Evening journal., 1896-01-04
M. Butler's Amendment,

ent time Notwithstanding the reports o
the newspapers
mr. Buffers Amendment.
After some further debate Mr Butler
offered an amendment TO the resolution
prohibiting the issues OF bonds without
congressional authority. Mr. Butler
spoke against tho outrage Of midnight
bond bargains and dark lantern cor.
tracia
Mr. Lodge spoke Of the extent of golo
holdings outside of New York city. Ant
yet, said he under the prevailing policy
Of the treasury no effort was made TO gei
gold outside Of New York The American
people at large were given no opportunity
TO take the bonds Of their government.
Mr.. Lodge referred 10 the Offer of the New
York World to take el 600, 600 OF bonds
This offer and all others from the public
should ba considered and tho people given
an opportunity to take tho bonds.
Mr. Teller referred to the integrity oi
tho bond sales of 1878. There had beer
no public scandal over any bond sale NJ
20 1895. Ho then compared the results Of
the bond sales OF ls77 and 1873 with those
Of 1885, asserting that great losses TO the
government occurred under tho contract
last year. Thoro should be no secret pri
vate contracts as TO bonds. Bankers
should hayo the same rights, and no more
than The men having money in the saw
ings banks.
The senator denounced the "imbecility
or dishonesty Of the executive branch IN
making shis secret contract. IL amount
ed, said Mr. Teller, 20 a interpretation
Of public funds and the public would 50
Judge the past and The coming transaction.
Nj Hin replied that this talk OF allow.
ing the public TO take the bonds was foi
political effect. IL smaoked Of domagogy.
Let the people Of Colorado como forward
with their gold Let tho gold come from
any source and see how quickly it would
bo accepted Instead Of offers there was
assertion and criticism.
Mr.. Hawley gave his personal observa
tions I'm Paris, when tho people took NJ
the great bond issue required to pay the
German war indemnity.
Mr.. Hawloy believed the American pco
pie would take bond issue with the same
readiness
AIr. Hoar spoke OF the calamitous con
ditions. unparalleled in the history Of the
United States presented by the present
transactions Of the controlling executive
authorities He asked what had become
Of the historic honesty and integrity Of
the old Democratic party. A sharp col
loQuy occurred between hicssrd Hoar
Hill and sherman as TO the use Of the re-
serve funds for meeting current expenses,
Mr. Hill contending against the Others
that the use Of treasury funds was strict
~ within the law.
Another sharp passage occurred between
Mossrs. Hill and Hnwley when the latter
referred to the prospects of a free silver
rider 20 the bond bin.
% Mr.. Aldrich rose to state that as IL was
apparent no voto could be reached at this
session no would move an adjournment.
Mr.. Elkins demanded roll call, and
there was a chorus OF seconds to his do
mand. On the call the senate voted "a "a
90 Co adjourn.
House Hos Brief Session.
The house reassemhled under the ar
rangcmont heretofore announced by Mr.
Dlngley, merely for tho purpose Of ad
iourning until next Monday.
Speaker Reed announced that he had
signed the bin 20 accept the ram Katahdin.
There is an impression among some OF
the leading Republicans in the house that
tho revenue bin which was sent to the
senate last week may pass that body. II
is regarded as not unlikely that a number
of amendments may be offered to the bill,
but that this will be done not IN the ex
pectation that they VIII be adopted, but
rather to crafty the constituents Of the
senators who present them.
1t is assumed by members OF the house
that the bin will he regarded IN the sen.
ate as pure revenue measure, designed
to meet an emergency, and that It will
for that reason receive sufficient support
to insure its passage.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
by Mr.. Sperry Of Connectiout-Appro
priating sS7, 600 600 to provide for fortid-
cations and sea ooast defenses at New
York, Boston and other sea and lake ports.
by Mr. Clark OF Iowa-Making customs
dues payable one-third in gold and two
thirds in treasury notes and providing
that treasury notes, known as greenhacks,
shall only be paid out for gold.
by Mr.. Gamble Of South Dakota-Ap'
propriating 5lO0, GOO for the establishment
Of military post at OF near Pierre, s. ID.
Mr Boatnor OF Louisiana offered in the
house a resolution looking 90 tho impeach-
mcnt of Comptroller Bowler Of the troas.
ury for refusing to execute tho laws OF
congress in tho matter Of payments foi
sugar bounty
Snapper lunch at McCormicks, Front
and Washington streets, tonight.