The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-10
TOOK MIDDLE GROUND.
THE HOUSE REJECTS FREE COINAGE
OF SILVER,

And Also Declines to Order Its Suspen-
sion-How Western Mombers Voted on
the Question-PoliticaI Analysis-The
Insult" to tho Chinese Minister.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 10.-The house
placed itself on record, Thursday, as opposed
by large majority, 20 changing the exist
ing law in regard to silver. Before the de-
bate closed, in the afternoon, the members
Of the coinage commit 3 had agreed among
themselves that only one amendment might
be offered before the vote was taken upon the
passage Of the bill-namely, that if no in
ternational agreement in regard to sill
yer should be made before 1899 the com
pulsory clause Of the existing law in regard
to the monthly coinage Of silver dol
lars should be imperative. 1t was not
doubted that a majority of the houses were
opposed to suspension, but it was important
to have record upon that question, because
otherwise a considerable number who were
also opposed to free coinage would have
been unwilling to vote against the free coin,
age bill The amendment was Of
fered by Dibble of South Carolina,
and was rejected by III majority
vi tuc OF WIZ NOutu iol tcLuitioifi ouopci
sion after 1889, 20 were Democrats-l2 from
New York, 8 from Pennsylvania, from
Missouri, . each from South Carolina Con
necticut, and New Jersey, l from Massachu-
sets, and from Florida Of the POI vot-
ing against suspension lS5 We're Demo rats
and Is Republicans
When the speaker announced the defeat
of the Dibble amendment BLAND, Weaver,
Of Iowa, and Warner of Ohio, looked happy
and confident, apparently expecting that
the free coinage bill would get through
When the vote on free coinage was taken
there was a great deal of talking and
moving about on the part OF members who
have heretofore been active on either side,
and deep interest was manifested in the re-
suit The score stood l16 for free coinage
TO 1853 against it. Thirty Republicans and
ninety-six Democrats voted for it, and
ninety two Republicans and seventy one
Democrats against it
The Illinois delegation was tie to 8
-Messrs. LAWYER, Henderson, Plumb Pay
son, Worthington, Niece, Riggs, Springer,
and Landes voting for free coinage; Dun
ham, Ward, Adams, Hopkins Hit, Rowell,
Cannon, Eden, and Morrison against it.
Townshend and Thomas were absent
The Michigan delegation voted to >
namely, Maybury, Eldredge Com
stock, Carleton, and Tarsney for the
bill, and O'Donnell, Burrows, Cutcheon,
Fisher and Mottatt against it OF the Min
nesota delegation White, Wakefield and
Gillian voted against the bill; Nelson did
not vote. Missouri gave Il votes for the
bill and ! against it; New York gave 81
against and for free coinage; Pennsyl
| vania s for and u against Wis
| cousin divided to s. Price vot.
ing aye and La Toilette, Thomas
and Stephenson nay. Bragg, Caswell,
Hudd, and Van Schalck, of that dele cation,
were paired. Messrs kieiner, Cobb,
Howard, Holman, Matson, Byhum, John
ston, Owen, Lowrey, and Ford, OF Indiana,
voted for the bill, and Browne and Steele
against it. Mr.. Bland admits his disap-
pointment at the defeat of his bill, but says
he will bring forward free coinage again ii
| any attempt is made TO pass suspension
bill
On Friday the credentials OF Senator
Hurst, of California, were presented to the
| senate and he was sworn in. After short
debate : on the hill providing for
sending meteorological reports TIN ough
| the mails that matter went
| over and Frye addressed the senate in sup.
| port of his resolution that congress ought
not to provide for a commission to settle
the fisheries question He arguel that in
every negotiation so far Great Britain had
| obtained tn advantage.
After some routine business the house,
| Friday, went into committee on the private
| calendar.