Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-02
TO STOP GOLD MORTGAGES
Bill to That Effect introduced
by Mr.. Butler.
Mr.. GEORGES LONG SPEECH
Interferes With Me- PETERS Resolution on the
Bond Issues
Mr.. BOWERS BuRLEsQuE RESOLUTIONS
eclare That Silver Republicans Are DAN
gerous Cranks Who Should Be Ex-
pelled-Mr Patterson Says He Rep
resents the Administration.

Washington, April Ia bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Butler, populist, of North
Carolina, in the senate today and re-
ferred to the finance committee, provid-
ing that payment of notes, bills, checks,
ETC.. shall be in legal tender money, IRE
spective of any stipulation in the con-
tract. He explained that its object was
to stop gold mortgages and gold notes;
1t did not affect existing contracts.
A committee of conference was ordered
on the legislative appropriation bill and
Messrs. Cullom and Call were appointed
conferees on the part of the senate. .
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Call for an inquiry by the committee on
public lands as to the patenting of un-
surveyed lands in Florida, was laid be-
fore the senate and referred to the COM
mittee on public lands.
Mr. Call introduced a joint resolution
recting the continual violations of the
usages and rules of war in Cuba; the
inhuman and brutal outrages on men,
women and children, and directing that
an adequate naval force of the United
States shall be Immediately sent to Cuba
as shall be sufficient to protect by force
If necessary citizens of the United States
in Cuba from wrong and from the viola
tion of treaty obliga tions also requesting
the president to communicate this reso-
luton to the government OF Spain, ana
to inform that government that the
United States will forcibly intervene to
protect the rights of American citizens
and in the interest of civilization If there
shall be a recurrence of murder and out
rage or of the shooting or putting to
Death of prisoners of war.
The resolution was laid on the table
The senate resumed the consideration
Al1a CIr -
George continued his speech begun yes
terday against the right of Mr.. Dupont
to the vacant seat.
? without finishing his argument Mr.
George. after speaking for three hours
and half yielded the floor with the re-
mark that he had something more to-say
on this very interesting subject
Mr.. Peffer renewed the notice that he
would. at the conclusion of Mr. Georges
speech, ask the senate to take up the
resolution for an inquiry into the facts
and circumstances of the recent bond is
sues.
The postoff1ce appropriation bill was
taken up, the question being on the
amendment reported by the appropria-
tlons committee allowing 900 addf-
tional compensation to the Oceanic
Steamship company for carrying the
mails from San Francisco to New Zea-
land and New South Wales.
Mr. Villas, democrat. of Wisconsin, ar
gued against the amendment.
In the course of colloquy as to the
subsidies paid by England to mail steam
ship companies Mr.. Perkins, republican,
of California, declared that as an Ameri-
can citizen he favored the fostering of
American shipping as against English
shipping. England, France and Russia
had last year. he said, given $187 600, 900
in postal subsidies, but his friend from
Wisconsin would not give dollar TO
American shipping excepting the post
age.
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Allison, chair
man of the committee on appropriations,
the amendment as to the Oceanic Steam
ship company was passed over without
action and the rest of the bill was pro-
ceeded with and agreed to. Mr. Allison
said, however that he expected to have
final action on the bill tomorrow. as it
was expected that the senate would not
be in session on Good Friday.
The senate at $50 o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow.
The House.
The house in committee of the whole
today completed the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation BILL with the
exception of the provision for the bureau
of engraving and printing, which Mr.
Bingham, republican, of Pennsylvania
desires to amend Before the bill shall
be reported to the house there will be an
hours debate at the suggestion of Mr.
Hanier, republican, of Nebraska, upon
Howard university,~wa one directing
ton. So it is among the strong .proba-
bilites that the bill will not be finally
disposed of until late tomorrow. The
only material amendment made to the
bill today aside from the one relating to
Howard university. was one directing
the secretary of war to expend $75,000 at
the new military post established at Spo-
kane, washington.
The discussion of the bill was inter
rupted several times by political interjec-
ton. Mr.. Grosvenor, republican of Ohio,
charged the Wilson tariff law with being
responsible for the condition of the treas
ury, which forbade many necessary ap-
propriations from being made. Mr.. Pat
terson democrat of Tennessee, replied,
charging the present condition to the re-
publican party and the gentlemans s. par
this matter Mr.. Patterson said In answer
TO a question. that he appeared as the
representative of the administration of
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Bowers. republican, of California,
referring to the attack upon silver men
made yesterday, read a series of bur-
lesque resolutions, declaring the silver
republicans dangerous crankS, who
should be expelled. He asserted with
much heat that silver miners and mine
owners had as much right to be repre-
seuted on the floor of the house for the
benefit of their interests as had manu-
facturers and bankers.
The house at $40 o'clock, adjourned
until tomorrow.
Harrison Arrives Ahead of Time.
New York, April I-Gen. BENJAMIN