The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-21

means committee of the president to au
thoriZe of the bond issue. A special or
der was brought in as soon as the house
met this morning to bring the resolution
to a vote at 6 o'clock tonight The debate
upon the resolution, which lasted over five
| hours, was of an interesting, and al
times an inf1ammable character The
galleries were packed, and there was much
confusion on the floor, but the interest
centered in the course which the Repub.
licans would pursue, it being conceded
that the fate of the resolution rested
| with them.
There was much manoeuyering among
the Republicans west of the Alleghenys,
| led by Messrs. Hopkins and Cannon of
| Illinois, who started off with impetuous
| speeches against a gold bond that would
discriminate against the bonds already
| issued.
Mr.. Reed and his eastern friends sought
| in private conference to rally all to united
| action. His plan was to allow the reso-
luton to go to q third reading, and then
| move to recommit it, with instructions
to report it back similar to that which
he offered as Il substitute for the gold
bond last week providing for per cent
coin bonds. For time it seemed i'm
possible that this arrangement would
! be agreed to, but after the stirring speech
of Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, the middle and
! western Republicans broke away, deter
mined to defeat the third reading of the
| resolution lest by chance it might carry
| if it passed this parliamentary stage
The Eastern Republicans then decided
| to support it, The speeches of Mr.. Will
son, Mr.. Redd, Mr. Hopkins and Mr.
Bryan We're the features of the day. An
analysis shows that SO Democrats and 81
Republicans, 12O in all, voted in favor
| of the resolution and 9S Democrats, g.
Republicans and Populists against it.
Washington, Feb. 14,-Although it
was known that an attempt would be
made today to pass the resolution au-
thorizing the issue of ) per cent gold
bonds in the house the attendance on
the floor was not large when the speak
err called the house to- order at II o'clock.
This was probably due to the fact that
many members supposed that the house
would meet at noon as usual. Despite
the small attendance, however, there
was much excitement on the floor.
AS soon as the journal had been read
Mr.. Catchings, from the committee on
rules. reported the special order under
which the house was to operate. 1t was
as follows:
Resolved, That Immediately upon the
| adoption of this resolution the house
shall proceed as in committe of the whole
to the consideration of house resolution
No 255 the bond resolution; that at
| the hour of > o'clock on this day the pre-
vious question shall be considered as
ordered on said resolution and then
without intervening motion, votes shall
be taken thereon until finally disposed
of.
Mr.. Catchings promptly demanded the
previous question rs soon as the reading
of the resolution was completed. On Il
rising vote the previous question was or
dered, Sc to Ill.
Mr.. Picker Rep., S. d. made the
point of no quorum, but withdrew it and
before time for debate could be claimed
under the rule the vote required on the
adoption Of the order. 1t resulted, sc to
II.
Mr.. Simpson Pop, Kan.) again made