The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-30
Time for Vote On 1t Fixed by
The Senate.
FINAL ACTION ON TUESDAY
Senator Butler Spoke in It's
Support Yesterday.
DENOUNCED THE DEMOCRATS
The Bill in Regard to the Tariff On
Alcohol Used in the Arts
and Manufactures
Passed.

Passed.
Washington, May 29.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Morgan (Dem, Alabama)
introduced a bill making it a felony
for two or more persons. one of whom
is an officer, agent or stakeholder of
National bank, to enter into an agree
ment or conspiracy to bring about
restriction of the current circula-
ton or to refuse payment to depositors
in lawful money.
MIR. Harris (Dem., Tennessee made
statement concerning the need of
speedy action on the bill relating to
alcohol used in the arts. He said the
Treasury had not been able to make
regulations to carry out that feature
OF the present tariff law and as a re-
suit claims aggregating many millions
We're accommodating and $50 suits were
now pending.
Mr.. Platt rep, Connecticut), who
mad previously opposed the bill, with
drew further opposition on the gorund
that the bill provided for a joint com
mission to look into the entire subject
of rebates
The discussion was unexpectedly in
terrupted by request from Mr.. Du-
bois tRep., Idaho) that the time for
final vote on the bill prohibiting the
issue of bonds be fixed for 4 D. m.
Monday. On the suggestion that Dec
Oration Day would intervene Mr.. Du-
bois changed his request so that the
vote would be taken on Tuesday at
p. III.
Mr.. Hill stated that he had no desire
to obstruct a final vote and so far as
he was concerned, the vote might be
| taken at p. m. to-day.
Mr.. BURROWS interposed that this
would cut off Mr.. Brown, of Utah
who had taken the floor, but who was
too sick to proceed to-day.
After further discussion Mr.. Dubois
changed his request so that the vote
would be taken on Tuesday next bxore
the Senate adjourned
Mr.. Hill reserved the right to make
a motion to postpone. There was no
objection and the agreement for a
vote on Tuesday was thereupon eff
fected.
Consideration of the alcohol bill was
| then resumed and without division the
bill was passed.
The House bill concerning the dis
| tilling of brandy from fruits was pass
ed without amendment. 1t authorizes
the exemption of distillers of brandy
made from fruits, from the provisions
relating to the manufacture of spirits
as to the tax thereon.
The partial conference report of the
| Indian Appropriation bill was then
| taken up.
The bond bill was taken up at 3
| o'clock without action on the Indian
conference report, and Mr.. Butler,
| Pop, n. CO., author of the bill, spoke
| in support of it.
He declared that the gold element
| was about to execute a skillful stroke
of politics by allowing the Chicago
convention to be controlled by silver,
| in order, as the Senator asserted, to
weigh down the great cause of silver
with the evils of the Democratic par
| ty which had become a ''stench in the
| nostrils of the American people" He
appealed to silver men not to be de-
ceived by this adroit piece of politics.
Mr.. Butler had numerous warm con-
| troyersies with Senators. In answer
| to query from Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, as
| to what methods outside of the ballot
could be adopted to correct financial
| legislation, Mr.. Butler declared that
| the time might come when an out
| ragged people might swing some man
from limb. The Senator said he had
seen men swing to a limb who were
| less infamous than those who partici-
pated in these financial crimes. In
| the course of the debate Mr. Butler pre-
sented a letter written by Mr.. Gear
| in 1890 favorable to free silver which
| brought an explanation from the Iowa
Senator that an investigation of the
subject had led him to change his
| mind.
Senators Gibson and Burrows were
appointed visitors to the United States
Naval Academy in place of Senators
Hale and Bacon, declined.
At 6 o'clock the Senate held brief
executive session and then adjourned
until Monday.