The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-03
THE SILVER BILL
THE SENATE FREE COINAGE
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
IN THE HOUSE,
OTHER AMENDMENTS REJECTED
The Vote on Free Coinage was 1875 to 154
and the Struggle Short and Sharp.
The Federal Election Bill.
OTHER AMENDMENTS REJECTED
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

QLCeQ the Dill, Salu ne WOulu seek al early
opportunity of addressing the senate on
the subject.
House bill authorizing the erection of a
hotel for colored people upon government
reservation at Fortress Monroe, passed.
Senator Call Dem, of Fla, rose to ad-
dress the senate on the subject of resolu-
tons heretofore offered by him and reported
back adversely from the committee on
foreign relations-one authorizing the
president to open negotiations with the
Spanish government for the pnr-
pose of inducing that government to
consent to the establishment of a free and
independent republic in the island of Cuba
and the other in relation to the German
ownership of a large proportion of the
bonded debt of Cuba. When the clerk was
Sherman arose and moved the doors be
closed.
Senator Edmunds seconded the motion
and the vice-president directed the galleries
be cleared and the doors be closed. Sena.
tor Call being thus cut off in his desire to
make speech before the public said that
he would withdraw the resolution, but the
order to close the doors was insisted upon
by Senators Sherman and Edmunds and
was carried Tito execution. The doors
were re-opened at 80 and the senate took
up the house bill for the admission of
Wyoming into the Union as State.
The report of the committee on terrific
ries was read.
Senator Vest opposed the bill. Wyom.
lng's population was not large enough, be-
sides he would not vote for the admission
of any State which permitted woman suf-
frage. He deplored the extension of suf-
frage to the colored men of the South, and
said no intelligent man today would give it
to them.
Senator Plat supported the bill, and at
the close of his address he made an effort
to have vote taken on the bill, but Sena-
tor Vest objected and moved adjournment,
which was carried
HOUSE
Mr.. Boutelle, Republican, of Maine pre-
sented the conference report on the naval
appropriations bill and insisted on it's con-
sideration Notwithstanding the objection OF
Mr.. Bland that he was thereby consuming
the short time remaining for debate on the
silver bill
Mr.. Wilkinson, Dem ocrat, of Louisiana
sought to obtain recognition to speak
against the provision for reopening the
question of a site for the gulf coast navy
yards. but Mr.. Boutelle declined to yield
the floor and insisted upon calling for
the previous question. On a vote
by tellers this was ordered
but Mr.. Wilkinson who complained OF be-
ing gagged insisted in turn on having the
yeas and nays which resulted, 1879 to 103.
So the previous question was ordered. The
conference report was adopted.
Mr.. Conger, Republican, of Iowa, then
moved the debate on the silver bill be ex-
tended from until 8 o'clock at which time
voting shall begin. His motion was agreed
to and Mr.. Marse, Republican, of Mass
took the floor in support of the house bill
and in opposition to thu senate bill.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Taylor of Illinois, Peters of Kansas,
sofa, Williams of Illinois, Bayne of Penn
sylvania, Brosins Of Pennsylvania, Stock
dale of Mississippi and Mckinley of Ohio,
and the hour of O'Clock arrived and the
speaker declared the previous question
ordered.
Mr.. springer, Democrat, of Illinois, asked
if separate vote could be had on each sen.
ate amendment, The speaker replied in the
affirmative and caused the first senate
amendment to be read. 1t was the section
providing for free coinage and was a sub
sttute for the first section of the house bill
providing for the purchase OF four and one
half million dollars 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..
Springers motion to concur in the senate
the votes were watched with the
closest interest and resulted in the
defeat of the free coinage amendment
by vote of 1876 to 152. which was hailed
with applause on the Republican side.
Upon the announcement of the result Mr..
Springer withdrew his request for further
separate votes on the remaining senate
4 a, /, ft
fourth amendment they were considered |
en- masse. The motion to concur failed. |
on a standing vote of yeas-85; Days-146;
and they were not concurred in. On the |
fourCh amendment giving the legal |
tender quality to silver certificates, Mr.. |
of Kentucky, asked for sep
arate vote but his motion to concur was de-
feated upon viva voce vote.
motion was made by Mr.. Conger, Re-
publican, of Iowa to disagree to the amend
ment of the title. 1t was agreed to without
division. as was his motion for the appoint
ment of q conference committee, and the
was over.
Mr.. Hill, Republican, of Illinois present
ed the conference report on the diplomatic
bill, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois.
from the committee on rules, reported back
the substitute fol the resolution introduced
by Mr., Lodge, Republican, of Massachu-
sets, setting aaart five days of the present
week for the consideration of the national
election bill. The substitute reads:
Resolved, thatimmediately after the pass
ing of this bill (the silver bilD the house
will proceed to consider house bill l1045,
the n tional election bill, until July 2 at
2 o'clock, when the previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and
any pending amendments and on the sub
stitute for the whole bill, which the mem
Der in charge of the bill shall have the
right to Offer that during the last two days
may be offered to any part of
the bill in the house with debate under the
five-minute rule that this shall not inter-
fere with general appropriation bills.
Mr.. Springer moved to adjourn, and Mr..
Enloe, Democrat, of Tennessee shouted:
This is q bill to revolutionize the govern
ment."
Finally it was agreed to allow forty
debate on the resolution with the
that the previous question
shall be considered as ordered and Mr..
Springer withdrew his motion to adjourn.
Messrs. Mcmillan and blount vigorously
attacked the bill and from this time on
here was great confusion on the floor.
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