The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-18
TAKING The RIGHT ROAD
Triumphant Passage Of q Free Coinasd
Bill In the Senate.
The Senators Finally Vote az They
Believe, Regardless of the
Presidents Threats-Favor-
able Outlook In the House.

OH the SILVER uuesttOis tlat ne WOulu NttO
any bill for extended silver coinage that
was not passed by a majority of republi-
can votes. Well, the bill has passed the
senate, and by democratic majority, and
Benjamin may just as well get his veto
machine in readiness for larger game
than the public buildings in democratic
districts. The thing happened just about
as teleRraphed last night. The speech
| of Senator Wolcott was heard with great
interest by a large audience, including
the ladies of the families of all the North
western senators and representatives.
Wolcott does not like the presi-
| dent or his administration and he
hurled the mud upon both with a
perfectly delightful and cordial reckless
| ness. 1t was the sensational speech of
the season, and revealed man with n
musical, powerful and effective voice, and
added to the senators list of popular ora
| tors.
When Il came to a vote on the bill the
silver republicans seemed to act as IL they
had carefully selected the opportunity to
| hit on the head all of the things TO which
| the president had consented, as a favor to
the West and the 'silver lunatics" of that
benighted section" to extend his reluct-
ant approval. On the motion to strike
out TIE cOfltllttee's Dulllou TeDc1nDtlon
clause the vote was 81 to7. The negative
votes were cast by Chandler. Hiscock,
Frye. Hale. Hoar, Merrill and Sherman.
The democrats were largely in the major
| ity on the affirmative side. Dolph of
Oregon would have voted "No" il
he had not been paired. Then came
the vote of the committee motion
to strike out the house provision
that when 311.14 grains of silver are
worth dollar free coinage should fol-
| low. The president was against that and
| desired to have il struck out. Sixteen
senators, all republicans, voted with the
president. Forty-six senators, of whom n
majority were democrats, voted to retain
| the clause. When the vote was taken on
the line limiting the operation of the ex-
tended silver coinage to 10 years only four
senators, Chandler. Edmunds, Morrill,
| and Sherman voted for il. Sixty-four SEN
ators were recorded against IL. Sena-
tor Plumb sent 10 the desk his free coin
age amendment pure and simple. Ii was
a defiance to the president and all the OPP
ponents of free coinage i'm office. Senator
Blair made a feeble and anxious effort to
stop the rush but he soon desisted. His
amendment to limit the coinage of silver
TO IS, ,000,O0O month went down with II
| NOtcS IOr IL anu 40 akalIist IL, the ueilo-
Gratis again furnishing the majority of the
affirmative votes. The victory of free
coinage i'm the senate was now very
clearly in sight and II was not long post
poned. The roll was called on Plumb's
amendment and the responses came
promptly. Very appropriately there was
democrat, Harris of Tennessee, in the
chair.
II was not yet o'clock when the clerk
handed the tally sheet up TO the
desk and the presiding officer
announced that the amendment had
been approved, yeas 43, nays "A.
Again il was democratic victory. OF the
43 votes cast for the amendment, Is were
cast by republicans and q by democrats.
OF the "A votes against the bill three were
cast by democrats, Gray. Of Delaware,
Mcpherson. OF New Jersey .andiWilson, ,oi
Maryland, and n were cast by republi.
cans. There was n shout of approval
from the galleries which the presiding of.
ficer very promptly rebuked.
The result made Edmunds mad and in
his indignation he expressed his willing
ness TO turn the finances of the country
over to the democrats, and then praised
Cleveland as brave patriot for his stand
on the silver question.
/ vest cuaructerizeu tne praise OF tlcve
land by Edmunds as the worst arraign
ment of that great democrat and the
most severe blow that he had received
since he left the white house.
A little later the senate adopted by q
vote OF "a TO % Tcller's amendment max
ing the notes 10 be issued against silver
and all the notes Of all kinds issued b,
the government, including those that have
been issued, legal tender for the pay
ment Of all debts, public and private
There were twenty democrats for thil
amendment, more than majority of tn,
affirmation votes, and seven democrati
voted against II: Blodgett, Carlisle, Glib
son, German, Harris, Mcpherson ant
Payne. There was only one more step :,
be taken. The bill as amended was pu
on its passage. Il went through easily II
spite Of Benny's threat 10 veto. The vot,
stood AZ To %. or the Alternatives fifteer
were republicans and twenty-seven wer,
democrats. On the negative side Their
were three democrats: Gray, Mcpherson
and Wilson, Of Maryland, and twenty
two republicans.
Bland OF Missouri. after the bill ha,
passed, said 10 Teller: THAT was har,
crack mt the administration"
"Yes," answered Teller. 'but the har,ie
ones are yet to come"
} He undoubtedly had the administration
election bill in mind. 1t cannot pass tn
senate now.
Cabot Lodge. the speakers particula
friend, expressed the opinion, when b'
heard the news from the senate, that
would not be possible for the speaker 4
prevent the house passing the silver bill