The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
They Join the Democrats in the
Vote to Defeat the Re-
publicans.
TARIFF REVISION DEMANDED
Bacon of Georgia Argues for the
Repeal of the Power to
Issue Bonds.


time and that debate was closed to-day at
P. NJ. The result of all the legal and con-
stitutional arguments for and against was
that the Republican Senators to a man
voted in favor of the claim: that the
Democrats voted just as unanimously
against it and that the Populists allied
themselves solidly on the Democratic
side, making the vote on the amendment
which declared that Mr.. Dupont was not
entitled to the seat 81 to 80. A second
vote on the resolution thus resulted in ex-
actly the same figures. There was no at
tempt on the part of the Republicans to
postpone the decisive issue.
The Cuban question was revived in the
Senate to-day in the offering of resolu-
tion by Senator Morgan of Alabama in re-
lation to the American citizens captured
on board the Competitor and a speech on
the subject Is to be made Tomorrow by
Morgan.
The tariff and public debt questions were
also broug ht up on the Offering of a reso
luton by Gallinger of New Hampshire,
declaring revision of the tariff law to be
imperatively demanded, and Gailinger
gave notice that he would address the
Senate on the subject before final adjourn
ment. A bill to prohibit the issuance of
Government bonds without the authority
OF Congress was made the basis of long
speech by Bacon of Georgia, in support of
the bill. He advocated the immediate re-
peal of the act of 1875 (the resumption
act), under which the authority to issue
bonds is claimed by the President and
Secretary of the Treasury, and said that
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repeal would be an approval of past and
future bond issues under that act.
Routine proceedings began with the
conference report on the legislative, exc
cutive and judicial appropriation bill,
which was presented and read, and at the
suggestion of Hill CD of New York, it
went over until tomorrow.
Morgan (D.) of Alabama offered reso-
luton which went over until tomorrow
instructing the Committee on Foreign
Relations to inquire as to the reports of
the United States under treaties with
Spain in respect TO the treatment of
American citizens arrested in Cuba and
under sentence of death by the Spanish
military tribunals.
Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire offered
resolution which went over declaring
that a revision of tariff laws is impera-
lively demanded.
A resolution heretofore offered by
Aldrich r. of Rhode Island for an in
quiry as to the effects of competition be-
tween Oriental and American goods was
agreed to.
In pursuance of previous notice Bacon
O.) of Georgia addressed the Senate in
favor of the bill to prohibit the issuance of
bonds or other injuring obligations of the
Government by the Secretary of the
Treasury or other officers of the Govern
ment without the authority of Congress.
He argued that delegation of the powers
Of Congress over the finances of the
| country was violation of the letter and
spirit of the constitution.
PETER (Pop.) of Kansas remarked that
whatever the responsibility of the Senate
might be in the matter the Populists had
no share in it, as he had called the atten-
tion of the Senate TO the subject two
years ago in a speech on the same lines
as that of the Senator from Georgia
Bacon declared that if the day after the
Senate shall have adjourned and after the
Senator'S have hurried away to attend
political conventions it was announced
that the executive department had, with
out special authority from Congress,
determined to issue one, two or three hum
dred millions of bonds, there was no
power TO say it nay, so long as the law
remained unrepealed.
"Let the record" Bacon said in conclu-
sion, ''show how Senators and Represent
atives, and how the political parties whom
they represent, stand upon this great
| issue.
Butler (Pop.) OF North Carolina COM
mended Bacon's speech and called atten-
ton to bill which he (Butler) had intro
duced early in the session, prohibiting the
issue of bonds without the consent of
Congress. He gave notice that he would
| on some future day ask the Senate to take
up that bill for consideration.
Hill objected to having the time farmed
out in advance.
The Dupont election case from the State
of Delaware was taken up, and Platt (R.l
of Connecticut continued his argument
begun yesterday in support of Dupont's
right to the vacant seat
Villas CD of Wisconsin followed, speak
ing against the right of Dupont up to
P. M, when, uneer the unanimous consent
arrangement, the final vote was to be
taken.
The Vice-President stated the question
to be on the amendment by Turpin (D.) of
Indiana, declaring that Dupont is not en-
titled to the seat The vote was taken and
resulted: Ayes 81, noes 30, as follows:
Ayes-Allen, Bacon, Bates, Berry, Blackburn.
Butler, Caffery. Chiffon, Cockrell, Faulkner.
George. Gibson, German, Gray, Harris, Hill.
Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, Martin.
Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morgan, Pasco.
PETER, Roach, Stewart, Turpie, Villas, Walthall,
White-31.
Cannon, Carter, Chandler. Clark, Cullom.
Davis, Dubois, Elkins, Frye. Gallinger, Haw-
ley, Mcbride, Mantle, Mitchell of Oregon, Per.
kins, Pettigrew, Platt Proctor, Quay. Sewell,
Sherman, shoup Teller, Warren, wetmore,
Wilson-3O.
The vote was then taken on the COM