Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-07
Y BLEGRAPHIC.
EHE GOLD BOND BILL
VOTING Gu Amendments IN Committee
Of tho Whole.
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
One Providing for the Payment Of Gus.
tom Duties Half In told aud
Half In silver.

wAsuNGTON, Fob. 0.--Voting be-
gan today On amendments to tho al-
mlnis,ration bill authorizing the issue
OF s50O.OOO,OOl gold bonds for tho re.
tifomout " ,nu legal t8u der anu treas.
ury notcg. A good utal Of confusion
existed auer . O'Clock when the voting
began In COMMITTEES Of tho whole.
Most II the amendments were defeated
a. rapidly as offered.
The committee on banking nui cur.
roacy sustained two defeats, two Of the
amendments proposed by that COM
miltee being voted down. Thuy were
tue amendment Proposing ~ strike cut
the tuCtl0n providing Tor the pigment
Jfcustoms duiirs in gold, which was
allowed 10 stand amunuud, no a. 10
make them payable in gold anu silver,
and that compelling national banks Co
carry their reserve Ia gold anu silver
coin. BANDS substitute was ruled
out on point % order.
At2 O'Clock under the special order
general debate closed mad tho debate
proceeded under tho I've minute rule,
the Dlll being open TO amendment ~
amy OF ils parts. IL was agreed that
tue substitutes Of Reed aud Cox should
DO considered pendiug.
Springer tlvn Offered tho Rmgat-
monta agreed upon BY tho COMMITTEES
VI banking ana currency o. necessary
90 perfect the bill. Tho Amendment
making tue bonds payable "ai the
pleasure VI the government ut,er ton
ycaru" aud duU Iva MY years was
ugfcud 10.
BrccRinrldgo (Dcm.) Of Kentucky
gavu notice o, u substitute DO would
offer providing Tor the Issue OF debt
certificates, tnu coinage o. TITO silver
bullion anu tue repeal u tie state
bank tax. The amendment 10 limit The
amount OF legal tundurH retired ~ the
amount OF additional circulation laEeu
out by national banks met with oppG-
utlou from Walker (Rup.) Ui Mhssn.
chusetlB aud Co0mbs (Dum.) Of New
York, but IL was hyfceu Co., lUl % -.
Haughon (Rup.), Of Wtcousin, Of
fuTcd an amendment W tue cOmtniglco
amendment imuoalug in lieu OF ether
tuxcs tax OF 7 OF 1 per cent on the
circulation OF national banks sOmi.nu-
uunlly aud 10 reduce the limit of
capital necessary Tor tho corporation Of
national banks from $4,000 tg.2J,O 900.
Bryan (Dem.l, OF Nebraska, opposed
the amendment The object, lac
said, was 10 reduce the tax on cifouln-
ton TO from u ! Of a cent and an
other would increase the number nnd
power OF national banke. HnughUn's
amendment was agreed 10.
The committee amendment TO strike
out section u tho bill prohibiting the
issue by national banks of notes VI n
denomination Of less than $40 and thu
retirement OF silver certificates Of over
$40, which was finally adopted, pro-
voked considerable discussion, In the
course OF which Williams (Dom,), OF
MiBiissippl, said the section proposed 10
BIO stricken Out was the only one In the
bill that gives q wide circulation 10
silver.
An amendments offered by Hartmann
Tor the paymet OF customs duties nall
ia gold and hat In silver was agreed
To-, 80 10 ".
The committee amendment walk
stsl TO compel national bnnEs at the
end Of thirty months 10 carry NIL their
reserve IN coin, half Ia cold and half
In silver, was warmly opposed by
Hendricks (Dem.) OF New York and
others, who oOutcndcd that this
amendment would defeat the purpose
Of tho bill. The Walker amenumvut
was defeated, % 10 lOl.
Bryan opposed tho committee amend
meat 10 the last section which ptu-
ylded for tho repeal Of all laws limiting
tho amount OF national bank Circulu-
Ton which could bu Withdrawn Tor any
one month 10 g3,OOO,OOO and prOhlbll-
lug an inCTratB Ut circulation for ok
months after II had retired any Of III
circulation. He claimed II would give
the banks power 10 contract or expand
tho currency Lt Will. The amends
ment was adopted Oh 10 IS,
Bland then offered his substitute as
NJ amendment % the firBt section.
Springer matte q point Of order
against 10, which WAS tusiainei,