Deming headlight., 1896-06-05
THE BOND BILL PASSES
Goes Through by a Vote Of
IS to rs. e.
nAD EoME sTRONa OFFOaITIOE.

uNt Or NO AVAlt~ itnuaf fnAata river
and Ilnrbor nil Over the veao u
President Cleveland.
WAmuSofoa. June B.-Tho long
struggle IN the senate over the bill %
prohibit the issue Of bonds has ended.
The bin wna passed BY vote Of % to 25.
The bill ~ pnsscd covers only three
lines, m follows
"Bo 10 enacted that the issuance Of In
terest bearing bonds OF tho United
States for any purpose whatovor with
out further authority Of congress "a
hereby prohibited"
The voting did not begin until 80
o'clock last evening NJ which time the
chamber was dimly lighted and the gal.
lerles almost empty.
A food Of amendments were hrai
voted down. an being defeated. One BY
Mr. Aldrich Of Rhode Island gave ths
executive power 10 Issue bonds In certain
emergencies. a
Mr. IIill'a amendment that the treas.
ury notes DO redeemed was tabled.
Mr. Quny'n amendment for the sub
etitutlon Of ccin notes for treasury noted
was defeated without yea and nay
vote.
The last preliminary vote was on Mr.
IIill's motion 10 postpone tho subject
until noxt December, which wns de-
foated. Thon cnme the Anal vote, With
the result stated.
Tho dobato on tho bond bill lasted
throughout the day aud wns al times
very animated. Mr.. Cannon Of Utah,
nnde a spirited reply 10 criticisms of thd
Ave Republican senators, including him
self. who voted against the Dingloy tar
III bill and declared that tho measure
was a legislative monatroaity. Mr.
Cannon ass.vted that the intrmountain
states took Herry VI. Teller ~ loader
rather than tho senate from ohio (sher.
man,.
MI, Allison cxprosaot his strong be-
lief that the United States could not
enter alone upon she .oinags Of hlvof
nt 10 to 1.
Mr. Chandler appealed 10 r.:.ators on
the other side Of tho chamber 10 join iii
q patriotic measure 20 save the country'1
honor. Mr.. Chandler also paid tribute
70 tho personal integrity Of President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
Mr. Teller spoke IA favor Of making
riiver the 1ist and paramount question.
Mr. Burrows declared that Il would bc
better that the country had gone down
IN the storm Of tha war than 10 have q
measure to tako away the last prop 20
ita crodit pass.
Mr.. Chandler fRep., N. H. offered q
resolution directing tho Judiciary COM
mistcc 10 inquire into certain alleged ir-
regularitiea Ia the southern Judicial dis.
trict OF the Indian Territory. Mr..
Chandlcr called attention particularly
10 che reports that tho receivers certih-
Gates was isaued by authority Of the
court for tbs construction OF the Doni.
son aud Northern railway, road l0i
miles long, but with no capital paid In.
No nction was taken on the resolution.
Mr.. Morrill, was then recognized for a
speech on the lrri0,
Tho honso devoted itself 10 paasina
the river and harbor bin over the presl.
dents veto and to unsoniiug by n vote
o. i0s 10 80 John J. Was r., tho Dom
ucratlc member from the Eighth Now
York district, whose place will be Allied
by John Murray Mitchell, Republican.
/ Both Of thcao actions were fnrcgone
conclusions, Tor shoy excited compara-
tivoly little interest. although there wal
fun house to vote on the rivor and
harbor bill. II WINS passed. by 220 to 90
II was passed without debate, although
Mr.. Dockcry Dem, MOI protested thal
tho dobstc had been promised.
Thlrty.nine Democrats voted 10 over
ride the presidents veto and 80 Repub'
licans stood by Mr.. Cleveland.