The record-union., 1891-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
TILE SENATE PASSES THE FREE
COINAGE BILL.
The House Disposes of the Army
Appropriation Bil-The Seal
ing Matter.
Special to the REcoRp-Us1os.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE financial
bill was taken up Immediately after the
reading of the journal. ingalls, addressed
the Senate, beginning his speech with a
bitter denunciation of the independent in
politics.
He then had read in the morning papers
Sherman's speech, a considerable part of
which was directed TO the defense of
millionaires.
People had suddenly awakened to
conception of the fact that the bulk of
the property of the country was passing
into the hands Of those whom the Senator
from Ohio called, by euphemism, the
spectators of the country. These men
had no politics but plumber and no princi-
pie but Spoliation.
1t was no wonder the laboring and
agricultural classes Of this country had at
last awakened, and spectators must take
warning.
Referring to the late election, he said:
SIT was neither Republican defeat nor
q Democratic victory. 1t was demo-
cratic uprising, independent of and su-
perior to both political parties. 1t was a
crisis that might become catastrophe
1t was a peaceful revolution.''
He attributed the depression of the
country in a great measure to the de-
monitiZation Act of 1873. He had not the
slightest doubt that the great majority of
the people, irrespective OF party, We're in
favor of the free coinage of silver, and had
been for the past fifteen years. Warn
ings and admonitions were plenty in this
debate, but he would say to those who
were arraying themselves against the de-
Hberatefy expressed judgment of the
American people that there would come a
time when the people would not be trifled
with on this subject.
The political power of the nation has
been transferred from circumference to
center, and the people of that center were
unanimously demanding the free coinage
OF silver. 1t was for that reason he should
cordially support the amendment of the
Senator from Nevada.
Ingalls, spoke little over two hours,
and as he took his seat he was heartily
applauded, as well from the floor as from
the densely crowded galleries.
Jones of Nevada next addressed the
Senate in favor of Stewards amendment
The Senators might as well make UP
their minds that the time was fast APP
proaching when the question of the
world would be, "What is the money of
the United States?' and then the effort of
the world would be to obtain some of
that money wherewith to pay the United
States for balances Of trade which they
would owe US. II believe it to be the
privilege and destiny of this Republic to
solve the great problem of the perfect
money riddle which the sphinx of civil
ization is forever putting to the nations"
The debate then continued under the
ten-minute rule.
German offered an amendment to the
proposition presented by Sherman on
the 18th instant, providing for the imposi-
ton OF q coinage charge on foreign silver
After debate German withdrew the
amendment for the present.
Sherman offered an amendment, add
ing to the words making the Treasury
certificates legal tender, "except where
otherwise expressly stipulated in the con-
tract" He subsequently withdrew the
amendment.
Finally discussion on Stewards amend
ment was closed, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to vote on it. 1t was agreed to-.
Yeas AZ, NAYS 30, as follows:
eas Alien, Barbour, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Butler, Cali, Cameron Cock
rell, Coke, Daniel, Eustis, Faulkner,
Gibson, GormaH, Hampton, Harris. In
derson, Mitchell, Morgan, Paddock,
Pasco, Payne, Plumb, Power, Pugh,
Reagan, Sanders, Shoup. Stanford, Stew
art, Teller, Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voor-
hies, Walthall, Wolcott-42.
Noes-Al ldrich, Allison, Corey, Casey,
SuAiOiiI, IstNlS, bl-AOIl,
EyartS, Frye, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hig-
gins, Hiscock, Hoar, Mcmillan, McPher-
son, Morrill,, Platt, Quay, Sawyer, Sher-
man, Spooner, Stock bridge, Warren,
Washburn, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson Of
Maryland-30.
Pairs were announced as follows: Col
quit and Dawes, George and Blair,
kenna and Farwell, Hearst and Petit
grew, Squire and Blodgett, Brown and
Chandler, Carlisle and Pierce, Ransom
and Moody.
During the announcement of the pairs
Wolcott asked by whose authority the
Senators from South Dakota, who he Iln-
derstood werein favor of the amendment,
were paired with Senators who would
also vote for it.
The VicePresident said he could give
no information on the subject.
VOORHEES, said he had been paired with
Mr.. Moody. Having gathered that the
Senator could not be relied upon to vote
for the amendment, but against it, his
(Voorhees') pair had been transferred to
Ransom, who would have voted for the
amendment.
Casey said he had telegraphed Moody
and Pettigrew four or five days ago, stat
ing that vote would be taken to-day,
and asking whether they desired any
change in their pairs, and received no re-
ply. The pairs therefore remained with
Ransom and Hearst.
Stewart moved to strike out Section of
the bill, being the proposition for an issue
OF S20O,000,000 of per cent. bonds to buy
UP outstanding bonds.
Sherman said that after the decisive
vote just taken, there was no use wearying
the Senate uselessly. With the free coin
age OF silver, he doubted whether per
cent. bonds could be sold at par
The fourth section was struck out-ayes
4S, noes 49,
The negatives We're Aldrich, Cameron.
Casey, Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, FRYE,
Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Morrill,,
Platt, Power, Quay, Sanders, Sawyer,
Shoup, and Wilson of Iowa.
Sherman voted aye.
Plumb moved TO strike out the first sec
ton of the bill. Agreed TO without di-
vision. (This section provided for the
purchase of l2,000,000 ounces of silver at
the market price,
Plumb moved to strike out the second
section, limiting the compulsory require
ment of deposit bonds by national banks
to 81 600. Agreed to without division
Plumb moved to strike out the third
section, as to national bank currency, and
to insert in lieu of it the following: That
the. Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized TO replace all sums of national
bank notes hereafter permanently retired
and cancelled by the issue in lieu thereof
like sums in United States notes of the
description and character of the United
States notes now outstanding and author
lied by the Act of March 3, 1868, entitled
an Act to provide ways and means for the
support of the Government.
After a long debate Plumb's amend
ment was defeated-yeas 26, nays 40.
The Senate then passed free coinage
bill, pure and simple, as a substitute for
the financial bill-ayes SO, noes q.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A. The House