The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-29
CLOSE VOTE ON THE BOND BILL
THE MEASURE PASSES THE HOUSE
By 15O TO 1856.

in Favor of the BiII-AH the POpu-
lists i'm the Ranks Of the BiITs Op-
POnents-The Republicans Twitted
Over Their Refusal to Insert "A Gold
Clause.
Washington. Dec. 2S-By a vote of 10
to 1876, the House to-day 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.
pForty-seven republicans voted with the
democrats against the proposition, as did
all the populists, and Mr.. Newlands, sill
verite of Colorado. Mr.. Hutcheson of
Texas was the only democrat to ally him
self with the great body of republicans in
support of the measure. There was no
opposition to the second section of the
bill, directing the sale of certificates of
indebtedness 10 meet temporary deficien-
cies in the revenue, and it was agreed to,
and the bill passed without a division.
The debate of the day preceding the vote
on the bill developed nothing new or
strange, and was not marked by any Incl
dent of unusual interest. Mr. Crisp, in
answer to question by Mr.. Boutelle,
declared his belief to be that the govern
ment obligations were not payable in gold
alone, and that the democrats opposed the
pending bill because they believed there
was no necessity for the sale of bonds.
| Mr.. 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 interview,
attack the legislation proposed by the
House of Representatives for protecting
the credit Of the nation.
After the reading of the Journal, the dis
cussion of the bond bill was resumed, the
| discussion TO close at O'Clock. The first
| speaker was Mr.. Brosius The gold re
| serve, he said, must be maintained, and
| the revenues to meet the expenses of the
! government must be procured. These
propositions, he said. We're fundamental
| and indisputable.
Mr.. McLaurin, dem, of South Carolina,
| said he should oppose the Dill because II
| would not only increase the burdens OF
| the treasury, but legalize a series of i'm
proper and unfOunded assumptions by
! the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill
should clearly and explicitly state the
! purposes of this provision so that the
| people might know the intention of con-
| gress. He was opposed to the Dill, sald
| Mr. McLaurin, for the further reason that
| he believed rather in restricting than eN-
tending the discretionary powers of the
Messrs Cannon of Colorado. Payne Of
| New York, Hopkins of Illinois, Burton OF
I Missouri
| of Connecticut, spoke in favor OF the bill.
| Closing the debate in opposition 10 the
| bill Mr.. Crisp said he would ask the re-
| publican members to a careful considera-
! ton of what the measure involved, before
| casting their votes Ihey could not, ne
| said, urge the passage of this purely po-
/ litical proposition and at the same time
claim that it was a response TO the re-
| quest of the President, which was that
the administration be authorized TO sell
| gold bonds. Either they were in favor
! Of it or they were not, and they ought to
| deal fairly and frankly with the Presi-
dent and the people.
| Mr.. Boutelle-IS the gentleman from
| Georgia. in favor of it?
| Mr.. Crisp-I am not.
The democrats, he said! We're united in
their opposition to this proposition ana
united on principle. They believed there
was no necessity for the issue 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 the bonds We're
| payable in gold, Mr.. Crisp asked how they
| justified their refusal to save the TAX
| payers $160000 900 in interest as the Sec
/ retary of the Treasury had stated would
| be the case, by voting to insert gold,
| instead of "coin,' in the face of the bonds -!
/ The republican proposition was purely
| a political one, Mr.. Crisp said. What
was to be gained by the passage of the
The Secretary of the Treasury had in
| formed the House that coin bond could
not be sold at this time. The object OF
II
pretending to respond ITO the request or
| the President, to prepare for a conditon
! OF the treasury different from that Whlch
I the executive had asked.
A colloquy between Mr.. Boutelle and
| Mr. Crisp over the views of the latter, as
| TO whether or not the obligations OF the
| government were payable in gold or not,
| OccasiOned some amusement, ana was
| finally ended by the emphatic demand of
| the speaker, after Mr., Crisp had plain
| lively asked if he could have the balance
| of the time, 1.-The House will be in order. -
! Mr.. Crisp stated that the point he was
| making was that if the republicans be-
| lieved, as they had said that the govern
| ment bonds were payable in gold, they
| should so express their views in the leg
islaton proposed. For himself, he said
/ in closing, he did not believe that to be
! the case. The House mad declared by
/ the emphatic vote of 1S9 to 70 upon the
/ Matthews resolution, its opinion that the
! obligations of the government were pay
/ abale 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 1873.
| Mr. Dalzell closed the debate on the bill
| in favor of its passage. He said that IL
/ the legislation it proposed had been on
the statute book, 1t would have saved 10
| the people in the matter of interest upon
/ bonds issued by the present administra-
| tion alone over 100000 coo. He reviewed
/ the provisions of the bill, and asked what
/ was the objection TO the relief proposed.
/ What was the President doing? he asked
| BY all the force and power of the eXecu-
]
/ prosed? What is the Secretary of the
/ Treasury doing2 eBy authorizing inter
views in the morning papers denouncing
| the bill as it is proposed.
| Il am surprised and amazed. Mr.. Speak
| err" said Mr. Dalzell "and ! speak with
/ a deep sense of responsibility that a gen
| tleman who has been a member of this
/ House. a member of the other branch of
| congress and a cabinet officer, should have
1 so little regard for the proprieties and de-
cencies of public life"
The administration, continued Mr.. Dali
/ zeI opposed the bill because it wanted
nothing but gold bonds, and TO deal with
foreign syndicates. If he had stated the
truth and the facts We're as he said Mr.
| Dalzell asked why should any republican
| play into the hands of the democratic ad-
ministrafion2
1 II appeal" he impressively said in con-
| clusion, ITO my fellow republicans 10 think
/ long and earnestly before they join the
| democratic forces on the other side Of the
| aisie The division is not for this time
merely
/ In accordance with the provisions OF
l the order OF debate. Mr.. Johnson, al 3
| o'clock demanded a division OF the ques-
tion and the vote was taken on the first
section % the bill. il resulted. Yeas 40;
| navs 1861 The announcement was receive
/ "a with applause. The vote in fun was as
I follows