The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-08
CARLISLE'S BILL BEATEN
II Was Knocked High and Dry by the
House.
BY A VERY DECISIVE VOTE
Now tho Administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland Is In a Bad
Box on the Currency
Question.
Y A VERY DECISIVE VOTE

financial legislation for the relief of tho
treasury at the present session of this con-
gress went by the board when the house,
by vote of l34 to 16l, rejected the admin
istration bill to authorize the issue of
$500, 100000 of bonds. The bill was beaten
before 1t reached its last parliamentary
stage. The result was reached after
three days of spirited debate and at the
end of a seven-hour session.
From IL o'clock a. m. till 8 80 o'clock
p. IN. to-day, when the bill with pending
substitutes was reported TO the house
from the committee of the whole, amend
ments we're offered in rapid succession,
most of which were voted down as fast as
they were offered. Many of them wero
desired to load down the bill and the votes
thereon were in no sense test votes.
The Bell amendment for instance, to
make the bonds payable in gold and sill
YER. was defeated by the decisive vote of
76 10 106. while the bill was defeated by
134 TO 161.
The Reed substitute, authorizing tho
issuing of coin bonds for the replenish-
ment of tho gold reserve and indebted
ness to defray the deficiency revenues,
was lost-l09 to 1S7. 1t was a party vote,
save for the seven popullsts and Cannon
OF California, who voted for it.
When tho question came up for tho
third reading and engrossment of the bill,
the whole opposition conferred upon 1t
while the vote was being taken, which re-
suited in a refusal of the house to or
der the third reading, interest centering
in the vote of Reed. He sat quietly in
his seat during the first call and did not
answer to his name, but on the second
call he voted for the bill. He afterwards
explained, however, that he had submits
ted a proposition, his own substitute,
which he considered would meet the situ-
alton. The democrats had rejected this
and then he and many of his colleagues,
although opposed to features of tho bill,
had voted for it in tho hope that it would
pass and be amended in the senate.
Springer then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the third reading was re-
fused, but this motion was laid on the
table-135 to 123-and the bill was killed.
An analysis of the vote shows "A repub-
licans and 30 democrats voted for tho bill,
and SO republicans, 81 democrats and 8
popuhsts voted against it.
The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole and resumed the
consideration of the bill to authorize
the issue of S500,ooo,O 900 gold bonds in con-
formity with the presidents suggestion.
The pending question was an appeal
| from the decision of the chair, ruling that
previous amendment of the bill was out
of order. The chair was sustained by a
vote of 13O to %.
Brossius, republican of Pennsylvania,
offered an amendment providing that
such bonds of denomination $50, $50 and
| 500, as can be disposed of, should be de-
posted for sale with the national banks.
Sickels, democrat of New York, made
an eloquent appeal for the passage of the
pending bill. He believed, he said, that
the deliberations of the house on tho sub
ject were marking an important epoch In
the history of tho country. He was not O
| financier, but he desired to express his
deep sense of the importance of this
measure and his solemn belief that tue
welfare and honor of his country were in.
! volved In to-day's action upon il. He had
had occasion to differ in the past with the
executive of his own party but he forgot
those differences when he witnessed the
brave, manly action of the president in
the present financial crisis. Cleveland
words were worthy of the most illustrious
of our statesmen and he forgot all in his
admiration of Cleveland's course on this
question. This was not the time, he con-
tinued, to settle definitely and perma.
nently the future of silver or of bank
notes. II was "a supreme moment in our
history-such a crisis had occurred IN the
history of all nations-when We must
meet our obligations or default.
"If my long life" he concluded, largely
devoted to public service. entities me 10
appeal to my colleagues TO uphold tho
honor and integrity OF our country. foI
Gods sake let us profit by this opportu.
nifty" (Applause).
Bynum, democrat, OF Indiana, made an
appeal for the passage of the bill on some
resolutions of the indianapolis board OF
trade in endorsement of the presidents
recommendation.
Straight, democrat, created amusement
while opposing the bill by desiring the re-
generation of the republic and of con-
gress. "If Washington was to look IN
upon the house to-day" he said, tears
would furrow his cheeks, and If John &.
Calhoun could come down ne would lash
four-fifths of the members from the cap
itol.n
Brossius' amendment was adopted. An
amendment offered by Wheeler democrat
of Alabama, 10 repeal the state bank tax
was lost without division. Livingston
democrat of Georgia, offered the Wheeler
amendment, with the provision that the
repeal should go into eff ct July /. 1896
He stated that the president favored the
repeal of the state bank tax and on be-
half of 10 southern democrats, nc ap-
pealed TO the supporters Of the bill TO give
them this.
Daniel. republican of New York, re
ported a resolution also piedging the
board of trade, the Bankers association
and other commercial bodies of Buffalo
| in favor Of the pending bill
"Are these the same associations,
asked Terry, democrat Of Arkansas,
which adopted resolutions IN 1898 10 the
/ effect that the repeal OF tho sherman sIl
yer law would be followed by prosperity:
Perhaps they are, replied Daniel.
LIvingston's amendment was lost, 81 @
/ 90.
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