The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-30
DINGLEY'S BILL.
Pushed Through the House by Thirty
Four Majority,
UNLIKELY TO PASS THE SENATE.
President Would Veto 1t In
Any Event.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.-The house on
Saturday evening passed the bond bill by
vote of 100 to 1856, and thus having dis
charged tho task for which IT has been
sitting during the holiday recess. effected
an agreement by which the house should
adjourn this week three days at a TIME in
order to give members an opportunity to
spend New Years day at their homes.
The closing hours OF tho debate were
hacking In spirit, and there was practically
no excitement until tho vote was taken.
The margin Of "a by which the first sec
tion OF the bill against which the Repub.
lican opponents OF the measure massed
their opposition) was passed, showed that
the friends ef the measure had marshalled
every available vote in It's favor.l
AS 1t was, AZ Republicans refused To act
with tho majority OF their party. The
Populists and Democrats. with the ex-
ception OF Mr.. Hutchinson (Tex.), who
voted for the bill presented an unbroken
front against the bill.
The bill, as passed, amends the resump-
tion act so as TO permit the issue OF per
cent coin bonds, redeemable after five
years at the pleasure of the government
and payable I'm Is years. with the specific
proviso that nothing in the bin shall be
construed TO repeal the act OF 1873 for the
reissue OF the greenbacks, and that the
bonds shall first be offered for subscrip-
tion at the sub-trcasuries and repositories
OF the United States.
The second section Of the bill provides
for the issue Of three.year debt certificates
of denominations OF $40 and multiples
% l.. IA
0oo to meet temporary deficiencies.
Surprised by Size of tho Majority.
On Friday night the Republican man.
ngers were not counting upon more than
% majority for the passage OF the bond
bin; they are satisfied enough with their
80 majority. 1t required. however, u good
deal of hard work on their part TO pull the
figures up tn this level.
The whippers-in had their hands full.
Mr.. Reeds strongest lieutenants had TO
labor with the men who were threatening
10 bolt To induce them 10 vote for the bill.
A strong argument used was that the
president, without waiting To SEQ what
the action OF congress would be, had made
up his mind in advance 10 issue bonds,
and that n contract had virtually been
made with the Morgan syndicate. 1t was
Republican ought to be influenced by the
fact that the president declared the bill to
be unsatisfactory.
That this bill cannot pass the senate is
conceded. It will there be amended by
the free silver men. who are In control OF
the finance committee and the senate
itself, and come back to the house In such
shape that the house will reject IL with
out much consideration.
Ii of course makes little difference what
the senate does as the president will not
accept the bill. The free silver men want
the satisfaction of passing samo kind of
free silver bill, and care very little what
happens after the bill has once left their
hands.
There is no common purpose between
the house and senate and no common
ground upon which both they and the
president can stand. 1t is open war all
round.
rne rurfff bill will probably come before
the senate next week. Its future is not
only uncertain, but is regarded with In.
difference. 1t Is possible that it will be
passed by the senate after considerable
amendment, and IL SO the house may re-
ject 1t.
But whether it is or not, the president
will promptly give IL his veto, so that so far
as aspracticable results are concerned the bill
might as we'll have never been reported
from the ways and means committee.
This Week In Congress.
The program in the senate for today is
TO perfect reorganization of the commit
tees, listen TO a speech by Senator Lodge
on the Monroe doctrine, to refer the bond
bill To the fiuance committee and then adj
journ over until Thursday, unless the
house can be prevailed upon to adjourn
over until the following Monday.
In case of n session on Thursday, there
will, in all probability, be slim attend.
ance, with another adjournment until
Monday, Jan. @. The adjournment over
is almost certain unless a financial debate
should be unexpectedly sprang.
Some of the members of the finance
committee hive expressed tho hope that
the revenue bin might be reported in some
shape by Thursday, and II IL should, more
or less talk in the senate weald occur.
The organization Of the committees
will proceed through the adoption of n
resolution for the appointment OF the list
which Senator Mitchell will offer, embrace
ing the Republican and Populist assign.
ment as made by the Republican eau
Gus, and the Democratic assignment ms
made by tho Democratic caucus. 1t
is not yet known whether yea and
nay vote will be demanded. II such de-
mand Is made, it is presumed that the
Populists will either vote with the Repub-
licans or refrain from voting altogether.
The program In the house Is for an i'm
mediate adjournment tomorrow until Fri
day, and from Friday till Monday, Jan. 6.
Tho Shaw Failure.
BANGOR Me-. Dec. 30. The liabilities
OF Elisha w. Shaw Of Newport who re.