The news & observer., 1898-06-11
THt BOND FEATURE
EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTED FOR
THE MEASURE.
EIGHT DEMOCRATS ALSO ENDORSED IT
Mr.. Kyle, independent Who Voted for The
Measure, Was Severely Lashed by
Senators Butler and Pet
tgreW.

Washington, June 1O.-Shortly afterI
4 o'clock this afternoon the conference
report on the War Revenue bill was
agreed to by the Senate, after a discus
sion lasting four hours. The debate
upon the measure was without special
incident, and was entirely devoid of acri-
monious features. 1t was II foregone
conclusion that the report would be
agreed to. and the only question of in
terest involved was how soon vote could
be reached.
The debate indicated generally that the
bill as agreed upon by the cOnferees
was reasonably satisfactory to every
body, except as to the bond provision
The votes cast against the adoption of
the report reflected the opinions Of those
senators who are opposed to any increase
in the interest bearing debt of the cOun-
try. The report was agreed to by the
decisive vote of 40 to %. Every Repub-
lican voted for the measure, and their
votes were supplemented by those Of
eight Democrats one silver Republican
and one Independent. The Democrats
who voted for the adoption OF the re-
port. were Messrs. Caffery, German,
Lindsay. McEneFy, Mitchell, Morgan,
Murphy and Turpie: the silver Republi-
can was Mr.. Mantle. and the lndepend-
ent was Mr.. Kyle The vote against the
report was cast by rs Democrats, 3
silver Republicans and 3 Populists. As
soon MS the engrosSed bill can be signed
by ~thc presiding officers Of the two
branches Of Congress, it will be sent TO
the president. After the passage Of the
bin. Mr.. Aldrich moved that when the
Senate adjourned, it be until Monday
next, and the motion was agreed TO. Mr..
Clay, (Georgia), then entered upon n
brief discussion of the disclosures con-
corning the disposition of the money
paid by Congress in liquidation of the
claim Of the book concern of the Method
iSt Episcopal church, south. He believed
the claim was n just one, and expressed
his qualification that the Senate had
rallied to its support. The attitude of
the senators from the northern States.
who had supported the measure was, he
said. appreciated 10y the people of
Georgia. and Of the entire south. He
was certain too, that they would dis
approve of the action of the men who
had mislcd the Senate. Such action
could he interpreted only as Il ''palpable
fraud upon the Methodist church" and
the entire transaction ought to be eX
posed He expressed the belief that
when the facts were brought to the at
tention of the church authorities they
would repudiate it, and he demanded that
the investigation of the matter be thor
ough and searching.
BY sending to the clerks desk and hav-
ing read II press clipping detailing the
vote of the Senate on the bond PROPOSE
tion of the War Revenue measure which
classed Mr. Kyle $50. Dak.). as n POpu-
list, Mr.. Butler Pop. \. c., precipitated
an acrimonious political discussion invOlv-
ing the personal affiliations of Mr.. Kyle.
Mr.. Butler desired it to be understood
that not single POpulist voted for the
issuance of the bonds and as the chair
man of the POpulst committee, he Off
cially declared that statement to be
Il SANDER
Mr.. Butler was proceeding when Mr.. |
Gallinger, made the point of order that
there was no question before the Senate,
and the point was sustained. On Il ques-
tion of personal privilege, however, Mr.. |
Kyle secured the floor and replied sharply
to Mr.. Butler.
II am responsible" he said, ITO my |
conscience and to my constituents for my
npfSOlNl VIEWS anu dctluIS lhClNol'
thank the good Lord that ] do not get |
my personal inspiration through the quill
of the Senator from North Carolina"
NIr. Butlerl He believed that the peo-
ple would stand by those, who in Il time
like the present, stood squarely behind |
the national administration Mr.. Petit
grew, $50. Dak.), supplemented the at
tack made by Mr.. Butler upon Mr.. Kyle.
He charged him generally and specih-
cally with trading with the Republicans
in order to secure his election. the un-
derstanding being that he would vote
with Republicans on all close questions.
Mr.. Kyle declared the statement Of
Mr. Pettigrew to be Intentionally and
maliciously false"
Al 6 o'clock the Senate went into ex-
ecutivc session and thirty minutes later
adjourned.