The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-09
TIA. Free-Coinage Bin Defeated.

WASHINGTON, April 8-The Speaker laid be-
fore the House communication from the Acting
Secretary of the Treasury inclosing draft of
bin authorizing the canceling and destruction
of securities of the United States mutilated in
the process of printing or remaining on hand in
excess Of the amount required for issue. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. James, of New York, called up the silver
bill
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, inquired whether
an opportunity would be given for amendments.
The Speaker stated that, according to the or
der of the House, the previous question was to
be considered ordered at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Anderson then asked that at o'clock an
opportunity be given to members to offer amend
mentS.
ME-. Randall, of Pennsylvania, objected to any
change being made in the order of the House.
Mr.. Dibble, Of South Carolina, spoke in oppo-
sition to the bill. He favored the suspension of
silver coinage for definite period. one or two
years
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, promised hisspeech
with the declaration that in the President and
in the success Of his administration lay the
hope of Democratic ascendency, and he had no
sympathy with those Democrats who seemed to
think the hope Of the Democracy lay in the de-
struction of the present administration. He fav-
ored the rehabilitation of silver, but did not
think this government, by itself, was equal to
the task Of rehabiitating It, Any attempt to do
tulS ny buc pdSodS0 VI tuo pouuluR OIL WOutu re-
suit in an income of silver and an outgo of gold.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, asked leave to with
draw the motion entered by him yesterday to re-
commit the bill; but Mr. Morgan, Of Mississippi,
objected
Mr.. Bland quoted from an article in a morn
ing paper statement that he did not expect a
majority of the House to vote for free coinage.
1t was unnecessary for him 10 deny that that
statement was made without any authority
from him. He hoped that the House would do
its daty, and would pass the bill.
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, advocated I'M
limited coinage Of silver, and Mr.. Little, of
Ohio, took the opposite view.
Mr.. McKenna, of California. thought that the
true and lasting interests of bimetallism would
not be conserved by free coinage
Mr.. Brown, of Pennsylvania, spoke in support
of double standard, and vigorously combated
the proposition to suspend silver coinage
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, then obtained unani-
nous consent to withdraw his motion to recount
the bill.
Mr.. James, of New York, then took the floor,
and yielded to Mr.. Dibble of South Carolina, to
offer an amendment, providing that, unless in
the meantime through concurrent action of the
nations of Europe with the United States. silver
be demonitized prior to the first of July, 1889.
then and thereafter so much of the act of Feb.
%, 1878, as authorizes and directs the Secretary
OF the Treasury to purchase silver bullion, and
cause the same to be coined, shall be suspended
until further action by Congress
The amendment was defeated-yeas "a, nays
2Ol
The question then required ON the engrossment
and third reading of the BILL and twas decided in
the negative-yeas 126. nays 1853, so the bill was
killed
The Indiana vote was cast as follows: Yeas
Messrs Bynum Cobb, Ford Holman Johnston,
Keiner, Lowry, Watson, Owen and Howard,
Nays-Messrs. Browne and Steele. Mr.. Ward
did not vote
When the House reached vote on tho BILL it
was defeated-yeas 1876 nays 161 Adjourned.