Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-26
nEcIsIvE aAIN FoR sILVRR.


DECISIVE GAIN FOR SILVER.
The event of the day in the senate
Yesterday was the discussion and the
vote on Mr.. Matthews resolution declar-
ing that the public debt could be paid
legally in silver without violating the
contract with the b~ondholders. The ad.
vocates of silver reconciliation are evi
IDENTIFY gaining ground. The amendment
of Senator ConkliDg, making the resolu-
ton a Joint instead of q concurrent one,
was rejected. Yeas, %; nays, 30. The
following IS the vote in detail on ConA-
liDg's amendment:
Yeas - Anthony, Bsrnum, Bayard,
Blaine, Burnside, Chafee, Christisncy,
Copkling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds,
Hsmlin, Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock, Randolph
Rollins, Sargent, Wadleigh and Window
-23.
Nays - Allison, Armstrong, Bailey,
Beck, Booth, Cameron (Pa.), Cameron
Wis, Coke, Conover, Davis, OH J.
Davis (W. Va), Dennis, Dorsey, Eustis,
Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Hereford, Howe,
Johnston, Jones fla, Kirkwood, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Matthews,
Msxey, Merrimon, Morgan, 0glesby,
Plumb, Ransom, Salisbury, Saunders,
Speacer, Teller, Thurman, Wallace and
Withers-39.
Speeches we're make by various mem
be-s, notably by Messrs. Edmunds and
Blaine, the question being on the amend
msnt Of Mr.. EdmSnds to the resolution
Of Mr. Matthews, to provide for the pay
ment Of bonds in gold coin or its equiva-
lent, and that any other payment With.
out the consent Of the creditors would
be in violation Of public faith and in
d~erozatiou of their rights. 1t was re
jectsd. Yeas, Is; nays, A, as follows:
Yeas = Anthony, Barnum, Bayard,
Burnside, C~hristiancy, Conkling, Dawes,
Eaton, Edmunds, Hamlin. Herman, Nc
Phersou. Mitchell, Morrill,, Randolph,
Rollins, Sargent and Wadleigh-l8.
Mays Allison, Armstrong, Bailey,
Beck, Booth. Bruce, Cameron (Pa J,
Cameron wis, ChsBee, Coke. Conoyer,
Davis Wis. Davis Nv. Val Dennis,
Dorsey. Eussis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover,
Hereford, Hill, Howe, Johnston, Jones
(Fls) Jones New, Kirkwood, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan. Mot.
EbeEs. Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan,
0glesby, Paddock, Plumb, Saunders,
Spencer, Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,,
Wallace, Window aud Withers-H.
Butler, Whyte and Hoar, who would have
voted 10 the affirmative, were paired with
Paterson, Coekrell and Hsrris, who
would have voted in the negative. The
question then required on the amend.
ment Of Mr.. Morrill,, submitted on the
18th Instant, TO the effect hat it would
be detrimental to the economical inter
ests Of the government and the people to
pay the bonds in silver, and Mr.. Morrill,
spoke in support thereof. The amend.
ment Of Mr.. Morrill, was rejected--yeas.
II; nays, al. The motion Of Mr.. Ed
munds to indefinitely postpone was re.
j~ected--yeas, %; nays, 43. The question
being on the passage Of the resolution as
submitted by Mr.. Matthews on the 9th Of
December last it was agreed to-yeas.
43; nays, 22-as follows:
Yeas - Allison, Armstrong. Bailey
Beck, Booth, Bruce, Cameron (Pa)
Cameron wis J, Chaifee, Coke, Conover
Davis Gil J, Davis wv. Va J, Dennis
Dorsey, Eustis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover
Hereford, Howe, Johnston, Jones Fla. J
Jones (Nev Kirkwood, McCreery, Nc
Donald, Mcmillan, Matthews, Maxey
Merrimon, Morgan, 0glesby, Plumb
Ransom, Salisbury, Spencer, Teller
Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace aud With
ers-43.
Nayes = Messrs. Anthony, Barnum
Blyard, Blaine, Burnside, Ch~ristiancy
Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds
Hamlin, Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson
Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock, Randolph
Rollins, Sargent, Wadleigh aud Win
dom-22.
In addition 10 a pair aforementioned
Mr.. Hill announced that he was paire,
with Mr.. Garland. If that senator wa
present he would vote in the affirmative
and he (Hill) vote in the negative.
Mr. Edmunds moved to amend the PIT
amble submitted by Mr.. Matthews by ia
sorting the following: And, wherea,
By the provision Of the coinage act q
1873, passed on the 18th OF February o
that year. and Of the revised statute
which took effect on the let day Of d.
cember Of hat year, all provisions of III
law authorizing the coinage Of such 81
yer dollar we're repealed"
This was rejected-yeas, 20; nays, IS
The question required on the preambl
as submitted by Mr.. Matthews on d.
eember 9th, and II was adopted-yeas
a. nays, 20,
The senate then, under q prior order
took up the house bill to authorize IRE
coinage Of the standard silver dollar, an,
TO restore it as a legal tender. AT thi
stage the senate went into %executiv
L%essiun, and when the doors onened adj