The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
SENATOR ALLEN
GROWS DEFIANT.
Accuses the Pacific Roads
Committee of Being
Influenced
BY COILS HUNTINGTON
No Chance Given the People to
Appear, but Lobbyists
Are Heard.
GEAR PROTESTS WITH WARMTH
Hill of New. York Argues Against
the Investigation of Bond
Issues.
GEAR PROTESTS WITH WARMTH

tlon to investigate the bond sales of the
present administration. Hill saved his
strength for protracted fight by having
read at the clerks desk the various laws
relative to the redemption of green backs
and quotations from President Cleyeland's
messages on the financial question. He
has still much matter in reserve and may
continue for two or three days, especially
II he secures the assistance he did this
afternoon.
Hill was about to yield to motion for
an executive session, when Gear (R.) of
Iowa reported the bill for the refunding of
the Pacific bond-aided railroads. This led
to an alteration between Gear, chairman
of the committee, and Allen, the Populist
Senator from Nebraska. in which some
warm words were used on both sides.
Gear s statements were characterized by
Allen as false. Allen was called to order
and his words read from the clerks desk,
after which he was permitted to proceed
in order. Aliens subsequent remarks
consisted of tribute to the recent candi-
GATE of bis party for the Presidency,
James B. Weaver, and a defense of the
principles of the party which Gear had
attacked.
Hoar of Massachusetts,, who expects to
leave the city Immediately, spoke briefly
In favor of the investigation resolutions
and criticized the remarks of Hill as
being more in place on the stump than in
the Senate Chamber.
The attendance OF the Senate was very
slim, and when, after the disposition of
routine business at 1915 o'clock, Cannon
OF Utah sought to call up the Senate
resolution directing the Secretary of the
walton in Utah to settlement in &C.
cordance with existing law, the point of
no quorum was made.
This resolution lost its place as the un-
finished business and went to the calendar
yesterday when Peffer's bond resolution
was taken up. Cannon moved to again
take it up and consider il till O'Clock
without displacing the bond investigation
resolution.
Upon the call of the Senate, fifty-nine
Senators responded, more than quorum,
and the joint resolution was then taken
up. Upon Cannon's suggestion the order
of business was laid aside for twenty
minutes in order to permit Senator Villas,
who antagonizes the resolution, to reach
the chamber. German CD of Maryland
suggested that in the absence of Villas. who
desired to be heard on the subject, the
matter go over until tomorrow.
Aldrich (R.) of Rhode Island remarked
that there must be some purpose back of
the constant attempts to delay business
II there was it might as well be developed
now as any other time.
This precipitated lengthy colioquy be-
tween German, Aldrich and Chandler
about delay to business. which was ended
by the appearance of Villas. He made an
resolution.
AT 2 o'clock the PETER resolution was
laid before the Senate.
Turpie (D.) of Indiana asked unanimous
consent that Villas be permitted to con-
clude his remarks, but PETER objected
Hill Cd Of New York then addressed
the Senate on the bond investigation reso-
luton, continuing the speech begun by
him yesterday. George CD of M1ssiss-
ippi asked if, under existing law, bonds
could be sold to secure gold for any other
purpose than to redeem greenbacKs and
maintain the reserve.
Hill said that was the whole authority
and gold had not been used for any other
purpose.
Hill then read the resumption act of
1875, under which, he said. bonds should
be issued to obtain either gold or silver, as
the Secretary of the Treasury might elect.
Ihe theory of the friends of the pending
resolution was that that law had ex-
hausted itself when specie payments had
hnar ol P,,t tha lou IS
vided for the continuous reissue and re-
demption of greenbacks and gave continu-
Gus authority to protect the greenback
currency and redeem it so long as re-
qulred. The laws OF 1875 and 1878 must be
taken together. Had not the power been
exercised to issue bonds disaster would
have resulted. This newborn party, how
ever, was contending that these bonds had
been issued without authority. Why cast
discredit on the bonds of the United
States? Why insinuate doubt where no
doubt existed? 1t would have been i'm
possible to keep up the credit of the Gov
eminent without bond issue.
There was a deficiency in Government
| revenues, and some money must be had
for the support of the Government. While
| these bonds were not actually issued for
keeping up the expenses of the Govern
ment, yet it amounted to the same thing.
Therefore he would ask those who doubted
the authority to issue bonds how, in view
of the deadlock existing between the
House and Senate, the credit of the Gov
ernment was to be maintained otherwise ?
He had not supported the Wilson bill.
He had used his best endeavors to have
some of its obnoxious provisions stricken
out. But the bill was passed, and it was
now conceded by both its friends and
enemies that it did not provide sufficient
revenue for the support OF the Government.
Funds were procured otherwise to supply
the deficieney-the bond-lssuing power
had been exercised. What chaos would
+ have resulted without it! 1t was by that
means the present administration had
kept the Government afoat.
The President and Secretary of the
| Treasury did not issue bonds as matter