Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-18
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The SlItr Bill Finally lssed
By the Senate.
Committee Of The Whole u andFy
Civil and Indian Ipplopfhhs.


WAsHIsoToS. June i7.-Ar the
Transaction Of unimpoftAnf basine Today
the House silvef bill vas takenp and
Wileott addressed the Senate in lsocscy
of immediate silver legislation. criti-
eized the anfriendly attitude of ii admin
istraiion toward the silver gueOn and
said when Harrison sAs nominatehis rec
ord vas searched in vain for a note
worthy act or saying. He vented the
opinion that il the Presidents podon on
the silver question had been AnnoGed be
fore last electiop. not State vt OF the
Missouri river would have given Fepub-
lican majority, not because the mofity of
the people of those States were II true.
staunch, earnest republicans, buteeause
they would have wished to Feoae over
wheimingly the party that seieca rs u
standard bearer one unmindfui of the
interests of the country and disEardful
Of the will of the great majority a mem
bers of the party. Az open foe is sbe pre-
ferred To . secret enemy.
At the conclusion Of Woleotrspeech
the Senate proceeded to vote on thAmend-
men,s reported by the finance comittee.
First to strike out the provision tn treas
ury notes issued for the purchase silver
shall be legal tender in paymer of all
debts, public and private. vas jected,
yeas II. nays 30, and the provisio,emains
10 the bill. Frye and Hale vcd yea.
The amendment To strike out tha bullion
rede nption clause was agreed to, eas 81.
nays 7, Frye and Hale voting NJ. The
amendment TO strike out the sixtf section
for free coinage of silver when price
Of a dollar was 37li grains Of pp silver
was rejected, yeas Is, nays 10, an the sec
ton was retained. Frye and He voted
yea.
The anne ndment providing ths the act
shall terminate at the expiraio of ten
years was rejected. Yeas 1 nAy5i. Yeas
Chandler, Edmunds Morrill, sd Sher-
man, Blair offered an amendmnt limit
ing the amount Of silver to be ,oirrd to
Ave dollars per month. Rejeced-fess
IL nays I6. On motion of Phmb fol
flowing was substituted for the fiat seton
Of the House bill: Yeas 43; nay "a
From and after the date of the pssse OF
this act. the unit value in the United tAtes
shall be one dollar and the SANE my be
coined of il2 ~ grains Of standard liver,
or - 10 grains standard gold; saiScoins
shall be legal tender for all debts, ,'ublic
or private. Any owner Of silver gold
bullion may deposit the same at al min,
in the United States, to be forms into
standard dollars, or bars. for his eneft
without charge. 1t shall be lawfrto re-
fuse any deposit Of less value ths 500
or any bullion so base as to be unstable
for the operations Of the mint. Iessrs.
Fry and Hale voted nay.
After a spicy debate in which Enunds
Plumb and Vest psrticip psted and II adop
ton of various amendments, offfed by
Plumb. Regan and Teller, the bill ias re-
ported to the Senate, and all amedments
that were agreed to in the commitie whole
were agreed to in the Senate. eAs 40;
nays %.
Chsndle. moved to insert the blowing
am, n In eat No gold or silver shall be
received by the treasury depsrtmet under
this act, except such As shall be hown to
be the prodact Of mines within te United
states.
Teller moved to lay the ausndmept or
the table, and 1t WAS agreed to Yeas ~
nays %.
The bill as amended was passed. Yea.
AZ; nays 25. Frye and Hale pted nay.
The bill for the admission { Wyoming
I. State was taken up, and to make il
unfinished business. the Sente at > q
o'clock, adjourned till tomorr0.