The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
HARD BLOW At THE FINAN(IERS
administration Prohibited From
Issuing Bonds.
1he Senate Wants Congress Alone to
Have That Right-The River and Har-
Dor Bill Passed Over the Presidents
Veto-Twenty.six Republicans Stood
by the Observation-Disclosures Demo.
Gratis Opposed Him.


over the bill to prohibit the issue of
bonds came to an end. and the bill was
passed By vote of 3e to IS. The bill
as passed covers only three lines. as
follows: "Be 1t enacted, That the is
suance Of interest bearing bonds of the
United States for any purpose whatever
without further authority of Congress is
hereby prohibited"
The voting did not begin until Gao
p. M, at which time the chamber WAS
dimly lighted and the galleries almost
empty. flood of amendments were
hrst voted upon, all being defeated.
One by Mr.. Aldrich, (R. u, gave the
executive power 80 issue bonds In Ger.
tain emergencies. another by MIR. Al
drlch provided that the act should not
impair the obligation to pay in coin.
Mr.. Hills amendment that the Treas
ury notes be retired when redeemed was
tabled, 43 to H. Mr.. Quay's amendment
lor the substitution Of coin notes for
Treasury notes WAS defeated without a
yea and nay vote. The last preliminary
vote was on MIR. Hills motion to post
pone the subject until next December,
which WAS defeated. Then came the
final vote with she result stated.
Before the bond bill was taken up,
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, 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 hsrbor bill veto.
Mr.. Aldrich offered an amendment ca
an additional section to follow that pro-
hibiting the issue of bonds:
UNLESS In case OF emergency 1t Is
necessary in the opinion of the Presi-
dent OF she United States and tn. Secre-
tsry OF Treasury to issue such bonds In
accordance with the provisions of the
existing law to preserve the public
credit to meet obligations of she United
States created by such existing law,
which cannot otherwise be met, and all
such bonds when 80 issued shall first be
offered at public sale"
Mr.. Teller pointed out that the pend
Ing bill had no connection with The free
coinage OF silver. He denied also the
right of Mr.. Chandler to speak for the
Republican party in fHvoring q continu-
ance OF bond Issues. The American
people, he believed, were not in favor
Of increasing the public debt in times
of peace. Mr.. Teller referred con-
temptuously to those "self-satisHed
Phsrisees" who acclaimed that they
we're the only ones willing to protect
the honor and credit Of the country.
The Senator declared that the silver
question. whose death and burial had
been predicted, wss most lively corpse.
State after State had declared in con-
vention for silver. The great Demo-
cratic party was ready to inscribe on Its
banner free silver coinage"
There were States in the West which
had long furnished Senators and Rep
reaentatives to swell the msiorities in
both branches of Congress.
What the Republican party will do
at st. Louis do no. know" said Mr..
Teller, "but believe know enough of
the sentiment of the West and of the
plain people Of the country to say that
the party thst inscribes on Its banner,
the gold standard" is doomed to de-
feat.
Mr.. Hill moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration OF the bill until
December next; defeated, yeas, "a;
nays 3d. This cleared the way for the
final vote, on which the bill was passed,
yeas 80, nays IS.
At z o'clock Mr.. Hill moved to adjourn
and As the motion wan carried Mr.. Hill
exclaimed: And may God save the
country"
House Proceedings.
The House devoted itself to-day to
passing the river and harbor bill over
the PRESIDENTS veto and to unsesting by
vote OF 162 to 80 John j. Walsh, the |
Democratic member from the Eighth
New York distri3t, whose place will be
filled by John Murray Mitchell, Repub-
licsn. There WAS full House to vote |
on the river and harbor bill and 1t WAS
passed by vote of 22O to go, many more
votes than the two-thirds necessary to |
override the veto, and IL was passed |
without debate. although Mr.. Dockery |
(mo,), protested vehemently that debate |
has been promised.
Thirty-nine Democrats voted to over
ride the Presidential objections and |
twenty-six Republicans stood by Mr.. |
Cleveland.
The naval appropriation was reported |
from conference with an agreement on |
all items but the mum Der OF battleships. |
Incidentally Chairman Cannon. of tn @ |
com mittee on appropriations, predicted |
that Congress will id iourn late next
week.
The report Of the committee on rivers
and herbors, recommending the passage
OF the hill over the Presidents veto,
was no sde by Chairman Hooker and the |
report was read. The objections OF the |
President were reviewed in detail All
but 81 Of the AT projects in she bill,
the large number being alluded to by