Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-18
THE SILVER MEN VICTORIOUS.
A Big Majority in the Senate in Favor of
Free Coinage
THE HOUSE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT,
Crowded Galleries Take Great Inter-
est in the Procecdings-The Me-
Kinlcy Tariff Bill to be
Reported Today.
The HOUSE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT
WASHINGTON BUREAU The OMAHA BEE, J
hl3 EOrRrEENrH STREET. J

WAsHINGToN, d. c., June II.
Free coinage wins. There is to be unlim-
tied free coinage of American silver If the
bill which has passed the senate is adopted
by the house and signed by the president.
The senate was the scene of very lively action
this afternoon from the moment Mr. Wolcott
of Colorado took the floor to ground up' the
single standard men and severely criticize the
attitude of Secretary Window towards silver
coinage until the final vote on the amended
bill was taken. The galleries began to
fill as soon as Mr.. Wolcott commenced
to deliver his maiden effort and
when he had finished there was hearty
round of applause. The seats above and on
the floor were all occupied and a large portion
of the house were commingling with the sena-
tors, and not only did the free coinage amend
ment, which has been pushed by Mr.. Teller
of Colorado, succeed, but also an amendment
offered by him, making the certificates which
are to be issued for the purchase of bullion
full legal tender for the payment of all public
and private debts. The free coinage amend
ment was adopted by vote of 43 to "a.
There was, in the parlance of
the west IA hustling to get on the band
wagon" AS amendment after amendment
was proposed aud voted upon senators who
had proclaimed openly against placing silver
upon the same footing with gold and legal
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highest possible standard After several of
the amendments were adopted Mr. Edmunds
of Vermont, who led the opposition to free
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amendments that it was freely stated by the
strongest single standard men on the republi-
can side that only a free coinage bill could
pass the house as many free coinage men
who had been coerccd by Speaker Reed when
the bill was before that body a short time
since would feel at liberty, in view of the
large maiorities in the senate to consult
their own convictions and be guided in ac
cordance
1t is conceded now that the senate bill will
pass the house DESPITE the opposition of the
speaker but it is not thought probable that
the president will sign such measure The
friends of free coinage give Senator Teller
the credit of having wrought the wonders
which were shown by the votes in the senate
TODAY He was the first man to come out
boldly for free coinage and continued to fight
for it till last week, when it
looked as though majority of the entire SEN
ate from the republican side would sign
pledge to vote against free coinage. Mr.
Teller never lost faith in the ultimate success
of his position, and he was very heartily con
graduated when the bill was finally passed
this afternoon. Mr.. Plumb of Kansas was
also prominent labOrer in the vineyard of
free coinage.
wIt is stated py members of the committee on
rules that under the rules the silver bill,
when it goes to the house, will be placed upon
the calendar, and that unless Speaker Reed
desires it adopted it will not be considered at
this session. Mr. Reed is committed against
free coinage and the legal tender provisions
THE M'KINLEY TARIFF BILL
Tho NroGyinIa,, +o,ifr biI 10 70 ho ,,o,,o,+o1
from Tho nnnnnoittcn On Fno,1ce 70 tbo aorota
t,, d 80 aJ u ,,;tS M ;t
tee win not submit its report nnder n dav or
two and it is understood that the report will |
consist only of an explanation of why the va |
riOus changes in the bill were made and none |
of the usual arguments in favor of a prOtec- |
tive tariff will accompany the report. 1t has |
been customary to submit political argu-
mcnt with tariff bills. The senate commit |
tee has cOntented itself with making reduc- |
tions of the duties fixed by the Mckinley bill. |
The duty OF about half cent a pound upon |
the low grades of sugar is the one important |
increase over the proposition of the McI[in- |
ley bill. Among the most important reduc- |
tions made in the bill as it will come from the |
committee are the removal of the proposed in |
crease of duty on tobacco, leaving as at pres
ent sliding scale of about 20 per cent on bar |
ley and some other farm products, the duty
upon which was almost doubled by the McIIin- |
ley bill and n cut of about 80 per cent |
upon the duty on common bagging. 1t is |
likely that the bill will not be called |
up in the senate for debate before July |, as |
it is the desire of the appropriation committee |
to get all the pending appropriation bills out |
of the way before the end of the present |
month"; which is the end of the fiscal year.
The debate on the tariff will be very long and |
will probably last until the end of August. 1t |
is generally understood that the democratic |
senators have entered into a pledge among |
themselves to keep up an endless supply of |
tariff elouuence in order that the senate NAV |
become so tired out before the end of the de |
bate as to be willing to take up the subject of
a federal election bill.
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