Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-15
A Free Coinage Bill

The U. 5. Senate ast night. after pro-
trected session, ny vote OF SO ayes to 2!
nays passed free coinsge bill, pure ana
simple, IS 2 substitute for the 6oancial bill.
As eialel yesterday Mr.. Ingalls, INSIDE p
long spec Oh Ia favor Of free coinsga. Weth
ne had fin;shed Mr. Jones. of Nevada, spoke
~ support OF the Stewart ffee-ccinnSe
auepdinast Debsto then ran undsr tie
teu-niuu rule. F.rslly the discussion
closed and the SepAso proceeded to vote OF
Mr. Stewart smendueat. Il was sersed to
yeas ~ says 80.
Mr.. Stt w.rt agreed to strike out OF the b.
nance C mlaittes's bill the proposition 10;
tbs issue OF 800, 600 900 of tou6a to bug M
outstsn3iDg bords. Agreed to-yess as
Gays 49,
The -ec,ion prcvlding fcE the purchase o.
12,C00, COO ouncls Of silver OF tne Market
p:ice was stii, ken out.
Also the ssction limiting The cor'pu'so'y
feqairenent Of deposit Of bonds by national
ospks to 81 eco
The bl! was then reported to the Senate,
and roc sniandmeuts made 10 Committee Of
the Whole we're SO ae6 to.
Tnen Mr. Ves5 astonishsd the Senate 50
bringing forgari IS substitute for The Dill
a rufe;Y free-ccinags bill, which provides
that .hs mt Of 7aua in the Uoited
States shai Dc me dollar TO be ccined o! 4l24
grains Ct s.scoard silver 0: % $40 gFsins OF
STANDARD gold.
air. yAat sls.ad thst his substitute @as
eimlrr TO the iree-coiuage bill that passed
hs Ssnato lss. session.
Mr. A!dsjco moved 10 amend the suhst!-
tute By aoCiag thereto the national banking
feature Of ,oe original bill. L1at-yess, %
uays, 81
Mr.. Vests spbeiitrte YES agreed to with
cut division.
The bill amended by the subs TUE waa
agreed ta-yens, 80 nays, "a.
Ga Mr. cars IN 3iion (ead oy The osstils
vote OF The Vice Presidency the vie stand
ue SO 10 SO ne Force bill was then taken
CD AMI placed On tao calendar Ga ''ui tn-
lsned busipess" for to day.
Ali the democrats, in facf, voted Tor The
Stewart amendment eXceps Seneiora Gray,
Mcpherson and Wilson If Maryland. whose
strongly conservative views ic matters OF
fnence restrained hsm from looAio9 at
the matter f;op iha point OF viow OF pot
tics"
Ine fsee-ooinage men swept sill before
them. Aiser Ingalls, had made his speech
tney lett tOels Sl!tESi:i ho' tstos 'HihCu w
drop all proposed compromises and press
through the fui ASSURE of their dae.res.
Not only did hey propose TO adopta ffss-
coinage amerdmert unlimited, hut they
proposed TO knock cut of The bill an that
sherman and the other an..fres coinage
men had put in, and make it q ffee-colnsge
bill! pure and simple, go as to keep the istus
free from complications. They had fifteen
republican votes present, aud 90 Offset the
votes of Gray, Mcpherson and Wilson, OF
Maryland, on the democratic side, and gave
free coinage twelve nj ,rity. With the
votes Of Moody and Pertgrew, who were
paired with Ransom ard Heerst-all four
being free coinage men-they would have
had sixteen u, jority, the came msj 'rity
they bad lsst year. Cameron was the only
Seoa,or east of the Alleghaaies who voted
for free Coinage. The free coinage men ex-
pect to see the bill go through the House,
and they say President Harrison will not
dare to veto IT.