Evening journal., 1890-06-18
A SILVER BILL PASSED.
Many Important Amendments
Adopted by the Senate.
A COLORADO REPUBLICAN ANGRY.
Senator Woicott Criticises President Har-
rison and Senator Edmunds Compii-
ments Ex-President Decentralization
Deposited TO he Coined II Owners wish II


Deposited to he Coined II Owners wish II
WASHINGTON, June 1s.--The senate pass
ed house bill constituting lrondequoit bay,
n. X, a navigable water of the United
States and house bill to amend the act for
the erection Of an appraisers ware house in
York, and agreed TO a conference report on
the senate bill for public building at
Salina, Kan. The limit Of cost Is $4,000
The house silver bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Woleott (Colo.) addressed the senate.
lie protested against the intimation made
on the floor Of the senate that senators liv-
ing in the silver producing states held
sordid and unpatriotie opinions. The coun-
try seemed particularly In the north to
have fallen on days when politics were
rated at a commercial value alone. The
people of the west, who depended chiefly
on the products OF their mines, were asked
at every session to stand by the tariff
formulated by the east, and when they
asked that silver should be protected they
were called sordid and unpatriotic.
MIR. Harrison Attacked.
Mr. wolcott, who is Republican, criti-
/
ministration on the silver question, and
said that when Mr.. Harrison was nomi-
mated his record was searched in vain for
any noteworthy act or saying. The Latin
sentence, "Stat magni nominis umbra,n
applies TO him. The Republican lenders
of the west had secured the success Of the
ticket, and their awakening had been rath-
er rude He ventured the opinion that II
the presidents position on silver had been
announced before the election not a state
west OF the Missouri river would have
given him a Republican majority. An
open foe was TO be preferred 60 a secret
enemy. Mr.. Wocott said he thought the
act Of 1878 was infinitely preferable to the
bill recommended by Secretary Window
He criticised the ten years limitation rec
ommended for the bill by the finance com
mittae. Mr. Wocott's speech was loudly
applauded. At its conclusion the senate
voted on the amendments reported by the
finance committee. The proposition to
strike out the provision making the treas
ury notes issued for the purchase of silver
a legal tender was rejected-i4 to 80.
Free Coinage Rejected.
The amendment TO strike out the bullion
redemption clause was agreed to--57 TO -
the nays being Messrs Chandler, Frye,
Hale, Hsoock, Hoar, Morrill, and Sher.
man. The proposition TO strike out the
free coinage when the price Of silver was
a for 81 \ grains pure silver was rejected
--10 70 49, The amendment TO limit the
act was Rejected 70 64-the yeas being
Messrs Chandler Edmunds Morrill, and
Sherman Mr. Blair offered an amend
ment to limit the amount Of silver coinage
to 5000, 600 a month was rejected-l2 TO ~
Mr.. Plumb submitted the following amend
? ment as a substitute for the first section Of
, the house bill, and after some debate II
was adopted-43 TO a.
The Units Of Value.
''That from and after the date Of the
passage Of this act the unit Of value in the
! United States shall be the dollar, and the
same may be coined of 4l2i6 grains oi
standard silver, or of 25 $40 grains oi
standard gold and the said coins shall b'
I legal tender for all debts, public or private
that thereafter any owner Of silver or gold
: bullion may deposit the same at any mini
Of the United States TO be formed int6
standard dollars and bars for his benefit
, and without charge, but it shall be Lawful
! 10 refuse any deposit of less value thar
500, OF any bullion so base as TO be insult
, able for the operations Of the mint"
The Yeas and Nays
/ = The vote was as follows;
4 Yeas-Messrs Bate, Berry, Blair Blodgett
, Butler, Call, Cameron, Carlisle, Cockreh, Coke
! ColQuitt, Daniel, Eustis, George, Gibson, Cor
man. Harris, Hearst Ingalls, Jones (Ark) Jone
Z (Nev }, Kenna, Manderson, Mitchell Moody Nor
gan, Paddock Payne Plumb Power, Pugh, Ran
r som, Reagan, Sanders, Squire, Stewart Teller
Z Turple Vance, Vest Voorhees,, Walthal, VOL
Z cott-49.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen Allison, Casey
! Chandler Culom, Dawes, Edmunds, Evarts
Frye Gray. Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar, Nc
Pherson, Morrill, Pierce, Sawyer, Sherman
spooner, Stockbrdge, Washburn, Wilson CMd
K | pa
The following pairs we're announced
! Messrs. Dixon and Hampton, Dolph anS
1 Brown, Stanford and Wilson Ia.), Higgin
and Pettigrew, Mcmillan and Blackburn
. Pasco and Farwell, Quay and Faulkner
: Mr.. Plumb moved formal amendmen
! making the provisions Of section 4 Of th
I act Of 1878 applicable 70 this act, whicl
7 was agreed to.
! senator Edmunds WAKES Warm.
During the discussion Of the substitute
= offered by Mr. Reagan for three Of the sec
! tions in the bill providing denomination
of certificates TO be issued, etc, Mr.. Ed
munds took occasion to disclaim all re
sponsibility for the pending measure, an,
i said he was willing to deliver the manage
\ ment Of the finances Of the country to tn
! Democratic party for the time being. Dun
/, ing a sharp debate which followed Mr.. Ed
Z munds said that the Democratic party
3 which was now entirely without respons
= bility, is endeavoring to lead the Republi
4 cans astray, as they had done in 1S77-S
4 when by appeals TO the worst instincts an
\ unhappiest solicitudes OF the people Of th
II United States they had PASSED throug
: the Democratic house of representatives
: free coinage bill
He Compliments Mr.. Cleveland.
He spoke Of Mr.. Cleveland as BRAY
enough TO tell his Democratic supporter
7, "that that sort Of delusion could not 1
q carried into practice" Mr.. Edmunds sal
n further that during the four years of th
e Cleveland administration the Democrat
l. party for q wonder, nad remained quie
It This statement was denied by Mr.. Reaga
and Mr.. Vest, and allusion was made
the anti-administration silver speech mad
in the senate by the late Mr.. Beck at th
q beginning of the Cleveland administrl
' tion. Mr.. Plumb spoke of Mr.. Edmundl
g speech as the sort which the senate ha
2, heard from him in 1875 when the silve
"a coinage bill was passed.
= silver Certificates a Legal Tender.
Mr.. Rea0an's amendment was adopted
and Mr.. Teller offered an amendment do
4 claring the silver certificates to be issued
d legal tender Mr.. Teller's amendmen
i was opposed by Senators Blair Gray an