Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
The House Defeats the Free Coinage
Amendment by a Majority
of Seventeen.
M'KTNLEY SPEAKSNK CHEAP MONEY
Saying the Country Does Not Want II, and
That Perfect quality of the Two
Metals Should be the Rule.
SPAP BETWEEN INGALLS, AND CALL.
Tyoming's Admission as State Meets With Deter
mined Opposition.

WAsHIN GToN, June 25.-After a brie
discussion on other matters in the House to
day, Mr.. Conger moved that the debate oil
the silver bill be extended from 2 until
o'clock, at which time voting should begin
His motion was agreed to, and Mr.. Morse
o! Massachusetts,, took the floor in supper
OF the House bill and in opposition to tn
Senate bill.
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, opposed the Sen
ate bill. and charged that it was being
pushed by the most disgraceful lobby eve
in this Capitol Hardly a corner outsid,
the hall of the House could be turned with
out running against some of them. TIL,
Senate passed their bill and then Senators
came right over here and tried to get theil
members to vote against it. Laughter
THE PRESIDENTS THREATS
The debate was continued by Nessrs.
Peters, of Kansas; Cutcheon, of Michigan
Dunnell, Minnesota, and Williams, Of
Illinois. The last named charged that the
President had sent men here threatening g
veto if free coinage bill was passed. Mem.
bers on the Republican side had stated time
and again that the House could not afford tC
run the risk OF a veto. He did not propose
to go to the President and get down on his
knees and ask what kind of silver legisla-
ton should be passed.
The discussion was further continued by
Messrs. Bavne, OF Pennsylvania; Brosius,
of Pennsylvania, and Stockdale, OF Missis-
slppi. Mr.. Mckinley, in closing the debate,
said he wanted the use of both metals to
continue, and because he did want it he op-
posed the Senate amendments.
EQUALITY FOR GOLD AND SILVER.
He wanted the metals t. stand side by
side equal in purchasing power and legal
tender quality. The gentlemen who favored
the Senate amendments wanted silver to do
all of the work. He despised that word
cheap" whether applied to money or
whether applied to men. 'Cheap" was the
badge Of poverty, whether applied to indi-
vidusls or whether applied TO money.
Whatever it was we had lor money in this
country, must be equal in purchasing
power and legal tender quality, whether
gold, paper or silver dollars each redeem
able in the other, and each exchangeable
for the other, and each OF equal value. He
spoke Tor the country when he said that
whatever money we had should be the best
money in the world. [Applause.
The hour of 3 o'clock arrived, and the
Speaker declared the previous question
ordered.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, asked if sepa-
rate vote could be had on each of the Sen
ate amendments.
FREE COINAGE DEFEATED.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative,
and caused the first Senate amendment to
be read.
1t was the section providing for free COIN
age and was a substitute for the first section
of the House bill providing for the pur-
chase of 81, 50O, 900 worth of silver bullion
monthly. On both sides it was at once
recognized that this was to be the test, and
the yeas and nays were demanded on Mr..
Springer's motion to concur in the Senate
amendment.
As the call progressed the votes were
watched with the closest interest, and the
result-the defeat of the free coinage amend
ment by vote Of 1S5 to 152 was hailed with
applause on the Republican side.
FOR AND AGAINST.
The following Republicans voted with the
Democrats in favor OF the free coinage
amendment:
Messrs. Bartine. Carter. Connel, Dehaven,
Featherston. Furston, Clifford, Hermann.
Kelley Laws, Morrow, Perkins, Peters, Post.
Smith Qilinoisl, Townsend (Colorado), Turner
(kaIsas), Williams (Ohio). Dorsey, Anderson
(KHhsas), Owen undlaua), Wade, MorriIl-23
The following Democrats voted with the
Republicans to non-concur:
Messrs. Andrew, BuckaIew, Campbell.
SsiDts SGlsnoeyi Covert Dunphy Dargani Flower,
O'Neil IMassacbnsettsl oninn sninnIa
Tracey, Turner New York; Vaux, Wiley
Wilcox, Rusk, Stump-22
The pairs we're:
Messrs Atkinson Tw Va 4 With NJ ph.I,,
Mccormick and Morgan, Mute and Mccarthy,
u. M. Browne and Outhwaite, Picker and
Stahlnecker, Walker (Mass.) and Wike, Ran
dali MASS: and Clunie. Osborne and Hayes,
Wheeler tMlch.) and Barwig, Dalzell and Mar
TIN (Iexas). Ray and Hooker, J. D. Taylor and
Price. Thompson and Seney, Rockwell and
Cooper 20. and bibbie, Buchanan IN. u NEis and
Lawler, Wlckham and BIggs, Grosvenor and
Yoder.
ONLY TWO ABSENT.
The only absentee was Mr.. Fitch, of New
York, whom Mr.. Tracey announced to be
home sick, and Messrs. Wright, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Caldwell. of Ohio.
Upon the announcement OF the result, Mr..
Springer withdrew his request for further
separate votes on the remaining Senate
amendments, and with the exception o. the
fourth amendment they were considered en-
masse. A motion to concur failed on a
eSahulng FoIe-yeaS 90, nays 14o, ana they
were non-concurred in.
On the fourth amendment (giving legal
tender quality to the silver certificates,
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, asked for
a separate vote, but his motion to concur
was defeated upon a viva voce vote.
A motion was made by Mr.. Conger to dis
agree to the amendment of the title. 1t was
agreed to without division, as was his mo-
uon Tor the appointment of a conference
committee, and the struggle was over.