New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-26
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
THE HOUSE NONCONCURS IN THE rIRST
SENATE AMENDMENT 10 THE
SILVER BILL.
FOR THE AMENDMENT, AND TWENTY-FIVE
DEMOCRATS AGAINST IT-ANALYsIS
OF THE voTE-A CONFERENCE
rBr TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUSRI

Of the House to-day the amendments Of the silver
| bill Probably there is no legislative body in the world
| whose members sensitive to what might DO
called the popular demand" the Representatives
in Congress and it is within the memory Of men still
alive that the House Of Representatives has been
stampeded more than one occasion by a fictitious
| popular demand manufactured for the occasion,
much the present demand for free silver coinage
has been produced II Is greatly no the credit OF the
present House Of Representatives that 1t has refused To
by ghost stories" and has decided calmly to
consider the silver question 1t would any other mat
tor Of great Importance. OF course II the Democrauo
| membership Of the House could have made the de-
ciSiOn, the Senate amendments OF the silver Dill
would have been adopted would have been carried
| by vote, on today's attendance, OF lib TO IT, IN
the other hand. IL the matter had rested on the do
cision Of the Republican Representatives. the amend
| mentsr would have been rejected by vote OF Il
| against 13l.
Tho vote to concur with the free coinage amend
ment Of the Senate stood: Yeas, 135; nays io2-e
majority Of seventeen votes in the negative Ths
Republicans who voted to consider were Anderson,
Kelley. Funston Morrill, Perkins. Peters and Turner
Of Kansas Bartine, of Nevada: Townsend OF Coorado
Carter. Of Montana: Connell, Dorsey and Laws, OF
Nebraska: De Haven and Morrow. Of California;
Clifford Of South Dakota Hermann, Of oregon; Owens
OF Indiana; Post and Smith, Of Illinois, and Wade.
Of Mssour-21 in all. The Democrats who voted
against Bands motion to Andrews and
O'Nci Of Massachusetts,; Wilcox, Of Connecticuts
Bucfaew, Maish, Mutcher and Vaux, of Pennsylvania;
Campbell, Clancy, Covert, Dunphy, Flower. Quinn.
spnoa, Tracey. Turner and Wiley, OF New York:
Gcis>cnhancr and McAdoo. OF New.Jersey; Rusk and
stump, Of Maryland, and Dargan, Of South Caroline
~. The Republican votes OF Kansas, Montana
Nebraska Nevada, Oregon and Colorado were solid foe
free coinage; California and South Dakota equally
divided. and Indiana contributed one Republican votes
Illinois two votes, and Missouri vote. The Demo-
Gratis who voted against free and unlimited coinage
distributed follows: vote
Mary land. two votes Massachusetts, two votes New.
Jersey two votes New York, ten votes Pennsylvania
four votes; South Carolina, one vote.
After the free coinage amendments had been lost
by decisive majority the silver extremists lost
heart, and not enough of them could rally support
demand for the yeas and nays on another senate
amendment. The matter becomes the subject
of conference between the two branches OF Con-
gress. The best that the extreme silver men ex-
pcct result Of that i requirement for the pur-
chase of 100000 $i5OO.OOO Of silver bullion
per month, coupled with an elimination Of the bullion
redemption provision of the House bill. Many Of
them are hopeless of the egal-tender section, which
the House to-day rejected without division.
The debate which preceded the vote was extremely
animated, and was marked by earnest speeches on
both sides of the question. It a debate which
should have left no doubt to the sincerity Of the
motives by which members on either side actu-
atcd. Yet, as IL went on. a good many persons who
listened wondered whether certain Democrats had not
been strongly Influenced by the persistent atten
tons and arguments Of /" silver lobby" which seems
actually Ia exist in Washington than by any inde
pendent, wclmaturcd views the subject. That Is
a phase of the matter which will bear careful
watching.
Mr. Morse. Of Massachusetts,, the first speaker in tho
debate regarded the senate bill @ outbreak Of
the fiat money greenback craze which had swept
over the country some years ago. The wagewOrkers
would be the first and greatest sufferers by imitation
~ no and he
purchasing power. The only benefciaries would be
the bullion mine owners. who, If reports were true.
we're guilty of ways that dark" in endeavorinS
to secure this legislation.
Mr. McAdoo Of New wJersey, announced that he
not in favor OF free coinage. but that he could not
bring himself the point of supporting the proposition
of tho secretary OF the Treasury 10 make silver COM
modify. He was opposed 10 the warehousing scheme.
as unconstitutional and unwise lie favored law
providing for the coinage OF the maximum amount
now authorized. $4,000 900 a month.
Mr. Peters, Of kansa~ believed that the demonetiza
tiOn Of silver In 1873 wrong and that the mis- take
should be corrected lie had voted recently 70
sustain the speaker, because he believed that the
speaker was right; but he now confronted with
the question whether he would vote for free coinage or
for non concurrence in the senate amendments. lie
did not believe he would be justified in declining TO
for free coinage. which was what lie believed IN
and what his people believed and sending the bill
to a conference committee 10 be made up.
Mr. Taylor Of Illinois, opposed the senate bill and
charged that it was being pushed by the most dis
graceful lobby in this Capitol. He wae for
measure that would bring the metals together at
the shortest possible time. and that would take the
whole product Of this country. II seemed TO him that
The House bill slould satisfy the silvermne owners.
That bill had already raised their product from 06
To lOi
Mr. Heard. Of Mi>souri-HOw do you know II was
not the senate bill which did that
Mr.. Eylor-l do not suppose that there Is any man
insane enough TO suppose Will have free coinage
In this country.
-. iIeard-A large majority of tile senate seemed
to think
Mr.. raylor-Thc senators passed the bill and then
they came right over here and tried 10 get ther
members to vote against il. (.augherD
Mr.. Cutchcvn, Michigan, said he would vote 70
non concur lie believed the House bill could aud
wolld be improved IN coIieSnse Mnsh so na sSs sSs
"a dollar certificate therefor. 1t would be tine enough
romns" he y.lnc Of every worhncmahs wages. u
every deposit savings banks. would lie sealed uovu
m,ny frec consge letters and imagined great many
OF his constituents would be In favor OF free conase
he should vote under the circumstances. The House
had passed bill exceedingly liberal lie wac sure
She nee conservative men Of the country Mr. Dunne
received considerable applause when he sat down. .
that the silver proposed TO decars - cents to BE-
dollar and favored free coinagc Ine ,psatoer nav, %
the silver question Mr.. Conger asked nm wnat INC
last Sational Democratic platform said on the sibect
Mr. Williams wa nOnplussed for a moment, ana
,hcn r.nlied amid dersVe laughter from the Repub.
licans that he did have the platform here, an4
did not care what IL said he proposed to represents
tLc will OF the people of the NlNth Illinois DstrlcL
lie then went on and charged that the PRESIDENT na1
sent men here threatening veto If free coinage b1
was passed Members the Republican side hae
,tated time and again that the House could mol ano!S
~ run The risk OF veto. lie did not propose 10 90
Ia the President and get down on ~, knees ana ask
yhat kind of silver legislation should De passed.
Mr. Cnncer interrupted him to know what tho
party had done for silver during It's four
Mr. Baync OF Pennsylvania. hoped that the House
wdld not agree 10 the senate amendments Win
thv silver in a dollar worth only az cents, II WAS
proposed to throw open our mnts ana treasury
vaults TO the silver of the world IL that was n0e
rr,riness he did not know what IL was.
Mr. Brosius OF Pcnnsylv ylvania. conld not contemplate
with composnrc the senate proposition III was snch
4 ,t"PO"unI' NJ Ii nauar hoen hroached hsfore in <