Telegram-herald., 1890-06-19
A DOUBLE STANDARD
AHEG m8sCE SILVER Bill P,SSrD



etdsd - ne s-sar-se .y providing that
.he cola certificates. ~L-c4 4-y take
Use place ~ money -las eolned
s1sl p legal leEler i9r az oo-lE4-
t-o-s l-lc O. private. DnL. t1eslay
- vas not geAer sliy believed that a free
coinage measure co4ld possibly pass
A qulst canvass ef tee Senate. however.
Is tle irleuds O.. that proposition, 1-s-
closed m--h greater strength
in l-s faFor than Was supposed %
exist ana determination was reached
10 rally r0lld senator Plunb's 1ll
which had been offered ss az amend
ment 90 The House silver blll pending
IN I8e senate and Try 20 pass iL Al
about $3.50 p ID the voting began
After d.sposiug o Some rol.ine bus--
ness Senatyt Nocott .Col) addressed
tie Senate ln favor OF free coinage lie
arrAgned tae Administration la the se-
yerest possible terms. declaring ta4t
although tue great Vest lad rolled
up It's sleeves and given General Harr.-
son the greatest majority ever given
President ln time ot pe4oe, Il the silver
policy of tne Prcsld dent and Secretary
Window had been known before the
election not q single electoral yote
would have been given 20 the Republic
an candidate beyond tho Mississippi
river.
The senate then proceeded 70 vote on
the amendments reported by TIE hnance
committee. The first MAS 10 strike oct
the provision that tho Treasury notes
issued for the purchase Of silver shall
be legal tender in payment Of al
debts, public and private. The amend
ment was rejec;e3-Ycas, Il. nays, 90
and the provision remained ia tue BIN.
The next vote was on the amendment
to strike out the bullion redemption
clause II was agreed to-yeas, 81;
nays, :.
The next vote was on the amendment
10 strike out the sixth section for the
free coinage Of silver when the price
was 81 for 37l4 grains OF pure silver
IT was rcjected-yeas, 10; nays, 40
So the section is retained.
The next vote was on the amendment
providing that the act shall terminate
al the expiration OF ten years. The
amendmentwas iected-yeas, +; nays,
g.
Senator Blair n. H offered an
Amendment limiting the amount of sill
yer TO be coined 10 1000, 600 month.
Rejected yeas, u; nays. 40.
Senator Plumb Kan offered the fol
lowing amendment in lieu OF the first
section % the House bill:
IN. els. II
SAGE % this sct the unit OF value in the United
states shall De- the dollar. and the same
may be coined OF 412H grains ot stand
ard silver, or OF - SO grains Of stand
ard gold. and tie said coins shall be
legal tendcr for all debts public o. private
that thereafter any owner OF silver or gold
bullion may deposit TIE same az any mint Of
the United States 10 oe formed into standard
dollars or bars for bis benc1t and without
charge; but Il shall be lawful 20 refuse ary de-
posit Of less value than 500 or any bullion so
/ base a. 70 bc unsuitable Tor the operations of
the mint
| The amendment was agreed to-yeas,
+ 43; nays, .
Senator Plumb moved 10 add a new
/ section 10 come in IS section ., as fol-
/ lows:
/ That the provisions o. section ~ an act 20
! authorize the coinage o. the standard silver
/ dollar and % orestore IFS legal tender character
/ which became a law February -. ISIS. .s here
( by made applicable 70 this act
Agreed to without division.
Senator Reagan Tex offered the
following amendment as substitute
for sections 3, and 5.
sec . That tie certificates provided FOR
IL this act shall be o. denomination of not less
tlan 81 nor moro than 500. ard such ccrtf
Gates shan be relcCmable ln coin of standard
value sufficient sum to carry out the pro
/ visions of this act is hereby appropriated
/ out of any money 10 The treasury NOT other
Z wise appropriated. The provision in section J
+ ~ the act of February - ls7s. entitled on
act to authorize the coinage o. the standard
Dollar and torestore its leEa. tender character.
4 which requires the Secretary q TIC T.e4- 4rv
. 20 purchase a. The market price tLerecf rc.
lcs- than 500 n0 worth of silver bullion q
month uor more than e. 90 101 worth m -uth
of such bullion. is hereby repealed"
Senator Edmunds - without inter
fering with the fine symposium which
We are having. I wish 10 say that ! ana
opposed to the bill as it now stands. and
to every one OF its amendments IN gem
eral and IN particular, and therefore
that 7 ana nos 20 be called upon hereafter
to account for having allowed an
amendment 20 pass without cal .uZ FOR
the yeas and NAYS 7 only state this Iu
order that ] may not trouble the senate
NTH demand ing thC yeas and nays on the
va~iogs .ornamentatons that are being
picen 20 this ho0dlUm which Is se' Up.
lLsughter.
Senators Reagan Tex and Vest
fHr.I --~ rr.t tn Na~-4rr 81 ~-r ~.ar and