The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-15
Passage of the silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, January IA. - After re-
marks by Messrs. Harris, Reagan, Hoar,
Hawley and Teller, debate OH the silver bill
was closed, and the Senate voted on Stew
arts amendment. 1t was agreed tO-yeas,
AZ; nays, 30. Messrs. Frye and Hale voted
nay.
On motion of Stewart, the fourth section
was struck out yeas, 48; nays, 10. MesSrs
Frye and Hale voted in the negative; Sher-
man voted aye.
Mr.. Plumb moved to strike out the first
section of the bill; agreed to without divis-
ion. This section provided for the purchase
of 100000 ounces of silver at the market
price.
Mr.. Plumb moved to strike out the second
section, limiting compulsory requirement of
deposit of bonds by national banks to S10,-
600; agreed t without division.
Mr.. Plumb moved to strike out the third
section, as to national bank currency, and
insert IN lieu "the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby authorized to replace all such sums
in national bank notes. hereafter permanent
ly retired and cancelled, by th- issue In lieu
thereof of like sums of United States notes,
Of description and character of United
States notes now outstanding and authorized
by act of March 3, 1868.
Mr.. Hale opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Butler Supported il in an extended
speech.
Senator Piumb's amendment was rejected
yeas, 26; nays, 40. Messrs. Frye ana Hale
voted nay.
A motion to strike out the third section of
the bill was disagreed to-yea', 81; nays, 30.
Mr.. Vance offered au amendment repeal
ing state bank taxation. Lost The Dlll
was then reported to the Senate. The
amendments made in committee of the
whole were agreed to. Then Mr.. Vest as
tonished the Senate by bringing forward as
substitute for the bill purely free coin
age bill which provides that the unit of value
in the United States shall be dollar, to be
coined of 4l21 grains standard silver, or 35
8.10ths standard gold.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to amend the substi-
tute by adding thereto the national banking
feature of the original bill. Lost-yeas, 80 +;
nays, 81.
Mr. Vests substitute was agreed to with
out division. The bill as amendec by the
substitute was agreed to-yeas. 80; nays, q.
YEAs.-Messrs. Allen. Barbour, Bate, Berry,
BLACKBURN Butter. Cameron, Cockrell, Coke, Dan
Ingals, Jones of Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada,
Kenna, Mcdonnell, Manuerson, Mitcnell, Morgan.
6oup. stanford. lord stewart, Teiler' Tsrplie, Vance,
Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall, Wolcott-39.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison. Carey, Casey,
Gu lOm, DAVIS, Dixon. Dolph, Edmunds, Evart~,
Frye, Hale, Hawley Higgins, HIscock, Hoar, Nc
Milan, rlatt, Quay, Sawyer, SherMan, Spooner,
>tockbridge. Warren, Washburn, Wilson Of Iowa,
Wilson of Maryland-27.
Mr.. Boar called up the elections bill to
make it unfinished business" for tomorrow,
pending which Butler moved an adjourn
ment. Lost--yeas, 80; nays, 80. The vote
rtcurred on Hoar's motion to call up the
elections BILL and resulted in t:e-yeas, 80
nays, 80.
The Vice President cast the deciding vote
in the affirmative, carrying the motion.
YEAs-Aldrich, Allen, Allison. Cameron, Carey
Casey, Cnllom; Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds,
Evarts. Frye, Hale, hawles, Hiscock, Hoar, Me
COnnell, Mcmillan. Henderson, Mitchell, Pad
dock, Platt, Power, Quay, Sa ders. Saws er, Sher-
man, ShOup, Spooner StOckbrldge, Warren, Will
SON of Iowa.
NAYS Barbour, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, But
Ter, Cali, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Eustis, faux
Pdsco Pugn Reagan Jones of Arkansas, jones
of Nevada, Kenna, Stanford, Stewart, Teller
Turpie. Vance. Vest. voorhees,, Walthall, Wash
burn, Wilson of Mary land, Wolcott.
The Senate at II Is adjourned.