The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-14
SPRINGER BILL BEATEN.

with the message of the president
and authorized the issue of $500,
600, 900 of gold bonds.
An amendment offered by Mr..
Wheeler, of Alabama, to repeal the
state bank tax was lost without
division.
Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia, offered
the Wheeler amendment with the
provision that the repeal should GO
into effect July /, 1896. He stated
that the president favored the repeal
OF the state bank tax and on behalf
OF eleEens southern democrats be
a. .sAsSssF % ose sUpSottefs " St7'i
bil TO give to hem tlls crumb.
Nj. Daniels, o. New York, pre-
sented the resolutions adopted b,
the board of trade, bankers associ
alton and other commercial bodies o
Buffalo in favor Of the pending bill.
'Are these the same associations,' >
asked Mr.. Terry, of Arkansas
(which adopted resolutions in 1895
to the effect that the repeal CT the
Sherman silver law would be followed
by prosperity9"
perhaps they are," replied Mr..
Daniels.
Mr.. Boatner, of Louisiana, sup
ported Mr.. Livingston's amendment,
but it was lost-S4 to 96.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, asserted
that the administration only hope
OF relief for the treasury lay in
getting republican votes, and he
appealed to the other side to with
hold political schemes and try the
experiment of patriotism.
Mr.. Haughen, of Wisconsin, offered
an amendment to strike out the pro-
vision excluding from the operation
of section (authorizing national
banks to take out circulation up to
the par value of their bonds) out
standing bonds bearing but 2 per
cent interest. Mr.. Hendrix supported
the amendment and it was agreed to
without division.
Mr.. Bland's amendment for the
coinage of the seigniorage was beaten
ia to 100 on a vote taken by tellers.
An amendment requiring the Sec
retary to redeem treasury notes half
in silver and half in gold was beaten
124 to 90.
Mr.. Walker offered an amendment
greatly extending the secretary's
powers under the refunding act OF
1870 and the resumption act of 1875
practically enabling him for the next
four years to issue any sort of bond
he may choose at any rate. Mr..
Everett supported and Mr.. Hooker
opposed it and the amendment was
defeated.
Mr.. Bryan offered an amendment
to the Reed substitute reciting that
nothing in it should be construed to
prevent the secretary of the treasury
from paying the coin bonds in silver
dollars and enacting the silver
resolution of 1878. This was ad-
mitted as pending despite republican
protests that it was ont of order.
Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Cox wrangled
over the order in which their substi-
tutes should be considered and at
length the former was submitted to
the house. On the division demanded
on the Bryan amendment the vote
stood 119 for and 1872 against. The
yeas and nays followed on demand
and resulted-127 for to 1863 against.
The vote then required squarely
on the Reed substitute. All the
republicans voted for it and all of
the democrats against, and on the
division the vote stood 90 to 1877.
Mr.. Cannon called for the yeas and
nays and this resulted-109 for and
1877 against.
The question then REQUIRED on the
Cox substitute and the Cobb amend
ment thereto. The latter was de-
feated and the substitute rejected by
a vote of 1874 to 55.
lhe demand for the ayes and nays
was refused and then the question
came squarely upon the Springer
bill.
On rising vote the bill was
beaten, 81 to 157. On the yea and
nay vote the result was 1874 to 161
This killed the bill.
The motion to table carried by a
vote OF 121 to 100. AS his last
resort, Mr.. Springer demanded the
yeas and nays. AS the call pro-
gressed great change became man
ifesJ and, it appearing that the vote
would be very close, there was much
excitement. Messrs. O'Neill, Cobb
and Tarsney were the only Missouri.
ans to support the administration
measure.
Then the vote was announced-134
for the bill to 15l against.
OF those voting in the affirmative,
90 were democrats, AZ republicans.
OF those voting against, 9l were
democrats, SO republicans and II
populists. 1t will be seen then that
90 democrats voted for the bill and
81 against, and that SO republicans
voted against the bill and AZ in favor
Of a.