Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-06
QUESTION OF COINAGE.
4 Long Discussion i'm the Lower Branch
of Congress.

VI NOukAtNNs
WASIuNGroN. ID. c.. June Mr..
Mckinley. from the Committee on Rules,
reported Il resolution providing that the
HouSe shall proceed Immediately to the
consideration of House Bill 5,3Sl (the
Silver Bill and that the consideration
shall continue until Saturday at p. M,
when the previous question shall be con
sidered aS ordered. The previous pueS-
ton having been ordered on the
resolution. forty minutes debate was
allowed Mr.. Blount. OF Georgia,
had no objection To the time limited for
debate. But he was informed that the
chairman of the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures would be allowed
to offer all the amendments which were
admissible under the rules OF the House.
When these were offered there would
be left no opportunity for the minority
for an offer. There would DC given nc
opportunity on the part of the minority
10 ask the House to vote on the free
coinage OF silver.
At the Republican caucus last night
there had been much discussion and il
was necessary TO whip in the friends OF
free silver by means of this resolution,
Ii was wicked. shameful outrage IN
the minority. There were many mer
ON the other side OF the chamber who
would vote for free silver but for feai
OF the President. The President was il
accord with the Secretary OF the Treas
Jury and both We're in accord with Wal
street In the Presence OF the Pres
| ident and the enemies of free coinage
the Republicans who favored free silver
were driven To trampling down the rules
of the House IL was humiliatlng
sight 10 an American citizen. If the
majority aud the President yielded to
the money power, the masses OF the
people would hereafter dictate and en-
force legislation i'm their interests.
The resolution making the silver bill
a special order was adopted; yeas l2O,
nays IL. Mr.. BlOut voted in the af'
iirmative and moved reconsider. The
motion 10 reconsider was adopted: yeas
l2l, nays lis.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, said that
Democratic House had passed free
coinage bill that the Senate had limit
ftl 10 ana AAAN Allt AlNhNi htAN t''A
obliged tOaccept the limitation. Ii had
been vetoed by Mr.. Hayes and passed
over his veto. He wanted to call the
attention of the country to the fact that
the situation was this. That no at
temDtS to offer amendments to the bill,
except such aS might be suggested by
the chairman of the committee. lie de-
nounced the action as one intended tC
prevent the representatives OF the peo-
pie from carrying out the will OF the
people.
Mr.. Mckinley said the resolution was
intended TO give the House an Opportu'
nitv 10 pass some silver legislation and
give the country silver bill which
would be in perfect response to the gen
eral sentiments of the country. 1t was
TO give the House an opportunity opaS;
n bin which would take all the silver
bullion of the nitcd States and utilize
il for monetary purposes. 1t was to give
10 the people not 5000, 600 month,
but Si.95O. 900. If gentlemen on the
other side wanted To vote on free silver
they could move to recOmmit, with IN
structionS 10 the committee to report
back free coinage clause. The resO-
luton was adopted. Yeas l2O, nays II =.
Mr.. Rlount. OF Georgia, changed MS
vote 10 the affirmative and moved re-
consideration. Mr.. Mckinley moved to
lay this on The table. Agreed to. Yeas
l24 nays lis.
Mr.. Aldrich said that not only had
Mr.. Stewart voted on the amendment
but he had actually spoken upon two
sections of the bill. How could the
senator say after that that he did not
know silver was to be demonetlLeu'
The silver bill went over without ac-
tiOn.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Con
ger. Of Iowa. offered the caucus oili Us
a substitute. II provides that the Sec
retary Of the Treasury is authorized 10
purchaSe silver bullion each
month amounting to S4,5OO,OOO'
and To issue Treasury notes
in pavment: which shall be legal
tender; that the Secretary OF the Treas
urv shall coin such portion of the silver
bullion purchased under the provisions
of this act as may be necessary TO pro-
vide Tor the ItNtdi pttbh VI WV -
notes herein provided for, and gain or
seigniorage arising from such coinage
shall be accounted for and paid into the
Treasury.
Measures are then prescribed for the
handling of coin, and the DESTROYING oi
redeemed notes, and concludes with
this act shall take effect thirty days
from and after its passage"
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, offered an
amendment to the original bill pro-
vidinr that if the net amount of silver
bullion received shall be less than
-. .OOo. 600 i'm any month, the Secretaty
of the Treasury shall on the succeeding
month purchase a sufficient amount TO
supply the deficiency. This was fur
ther amended by making the sum - ooo'-
GOO. and aS all amendments had been
made allowable under the rules. MI
Bland. who was on his feet, was ignored,
Mr.. Conger, of Iowa. said this blli
was long step toward free coinage. IL
passed il would pave the way for sue
ceeding Congress TO open the doors.
Mr.. Taylor. of Illinois, spoke in favor
OF the bill, and Mr.. Lanham, OF Texas
opposed il.
Pending further debate, the House
adjourned.