking. An analysis of
the vote shows that AZ Republicans
and 80 Democrats voted for the bill.
and 56 Republicans, SO Democrats and
POpulists voted against it.
The laying of cable to Hawaii was
further discussed in the senate, but no
conclusion was reached, and the item
remains as "a stumbling block to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. The cable project has been we'll
nigh est s'~ht f in the wide range Of
Hawaiian debate. 1t is expected, how
ever, that the cable item will be
adopted.
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