The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
TIE BOND BILL PASSED.
All the Democrats, With One Exception, and|
Forty-Ssyen Republicans Against II. aE 31Ss
NOT REGARDED AS A RELIEF MEASURE \ /:
Delnocrnts nelieveThcre 1s No N Neces.ss
silly for liomd Hssue-Coin Bondssi
UnsnIabie ut This Time Only ls MI
Republican, Pretensc OF Responds.
ing TO the President. I'll

washington, ID. c., Dec. 28.-(House.lS De
lty Il vote or 40 to 1856, the House to-S
DAY passed the section of the bill intro-a
duced yesterday by the Committee on 4
Ways anu Means authorizing the Issue
of per cent. bonds to maintain theS
gold reserve. E}t
H Forty-seven Republicans voted WITH
the Democrats against the propositIon.s
as did all the Populists and Mr.. New
lands, silver, OF Colorado. Mr.. Hutchys,
inson, OF Texas, was the only Dcmo-&
crnt to ally himself to the great bodYis
of Republicans in support OF the meas;
ure. There was no opposition to the i
second section, directing the sale OF;
certificates OF Indebtedness to meet,3
temporary deficiencies in revenue, andt:
II was agreed to and the bill passed /
without n division ,l si$ $S9sS
After the reading Of the Journal the:
discussion of the bond bill was res
sumed, the discussion to close at a.
GrsfE 8rosIs The The a,d lrnt speaker was M,
must be maintained, and the revenuesE
TO meet the expenses of the Government;
must be procured. These propositfons.
ne said, were fundamental and indis-S
MIR. McLaurin DENY, of South Caru4.ss
lima, said he should oppose the bill be. \
cause 1t would not only increase thai,
burdens of the Treasury. but legalIzels
series OF improper and unfoundedI 4
assumptions by the Secretary Of { theS
Treasury - sr.15si ssss1sss;
Messrs. Cannon, OF Illinois; PAYNE OF
New York; Hopkins, OF Illinois; Burton,i i:
OIL missouri; Marsh, of Illinois, and RuS5s8
the bill = - - NJ ~ ~ 81 SESs Z
Closing the debate In opposition to ti.cy
PHI Mr.. Crisp said he would ask theA
RepuDlican members to q careful con- &
,NHs siaera ton or what the measure involYedd
Deiore casting their votes. They courda \
not, he said, urge the passage Of this 4
purely political proposition, and ntEtIis
same time claim that II was a respoiisaS
to the request of the President, wfieh&
iZed to sell gold bonds 8fA; sss3l
Mr.. Boutelle-Is the gentleman from
Georgia in favor IL? IN O. 7,Eis
MIR. Crisp-I am not. tig5 saSssSs
The Democrats, he said were unitAtffs
In their opposition to this propositions
and united on principle. They believetil;
there was no necessity for the issue OF t
bonds. If the Republicans believed that
bonds were payable in gold, Mr. Crisps;'
to make them hear on their face that I
fact IF Republicans believed thak3
bond swere payable in gold, Mr.. CriepH
asked how they justified their refusafs
TO save the taxpayers sixteen millionsY
OF dollars in interests. as the Secretaryii
of the Treasury had stated was thel,
case, by voting to insert "god,s 4 frlsii
stead of coin" in the face of the bonds?
The Republican proposition was puro-
ly political one. What was to- bel
gained by the passage of the bill2
The Secretary of the Treasury had L
informed the House that coin bond3
could not be sold at this time.s4 The
object Of the Republicans. he insisted s.
was, while pretending to respond to thee
| request OF the President. they were
preparing for n condition OF the Treas4S
ury different from that which the Exesa
cutive had asked a colloquy between}
| Boutelle and Mr.. Crisp over the vieWaS
Of the latter. as to whether or not obltssSS
cations of the Government were Euaya.st
/ BILE in gold or not, occasioned som&s
| amusement and was finally ended }bI$i
the emphatic demand of the speakefS6
| after Mr.. Crisp had plaintively aSkedS
IL he could have the balance Of thsS}
time "the House will he in order.I, 3ssssss sssssfsss;
! Mr.. Daizell (Rep). Of Pennsylvania s
| closed the debate on the bill In favor
Of its passage. He said that II the 1eg15
! islation II proposed had been ongthsS
/ statute book 1t would have been on tfieaNs
peopln IN the matter of interest eyer
! 800. .000 900. What was the President
doing? he asked. BY all the force
and power of the Executive powersdas1
crying the legislation proposed. What
| is the Secretary of the Treasury dosss
ing? BY authorizing interviews ~ desS
| nouncing the bill as 1t Is proposed. IS: .5s
II am surprised and amazed, Efr2s
Speaker" said Mr.. Da1zell, ..'and & "a
speak with a deep sense OF responsibilities
ity that n gentleman who ilns. heen8a
member of this House, member Of fstteI
other branch OF Congress. and a Cabis
for the proprieties and decencies OF:
public life" sisf
In accordance with the proyisfonss?
Mr.. johnson (Rep). Of California, d t@
o'clock, demanded q division and fheS
vote was taken on the first section cf b
the bill. Tt resulted: Yeas, 10: n ilysys
l3s. The announcement was receiyad$S
with applause. q 81