The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-28

Washington City. Dec. T.-The house
today entered upon the consideration OF
the bond bnl. The lan aroused the united
opposition Of the Democrats and Popu-
lists. the goid Democrats h~ln. arrHy.d
against IL because they claimed it did
not give the secretary the authority 20
issue the gold bonds with which NJ de-
sired 10 replenish the reserve. and the sii-
YER Democrats OF the ground of their gen
cral opposition 10 bond issues. The latter
coutendea that the raids on the treasury
could b. stopped II the secretary would
use his discre lion 10 redeem notes iu sll-
Yer when the reserve vas threatened. In
the Republican ranks also there developed
such bitter opposition 10 the bul orig
inaily drawn aud TO the proposition 10
force the bill 20 n vote today that the Re
publican members of the committee on
ways and means incorporated IN II an
amendment specifically declaring that
nothing IN the act should be construct.
a. a modification or repeal Of the act OF
kS for the reissue OF the greenbacks
when redeemed and the committee on
rules extended the time OF debate until
tomorrow AT O'Clock. but declined 10 give
the member II the house an opportunity
10 offer amendments
The feature OF the day was a strong
speech from Johnson. Rep. Cal appeal
Ing to his Republican colleagues 10 vote
against the bin He scored the Republl-
can leaders Tor bringing in the bill He
said he had voted for the revenue meas
ure yesterday under protest but he re-
fused 10 follow them on the present bin
Political expediency which involved a
surrender Of principle. he declared, would
never succeed
The debate ran far into the night The
principal Speeches were made by Dingley
OF Maine and Grosvenor Of ohio. Repunli-
cans, and Turner Of Georgia and Pat
terHon 81 Tennessee. Democrats.
plngley. chairman OF the ways and
means committee reported the bond bII
as amended 10y the ways and means com
mittee and IL was referred 10 the com
nittee Of the whole on the state Of the
Union.
Daniel. Rep. chairman of the first com
miitee on elections. as privileged mat
ter. made unanimous report In favor of
seating Hugh Il. Beknap in place of
Lawrence +. McGann. from the Third III
inois district Mr. McGaun had declared
that he was not entitled 10 the seat. and
there was, therefore. no contest over the
matter. The report was adopted and
Mr. Belknap was sworn IN.
Henderson. Rep. from the committee on
rules. then presented the rule for the con-
giderat'ou of the bond bill 1t provided
Tor debate until 10 o'clock tonight. with a
recess unti D. m, and It's continuance
tomorrow until o'clock. when a vote
should he taken without Intervening mo-
tion or bmendrncnts s.ya-,tet,, 60.
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