Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
FREE SILVER COINAGE.
The Bill Passes the Senate by a
Good Majority.

National Bank and Bond Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-After de-
bate lasting many hours and after hav-
ing adopted the Stewart free coinage
amendment to the financial bill, the
United States Senate late tonight
passed free coinage bill pure and
simple as substitute for the financial
bill.
Senator ingalls, was the chief orator.
After having very extensively adver
tised himself he was gratiiied TO find
that all the galleries-press, Executive,
diplomatic and ordinary-were filled to
overlooking. Nearly every senator was
in his seat, for it is u well-known fact
that when ingalls, takes the floor he
either makes prolific use of his we'll
known sarcasm, or delyes into history
that has long since passed from the
memory of man.
The feature in his discourse to-day
was his statement as to his position CON
corning the Elections bill. 1t has been
generally understood that Ingalls, was
against it, but he had given no positive
interview, and the result was in sus-
pense. He announced that he was in
favor Of an election law, one that would
give a pure ballot, but he did not think
the measure which has been under dis
cussion in the Senate for so long would
come up to his requirements. He char
acterized it as an imperfect and partial
remedy.
Mr.. ingalls, claimed that there could
be no safety and no stable and perma-
nent peace in this country and under
this government until 1t was just as safe
for the black Republican to vote in
Mississippi as it was for white Demo-
crat to vote in Kansas. After having
delivered himself upon the Elections
bill so that there could be no possibility
of his being misunderstood upon the
question he took a fling at the specula-
tors, or, as he termed it, ''the million
aires" He was against cooperative
power and believed that the time was
coming when this country would no
longer be called the land of the free and
the home of the brave, but when it
would be known as the home Of the
rich and the land of the slave.
Mr.. Ingalls, spoke in this strain for
fully two hours and at the close Of his
remarks was greeted with volume of
applause from the galleries, which Vice
president Morton was powerless to sub
due for some minutes.
The speech all the way through adj
vocated the adoption of the Stewart
amendment provided for free coinage
and is thought to be responsible in a
measure for the majority Of IL by which
that amendment was adopted The
vote on the amendment was AZ yeas and
80 nays.
Mr. Jones of Nevada, followed Mr.
ingalls, in support of the amendment
His speech closed the general debate,
the Senate continuing under the 10
minute rsle.
Mr. Aldrich offered substitute for
Mr. Stewards amendment, and Mr.. Cor
man proposed as an amendment the
proposition presented by Mr.. Stewart
on the 18th instant, providing for the
imposition of a coinage charge on
foreign silver After some discussion,
! however, both the substitute and the
amendment were withdrawn for the
present.
The debate was finally closed, and the
Senate proceeded to vote on Mr.. Stew
arts amendment, with the result stated
above, the amendment being agreed to
by vote of AZ to so.
Motions were then made to strike out
Section of the finance committees bill
being the proposition for the issue Of
200,000,000 of bonds to buy up outstand-
ing bonds; Section !, providing for the
purchase of 100000 ounces of silver
at the market price; Section 2, limiting
the compulsory requirement of deposit
Of bonds by national banks to $1,000
all of which were agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb then moved to strike out
the third section Gas to national bank
currency. After long discussion this
motion was defeated.
Then the bill was agreed to-yeas, 80;
nays, 81; as follows:
Yeas-MeSsrs. Allen, Barbour, Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Cameron,
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel Eustis, Faux
ner, Gibson, German, Hampton, Ingalls,,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Kenna, Mcconnell, Henderson, Mitchell,
Morgan, Paddock, Pasco, Power, Pugh,
Reagan, Sanders, Shoup, Stanford,
Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vance, Vest,
Voorhees,, Walthall, Wolcott-39.
Nays-Messrs.A ldrich, Allison, Carey,
Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Edmunds, Eyarts, Frye, Hale, Hawley.
Higgins, lIiscocE, Hoar, Mcmillan, Plat,
Quay, Sawyer, Sherman, Spoonor,
Stockbridge, Warren, Washburn, Viii
son (Iowa), Wilson (Maryland)-27.
THE FORCE BILL TAKEN UP,
Hoar jumped up as soon as the Silver
bill was out of the way, and byprevious
arrangement was recognized by Vice
president Morton. He had secured 80
Republican votes besides his own and
had his pairs well arranged. This time
the Idaho senators voted with him. But
70 H1fo- fNff No
licans who voted for Stewards motion,
and Jones (Nevada), had 80 votes,
although their pairs were not SO well
arranged.
The Vice president having to decide,
of course gave his casting vote to the
Republicans, and the Force bill was
taken up. 1t does not follow that it is
To pass, or even that it is to be kept be-
fore the Senate long, Quay and Cam
eron, for example, are really opposed to
it, and will emba4 rass it with Quays
substitute.
Still, lIoar has better position than
lie has had and will fight it to more ad-
what the presidents casting vote
gives him.
German is prepared to contest every
step Of the way. The bill cannot be
passed except by clotuTe, and cloture
cannot be carried without force.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--The silver
bill, as passed by the Senate last night,
is free coinage measure pure and
simple, free from all the national bank
and bond legislation contained in the
financial bill. With the exception of
slight technical amendments and the
omission Of the provision for covering
into the treasury the national bank re- |