New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08
4 SILVER BILL PASSED.
THE HOUSE ADOPTS THE SUBSTITUTE
MEASURE BY A VOTE or 1875 TO 40.

srRUCTlONS TO REPORT 4 FREE-COlNA0b
BILL-DErNLs Of THE VOTE AND
THE DFB,TE-THE BILL SKILL
FULLY MANAGED.
tpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE1
Washington June The Republican Caucus
euver hill passed the House This afternoon with"ut
The slightest difficulty Notwithstanding all the efforts
=, the Democratic leaders effect a combination
With the extreme silver members Of the West to de
,, the measure and force the substitution Of an out
-, ont scheme for free coinage Although some
po,nhlcan> were won 10 support this programme
,bus reducing the prepondcrance Of the majority
A. ne narrowost limit and although not a single Dem
oer,t cast his vote in the affirmative. vet as usual
,dsr the leadership Of the bruSQue and headlong Mr.
srrneer the opposition went to pieces when on the
,e-ce Of succe~s. and by the time the talN-lSt was
rnshcncd ont. the free coinage combination found
,.en Unexpectedly in minority of sixteen The totals
gere l35 for the hill and liz against It,
some ten Democrats had lodged aIocethcr the
sne formed so successfully BY Mr.. springer, and the
Western Republicans. who had Joined forces WIN the
Illinois statesman 10 de.ca their own associates De
. cnn TO realize that They had simply been dupcd HI
eulpty promises into situation 10th ludicrous ana
en,larra,sinc The seven Republican votes cast
against the passage of the bill came from NeNNfs
Bartinc OF Nevada: Townsend, Of Colorado Carter
Of Montana: Anderson, Kelley and Turner. OF Kan
sas and Rockwell. OF Massachusetts, Nr. Rock"cH
is not free coinage man. but he opposed the bill iof
pihcr reasons.
Before the question Of passage came up highly
urnifcant preliminary vote was taken on the motion
py Mr. Bland 10 rccommf the bill 10 the Committee
on Coinage with instructions to report PACK Tree
coinage measure. This brought the issue the Demo
crate had Clamoring for fairly before the House
and the result humiliatnc setback Tor inc
free coinage propacandi>ts Mr.. Bands motion was
Thirteen Republicans sided with the opposition. but
thi, detection almost overcome by the accession
Of twelve votes from the Democratic forces chlchE
those Of Eastern men who could not Swallow the dose
prepared for campaign use by Mr.. Springer ana MS
coadjutors. The Republicans VINO voted for free
coinage substitute for the caucus bill were MeSSrs
Bartine Of Nevada; Carter of Montana Hermann Of
Oregon Townsend. of Colorado: Dcllavcn Morrow and
yandever, Of California; Cornell OF Nebraska :
Anderson Funston. Kelley and Perkins. of Kansas and
feathcr~tone Of Arkansas. who perhaps should prop
erlv he cla,sed as an independent. Eight cf them
Messrs Hermann he Haven, Morrow Nandever, Con
nell Funston Perkins and Featherstone. returned 10
the Republican ranks on the final rolloan
The twelve Democrats who put themselves on record
IN opposition 10 the Bland resolution were McSsrS
DUMMY Flower. Tracey and Quinn. of New
York; Darcan Elliott and Hemphin. Of south Carolina ;
O,Neu Of Massachusetts. Gei>senhainer. OF New
Jersey. Marsh and Mutchler. IF Pennsylvania. and
yenablc OF Virginia All voted against the pending
bin however on the question Of passage. Much
credit is due % Republican managers for the skill
with which they have pushed "A satisfactory silver
bin through the House IN less than three days Inc
bill rs passed by the House. was printed in Fridays
Tribune.
The senate has been wrestling with the question for
a month and il may be two weeks more before meas
ure passes that extremely dilatory and deliberate bHN
But comlaT in this case, a In many hectoi"o'
he dec Jared odious
Among the extreme silver men OF the senate 'hefe
was complete disgust at the vote in the House on
tho silver hill one of the senators remarked that
IL was a complete surrender OF everything WITHOUT
The possibility Of getting ANYTHING in return or OF
saving ANYTHING from the wreck IT looks a. II Tree
coinage il killed far Tic present Congress Is
Concerned
Befor, the beginning Of the debate On the
Silver bill. at the request Of Mr.. Payson Of Illinois.
Mr.. Coneer. Of Iowa, In charge Of the bill.
modified his substitute provide that the Ireas
airy notes issued m pursuance 81 the bH shaII De
legal tender in payment Of all debts pubic ana
private striking ont the following words except
where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract
Mr. Payson said that he realized that The substitute
would substance be passed 10y the House; and It
would he passed in obedience 20 public sentiment.
which r. believed 10 be universal IN favor Of larger
use Of silver money metal. ard Of further IN
crease Of the currency Of the country. Referring TO
The financial plank of the Republican platform and
speaking Of the Treasury bill he laid hat he had not
cXpected when lie listened TO the reading Of that
plank that two years thereafter he would be called
upon 70 vote I'm a Republican House, upon measure
which not only practically and absolutely denoneu1eh
silver a, a money metal but established coid stand
ard mon the statute books. lie believed III the
doctrine announced by the Republican National Con
vention and he stood for H. lie opposed tle iic"s
IVY bill terau,e il proposed 70 treat silver simply ana
purely a, "A merchantablc commodity ana Z" IN 'unUn
Concre,, should change IT, an open declaration Oh inc
statutes that gold. and gold alone. shouiu DE ''o
standard Of value. declared 50 hy the supreme ''
Of the land. -
The feature of bullion redemption was an ''eu
mon, that was conclusive that this bill and the SUD
sti,nte were treating silver bullion a. comHoois
and nothing else. lie hoped that an opportunity
would be given 10 strike out the bullion redehPo'on
feature but even If it possible 10 get out Oh
the bill he would give the bin his support-reluctty
NE confessed because he did not believe In vounB
for something he opposcd-because he believed III
the necessity Of some legislation on this subject lie
wac confidently advised that If this bill should pass
IN Us present form the matter to when nc nan
alluded would be corrected elsewhere. If he did not
have that expectation aud belief this substitute would
never receive his vote. This bill bound TO DO
considered At tine other end Of the Capitol; 1t would
be amended there. and the House would have an
opportunity 10 vote on tho amendments,
Mr. Bynum. of lndana-suppOse 1t is not amended
Mr.. Payson-Trom assurances have from another
Place I have no more doubt Of that than that / ain
standing here.
Mr. Williams, Of Iliinois-suppoSe they should be
Controlled ~ you are
Nj rayson-But they cannot be. There is no
pre,iou, question and special order there
laughter
Mr. Payson then proceeded 10 criticse the silver
policy Of the Hayes. Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison
Administrations. lie referred u tie denuncation OF
the Cleveland Administration by the Republican party,
and said that he had ndOrsed that denunciaton al!
over Illinois. II with peculiar JUNCTION that he had
denounced the Cleveland Administration for its absolute
failure 70 perform sworn duty under the statutes
Of the United states. He came down u the Republi-
oan Administration, and IL no better (Applausc)
hllycr hid fr.end ucnartlnent since