Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25

kins, Henderson, Cutcheon, Conger,
Peters, and Connel. The debate hav-
ing closed, Mr.. Mckinley moved to
table Mr.. BANDS appeal from the
Speakers decision sending the bill to
the coinage committee. The yeas and
nays were taken, resulting: Yeas, IA;
nays, III. So the appeal was laid on
the table. Mr.. Brewer Mich. re-
scented the report of the appropriations
committee on the Senate amendments
to the Notifications appropriation bill.
The House non-concurred in the SEN
ate amendments and ordered q con-
ference.
Senate.
MONDAY, June 16.-Silver was the all
absorbing theme in the Senate to-day.
The debate was participated in by SEN
ators Daniel, Allison, Vest, and others.
Senator Ingalls, and Wolcott expressed
a desire to address the Senate
tomorrow on the silver bill. SEN
ator Blair proposed two amendments to
the silver bill. One was to strike
out all after the ~enacting clause and in
sert a section directing the secretary Of
the treasury, under the provisions of the
act of 1878, to purchase silver bullion at
the market price thereof and coin 81
coo, 900 monthly. The other amendment
provides that there shall be no legal
tender in the United States except gold
and silver coin. After executive session
the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY. June 1.-THE silver men
won every point which they commended,
every amendment added to the bill be-
ing their own, and the House silver bill
has passed the Senate by a vote of AZ to
%. After a brief debate the Senate
proceeded to vote on the amendments
reported by the finance committee.
The first was to strike out the provision
that the treasury notes issued for
the purchase of silver 'shall be a legal
tender in payment of all debts, public
and private" The amendment was re-
iected-yeas, IA; nays, so. The next
out the bullion redemption clause. 1t
was agreed to-yeas, 81; nays, 7. The
next vote was on the amendment to
strike out the sixth section for the free
coinage of silver when the price was 81
for 37l4 grains of pure silver. 1t was
rejected-yeas, Is; nays, 46. The next
vote was on the amendment that the
act shall terminate at the eXpira-
ton of ten years. The amendment was
rejected-yeas 4, nays 81. Mr.. Plumb
offered the following amendment in lieu
Of the first section of the House bill:
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 shall be coined of 4121
grains of standard silver, or of % $40
grains of standard gold, and the said
coins shall be legal tender for all debts,
public or private; that thereafter
any owner of silver or gold bull
lion may deposit the same at any mint
of the United States to be formed into
standard dollars or bars for his benefit,
without charge; but it shall be lawful to
refuse any deposit of less value than
500, or any bullion so base as to be I'm
suitable for the operations of the mint"
MI. Plumb's amendment was agreed to
yeas 43, nays "a. Mr.. Plumb moved
to add a new section, to come in as Sec
ton 2, as follows: THAT the provisions
of section g., of an act to authorize the
coinage of the standard silver dollar and
to restore it's legal tender character,
which became a law February %, 1873,
age in this act provided for" Agreed
to without division. Mr.. Rea-
gan offered the following amend
ment as a substitute for sections 3, 4,
and ): "Sec. 3. That the certificates
provided for in the second section of
this act shall be of denominations of not
less than 81 nor more than 500, and
such certificates shall be redeemable in
coin of standard value. A sufficient sum
to carry out the provisions of the act is
hereby appropriated out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise apprOprl-
ated. The provision in section l of the
act of February %, 1878, entitled an
act to authorize the coinage of the
4 N wi lo11or n I'D tO rncfnr0 1Rc Inro1
tender character which requires the
secretary of the treasury to purchase, at
the market price thereof, not less than
$1,000, 900 worth of silver bullion per
month nor more than 100000 worth
per month of such bullion, is hereby re-
pealed," A discussion here took place,
participated in by Messrs. Edmunds,
Plumb and Vest, which was ended by
Mr.. Teller moving to add the following,
as a new section: "Thatthe certificates
provided for in this act shall be receiv-
able for all taxes and dues to the United
States, of every description, and shall
be a legal tender for the payment of all
debts, public and private After a
long discussion it was modified 1at the
suggestion of Mr.. Eustis) w adding
the words "and all silver certificates al
ready issued" and as SO modified it was
agreed to-yeas "a, nays %. Mr.. Plumb
moved to insert the following as an adj
ditional section: "The owners of bull
lion, deposited for coinage, shall have
the option to receive coin, or it's equiva-
lent, in the certificates provided for in
this act, and such bullion shall be sub
sequently coined" Agreed to, without
division. The bill was then reported to
the Senate, and all the amendments
agreed to in the committee of
the whole were agreed to in
the Senate: Yeas 40, nays 26. Mr..
Chandler moved to insert the fol-
lowing amendment: "No gold or silver
bullion shall be received by the treas
ury department under this act, except
such as shall be shown to be the pro-
duct of mines within the UnitedStates."
Mr.. Teller moved to lay the amend
ment on the table-agreed to-yeas ~,
nays %. The bill as amended was then
passed. Yeas AZ, nays %. The title of
the bill was amended SO as to read:
"An act to provide for the free coinage
of gold and silver bullion, and for other
purposes"
WEDNESDAY, June 19.-The Senate