Connecticut western news., 1895-02-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE GOLD BoNn ISSUE PLAN REJECT
 ED BY THE HOUSE.
The Third Financial Relief Measure of the Administration Is Defeated by Vote of 1eo For to 167 Against-Doings Day by Day.

1EO For to 1o3 Against-Doings Day by
 Day.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The third at- tempt of the administration at this session to secure legislation looking to the relief If the treasury failed in the house. First the Carlisle bill for the reform of the cur rency system went down. Next the bill for the issue of $500, 900, GOO of gold bonds and the retirement of the legal tenders recommended in tho presidents special message was defeated last Thursday by a majority of 27, and now the house, by a majority even larger (47), has refused to order to B third reading the resolution by which it was proposed to authorize the issue of S65, 900, 000 of 3 per cent gold bonds to substitute for the per cent 80 year coin bonds sold by Secretary Carlisle under contract with the Rothschild- Nor gan syndicate The action of the house was the culni- nation of the exciting events which have occurred since the president sent his special message to congress, which resulted in the report from the ways and means commit tee of the resolution to authorize the issue of the gold bonds A special order was brought in as soon as the house met to bring the resolution to a vote at o'clock. The debate upon the resolution, which | lasted over five hours, was of an interest ing and at times intlammable character. The galleries were packed, and there was much excitement and confusion on the floor, but the interest centered in the course which the Republicans would pur- sue, it being conceded that the fate of the resolution rested with them. There was | much maneuvcring among the leaders. Reeds Maueuver Failed. 3g~ 1 led by Messrs. Hopkins and Cannon of H. | linois, started of with impetuous speeches against gold bond that would discrimi- nate, against the bonds already issued. Mir. Reed and his eastern friends sought l in private conference to rally all to united action. His plan was to allow the resolu- ton to go to third reading and then move to reconnmit it, with instructions to report back bill similar to that which he offered as a substitute for the gold bond bill last week providing for per cent coin | bonds.
 1 For time 1t seemed possible that this arrangement would bc agreed to, but after the stirring speech of Mir. Hepburn of Iowa the middle and western Republicans broke away, determined to defeat the third reading of the resolution, lest by some chance it might carry If it passed this par liamentary stage. The eastern Republic ans then decided to support it.
 | An analysis of the vote shows that S9 | Democrats and 3l Republicans (120 in alb ! voted in favor of the resolution, and 9s | Democrats, 62 Republicans and Popu- lists (l67 in alD against it.
 On Friday, Feb. Is, the senate confined itself strictly to business and as result passed the posscffice appropriation bill and | got half through the agricultural appro- priation bill. Efforts were resumed to cut down the rentals for postal cars and for | the eastern fast mail service north and south but all these amendments were de- feated by decisive majorities. Secretary Morton was present during the debate on the agricultural bill. 1t brought out an | animated discussion of the proposition to amend the meat inspection system in or | der to get American meats into foreign countries.
 Tine house considered the naval appro- priation bill and dsyoted the day to gen- eral debate The ffll carries $3l ,S07, 023 and authorizes the construction of three new battleships and 12 torpedo boats.
 Silver to the Front.
 On Monday, Feb. IS, by a bold par liamentaly move the silver men of the sen ate under the leadership of Senator Jones of Arkansas, forced aside all other pend ing business, including appropriation bills, and by vote of 30 to ? made the bill for the unrestricted coinage of silver the un- finished business before the senate.
 The move of the silver men came as the climax of an exciting day in tho senate. For two hours at the opening of the session there was renewal of the attack and de- fense, the charge and countercharge, con- corning the course of the president and the secretary of the treasury in negotiating the recent bond contract with foreign bank CTS.
 The two notable speeches of the day were made by Mir Gray of Delaware whose relations with the administration arc such that his utterances in defense of the presi- dent and secretary were regarded as re- fiecting the attitude of the executive branch, and by MT. Sherman of Ohio, whose financial views are always received with marked attention.
 In the house the day, under the rules, was suspension day Four bills wore in this manner considered-to promote the efficiency of the revenue cutter service, to equalze the pensions of Mexican veterans by making them all SIP per month under the general law, to equaliZe the duties and pay of steamboat inspection service, and to authorize the Altamonte Water com pany to construct dams across the St. Louis and CIoquet rivers
 The first and last bills failed to secure tue necessary two-thiris. The bill to equal ize the pay of Mexican veterans will bene- it about 17,o00 pensioners by increasing their pensions an aggregate of s1 000, 00o A bill was passed to grant to the state of Alabama for public uses the Mount Yer non military reservation. The last hour was dcvotea to discussion of point of order raised by MT. Savers against an item in tho naval appropriation bill.
 Silver Men Give Up.
 On Tuesday, Feb. 1e, tho senate ad; ;ourn- cd after an effort on the part of the sil- yer men, led by Mir. Jones of Arkansas, to pass the bill for tho unrestricted coinage If silver. Mir. Jones himself made the mo- rion to adjourn after it had been made eyi- ,ent that voting quorum of senators rould net be held in the senate chamber for an all night struggle.
 One of the surprises immediately proceed ing the adjournment was resolution suh- mitted by MT. Wolcott of Colorado, one of tho most active silver leaders, declaring that while the welfare of the country re- quired the free coinage of silver at the IT, tio of 16 to 1, Vet in view of the near adjournment of congress and the pressn < demand of appropriation bills it was inex- pedient to enter upon the consideration of the silver bill at the present session of con- gress.
 Tho house spent the day in tho further consideration of the naval appropriation bill. The points of order made by Mir. Sayres against the items for the increase of the enlisted force of the navy were over ruled, and his amendments looking to their elimination were defeated
 Fatal Mine Explosion.
 ASHLAND, Pa., Feb l9.-An explosion , of gas which will probably result in th'
 death of at least Il miners occurred in th , West Bear Ridge mine at Mahanoy Plane
 Five men have been taken out dead an,
 six so seriously injured that their lives ar
 tlcspaired of. The dead are Peter Kline | in of ASbl ,Nt-i,I