The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-15
DISPOSED Of ADVERSELY
The Wilson Bill to Authorize
Gold Bonds.
HINTS OF IMPEACHMENT
Much Feeling Evinced by the Op-
position. MIR. Eryan's Bitter
Arrangement. The Senate
and the Postal Appro-
priation Bill.
BY Southern Associated Press.

WAsflISGroN, February 14-HoUsE
Another day's debate in the House
upon the financial question has but
served to emphasize the fact that no
legislation affecting the financial
situation is to be expected from tho
FIFTY third Congress. \ week ago
the House refused by n vote of lG2
to l35 to adopt the last Springer
Banklng and Currency bill which
| contained provision authorizing
the Issue of long time low interest
bonds, and to-day by the still more
decisive vote OF 1G7 TO 100, it de.
clined to authorize the issue of S64,-
coo, GOO . per cent. gold bonds with
which to replace the 3 per cent.
bonds negotiated with the Morgan.
belmont syndicate i'll payment for
the purchase of $500, 900 ounces of
| gold coin.
The consideration of the Joint
resolution for this purpose, reported
yesterday from the Committee on
Ways and Means by Chairman Will
son, occupied all of the session of
SIX and half hours, and the discus
zion attracted gu attendance of spec.
tatora which overtiowed tue House
galleries aud encrosched upon that
reserved for the diplomatic CORDS
and other distiDg guished visitors.
| The definite followed in general
way the lines OF the debate on the
| Springer bill last week, but the OF.
position to-day was much more ng.
Sressive than on that OCCASION.
Mr.. Nlieon was aided in advocacy
OF the measure by Mir. Reed, Mr..
Payne, (Rep.) OF New York; Mr.
Turner, Dem of Georgia, aud Mr
bynum, OF Indiana. all members of
the Committee on Ways and Means,
who urged that the joint resolution
was business matter merely, dis
associated from policies or anything
OF that kind, the passage OF which
would result IN saving of SIG, 0OU,-
UUO to the people. Their efforts
were seconded by Messrs. Daniels.
tRep) OF New York; Stone, Rep. J
of Pennsylvania; Coombs and Hen
dirk, lDem.) OF New York; Spring
er ana Cooper, Dem, of Florida,
The opposition to the passage Of
the JOINT resolution was led by Mr..
hopkins (Rep.), OF Illinois, and
Mr.. Bryan (Dem.). of Nebraska,
and 1t developed some startling
points. MIR. Hopkins asserted that
the PTesldeut was not animated bv
patriotic motives Ill sending hls
latest message to Congress, but by
a desire TO unload upon that body
the responsibility for transa ction
negotiated by his former law part
ner, that would net the syndicate
represented by him So, 600, 600.
MIR. Bryan declared the scheme
proposed III the Joint resolution to
be but another step in the accom-.
| phshment OF the conspiracy to
strangle silver, and solemnly assured
the House that SO serious did he
consider 1t to be that were there
any probability OF Its passing. and
the forfeiture OF his life would pre
vent 1t, he would gladly lay down
his life IN that behalf.
MIR. Cannon (Rep), OF Illinois.
hlnted al impeachment, aud MIR.
Hepburn (Repj, OF Iowa, SAID that
Republicans who favored the meas.
ure proposed new policy, repu
| dihtion OF ail their declarations in
the past and the Institution OF new
| policy that called for new follow.
| lug. Other speeches against the
Joint resolution were made by
Messrs McM!llIu. Wheeler DEM.
OF Alabama, and Grosvenor (Rep),
| OF OHIO, members OF the Committee
on Ways and Means; Livingston
| DEM, OF Georgia; Northwgy and
hnllck Reps, OF Ohio; Bland and
batch (Dems), of Missouri; KEN
| (Pop), OF Nebraska; Simpson iPop)
of Kansas, and Van Noorhis Repl
of New York.
| The vote was taken at ) o'clock
upon the question. "shall the loIut
| resolution be engrossed and read
third time!" tho result being us
stated, yeas, l20; nays. 1G7.
Tho bill is dead" officially de
ciareu the Speaker, and at $50
O'Clock the House adjourned until
to morrow at | o'clock.
SENATE. E.-Mr. Calls resolution as
to the Louisiana or Honduras lot.
terry IN Florida occupied the time OF
tho morning hour until IL was
| sbelVed by motion to resume con
| slderation OF the Postollieo Appro-
priation bill. General debate on
the postal bill continued until 3 y,
| m', when, III accordance with the
agreement made yesterday, discus.
sion ceased, and the Senate was
| brought to u vote on the Railway
| Mall Service amendment and the
amendments offered to it by Sena-
tors Blackburn and Wins.
Bat first the point of order had to
De decided, whether an amendment
4 Reached by the CommIttee on An,