The news & observer., 1897-02-24

Ayes, %: noes, 50.
Sutton went to the clerks desk and
looked at the vote before4it was announe-
ed. He said 81 want to change my vote
from aye to no. ] beg that | may
be allowed to do this" Sutton was so
restless that he was nearly wild Sut-
ton made motion to reconsider the vote.
Johnson and Whrd both cried ont II
move to table that motion" i, Lusk said
the rule was that a motion lodged TO re-
consider could not be tabled. Johnson
said that Sutton had not lodged "a motion
to reconsider, but made a motion to re-
consider. Quite a lively scene followed.
Point after point of order was made.
Lusk contended that .the Speaker had
ruled that the motion was merely lodged
and had ruled johnson out of order The
Speaker said the point of order by Lusil
was we'll taken, and that Sutton had said
he lodged a motion. Duffy said that the
Speaker had ruled that if Sutton lodged
a motion to reconsider then Johnson's.
motion was in order, but that If he mov-
ed to reconsider Johnson's motion was
regular. Duffy was here cut off by the
Speaker who said the matter was settled.
Sutton said he had lodged motion to re-
consider. W
The BILL which was tabled February
II, and which was set rs special order,
being the bill known as ''the bin against
gold contracts" came up, and the Re
publicans instantly began hot fight
against it. Hancock at once moved to
table it. On this Mckenzie, demanded,
the yeas and nays. Cunningham pro-
tested against the arbitrary action in
moving to table without a hearing as
unfair and as a flying in the face of the
10000 majority who voted for bi-metaI4.
lism last November. Lusk tried to choke
Cunningham off by calling him to order.
and asked if the House, WAS a mob. Gun
ningham, who obtained leave TO explain
his vote, continued his speech and called
on the House TO vote down the motion to
table. Sutton. explaining his vote, said
he, had favored the bill before and that
it was good one. which kept the va
rious kinds Of money on a parity of
value.
The vote was announced as yeas As;
nays, 81. and the motion to table was
lost, Lusk offered an amendment. Pro
vided that if the consideration of said
note, bill, check, or other obligation, the
created in q special kind of money, the
said debt may be discharged in money of
like kind and the provisions of this act
shall not apply TO such contracts, but
said debt may be contracted to be paid
in money Of like kind.
Lusk said he hoped this would be ac-
cepted and Person, of Wayne, said the
same thing. Mckenzie slid mot much;
it would kill the bill" Lusk spoke at
length i'm support Of the amendment say.
ing that he would favor the original bill
if all the legal tender money in the
country was of equal value, but that it
was not; that he knew he would be called
q gold-bug, but that there was an abso
lite necessity for q fixed and absolute
standard of value. He showed gold and
silver coins and said if the eagle were
hammered off the coin would be still the
same, but that if the silver coin was de-
faced it was worth only its bullion value
Nelson asked what silver was worth ih
1873 Lusk said silver. Duffy asked
why gold had more intrinsic value than
silver. u
At this point n message was received
from the Governor transmitting the re-
port Of the secretary of the board OF trus-
tees OF, the University showing vacancies
IN the board to be filed at this session.
BY death, W. Fl. Mebane, S. NJ. Finger
Il. H. Pritchard, NJ Il. Carter; by resig-
nation, n. J. Rouse, G.. r. Thomas, Cy
Thompson; 10y failure to attend meetings
four years, II. G.. Jones, Marsden Bel
lahy, "a McIver; terms to expire No
veInber 30, next, w S. Black, c. NJ
Cooke, a A. Doughton, z. d Gold,
R i. Cray. H. G.. Jones, v. S.Lusk, p
). Morris, p. L. Murphy, w. j. Peele,
w. d. Pruden, w. G. Riddiek, N. j.
Rouse, ID. L. Russell, r. w. Scott, #. s.
SpfuilL n. A. Sinclair, S. Mod. Tate,
j. M.Thomas, ID. A. White.
ISusk asked question by Parker, of
Wayne, why there was objection to
mailing the poor mans money equal to
the rich mans Lusk said the advocates
of the bin were financial towards. Nc
Kenzie asked if the government can
make a gold contract. Lusk said no,
not that he knew of; that he implored
forgiveness for those who favor the bill
-''forgive. them; they know not what
they do Mckenzie asked if 10000 peo-
pie did not back this bill. Lusk replied
that 1,000,000 majority of the people of
the United States had declared against
the bill Mckenzie asked if employees
had not been coerced into so voting. He
said if this bill passed gold would go
into hiding in North Carolina Cunning
ham said he opposed the gold standard,
and declared that it was a reflection on
the people to say they did not favor
sound money, the money of the consti-
tuition. Lusk asked what was the money
of the constitution? Cunningham said
gold and silver" that Lusk did not
lend ten dollars in gold in a year, yet
wanted gold for all the money he lent.
He asked Lusk why he wanted to make
a gold contract when he said silver
dollar was as good as a gold dollar. Lusk
asked what Mexican dollar was worth.
Cunningham said he was speaking of the
money Of this country, and said Lincoln
had issued nineteen hundred millions OF
dollars in greensbacks with no gold be-
hind it. Llsk asked what greensbacks
were worth in 1865 Cunningham asksss
him in reply what tobacco and corn and
wheat and cotton was worth in 1865.
Iusk said Cunningham was tho host