Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-15
THE GOLD BOND FIGHT
A FIERCE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
OF REPREsENTATIvE
Attacks ON the gic
Cttcrances-A Hint mt Impeach-
ment-The Three-Pcr-Ccnt.R ResoIu-
tiOn Defeated.

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WASHINGTON. ID. c., February IA
SENATE.-Mr Calls resolution as TO the
Louisiana or Honduras lottery. In Florida
occupied the time OF the Senate in the
morning hour, until IL was shelved by
motion TO resume the consideration Of the
post-ofice appropriation bill. The general
debate on the postal bill continued until
i. NJ. when. In accordance with the
agreement made Yesterday. the discussion
ceased, and the s;enate was brought TO "A
vote on the railway mail service amend
ment and the amendments offered 10 IL
by Senators Blackburn and Villas. But,
first, the point of order had to be decided
whether an amendment reported by the
Committee on Appropriations was or was
not in order las general legislation on an
appropriation bill"
The Vice-Presdent submitted the ques-
ton The amendment is to insert these
words in the Item appropriating S,-oo'wo
for railway post -ofiice-car service:
Said sum shall be expended under the
directions and in the discretion OF the
Postmaster-General. and any provision
OF existing law in conflict herewith is
hereby repealed"
The vote was taken, and the Senate de-
cided-yeas, II: nays, 39-that the amend
ment was not In order. Both the Villas ana
the Blackburn amendments were voted
down.
SHERMAN RULED OUT.
All the amendments reported from the
Committee on Appropriations having also
haap HtxnnC.H nf Mr. again OIL
fered his amendment. appropriating soo'-
0O for necessary and special facilities
from Louisville and New Orleans ana
Texas points. and point of order was
made against ii by Mr.. German that the
item had not been reported from "a com
mittee nor estimated by any department.
The Nice-President sustained the point OF
order, and the amendment was excluded.
Mr.. Davis (Republican), OF Minnesota
offered an amendment providing that in
case of postal-clerks appointed before the
order requiring them to reside on the line
Of the railroad on which they serve thdt
rule shall not be operative. Agreed 10
after discussion The bill. which had been
| all this time in committee, was repOrleu
| TO the Senate.
Mr.. Blackburn moved 10 amend the Item
appropriating Sl96.O00 for ,he fast-mail ser
vice from Springfield Mass, to New or
leans. by reducing the amount Of Sl'6.so2-
a 10 per cent. reduction on existing rates.
Action was not taken on this amend
ment, and the bill went over till to-
morrow.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
reported from the Committee on Appro-
priations and placed on the calendar.
The credentials of Mr.. Augustus ..
! Bacon as senator from the state oi
| Georgia Tor the term beginning the 4th OF
| presented by Alr.
| Walsh DemOcraO of Georgia. read, ana
| placed Oh file. Mr.. Bacon succeeds Mr..
| Wash.
After A short executive session the
| Senate at 615 L. NJ, adjourned until
| tomorrow noon.
House of Representative.
Another days debate in the House upon
] the financial question has but served to
emphasize the fact that no legislation af-
fecting the financial situation is TO be eX-
pected from the Fifty-third Congress. y
week ago the House refused. by a vote
Of l62 10 lS5. to adopt the last Springer
banking and currency bill, which contain
ed a provision authorizing the issue
Of longtime, low-interest bonds. and to-
day, by the still more decisive vote of
l67 to 10 IL declined to authorize the issue
Of 81 000,00 per cent. gold bonds with
which to replace the 3 S-i per cent. bonds
negotiated with the Morgan Belmont syn
dieats in payment foF the purchase. OF
3.JD0CJo ounces Of gold coin.
The consideration of the joint resolution
for this purpose. reported yesterday from
the Committee on Ways and Means by
Chairman Wilson, occupied all OF the scs-
sion OF six and a-half hours and the dis
cussion attracted an attendance OF spec
taturs which overfiowed the public gal
leries and encroached upon that re-
served for the diplomatic corps and other
| distinguished visitors. The debate fol-
lowed In a general way the lines or the
debate on the Springer bill last week, but
the opposition to-day was much more ag-
| gressive than on that occasion. Mr.. Wilson
was aided in advocacy OF the measure
| by Mr.. Reed 0epublican) of Maine; Mr
Payne Republican), of New YORK; MI.
| Turner Democrat, OF Georgia: ana Mt
| Bynum OemocraD. Of 1ndana-ali mem
| bers OF the Committee on Ways and
| Means-who urged that the joint resolu-
| tion was a business matter merely, dis
| associated from policies or anything OF
| that kind. the passage Of which would
| result in a saving Of N6,D0.rO to the
| people Their efforts were seconded by
| Messrs Daniels RepublicaD. Of New
| York: Stone Republican,, Of Pennsylva-
MIA: Coombs and Hendrix Democrats), OF
| New York. Springer Democrat. OF Hi
| nois, and Cooper Democrat or Florida.
| THE OPPOSITION.
| The opposition TO the passage Of the
| Joint resolution was led by Mr.. Hopkins
| Republican Of Illinois. and Mr.. Bryan
| DemocraU. OF Nebraska. members OF the
| Committee on Ways and Means, and IT
| developed some startling points.
| Mr. Hopkins asserted that the Presi-
| dent was not animated by patriotic mo-
| tives in sending his latest message TO
| Congress. but by desire TO unload upon
| that body the responsibility for trans
| action negotiated by his former law
| partner that would net the syndicate re-
| presented by him &5coo,c0
| Mr.. Bryan declared the scheme pro-
| posed in the joint resolution TO be but
| another step in the accomplishment OF
/ the conspiracy to strangle silver and
solemnly assured the House that so Sc
| rious did he consider 1t to be. that were
| there any probability Of its passage and
| the forfeiture OF his life would prevent It,.
| ne would gladly lay down his life in that
| behalf
| Mr. Cannon Republican,. OF Illinois
| hinted at impeachment and Mr.. Hep
| burn Republican). OF Iowa. said that the
| Republicans who favored the measure pro-
| posed a new policy, a reputation OF all
| their declarations IN tne past, ana tne
institution of new policy that called for
| a new following.
Other speeches against the joint reso-
| luton were made by Messrs. McMiilin
| OemocraD. Of Tennessee; Wheeler
| Democrat. OF Alabama, and Grosvenor
| (Republcau). OF Ohio members of the
| Committee on Ways and Means: Livings-
| ton Democrat, of Georgia; Northway
and Hulck Republicans), of Ohio; Bland
| and Hatch Democrats. of Missouri; KEN
| Populisp. of Nebraska; Simpson Nopu-
| lisD. OF Kansas. and Van Voorhis. The
| following is the detailed vote on the gold
| bond joint resolution:
| Yeas-MesSrs. Adams of Pennsylvania,
| Aldrich. Apsley. Babcock. BALDWIN.
Barnes, Bartholdt Barwig. Beckner. Belt
| shower, Berry. Breckenridge. Brickner,
| Brosius, Bynum. Cadmus, Campbell. Ca
| ruth. Catchngs. Causey, chickering,
| Clancy. Clarke of Alabama. Cobb of Mis-
| souri,. Coombs. Cooper of Florida, Cooper
| Of Indiana, Cornish. Covert, Grain. cur
| It's of New York. Daniels, Dayey, De-
4 Iatv r.