The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-26
1T WAS VOTED DOWN
The House Refuses to Stand by the
Senate'S Silver Bill.
Short Work Made of II by the Reed
Forces-A Conference Com
mittee Must Now Dispose
of the Question.

WASHINGTON. June 25.-In the house
to-day, ON motion of Mr.. Conger, the de-
bate ON the silver bill was extended till 3
o'clock, when a vote was To be taken.
Morse OF Massachusetts took the fioor i'm
support Of the house bill and in opposi-
tion to the senate bill. The special hour
of 3 having arrived, Conger moved that
the voting begin. Bland moved that the
house concur In the senate amendments.
Springer moved that separate votes he
had on each section.
The debate was continued by Taylor of
Illinois, Peters of Kansas, Cutcheon of
Michigan, Dunnell Of Minnesota. Bayne
of Pennsylvania, Williams of Illinois and
others. Mckinley, IN closing the debate,
said he wanted the use of both metals to
continue but he was opposed to the sem
ate's amendment. He wanted the metals
to stand side 10y side, equal in purchasing
power and legal tender quality. The gem
tlemen who favored the senate amend
mcnts wanted silver To do all of the work.
Whatever we had for money i'm this
country must be equal in purchasing
power and legal tender quality whether
gold, paper or silver dollars, each redeem
able in the other aud each exchangcable
for the other and each of equal value.
The first vote taken was on the propo-
sition TO concur in the first section Of the
senate bill providing for the free coinage
of silver, the coins tn be full legal tender,
in place Of the first section OF the house
bill providing for the coinage of >i,JU.OO0
worth OF silver per month.
Springer's motion was defeated, yeas
l3o, nays l52, twenty-threc republicans vot-
ing aye and twenty-five democrats no.
Springer Withdrew his request for "A sep
arate vote on each section and the house,
by rising vote Of lag To ~, non-con-
CURED in all remaining senate amend
1 l.s Ia.
senate with a request that IL appoint n
conference committee.
| The following n spublicans voted with
| the democrats In favor of the free coinage
amendment: Bartine, Carter, Cornell,
Defaven, Feathcrstone. Funston, Clifford,
Hermann, Kelley, Laws, Morrow. Per-
kins. Peters, Post, Smith llls.l, Town
send (Colo.l, Turner Kas.l, Williams
| Ohio, Dorsey, Anderson lkas.l, Owen
| und.l, Wade, Morrill-23. The following
democrats voted with the republicans Ia
non-concur: Andrew. Buckalew, Camp
bell, Clancy, Covert, Dmnpby, Dargan,
| Flower, Geissenheiner. Marsh, McAdoo,
Mutchler. O'Neil Mass Quinn, Spinola,
Tracy, Turner, IN. W. Naux, Wiley. vii
cox, Rusk and Stump-22. The pairs
were: Atkinson wv. va.l with Phelan
Mccormick and Morgan, Mute and
Mccarthy. T. NJ. Browne and
onthwaite, Pickler and Stahlnecker
lMass.l and Clunie, Osborne and Hayes
Wheeler tsiicb.D and Barwig, Dalzell and
Martin Texas, Ray and Hooker. J. ID
Taylor and Price, Thompson and Deny
Rockwell and Rogers, Clark Wis.l and
Walker Mo-, Cooper Ohio and Dibble
Buchanan IN. j. and Lawler, Wickhan
and Biggs, Grosvenor and Goder. Th'
absentees were Fitch of New York, ,Wrigh
of Pennsylvania and Caldwell of Ohio
The announcement of the vote was re
| cciycd with cheers on the republican side