The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-03
PARTY LINES oBLITERATED.
THE PoPULIsTIC MEASURE OP-
POSED AND FAVORED FROM
BOTH SIDES.
BOTH MINNESOTA MEN AGAINST IT.
the Attack on the Country,s
Credit.


to an end, and the bill was passed by
vote of 80 to 20. The bill, as passed. cover
only three lines. as follows:
| BE 1t enacted that the issuance of interest
| bearing bonds of the United States, for an,
purpose whatever without further authorit.
of congress, is hereby prohibited"
The voting did not begin until $50 p. m.
at which time the chamber was dimly light
ed and the galleries almost empty Various
amendments were first voted down, all being
defeated One by Mr.. Aldrich Or. I) CAV,
the executive power to issue bonds in certain
emergencies. Another by Mr.. Aldrioh pro
| vided that the act should not impair the
| obligation to pay in coin. Mr.. Hills amend
| ment that treasury notes be retired when re
| deemed was tabled-43 to IL. Mr.. Quay'
amendment for the substitution Of coin note
for treasury notes was defeated without
yea and nay vote. The last preliminary vot
was on Hills motion to postpone the subjec
until next December, which was defeated
Then came the final vote.
The debate on the bond bill lasted through
! out the day. Mr. Cannon (Utah) made
| spirited reply to the criticism of the five Re-
publican senator's including himself, who vot
| ed against the Dingley tariff bill, and de-
! clared that the measure was legislative
monstrosity. Mr.. Cannon asserted that the
intermountain states took Henry M. Teller as
leader, rather than the senator from Ohio
| (Sherman). Mr.. Allison expressed his strong
| belief that the United States could not enter
| alone upon the coinage of silver at 16 to l.
Mr.. Chandler appealed to the senators on
the other side of the chamber to join in a
patriotic measure to sustain the country's
honor. Mr.. Chandler also paid tribute tc
the personal integrity of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle. Mr. Teller spoke In
favor of making silver the first and para
mount question. Mr. Burrows declared that
1t would have been better had the country
gone down in the storm of war than that g
measure taking away the last prop to its
credit should pass Mr. Palmer Qll.) also op-
posed the bill
Before the bond bill was taken up, Mr.. Nor
r1ll (Vt.), chairman of the finance committee
spoke on tariff and finance. Mr.. Vest gave
notice that he would move tomorrow to take
up the river and harbor bill veto.
Before continuing the bond debate Mr.. But
Ter sought to have 5 o'clock fixed for the
vote on the bill. but Mr.. Teller objected on
the ground that the present agreement for a
vote before adjournment was ample Mr.
Allison tRep, Io.) spoke briefly He said
1t was well known that the bill should not
become law. 1t was agreed, he said that
the borrowing Of money for the government
was solely a legislative power, except as the
statutes conferred that power on the execu-
tive branch. Under the circumstances the
adoption of the Brown resolution would be
a repeal Of the only law allowing the execu-
tive to borrow money on bonds
Mr.. Chandler. deDrAcated tha cnirif NJ x,,or
ner. of the author of the bill (ButIer). who
mad made threats and had talked of reyollI-
tlon and bloodshed Mr.. Butler rose to dis
claim such utterances. Mr.. Chandler insist
ed that the senator's language had conveyed
indirect threats, and had tended to revolution
and bloodshed. Mr.. Chandler held up news
paper, which he said was the Caucasion.
pubnshed by Mr.. Butler in North Carolina
ana which contained sextreme',an violent at
JACKS on senators Hill and Sherman and
others with whom Mr.. Butler was In dailv
intercourse.
Mr.. Pettigrew Rep, s. d. rose to chal-
lenge published statement that although
an advocate Of free silver, he had agreed to
support Mckinley and sound money! In or
uef TO become delegate to the national con-
Venuon. MT. Pettigrew declared that the re-
port was false The South Dakota convention
nad referred the financial question to tbe
national convention, and no issue or vote was
taken on silver Mr.. Pettigrew declared that
there was no Office which could lead him to
sacrlnce his convictions on finance,
Mr. Teller pointed out that the pendine hill,
mad no connection with the free coinape of
silver. He denied also the right of Mr.. chan
oler TO speak for the Republican party in
favor1ng continuance of bond issues Tho
american people, he believed were not in
IaVor OF increasing the public debt in tina
of peace. - .'ine
Before would vote for a bill CARRYING such
dlshonor, " exclaimed Mr. Burrows. sJ had
rather thousand times that the country had
gone down in the awful storm of war. / will
Iefer raise my hand to remove the last prop
plause). eAp-
Mr.. Palmer Qll) urged that the bill soupb,
TO accomplish free silver at the cost of the
credit OF the country.
Wnen the voting began, at o,cIeck tho
presiding officer, Mr. Faulkner, directed the
reao1ng OF an amendment of Mr. AIdricb in
trooueed early in the day, allowing hond is-
sues IN an emergency to sustain public credit
MI. Allen moved to table the amendment
II was a test of the two opposing elements.
Inc amendment was tabled-yeas 80. nays Ok
the final passage oA'
n
vld1ng that nothing in the act shall ha -
stfued 70 impair the obligation of the Tinted
states 10 redeem in coin outstanding T1ritoa
states legal tender notes and tha troosrr,
MUGS, nor 10 restrict the authority of tho
secretary OF the treasury to secure coin for
tneir redemption. Mr.. Mills (Tex.) moyaa =.
taDle the amendment, which motion nrevaiIad
yeas 81, nays 25-the vote being the sama 80
peiore' except that Mr.. Pritchard did ~
vote. uio not
AN amendment by Mr.. Hill that Jrnited
states notes when once redeemed shall not
De relssued, was tabled on motion of M
Mills, yeas, 43; nays, IL. The negative vote
was cast by Senators Lodge Platt ouov
Wetmore, four Republicans: and Rrics
CaHery, Faulkner, Hill, Mitchell. of Wiscon,
sin, Palmer Smith and Villas, eight Demo-
Gratis.
An amendment by Mr.. Quay. of Pennsv1.
yania, for the redemption and cancellati
OF treasury notes and for the issue therefor
OF notes payable in gold and receivable for
all debts public and private, was laid On the
table without division. Mr.. Hill moved tn
postpone the further consideration of the
bill until December next. Defeated yeas "a:
nays, 80. This closed the way for the Anal
vote on which the bill was passed, yeas 80.
nays rs, as follows:
Republicans-Brown, Cannon. Du-
bois, Hansbrough, Mitchell tOre), Pettigrew.
Pritchard. Teller, Warren. Wolcott, 10; Dem
ocrats-Baeon, Bate. Berry, Chiffon Daniel.
George, Harris, Jones tArk.l. Mills, Morgan,
Pasco, Pugh Tillman, Turpie. Vest, Walth-
all, White, II. Populists-Allen, Butler,
Jones. Ney.), Peer. Stewart. Total 50.
Nays-Republicans-A -Aldrich. Allison, Bur-