The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-01
END OF BOND Debate near
The Discussion to Go Under Five
Minute Rule Today.
MR.. Villas MOUNTS PAGASUS
In Dizzy Flights Of Oratory lie Clothes
Democracy In Fire Giit-Mr. Tillman
Is Not Allowed to Ask Qucs,
tionS House Proceedings.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The end Of the
long debate In the senate on the house
bond bill. with the finance committee
free coinage substitute. was sighted to-
day, when a unanimous agreement was
made that after an evening session to
be devoted to clearing off belated
speeches. a recess shall be taken till II
a. M. tomorrow morning, and that then.
after Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, shall
have been heard. the discussion shall
go on under the FIVE minute rule until
p. m. when the final vote Is to be
taken There was very little difficulty
In reaching the agreement-the prOpo-
sition coming from Mr.. Harris. of Ten
nessee. Mr.. Hill. of New York, stipu-
loted that the agreement should not
preclude the offering of amendments or
substitutes, or a motion to postpone in
de efinitely, and Mr.. Harris accepted the
stipulation.
There We're three speeches made on
the subject today. Mr.. Villas. of Wis
consin, spoke for two hours and three
quarters in opposition both to the bill
and the substitute. He yielded to an
interruption from Mr.. Mitchell, of Ore
gon. who characterized the demand
that the last issue of bonds must be
paid in gold after the syndicate had
obtained them at u lower price because
they were specifically made payable lin
coin" as "a bunco game" Mr.. Villas
declined. however. to let Mr.. Tillman,
of South Carolina, divert him from his
argument by questions. He closed with
an eulogium on the Democratic party.
yielding neither to the reactionary
forces of old absolutism, nor to the
lurid fires of anarchy"
The other two speeches were in sup
port of the free coinage substitutes.
They were made by Senators Bate. Of
Tennessee. and Pasco, of Florida.
House Proceedings.
The house today in committee Of the
whole entered upon the consideration
of the bill making appropriations for
the District of Columbia for the year
ending June 80. 1897. Much of the time
was spent in discussing the provision
reported by the committee for opening
to competition the gas and electric
lighting of the city of " ashington. each
of which Is now, 1t was asserted, prac-
tically a monopoly. Objection was
made to the provision on the ground
that it changed existing law and there
fore had no place on appropriation bills,
such provisions should be made In n
separate bill The chairman of the
committee of the whole. Mr.. Payne,
fRep., N. ", ruled that the provision
was a change Of existing law and 1t was
stricken out
bills Pissed.
The following were passed earlier
in the day:
Bills extending until February, 1898,
the period within which the st. Law
renee Railroad company may bridge
the river at st. Lawrence; authorizing
the secretary Of the treasury to eX-
clude from the operations of the inter-
nal revenue law, except as to the pay
ment of taxes. brandies made from all
fruits. as well as that made from ap-
pies. peaches. or grapes. as provided
in the present tariff law; changing
the time of holding district and circuit
courts in the northern division of the
eastern district Of Tennessee: joint
resolutions to permit the society for
Christian Endeavor to use White Lot
just south of the White house during
it's national convention i'm Washington
next July: authorizing the secretary
of the navy to appoint naval cadets
Ryan, Morris and Wells as assistant
engineers.
The contested election case of Rosen-
thai VS.. Crowley from the Tenth Texas
district. was settled I'm favor of the
sitting member tCrowley. Democracy
upon the unanimous report of the COM
mittee on elections number 3.
Mr.. Rosenthal did not avail himself
Of the privilege accorded him yesterday
of addressing the house for an hour in
his own behalf.
The Evening Sessions.
When :he senate resumed its session
this evening the attendance was quite
small
Mr. Pas of Florida. resumed his
speech where he had left of at the
close of the afternoon session and con-
tinued to the end, which was reached
at sos.
Mr.. Palmer, Of Illinois. gave notice
of an amendment declaring 1t to be the
policy of the United States to maintain
the parity between the gold and silver
dollars and to maintain the equal power
of both gold and silver in the markets
and In the payment of debts: and it di-
rects the secretary of the treasury to
exercise the discretion vested in him SO
as in his Judgment to better advance
and promote the policy thus declared
Mr.. Caffrey. of Louisiana, addressed
the senate in opposition to the free
coinage substitute.
Mr.. White, of California. supported
the free coinage substitute.
AT the close 4 Mr. Whites speech
the senate at 10 p. m. took recess un-
til II a. m. tomorrow.
At the night session of the house two
private pension bills were ordered laid
aside with a favorable recommendation.
The session lasted two hours and a
half, the major part of the time be-
ing consumed in filibustering by the
opposition.