Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-26
THE SILVER FIGHT.
The Free Coinage Amendment Re-
iected by the House.
The following is a Washington
snecial 70 the Herald:

IL. II was three O'Clock when the
House bill, as amended 10y the Sen
ate, was taken up for consideration.
A test Of the relative strength Of the
two parties was made on the first
section, which provided for Tree
coinage, by a vote Of l5l nays u
il35 yeas, which was taken amid
Ia good deal of suppressed
excitement. The House n.
fused 20 c1ucur in the amendment,
aud following this the other amend
ments were disposed Of in even q
more summary manner. The
twenty-three republicans who voted
for free coinage were Messrs. Bar
tine, Carter, CCnneli, De Haven.
FeatherstOne, Funston, Clifford,
Hermann, Kelley, Laur, Morrow,
Perkins. Peters, Post, Smith, Of Hi
nOis; rOwnsJ nd, Of Colorado:
Turner, Of Kansas; Williams, OF
Ohio; Dorsey, Anderson, Of Kansas;
oven, OF Indiana; Wade and Nor
ril.
rhe following democrats voted
with the republicans 10 non-cOncuT:
NessEs. Andrew, Buckley, Camp
bell, Clancy, Covert, Dunphy, Dor
gan, Flower, Geisseuhaiuer Mason,
McAdOO, Mutchler, O'Neil. Of Mas
sachusetts; Quinn. Spinola, Tracy,
Turner, Of New YORK; NauX, VII
cox, Rusk and Stump.
Some surprise was expressed upcn
the conclusion OF the roll-Cali tina;
Mr.. PaysJn, Of Illinois, who is one
u the extreme silver republicans Of
the House, hal voted with his party
against free coinage. II was suhse-
quenily learned that Mr.. Pays1n
had received assurance that il he
and other republicans would remain
Inside the party lines that when the
Iill went into conference 4 C0mprO-
mise should ue agreed upon fixing
the purchases ut 500. g1J ounces =
m-nth, the notes 90 he legal tender.
redeemaJie In coin; the bullion re-
demptiOn feature eliminated ami
absolute fres coinage when silver
reaches a parity with gold.
have alTeliy shown that
tweuty-threc republicans refused 10
he influenced by this prospective
compromise, but insisted upon vot-
ing for free coinage with the demo-
Gratis, notwithstanding the efforts Of
the party 'whips'' TO keep |
them in line. An analysis !
of the votes shows that all Z
the boiling republicans represent |
constituents that are ClamOruus for Z
the unlimited coinage Of silver. and /
that no matter what their personal |
convictions might be, they dared not 1
run counter to public opinion at 1
home. A. one Of these gentlemen /
atty put it today: IL know that the
President will veto 4 free coinage
oil, aud as a sensible man I should /.
prefer supporting a measure that he
viii sign, even II it j. not all We de-
sire. But 1 am coming up for re-
election and ii I DON'T vote for free
coinage my opponents viii bring
NY record up against me. Ii will |
AXE all my time 20 explain thes-.,
IN 1 mean while the other fellows
viii be m king an aggressive CAM
IaiEn. For this reason I have Le-
'idcd 10 vote rs my people wish, no
natter what the result may be-
There are bat two eastern demo-
rats, Cummings and Wagner. Of New
ORR, who gave their support TO the
rec coinage movement. All the ,
.thers from tine middle aui New
england States either voted with :
he republicans or were haired
gainst it.
There was : curious story going
he rounds ut the capital today. {
which showed how one determined | ,
nan prevented the silver bill being [
igeOn-hOled in the committee on
weights and measures and
osSihiy kept there for an indefinite
eriOd. Last Monday evening
pesker Reel and Representa- n
ives kchinley anu Cannon, :
he three republican members ! 4
the committees on rul,s. to- [
ether with Representative CnnCer.
T Iowa, the chairman Of the coin
&c committee, Lodge. fNassarhu-
its, and NcCOms, OF Maryland. N
let in the appropriation committee g
'om, and after . short cuusuita n
on decided to put aside the silver I
III for the Present AMI report a spe- Z
81 order taking up the federal cleo :
on bill. Before doing this. how il
ser, x was decided 10 consult with d
me at tGe free silver p pub!;cars II
nd discoveS how far the proposition ii
et with their approval Acco..- T
gly Aessrs. PaysOr aud Post. Of 81
lIuOis; Carter, Of Montana: Nor n
", Of California; Bartine. Of Ne D,
ida, and Peters, Of Kansas, wen, =
ut for and consulted as to their e,
shes PaysOu, who Is one #
g brainiest and most torcibIs 4
eakers on the republican side.
once uttered n vigorous protest:
Wy constituents at home, he saiG. d.
re insisting that the reference O, ul
Is bill 20 the coinage committee ~
.ans that You intend b suac il y
ere If possible. What my peuple e,
ID the western people generally OF
lut i immediate consideration OF :
E bill, and we We will agree 10 no
lay. Let Us have a vote ugon il.
you can beat Us we shall have
thing more 90 say, hut give Us a Ii
ance % test OuT strength, "a
At this point Speaker Reed inter T..
sed with the remark that several I'D
the southern democrats. notably AZ
.ssrs. Crisp, Blount and HEM to,
j, we're expecting the elections bin De-
come up and had already prppa bs,
'lr Speeches in opposition 10 Il. mo
dr. FaysOn sarcastically repl' ~ . 4
II the southern men were not 4 tbg
TO discuss the elections bill. m h,
Iunteered the Information thn. on
y would willingly furpgo the an
assure Of sldr ssinE the HOUSE NJ,
ln the subject II It could he kent As
The background, and not brought We
ward this session. He informed giy
speaker that twenty-five rcpub- con
aus had already decided TO vote La,
lnst their party Oh the silver pT.
position, and he assured the CEN RI,
nan that nearly as many more b.,
liG Join them il the overt attempl ,h.
Re made 70 delay the measure. an,
MS brought the speaker to terms grr
the conference was closed with r,r,
eneral understanding that The 81
should he brought up on Wed 10.
Jay AMI that MIR. Pays0n ami ian.
friends would stand with their 90,
y against the Senate amend- a
itS, and that the compromise out ,b-,
d above should be insisted upon -,
he House conference. -
fret
HE funeral services over the re- Vas
arrived from, Danvs- act