The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-06
Eight Patriotic Repu blican Senator's
Vote TO Shelye the Partisan
Election Bill.
General Belief That tho Measure ie
Beyond the Hope OF Res
direction.
Conformation and Rage Of Uoar Vt Id
Genus Omne Over the Very Right
eOuS Result.

the senate were feopened after the execu-
tive session, the election bill WAS then taken
mp, George resuming the floor to continue
his speech commenced last Wednesday.
Stewart moved to take up the senate bill to
provide against contracting the currency.
George said he would yield for the motion.
Hoar appeared surprised, and asked George
whether he abandoned the floor. George
said he merely yelled to have the motion
made. Honr tried to say something more,
but German insisted that the question was
not debatsble. Hoar persisted but German
seemed resolved to allow no discussion of
the subject and insisted on his point Of Or
der, that on motion to proceed with the
consideration of bill debate is not in
order.
Hoar-"Do / understand the senator
from Mississippi considers himself at lib
erty TO yield to this motion after the ar
rangement between him and me!'
George-"Wbat WAS thati"
Gorman-"I insist upon the point of
order"
The presiding officer Mr.. Harris)-"The
point is well taken.'
George-'I ask unanimous consent to
make an inquiry of the senator from Massa-
chusetts."
Several democratic senators objected.
The presiding officer-"The chair will en-
tertain no proposition that amounts to- or
tends to, debate. The question is. will the
senate proceed to the consideration of the
bill to provide against the contraction of
the currency"
The vote WAS taken by yeas and nays.
and the motion agreed to. yeas 81, nays 20.
Jones, of Nevada, Mcconnell, Shoup.
Stanford, Stewart. Teller, Washburn and
Wolcott voted with the democrats. The
announcement of the result was received
with indications of surprise and disap-
pointment on the republican side of the
chamber. The election bill having been
thus displaced and the financial bill taken
up, the latter was read by the clerk and
Stewart moved to amend it by adding his
free coinage provision. He argued in sup
port of the amendment, which, he said.
would remonetize silver and place it back
wfcs,s il had been before it was excluded
FROM the mints Of the United States and
Europe.
Sherman said the sudden and unexpected
change of scene and the introduction of a
new topic of debate. should not allow the
revolutionary measure now proposed Stew
arts amendment to pass without the seri-
ous and sober attention of every senator
The fact that there had been unexpected
detection in the republican party would not
relieve the minority of this body from iti
responsibility if it supported this measure
If the friends of silver had only patience
and would wait until the element of time
acted on the silver law of last session, tht
| policy of the United States government and
of the French government. together will
the use of silver in the South American
states would lift up silver again to the golC
standard and that would give them q gole
value for their silver.
The action of the senate in displacing TIM
election bill with the financial bill WAS
complete surprise to the friends of th,
| former measure, and several say il wal
without prior knowledge on their part. St
| far rs can be learned the arrangement Il
displace the force bill WAS not defniteI.
met, though there had been some consulta
ton prior TO to-day ON the subject. 1t Ii
understood that Stewart and Teller wer'
principal movers in the scheme. The dem
ocrats are rejoicing over the displacement
of the election bill and think il has receive,
death blow. The financial bill mus
now be displaced by direct vote. and hai
the coi2n of vantage heretofore occupiee
| by the election bill. 1t has the right o
way. One of the silver senators said to- da,
| il had been decided last week to bring OF
/ the fight this week, but it was kept auie
and the decision as to when to make til.
motion, and in what form, had not beeI
arrived at until the senate convened thi
morning.