New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-07

EAST AND NOtI IN o. FiEL CfIDH
II senator Eyat', speech on silver pc plcN,d
his hcaicls il l. bat far Ia snl that hi vote ~
the Scna,, w.Tc on the night side. Among the
many yuits taken on the Sui plus resolution
md an .ndinent-, three wc.e vital. The hl~'
WIS OIL the question whether discretion should
be- gwen 10 the President Ia oll-I-nd the cN-
p1,ltmc Of Tie surplus ior such time ~
may be- necessary Ia maintain the public cIcdll
lnhmndrrd' II viii iqn un most significant
evidence of the disposition of the two partlc,
that twcnty-iour Republicans voted 10 give
hi, Discretionary power To II Democratic PEEL
dent while sixteen voted .gtllIot IT. but only
,ouitc,n Democrats voted Ia tust n Demo-
cratic President with power b. III unj.dn tbs
public credit while eighteen voted that, even
ior the In.untcnailcc of public credit, he should
not be allowed 10 suspend the resolution. H.
Tins. ~ in al following statements ol votes.
members paired are ir,ludd ~ II they h.l voted.
Tins nay do injustice Ia senator Logan hr
was ab-nt and paired with Senator R.Inr'sn,
who PERSONAL, announced Whit ms own vote
would have been il General Logan had been
present. 1t is possible that Mr.. Logan would
NOT have voted Oh the opposite SIDE IN each c.,sc
but with that exception The analysis justly IN
cuder each p.uiod senator H. lmyimg voted on
III, side on which hc Wdo paired
The second vote Wa an amendment de
.laiiup that United States % bonds and Interest
thereon alc under existing liW payable in gold
or silver coin at the option Of the Goyci nmcnt.'
senator Eyart>'. friend viii ob,orNc that, not
wiih,anding the remark quoted liom hi
,lrcch. he voted against Til, am .ndmcni only
voted and -f,.,,
against it; only ten Democrats voted agaln,i
ard twcnty-thicc fo, il. Thi, may as well be-
l,1u surlcd ~ a deliberate Il cLtl,,lion 10y Il
majority Of the Senate that the bonds are not
u,y.b,r IN silver fou ilth, Of the Republican,
joining in that declaration, and oac les than Il
quarter of the Democrats.
The third vote wts cn cllalgng the Ic-clVc
which the SECRETARY should b. permitted 10
l1d from !; OO,o0O,Ooo, as proposed in tn.
House resolution. 10 > lOOOO.OOO as a mini
i,um and 81 30 ,OCO, 900 a. a maximum, giving
discretion as t. payment from reserve BETWEEN
those figure. Thu involved the judgment OF
Senator. u, 10 the amount OF reserve needed Ia
AVOID payment oi bond, in silver and impair
mcnt of punlic credit. OF the Republicans -
voted for the inclca-e OF reserve, and > against
il, and thu, virtually for the rigid denial ol al
discretion But IL Democrats voted for thr
amendment and IL against it. ~ that ON this
one phase of the matter the Administration had
with it hall lie purity i'll the Senate. 1t is fair to
add that il was announced that Senator Culquitt,
who WAS absent, would have voted Tor the amend
meat. making Il bare majority of Democratic
Senators willing L. give the Secretary ,llscIcIoL
b,twccn 10 and 1870 millions, though Is re
fused and only 4 were willing to give the Pres
iicnt discretionary power iOr maintenance Of
the public faith.
The Senators who were on the right side in
all these votes wcIe every Senator from New
England, New-YoIk, ewJcirey, Ohio, MInne-
sofa, Maryland, South Caiolira and Mississippi,