The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-03
DEBATE IS EXTENDED
MORE TIME FOR DISCUS
SION.
Tho Opposition Forces several important
Conccssions-.Thc bonds to tie Payable
In Fifteen Ycars-A Move against the
Endless Chain"


wAsHISGroS. Dec. 2s.-h conference
was held between Speaker Reed and
the House managers to-day and the
result was an agreement for a vote on
the bond bill at 3 O'Clock tomorrow.
instead of 8 o'clock to-day.
A further arrangement was made
that the ways and means committee,
before reporting the bill, shall insert
n clause showing that it is not the
purpose to retire the grcenbacks. 1t
was also arranged that there shall be
separate votc,-onc on the proposition
for 70 10000, 900 bond issue and an
other on the unlimited issue. The
conference was satisfactory to all clc.
mcnts and the concessions mad over
came the protests against haste, which
led last night to the appointment Of Il
committee Of Republican members to
wait on Speaker Reed.
The WAYS and means committee
adopted the amendment to the bond
bill suggested by Mr.. Hopkins Of
Illinois to prevent the accumulation in
the Treasury of the ~Ercenbaclts and
their practical retirement without cam
collation.. The amendment provides
that nothing in the act shall be con-
strucd to repeal or modify the act Of
ISIS for the reissue OF the grecnbacks
when redeemed.
Another amendment was adopted
making the bonds issued under the
act payable within fifteen years. The
second amendment vas suggested by
MIR. Lacey of Iowa and met the APP
prevail of the Republican members.
In the original draft Of the bill it was
provided tina the bonds should be re-
dccmablc at the pleasure of the gov
crnment, after five years from their
date. II was thought best to make u
definite termination of them. The
amendments were adopted by IA strict
party vote and the bill will be report
ed to the house as amended.
Mr.. Tarsney of Missouri offered an
amendment to repeal the act OF ls7s
for rcissuing the grccnbacks. but failed
to get any support for it.
The amendment agreed to bv the
WAYS and means committee providing
that the grccnharks should br reissucd
is considered Il great concession to dis.
satisfied ones
The battle over the bond bill at.
tractcd large crowds to the House gal
lcrics again to-day. As soon rs the
journal had been approved, Mr.. Ding.
ley, chairman Of the ways and means
committee. reported the bond bill as
amended by the ways and mean com.
mittce to-day, and il was referred to
the committee OF the whole ON the
state Of the Union
MIR. Danic,, Republican, of New
York, chairman of the first committee
m nlA,tt,ng Vng. IN N .v,.Sfinn nj et a..
ilege and made q unanimous report in
favor of seating Hugh X. Bclknap in
place of Lawrence h. McGann from
tho Third Illinois district. Mr.. Me.
Gam had decided he was not entitled
to IA seat and there was, therefore, no
contest over the matter. the report
was adopted and Mr.. Ecllinap was
sworn in.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa, the
committee on rules, presented the rule
for the consideration OF the bond bill.
Mr.. Crisp opposed the adoption OF
the rule. Yesterday, said he, n gen
cral tariff bill, the exact effect oi
which on particular industries, and on
the no one knew, had been
rushed through the House. To-day IL
: had been proposed to rush through q
bond bill in the same summary man
ner. but the ~murmurings Of discomfort
on the Republican side had forced the
autocrat o! the House md the so
called leaders to yield "a little more
time. lie admonished the other sid,
. that IL was only by resistance thai
l they could obtain their rights.
Mr.. Bailey, Democrat, OF Texas
agreed in n general way to the propo
I sition that there could not be n grea
, abuse Of the privilege OF debate OF
public questions and that the prim'
factor was q vote; but, he said, Will,
1 useless debate should be restricted
full ,~ld fair debate was essential
4 Yesterday, with four hours debate, I
bill which would burden the peopl
n with $40, 900, 600 Of additional taxes
/. was passed. To-day the Performance
was to be repeated, but this time pos
y terity was TO be saddlcd with an IL
terest bearing debt Of no n kncN
how many millions. The country, h
said, would no more tolerate precip
tate haste than it would undue della.
Mr.. Mcmillan, Democrat. of Tenne'
F., see, asked why the Republican leader
=. proposed to cut their associates q
v without oppor unity to offer amen
;, ments. We're those in authority afrai
l. OF their associates? Would they NJ
Il be trusted to do anything but vote?
r When the twenty minutes above
4, the Democratic side had been col
=. sumcd, Mr.. Henderson, who vas
= charge of the rule, without maxim
u any reply tn the criticisms from II
q other side. demanded n vote on III
= adoption Of the rule, which was take
!. by yeas and nays.