The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-06-14
SILVER IN CONGRESS.
snap Judgment Taken in the House
--Bartina Votes with the Democrats


Rules and order of business, and linn
ting the consideration of the Silver
bill TO Saturday, and cutting off
amendments, Bartine, DeHaven, Her
mann and Morrow voted "no" with
the Democrats; McKenna was absent,
Carter, of Montana, lodged, Wilson,
OF Washington, and Vandever, OF
California, voted "aye" with the Re-
publicans.
Blount of Georgia, had no objec-
iections to the time limited for debate,
but he was informed that the Chair
man OF the Committee on Coinage
will be allowed TO offer amendments
which were admissible under the
rules of the House. When they we're
offered there would be left no oppor-
tunity for the minority to offer any
amendment. There would be given
no opportunity on the part of the
minority to ask the House to vote on
the free coinage OF silver. At the Re
publican caucus last night there had
been much discussion and it was nee
essary to whip in friends of free silver
by means OF this resolution. 1t has
worked shameful outrage on the
minority. There were many men on
the other side who would vote for
free silver but for fear of the Presi-
dent. The President was in accord
with the Secretary of the Treasury,
and both were in accord with Wall
street.
Bland, of Missouri, said there was
no doubt but large majority Of the
House was in favor OF unlimited
coinage. To prevent that fact from
appearing on the record it was pro-
posed to gag every Democrat in the
House and many Republicans. Every
gentleman who voted for this resolu-
ton voted against free silver.
The House adopted the resolution
by vote OF 100 TO III.
IN THE SENATE,
Sherman followed Hiscock on the
Silver bill and made a long address.
He believed that treasury notes, based
on silver bullion, would be AS safe a
substitute for paper money as could
be conceived. That was far prefer
able to free coinage of silver, because,
with all the efforts made to get silver
dollars into circulation, there was not
one of them in circulation for every
inhabitant. He said the result of
free coinage would be to demonetize
gold and cause gold to be boarded or
exported. The free coinage of silver
would limit coinage TO the single
metal and as sure as fate silver would
with free coinage) be the only stand
ard money in the United States.
Sherman said that be would vote for
any measure that would, in his judg-
ment, secure and maintain bi-me-
tallic standard.
Teller followed Sherman and as
serted that Sherman was in favor Of
the abandonment of silver as money
metal, leaving 1t to be used only as a
subsidiary coin.
Stewart gave, from his point Of
view, a resume of the legislative
proceedings which resulted in the de-
monetization of silver in 1878. lie
declared that the amendment that
demonetized silver was never read In
either House.
Sherman produced the original bill
OF 1878. He declared that tie amend
ment was read and voted upon In
the Senate and when the Conference
Committee considered the disputed
section 1t was again amended in the
conference.
Stewart persisted in the assertion
that the amendment had not been
read and argued.
Aldrich said that not only Stewart
voted on the amendment, but he had
spoken about two sections of
the bill.
Hs [Eurck Sentinel Extra.l