Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-01-15
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FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
Passage Of the Finance Bill
| With Amendments.
Big TALK WITH INDIAN CHIEFS.
A Chinese Steamship Taken
By Pirates.
MORE VIOLENT WEATHER IN EUROPE.
Dempsey Knocked Out by
FitZsimmOns.
MORE VIOLENT WEATHER IN EUROPE,
THE FIFTY.FIRST CONGRBss,

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Passage of Mr.. Stewards Amend.
ment to tho Financial Bill-Ths
Yeas and Nays-A Motion to Strike
Out Section Four of the Finance
Committees Bill.
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 14.-Accordine
to the arrangements made yesterday, the
senate proceeded to the consideration OF
the financial bill Immediately after the
reading of the journal
Mr.. Ingalls, took the floor and spoke two
hours.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada next addressed the
senate in support of Mr.. Stewards amend
ment. A long discussion followed, and at
its close the renate proceeded to vote on
Mr.. Stewards amendment. 1t was agreed
to-yeas 40, nays 80, as follows:
Berry; R asHd .I Rgsef i an SamsSos
Gibson, German, Hampton Harris, ingalls,,
Jones Of Arkansas, Jones Of Nevada, Henderson
S MaI4ss% Tseo TuEge Vance, Vest Voorhees,
Nays-Messrs: Aldrich, Allison, Carey, Casey,
Gullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts,
Eye. Gray syy,,,a Hale Hawlsy, Higgins Hiseoek,
T,
Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner, stockbridge, War
rem Washburne, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson of Mary
Pairs-Messrs. Colquitt and Dawes George and
Blair, Kenna and Farwel, Hearst and Pettigrew,
Squire S;g and Blodgett, Brown and Chandler, Car
Mr.. Stewart moved to strike out section
4 of the finance committees bill, being tho
proposition for the issue of 5000, 900, 900 of
bonds to buy up outstanding bonds.
Mr.. Daniel favored the motion on the
ground that the proposed section would be
a donation to the national banks
Mr.. Aldrich defended the section as a
proposition to refund four per cent bonds
payable in 1897. He had received from
the government actuary calculation show
ing that the saving to the government
would be $38, 100000.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Sher-
man said that after the decisive vote Just
taken there was no use in wearying the
senate. With free coinage of silver he
doubted whether two per cent. bonds could
be sold at par. He would not, therefore,
oppose the motion to strike out.
The question was then taken and the
fourth section was struck out-yeas 4S,
nays 10. The negative votes were given
by Messrs. Aldrich, Cameron, Casey, Dix
on, Dolph, Edmunds, Frye, Halo, Hawley,
Higgins, Hoar, Morrill,, Plat, Power,
Quay, Sanders, Sawyer, Shoup and the
two Wilson's.
Mr.. Sherman voted aye.
After the announcement of the vote Mr..
Butler asked leave to offer a resolution
that when the bill shall have been disposed
of the senate will proceed to the considera-
ton of the house bill providing for the
of the accounts of laborers,
workmen and mechanics under the eight
hour law, to which Mr.. Hoar objected.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment re-
pealing state bank tax. Lost.
The bill was then reported to the senate
and the amendments made in committee
of the whole were agreed to.
Then Mr.. Vest astonished the senate by
bringing forward as substitute for the
bill purely free coinage bill, which pro-
vides that the unit of value in the United
States shall be the dollar, to be coined of
412. 5 grains of silver, or 25.S of the stan
dard gold.
Mr.. Vest stated that his substitute was
similar to the free coinage bill that passed
the senate last session.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to amend the sub
stitute by adding thereto the national
banking feature of the original bill. Lost
yeas 80, nays "a.
Mr.. Vests substitute was agreed to
without division. The bill, rs amended
by the substitute, was agreed to.
Free Coinage Pure and Simple.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The senate has
passed free coinage bill pure and simple