Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-16

purity of silver and gold " was introduced
as substitute for all other bills on the sill
yer question. 1t provides that as the faith
of the United States is pledged to
the restoration of silver ON an
equality with gold, that the Presi-
dent be authorized to make treaties with
foreign powers to open their minis to the
free coinage of silver, etc, and appoint
Commissioners to conduct the negotiations.
After a warm discussion the bill was de-
feated by vote of 8 to 4. Those voting
in the affirmative were James, Hemphill,
Rockwell and Scott. Those voting in the
negative were Bland, Lanham, Seymour,
Norwood, McCreary, Bynum, Little, Eel
ton and Fuller. Mr.. Hemphill, in order to
get at the sense of the committee, and at
the same time disclaiming sympathy with
the object of the bill, moved to report IA
vorably Representative Regan's bill to pro-
vide for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. The motion was lost, by ayes 4,
noes s. The votes in the affirmative were
cast by Lanham, McCreary. Bynum and
Bland, and these in the negative by
Seymour, Hemphill, Norwood Scott.
James, Rockwell, Little and Fuller.
Representative Bynum then moved TO re-
port adversely Representative Waite's bill
TO suspend, until further legislative action.
so much of the Act of February IS, 1878.
as provided for the coinage Of standard
silver dollars. Mr.. Bynum's motion was
lost, by ayes 6, noes 6. Those voting in the
affirmative were Lanham, Norwood, Nc
Creary, Bynum, Fuller and Bland. Those
voting in the negative were SEYMOUR
Hemphill, Scott, James, Rockwell and
Llttle-Representative FELTON,, of Califor-
mia, not present. Representatives James
then moved TO report adversely the bill
introduced by Representative Bland this
morning entitled "A bill for the free
| coinage of silver and other purposes"
1t provides that the holders of silver bull
ion shall be entitled to have it coined upon
like terms with gold, and that the silver
dollars so coined shall be legal tender, ETC.
1t also provides for the repeal of the Act
authorizing the purchase of silver bullion,
to be coined monthly into standard silver
dollar. James motion to report the bill
adversely was carried by ayes T. noes 5.
The detailed vote was as follows Ayes
S ymour, Hemphill, Norwood, Scott,
James. Rockwell and Little Noes-Lan-
ham, McCreary, Bynum, Fuller and Bland.
Representative James will make majority
report, and Representative Bland will
make minority report, recommending the
passage of his bill
NOT A TEST VOTE.
W AsHINGroN, FEBRUARY loth.-Ihe vote
in the House Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures this afternoon
against reporting favorably BANDS bill for
the unlimited coinage of silver dollars is
not test vote of the status of the COM
mittee on the silver question. No bill to
suspend silver coinage can be passed, and
the temper of the committee is decidedly
IN favor OF q compromise measure. Eel
ton, who attended the regular meeting of
the committee in the morning, was called
away byimportant businessin heafternoon.
Had he been present he would have voted
for the Bland bill, thus making the vote
stand to Z, instead of 5 to I, the vote by
which the bill was rejected.