The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-09
The Friends of Silver Gain a Great
Victory Under Morgan's
Leadership.
The Stewart Bill Passes the Sen
ate by a Vote Of
20 to 25.
A Vote on the Measure Will Now
Be Forced i'm the House of
Representatives.
SILVER TO THE FRONT.
The Senate Passes stewards Free Coinage
Bill by 70 to 2J.

The senate Passes stewards Free Coinage
Bill by 30 to a5.
WASHINGTON. july 1.-The friends of
victory in the senate To-Day. When
the bill came before that body at >
o'clock il was weighted down with the
refusal made the day before by McPher-
son to be bound by the agreement to
have a vote taken today. and it looked as
if the end was still in the dim distance.
But the senator from New Jersey (possi-
bly, having slept on the natter an
nounced tnat be was prepared to with
draw his objection, and that he would
interpose no obstacle On delay to the ac-
ton Of the senate. Even after that it
looked for an hour or more ds if there
vas to be IA postponement Of the subject
for at least another week. but finally
after a good deal of discussion all pre-
liminary obstacles were swept away and
IA vote was taken on Dolph motion to
recommit the bill to the senate commit
tee on finance. Tit friends and enemies
of the measure were willing TO make that
vote a test of their relative strength. and
the decision was in favor of the friends
OF silver. On all other votes that came
after victory was still on the same side.
and finally the bill was passed by a ma
;ority of four votes.
After the transaction of some import
ant business the presiding officer lat > p.
m.) laiu the silver bill before the senate,
and after considerable discussion as to
the agreement made for a vote. Mr.. But
Ter called for the vote on the motion of
Dolph to recommit the bill to the finance
committee. The motion TO recommit
vas defeated. Yeas. IS; nays, 81. The
following is the vote in detail:
Ieas-Allison. Brice, Carey, Carlisle,
FELTON,. Frye. Gallinger, German. Gray.
Hale. Hansbrough. Hawley. Mcpherson.
Henderson. Palmer, Perkins. Plat,
Proctor. Sawyer, Stockbridge. Warren.
Washburn and Whites.
Nays-Allen. Bate, Berry. Blackburn,
Blodgett. Butler, Cameron, Cockrell.
Coke, Dubois. Faulkner. George. Harris.
Hill, Jones CNevada). kenna. Kyle. Mills,
Mitchell. Morgan. Paddock. PETER.
Power, Ransom. Shoup. Stewart. Teller,
Turpie. Vest. Walthall and Wolcott-3l.
Various motions were proposed and
defeated and Mr.. Stewart offered as an
amendment to his substitute providing
for free coinage Of silver bullion under
the terms of the act of 1878 excepting
foreign coin silver and repeating the law
Of 1880.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the pro-
yiso as to foreign coins.
Mr.. Stewart expressed his willingness
that the motion should be agreed to and
that part OF the provlso was struck out
without division. Other motions were
then defeated and the vote was then
taken On Stewards amendment las
amended on motion Of Vest and it was
agreed to without division.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment d.
recting the coinage OF all silver bullion
in the treasury and it was agreed to
without division. Then bill was passed.
ayes %. nays %.
1t reads as follows: That the owner
Of silver bullion may deposite the same
at any mint of the United states t be
coined for his benefit and it shall be the
duty Of all proper officers upon the terms
and conditions which are provided by
law for the deposit and coinage of gold
to coin such bullion into standard dol
lars authorized by the act Of February
-. 1873 entitled ian act to authorize the
coinage OF the standard silver dollar and
to restore its legal tender character, and
such coins shall be legal tender for all
debts and dues. public and private. The
act OF July II. 1890 entitled ian act
directing the purchase Of silver bullion
and the issue Of treasury notes therein
and for other purposes is hereby re-
pealed, provided that the secretary of
the treasury shall proceed to have coined
all silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased with silver or coin certificates.
The following is the vote in detail.
Yeas-Allen. Bate. Berry, Blackburn,
Blodgett. Butler, Cameron, Cockrell,
Dubois. Faulkner, George, Harris, Hill.
Jones Nevada. Kenna, Kyle, Mills,
Mitchell, Morgan. PETER, Ransom, San
ders. Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller.
Turpie. Vest, Wolcott-29.
Nays-Allison, Brice. Carey, Carlisle,
Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon. Dolph,
FELTON,, Gallinger, German. Gray, Hale,
Hawley, Mcpherson. Henderson. Palmer,
Perkins, Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbridge.
Warren. Washburn. White-25.
The house took its first step towards
final adjournment today in adopting the
report Of the conference committee on
the agricultural appropriation bill.
Hurrah for Morgan.