The daily gazette., 1878-02-16
FOURTH EDITION
rHE SENATE AND SILVER.
SITTING OUT A VOTE.
FREE COINAGE STRUCK oUT-PRovIsIoN
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFER
ENcE-voTE ON THE MAIN QUEs-
TIoN CERTAIN TO BE TWO

FREE COINAGE STRUCK OUT-PRovIsION
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFER
L. ENcE--voTE ON THE MAIN QUEs-
TIoN CERTAIN TO BE A TWO
THIRDS MAJORITY.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 15--At II P. NJ,
the debate ON the silver bin seems to be
gradually exhausting itself, and the bin,
In an amehded shape, will probably be
lpassed before many hours have elapsed.
To the surprise of many the free coinage
provision was struck out by vote of 40
to p, thus leaving the profit of coinag to
the government. An amendment allow
ing one-half OF the customs duties to be
paid in silver for three years, and then
silver to be taken for the entire amount,
was defeated by vote of AZ to %, which
is a very fair test vote on the bill.
Mr.. Allison tried to get limit prt on
the discussion, but there were too many
Senators who desired to have a running
debate, and it was lost. He then got a
vote on his amendment to provide for an
international commission to "adopt a
common ratio of legal tender as between
gold and silver" and it was adopted by
| 40 to 80.
| ONE O'CLOCK A M.-The Senate is
wasting time away in discussing various
amendments and calling the yeas and
nays upon them. The galleriessare pretty
| well thinned out.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, has
Just started in on pile of manuscript
likely to last an hour or so. The bill,
stripped of its free coinage feature, will
/ pass by full two-thirds vote before
| morning.
Mr.. Blaine was called out by the charge
of Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana, that silver
was demonetized secretly. On this Mr.
Blaine spoke, and by complete and de-
be utterly false. The twenty-five who
voted to give the profits of the coinage
to the owners of silver bullion, are
Armstrong, Baily, Beck, Cockerell, Coke,
Conover, Davis of Illinois. Dennis, Eus.
tbs, Garland, Grover, Hereford, Jones of
Fla, Jones of Nevada, McCreery, Max
ey, Morgan, Saunders, Spencer, Thur
man, Voorhees, and Withers. Mr.. Thur
mans vote caused some what of a shock,
but he remarked that he went the whole
hog
Mr.. Wallace introduced an amendment
that in three years the Treasury should
coin one hundred millions of silver dol
lars, and if in the last year the average
| rate of the dollar, should be less than "
| cents in gold the coinage of silver should
stop. Ibis amendment had somewhat
demoralizing effect on the silver ranks,
for 1t got over thirty votes.
Mr.. Blaine asked Mr.. Morgan If he
wanted no exchange of tar, pitch and
| turpentine for the products of other
| countries. Mr.. Morgan thought we ought
| not to pay the least attention to other
countries, but make our own dollar.
Mr.. Lamar's was the only speech worth
noticing. His was remarkable for seve-
raj reasons, but principally because he
voted against the instructions of his own
State Legislature, which he had read
from the Clerks desk. He said he should
| vote against the bill and against the wish
es OF his constituents, and he stated
briefly, but feelingly, his position. His
| voice was husky and full of emotion, and
SO effective were his words that Edmunds,
who is so cold and Indifferent that he
| never congratulates anybody went across
the chamber and warmly shook Lamar
by the hand when he closed. There
| were few bright spots in the debate, TAX
( en- as whole, and few, very few new
points were made. 1t nearly always hap
pens that at the night session the ancient
dignity of the Senate somewhat relaxes
Tonight the dignity was not only relaxed
| but 1t was thrown away entirely.
The Situation at 2 A. M.
SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON, Feb
l6-2 A. NM. Burnside has com
menced reading a speech on his amend
mest, fixing the legal tender on ali sums
over five hundred dollars. here Is 10
prospect of final vote before 4 O'Clock.
The Silver Bill passed at 8 a. IN, by 4S