New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27
TO FIGHT THE BOND BILL.
A CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICAN MEM
HERs OF THE HOUSE.

THEY BELIEVE THAT THE MEASURE MEANS RE
TrpEMExr or THE GREENBAcKs AND THAT
IT IS uNwIsE TO Issi'E BONDS in
TINE or PEACE
wasniny,on Dec @-The conference OF Repuoli-
"a, Representatives who do not approve 'he po"u
hin prepared by the Ways and Means committee
was we'll attended tonight. NOTWITHSTANDING '"e
branching showers which fell previous to the hour
., r,cs,Iop and which doubtless accounted for the
,hss,ce Of p score Of other members VINO had
slyped the call While the majority OF those pres
ent were Western men, there was also d IAN
sprlnkling OF Eastern Republicans. me conference
was held In the red parlor OF the Eopitt house' IL
was not a conference of silver Repuphcdhs' "a"s
man renresenting freesi,ver views were IN atten'-
anoe but the question of silver was not proush'
IN tho attention of the meeting. which nciuded also
a number of sound-money Republicans
The forty Republicans present represente" '"o"-
ty-fve States They elected VT. pIous''N "
Kansas chairman. and NJ. Coson OF Ne"'"'"s'
secretary. The purpose OF the conference ""S "
1etornlne q pan OF action with regard TO the ru'c
which will he reported from the Committee oh
Pu;es Tomorrow fixing the time and manner III
which the bond bill shall pass the House. IL ""s
been announced by the Committee on ways anu
Means ttat this m assure would DE pd-Se' to-'"o'
roy before the hour Of adjournment, presun'tply
with 10 longer debate than was given to the 'drh'
bill to-day. This hasty action was mahies's u"-
popuar with the conference
The speeches made by the members sho"eu
unanimous sentiment in opposition to the retirement
of the greenbacks. They indicated belief that the
bill in question permits this, and that tie amehd-
,nent which Mr. Hopkins. OF Illinois, VIII Try 10 Sc
cure in the Ways and Means Committee tomorrow
before the House meets will not prevent It, the
sneeches further showed that 1t was not advisable
for the United States to issue bonds IN time OF
peace and that under no circumstances shoud the
prcenbacks be retired-at least, in the manner pro-
posed. =. ,-.,, a., ,bo cow,
After Il long debate it was decided that the ON
mittee on Rules should be requested to br.Ig IN Il
resolution providing q reasonable time Tor Inc dis
c,,ssion of the Bond bill and for the offering OF
amendments 1t was thought that two days was
the shortest time in which this could be dcne WINE
three DAYS would he still more acceptable IL was
argued in support of this proposition that no
EFFICIENCY existed which required Limitation OF de.
bate inasmuch the Tariff bill. through which IL
Is plrposed TO raise sufficient additional funds 10
meet the deficit in the Treasury was passed TINS
afternoon. 1870.
The committee which was appointed TO confer
with the Committee on Rules consisted of seven
members of whom Mr. Broderck, OF Kansas. IL
chairman His associates are Mr.. Baker. OF NeN-
HAMPSHIRE: Mr.. Bowers. Of California; Mr. Picker.
of South Dakota: Mr.. Mines, of Michigan; MI. Bur
ton of Missouri, and Mr.. Cannon of titan.
M resolutions OF any character were adopted ny
the conference which had been called simply TO 90,
cure an expression of views concerning the Bona
bill The action of the conference. 1t was felt ought
not to be binding any of its members