The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-28
BOND BILL DELAYED
Butler Unable to Get a Vote on
It in the Senate.
NO TIME is YET FIXED
The Gold Men Fighting Him at
Every Step.
DEBATE ON HIS BILL CONTINUED
The Senate Yesterday Defeated the
Proposition to Increase the Beer
Tax SeVenty-Five Gents
A Barrel

Barrel.
Washington, May 27.-The Senate to-
day defeated the proposition to in
crease the beer tax IS cents per barrel,
by the vote Of 81 to 27.
The vote was taken as soon as the
filled cheese bill was Eaken up, the
beer tax proposition being submitted
as an amendment. With the amend
ment disposed of the cheese bill was
| further debated, but not disposed Of
The debate on the bond bill proceed
ed after 2 o'clock. Mr.. Hansbrough,
of North Dakota, and Mr.. Daniel, of
Virginia, speaking for, and Mr.. Ellins,
| of West Virginia, against the bill. Mr..
| Elkins' remarks were punctuated by
sharp amusing colloques with Mr..
| Butler and Mr.. Perkins. The speech
| of Mr.. Daniel was notable as an eX-
position OF the free silver attitude of
| to-day.
Shortly after o'clock Mr. Butler
| sought to have a time fixed for vote
on his bill suggesting tomorrow.
| Friday or Monday, at o'clock. There
| were objections, however, whereupon
| he moved a recess at o'clock until
| 11:55 tomorrow. There was brief par
| liamentary obstruction, which was ter
minated by an adjournment without
an agreement having been effected
| The detailed vote on Lhe beer tax
| amendment to the filled cheese bill
was as follows:
| Yeas-Republicans Brown, Cannon,
| Carter, Dubois, Pettigrew and Teller
%. Democrats: Bate, Berry, Caffery,
| Chiffon, George, Gray, Harris, Jones
| (Arllansas), Lindsay, Martin, Mills
Morgan, Pugh, Roach, Tillman, Vest
and Walthall-17. Populsts: Allen
Butler, PETER, Stewart. Total, 81.
| Nays-Republicans: Aldrich, Allison.
Baker, Burrows, Chandler, Cullom,
Davis, Gallinger, Hansbrough, Haw-
| ley, Lodge, Mcbride, Mitchell (Oregon),
Morrill,, Nelson, Perkins, Platt, Pritch-
ard, Quay, Sewell, Sherman, Shoup,
CockTell, Faulkner, Hill, Mitchell wis
consin), Palmer, Pasco, Smith, Turpie,
| Villas and White-10. Total, 81.
Mr.. Vest said he had voted for the
| amendment, but if it had been adopted
he could not have voted for the bill.
| as it would have been a violation of
his oath to support the Constitution,
this measure being the exercise of n
| police power under the guise of a
revenue power. This bill was more
of fraud than filled cheese, Mr.. Vest
| said
Mr.. Sherman interrupted Mr.. Vest to
assert that in the entire history of reve-
| nue. legislation, TO bin ever had been
passed without the understanding that
| it not only raised revenue but also
promoted other interests,and Mr.. Sher-
man added, it was the policy upheld
| by Jefferson and Madison that in franz
| ing tax law due attention should
| be given to coferring incidental bene-
| fits to 5he interests involved
| At o'clock the bond bill was laid
| before the Senate. Mr.. Sherman
sought to have the cheese bill hold its
| place until a vote was taken, but Mr..
Harris objected.
Mr.. Hansbrough, Rep., n. d., sup
ported the bond bill, saying that a
limitation of the overshadowing pow
| er of the executive branch, BORDERING
| on imperialism, was essential. 1t pre-
sented an issue of more vital impor-
tance than National conventions.
Rather than that a single individual
at the Treasury department should
automatically and automatically ex-
| ercise his own sweet will in issuing
bonds and determining the taxing pow
| er, it would be far better for Congress
to remain in session the year round.
Mr.. Hansbrough suggested that the
Dingley tariff bill be taken from the
calendar and amended so as to pro-
vide duty on tea and coffee and an
additional tax on beer. Unless a rev.
enue measure was passed the Sena-
tor predicted bond issue soon after
Congress adjourned and possibly an
other bond issue before Congress re-
assembled.
Mr.. Morgan, (Dem., Ala.), gave no.
tice of an amendment to the cheese
bill proposing an internal revenue tax
of one cent per pound on cheese made
in the United States. In connection
with the bond bill Mr.. Allen, pop,
Neb), had read an official circular
issued by Master Workman Sovereign.
from the headquarters of Knights of
Labor May %, appealing to the local
Knights of Labor assemblies through
out the country to call Red Letter
Meetings" to offset the Conspiracy of
bankers" as recently disclosed by a
circular of the American Bankers AS
sociation urging bankers to see that
delegates to the National conventions
favored the gold standard. The circu-
lar asked local assemblies to notify
members of Congress and every dele
gate to the National convention that
every man representing the people
must stand for the people or be
'branded as tool of the banks"
Mr.. Ell1ins, (Rep., w. Va.), opposed
the bill, urging that the Executive
should not be denied all power to raise |
funds by bonds in case of contingency
and emergency.
''Do you claim the Executive has that |
right now?" asked Mr.. Butler.