The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-28
BOND BILL DEBATE.
Chairman Dinglcy of the Ways and
Means Committee Opens.
DEMOCRATS CRlTIClSE THE GAG RULE
Interesting Debate Between Senators
Teller and Hill.
PURCHASE or PROJECTlLES.
President Cleveland Said to He Opposed
to tho Bond Biii-Capitnl
Cuttings.
DEMOCRATS CRITlClSE THE GAG RULE
PURCHASE or PROJECTlLES,

Washington. December G.-rhc house
today entered upon the consideration oil
the bond bill. The hill aroused the united
opposition OF the democrats and popu-
lists. the gold democrats being arraycd
against it because they claimed it ana
not give authority to the secretary to sell
gold bonds with which he desired to re
plenish the reserve, and silver democrats
on their general opposition to bond IL.
sues. The latter contended that the raid
of the treasury could be stopped II the
secretary would use his discretion to
redeem notes in silver when the reserve
was threatened. In the republican ranks
there developed bitter opposition to the
bill as originally drawn and to the prop
osition To force the bill to vote to-day.
The republican members of the committee
ON ways and means Incorporated in II an
amendment specifically declaring that
nothing In the act should be construed
as modification or repeal of the act VI
1873 for the Reissue OF the grcennaSks
when redeemed. The committee on rules
extended the limit of debate until D clock
tomorrow. but decline to give the mem
hers Of the house opportunity to oncr
amendments. The feature of the day was
n strong speech from Mr.. Johnson CRep.
Cal) appealing TO his republican col
leagues 10 vote against the bill. ie
in Tho I'm lie saia hn Mad voted i6r
the revenue measure yesterday under pro
test but he refused TO follow them Win
snyojvcd y e,,,renacr az nriuc,ni, wnuih
never succeed.
The debate ran FAR into the mighty Inc
n, nidv o Sl' 60, and
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rule, without making afy reply 10 the
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