The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
Various Coinage Propositions
Are Put to a Vote and
Defeated.
ARGUMENT ON THE BOND BILL.
Hall and De Almond of Missouri Create
Amusement by Their Harmless
Attacks.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 13.--After
nearly two weeks of almost continuous de-
bate the House this afternoon in commit
tee OF the whole by vote of 100 to so rec
commended to the House proper non-con-
currence in the Senate free coinage amend
ment to the House bill providing addi-
tlonal revenue for the Government, the
issue OF bonds to protect and maintain the
gold reserve and the sale Of treasury GER
tlficates to meet temporary DEFICIENCIES in
revenue AS nearly az could be judged
about half the Democrats voted against
the Senate substitute and the Republican
vote in favor of it was about 80. The
exact figures, however. will be known to-
morrow when the roll will be called for an
aye and no vote on the committee recon-
mendation. In the course of the consider
alton of the bill under the five minute
rule, which lasted from II to o'clock, the
following proposed amendments were lost
by the votes stated:
By Long (R.) of Kansas, to coin the
product of the mines of the United States
only-11S to al.
BY Brumm (R.) of Pennsylvania, pro-
viding that whenever the commercial ratio
of the two metals shall vary from the coin
age ratio, the seigniorage shall be retained
by the Government-S5 to 80.
By Towne (R.) of Minnesota, commit
ting the United States to the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 1914 to 1, when
ever Germany and France open their
mints for the same purpose-146 to 81
Dingley, chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, announced that to-
CtriSn wn Ia sraar in fau nf
curing in the Senate amendment; men,
bers of the Ways and Means Committee
opposed TO that action would reply, and
then he should ask vote upon the recon-
mendation of the committee of the whole.
In the latitude of debate still enjoyed
under the rules of the House, Hall and
De Almond (D.) of Missouri engaged in
personal controversy, conducted with con-
siderable bitterness of expression, but
within proper parliamentary methods,
however, over the conversion of toe former
to the cause of sound money, as contra
distinguished from free coinage OF silver.
This Hall had announced in speech last
Saturday and on Tuesday, in his absence,
De Almond criticized his action. When
they had concluded matters were left in
much the same state as at the beginning.
The incident, however, seemed to afford
much entertainment to the mem bers and
they resented efforts made to restrict and
limit the verbal onslaughts of the gentle
men upon each other.
The report of the Committee on Elec-
tions No. 2 upon the contest of Van Horn
VS.. Tarsney, from the Fifth Missouri Dis
trict in favor of Van Horn, was presented
by Chairman Johnson. The House then,
at Ais o'clock, adjourned until to o-morrow
at noon.
Doolittle (R.) of Washington began his
speech at the opening of the last session
of the House dey oted to general debate on
the bond free coinage bill to Speaker pro
tenn. Payne and two other members. He
announced his intention to vote for the
Senate substitute as an Am merican, Re-
publican and protectionist.
Grout (R.) of Vermont said that the
adoption of the substitute would of neces-
sity put the Nation on a silver basis,
thereby causing depreciation in the
value OF every obligation issued in the
country to so cents on the dollar
Mccall (R.) of Tennessee and Hadley
(R.) of Illinois followed in opposition to
the Senate substitute. and the general de-
bate was closed by Willis (R.) of Della
ware.
At 11:55 the House adjourned, and at
noon reconvened in Thursdays Legislative
day.
Hit (R.) of Illinois reported from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs a resolution
calling upon the President for the CORE
spondence with Haytl respecting the claim
OF Bernard Campbell of Boston for dam
ages because of injuries inflicted by an as
sault committed in an attempt to force
him into the naval service of Hayti, and it
was agreed to.
The consideration of the bond coinage
bill was then resumed in committee of the
whole under the five-minuts rule.
Dingley stated the parliamentary situa-
tion of the bill which would permit of the
Introduction of motions "to concur in the
Senate substitute, to concur with amend
ments,' and to ''non-concur." He would
ask the committee to vote down all mo-
tons to amend, so that at 4 o'clock the
question of concurrence or non-coneur-
renee could be voted on without any quail
fication. He moved that the committee
Senate substitute.
SiaSp w. OF georgia moFeu tna1 tne
committee recommend that the House
concur i'll the Senate substitute.
Long (R.) of Kansas moved to amend by
restricting the coinage to the production
OF the silver mines of the United States.
On this amendment there was debate in
the general terms of the financial question
and OF the action Of the Senate in return
ing the substitute to the House. Among
the speakers were: Grow (R.) of Pennsyl-
vania Mccall (R.) of Massachusetts, Blue
(k.) OF Kansas, Mcguire (D.) of California,
boatner (D.) of Louisiana and Hutchinson
CD of Texas.
Dingley said that the amendment was
open to the objection that it was not in
place upon this BILL and that it was in no
sense solution of the problem OF free and
unlimited coinage of silver. The amend
ment was rejected-41 to 118.
brumm (R.) of Pennsylvania offered an
amendment to the Senate substitute pro-
viding that whenever the commercial
ratio OF the two metals varies from the
coinage ratio the seigniorage of the bull