Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-03
PASSED BY <<>jltNATE
A Measure That pieS Only Three
Printed Lines,
But Which May be Of Momentous
Importance to the Country--By a
Vote of 80 to IS, 1t Was Decided
. that No More Bonds Shall be Is
sued Without Further Legisla-
ton.

WASHINGTON, June AT o'clock to-
night the long struggle in the Senate over
the bill to prohibit the issue of bonds came
to an end, and the bill was passed by vote
of 80 to % The bill as passed covers only
three lines. as follows:
"Be it enacted that the issuance of inter-
est-bearing bonds of the United States
for any purpose Whatever without further
authority of Congress is hereby prohibit
ed"
The voting did not begin until $50 p. M,
at which time the chamber was dimly
lighted and the galleries almost empty.
\ flood of amendments were first voted
down, all being defeated.
One by Mr. Aldrich Or. - gave the exec
utive powers TO issue bonds in certain
emergencies. and another by Mr.. Aldrich
provided that the act should not impair
the obligation 10 pay in coin.
Mr. Hnrs amendment that treasury notes
be retired when redeemed was tabled, 1872.
Mr.. Quay's amendment for the substi-
tuition of coin notes for treasury notes was
defeated without a yea and nay vote.
The last preliminary vote was on Mr..
Hills preliminary motion to postpone the
subject until next December. which was
defeated.
Then came the fanl vote, with the result
stated
The debate on the bond bill lasted
throughout the day. and was al times very
animated.
Mr.. Cannon Otah) made a spirited reply
to criticisms of the five Republican Sena-
tors including himself. who voted against
the Dingley tariff bill. and declared that
the measure was a legislative monstrosity.
Mr.. Cannon asserted that the inter-
mountain States took Henry NJ. Teller as
a 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 Senators on the
other side of the chamber to join in a pa
triotic measure TO sustain the country's
honor.
Mr.. Chandler also paid a tribute TO the
personal integrity of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle.
Mr.. Teller spoke in favor of making sill
yer the first and paramount question.
Mr.. Burrows declared than II would have
been better had the country gone down in
the storm of war than that measure
taking away the last prop to its credit
should pass. Mr.. Palmer Qllinois) also
opposed the bill.
Before the bond was taken up, Mr.. Morn
rill, of Vermont, chairman Of the finance
committee. spoke Of tariff and finance.
Mr.. Vest gave notice that he would move
tomorrow to take up the river and harbor
bill veto.
This final vote was, yeas 50; nays 25;
as follows: Yeas-Republicans Brown,
Cannon, Dubois, HansbrOugh, Mitchell,
(Ore.): Pettigrew, Pritchard, Teller,
Warren. Wolcott-1O. Democrats: Ba-
con. Bate, Berry, Chiffon, Daniel
George, Harris, Jones (Ark.); Mills,
Morgan. Pasco. Pugh, Tillman, Turpie,
Vest, Walthall. White-17. Populists:
Allen. Butler, Jones Nevada }; PETER,
Stewart-5. Total, So.
Nays-Republicans: Aldrich. Allison,
Burrows. Chandler, CullOm. Davis, Gal
linger, Hale, Hawley, Lodge, Mcbride,
Nelson. Plat, Quay, Wetmore, Wilson
-16. Democrats: Brice, Caffery. Faulk-
ner. Hill, Lindsay, Mitchell (Wis.); Pal
mer. Smith. Vilas-9. Total, %.
Mr.. Hill moved to adjourn and as the
motion was carried. exclaimed: And
may God save the country"