Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1896 — WANT BONDS BARRED [ARTICLE]

WANT BONDS BARRED

SENATORS ADOPT THE BUTLER MEASURE, 32 TO 25. Further Issues, Without torment or Congress, Prohibited—Lively Debate Precedes the Vote—Pass River and Harbor Bill Over President’s Veto. Anti-bond Bill Passed. At 7 o'clock Tuesday 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 a vote of 32 to 25. The bill as passed covers only three lines, as follows: - “Be it enacted that the issuance of in-terest-bearing bonds of the United States for any purpose whatever without further authority of Congress is hereby prohibited.” The vote on its final passage was as follows: YEAS. (Republicans.) Brown, Pettigrew, Cannon, Pritchard, Dubois, Teller, Hansbrough, Warren, Mitchell (Ore.), Wolcott—lo. (Democrats.) Bacon, Morgan, Bate, Pasco, Berry, Pugh, Chilton, '’'Ulman, Daniel, Turple, George, Vest. Harris, Walthall, Jones (Ark.) White—l 7. Mills, (Populists.) Allen, Peffer, Butler, Stewart—s. Jones (Nev.) » NAYS. (Republicans.) Aldrich, Hawley, Allison, Lodge, Burrows, Mcßride, Chandler, Nelson, Cullom, Platt, Davis, Quay, Galllnger, Wetmore, Hale, Wilson—lo. (Dempernts.) Brice. Mitchell (Wls.), Caffery, Palmer, Faulkner, Smith, HHI, Vilas—9. Lindsay, The voting did not begin until 6:30 p. in., at which time the chamber was dimly lighted aud the galleries almost empty. A flood of amendments were first voted down, all being defeated. One by Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Island gave the executive power to issue bonds in certain emergencies, another by Mr. Aldrich provided that the act should not impair the obligation to pay in coin. Mr. Hill’s amendment that treasury notes be retired when redeemed was tabled—43 to 12. Mr. Quay's amendment for the substitution of coin notes for treasury notes was defeated without a yea and nay vote. The last preliminary vote was on Mr. Hill’s motion to postpone the subject until next December, which was defeated. Then came the final vote. River and Harbor Bill. The report of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors recommending the passage of the bill over the President’s veto was made by Chairman Hooker, and the report was read. Mr. Hooker moved the passage of the bill, saying that the committee was of the opinion that the President’s message covered every possible objection to the bill and that report answered all objections. “Many members have asked me for time to debate this matter,” he said, “and to yield to their requests would take much time. Without expressing any opinion on the question whether there be debate and to test the opinion of the House on the question whether debate is necessary I will demand the previous question.” Instantly Mr. Dockery (Dem.) of Missouri was on his feet demanding recognition, but the speaker told him that debate was not in order. Members were shouting “Vote, vote,” but the voice of Mr. Dockery pierced the uproar, shouting: “The gentleman agreed with me yesterday to have debate on this bill. This is unfair, unjust, unmanly.” The House demanded the previous question—l7B to 60 by a rising vote, and only 46 rose to sustain the request for yeas and nays. “Under the rules the vote on the passage of the bill must be taken by yeas and nays,” the speaker announced. “Is there no rule by which we can have debate?” asked Mr. Dockery. "Not if the House orders the contrary,” said Speaker Reed. “And the House has so ordered—to stifle debate,” responded Mr. Dockery. The bill was passed by a vote of 220 to 60, a wide margin over the necessary twothirds. The Democrats who voted to pass the bill over the veto were: Bankhead (Ala.), McCulloch (Ark.), Berry (Ky.). McMillin (Tenn.), Buck (La.), Mcßae (Ark.), Catchings (Miss.), Meyer (La.), Clarke (Ala.), Money (Miss.), Cobb (Mo.), Ogden (La.), Cooper (Fla.), Owens (Ky.), Cooper (Texas), Price (La.), Culberson (Texas), Robertson (La.), Cummings (N. Y.), Sparkman (Fla.), Denny (Miss.), Strait (S. C.), Dinsmore (Ark.), Talbert (S. C.), Ellet (Va.), Terry (Ark.), Elliott (S. C.), Turner (Ga.), Fitzgerald (Mass.), Tyler (Va.), Kendall (Ky.), Underwood (Ala.), Kyle (Miss.), Washington (Tenn.), Latimer (S. C.), Williams (Miss.), Lester (Ga.), Wilson (S. C.)—39. Little (Ark.), The Republicans who voted against passing the bill over the veto were: Allen (Utah), Long (Kan.), Anderson (Tenn.), McCall (Tenn.), Andrews (Neb.), McClure (Ohio), Baker (N. H.), McEwan (N. J.), Brown (Tenn.), . Pearson (N. C.), Calderhead (Kan.), Pitney (N. J.), Connelly (Ill.), Scranton (Pa.), Grout (Vt.), Settle (N. C.), Hager (Iowa), Shafroth (Col.), Hainer (Neb.), Sherman (N. Y.), Hepburn (Iowa), Strode (Neb.), Lelghley (Ind.), Tracewell (ind.), Unney (N. C.), Updegraff (lowa)—26.