Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-02
From All Quarters.
THE FREE SILVER BILL
Passes the Senate by a Vote
of 20 to %.
HILL VOTES FOR FREE COINAGE,
The City of Chicago Ashore
in a Fog.
JUDGE GRESHAM AGAIN DECLINES.
The Peoples Party Will
Turn to Weaver.
JUDGE GRESHAM AGAIN DECLINES.

The Peoples rarity Will
Turn to Weaver.
THE STEWART SUBSTITUTE.
1t Prevails In the Senate-The Senator
From Nevada Forces a Vote-An the
Bullion in the Treasury to be Coined
The Act of 1 500 IL Rescinded-The
Terms of the Act of 1878 Again In
Force-The Advocates OF Free silver
Jubilant-Senator Hill at Last
shows His Hand-He Comes Out
Squarely for Free silver.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The presiding Of
fcer laid the silver bill before the senate
as the unfinished business. He called at
tention to the unanimous consent given on
June 80, and announced that the pending
question was Mr.. Dolph's motion to recon-
| NIT the bill.
Mr.. Frye asked Mr.. Stewart, who had
| said the motion violated the agreement,
whether he commended that under the
| unanimous agreement the senate was re-
stricteG to simple vote on the bill and
amendments.
Mr.. Stewart intimated that he did.
Mr.. Hale said it had never occurred to
him that it would not be in order (under
passage of the bill either by motion to
lay on the table or to recommit.
The chair stated that Mr.. Dolph's mo-
ton to recommit was made while Mr..
Palmer's motion to strike out all of the
bill after the first section was pending and
sitter notice of other amendments had been
given. The chair held that the motion to
recommit was proper parliamentary ques-
ton and under the rules of the senate had
precedence over any motion to amend.
Therefore the pending question was the
motion to recommit.
Mr.. Morgan appealed from the decision,
but, after some discussion, withdrew the
appeal.
Mr.. German said some senators desired
to speak on the bill. He appealed to Mr..
Morgan not to insist on having the vote
taken to-day.
Mr.. Morgan said he had asked Senator
Hill whether he desired to speak on the
bill and that senator said he did not Mr.
Morgan proposed that on July at 4 p m.
the senate should without further debate
vote on the bill and amendments without
any dilatory motion.
Mr.. Stewart said he would not consent
to postponement unless the motion to re-
commit was withdrawn.
Mr.. Palmer declared his willingness to
meet the question at any time.
Mr.. Butler-We may as we'll face the
music to-day as a week hence. I therefore
call for a vote on the motion to recon-
NIT.
The presiding officer stated the question
Mr.. Hill, being given unanimous consent
m hQf ha ta sf
| the motion to recommit, not on any par
liamentary ground but simply on the
ground that in his judgment the motion
was violation of the unanimous consent
given a few days ago.
The vote was then taken and the motion
| to recommit was defeated, yeas 2S, nays 81.
The following is the vote in detail: Yeas
|-Messrs. Allison, Brice, Carey, Carlisle,
Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, Eel
ton, Frye, Gallinger, German, Gray, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Mcpherson, Mander
| son, Palmer, Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Saw
yer, Stockbridge, Warren, Washburn and
White-2S.
Nays-Messrs Allen, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett, Butler, Cameron. Cock
| rell, Coke, Dubois, Faulkner, George,
Harris, Hill, Jones (Nev.), Kenna, Kyle,
Mills, Mitchell. Morgan. Paddock, PETER,
| Powers, Ransom, Shoup, Stewart, Teller,
l
| Mr.. Vest moved to postpone further con-
sideration of the bill till the first Monday
| in December.
| Mr.. Blackburn moved to lay that motion
on the table. Mr. Blackburn's motion was
defeated by tie vote-yeas 20, nays %.
Mr.. Vests motion was also defeated by
like tie vote.
Then Mr. Palmer's amendment to strike
out all of the original bill except the first
1 Ill
Mr.. Stewart then offered as an amend
ment his substitute providing for the free
coinage of silver bullion under the terms
of the act of 1878, except foreign coin sill
yer, and repeating the law of 1890.
| Mr.. Morgan moved to amend Mr.. Stew
arts substitute by adding the following
proviso: providing that the secretary of
the treasury shall proceed to have coined
all the silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased with silver or coin certificates"
Mr.. Hale moved that the senate djourn.
The motion was defeated, 20 to ~.
Mr.. Morgan temporarily withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the proviso
in Mr.. Stewards amendment as to foreign
coins. Agreed to without division.
Mr.. Allison moved that the act shall
take effect on tho 1st of July, 1898. Re-
, jected; yeas 10, nays SO.
| w arToH OHereO MS AIn6uQmeuG oA-
GLIDING from free coinage all silver except
such as shall be hereafter produced from
mines in the United State. Rejected with
out division.
Mr.. Carey offered proviso embodyine
r the silver plank in the Democratic plat
: fom. Laid on the table; yeas 30; nays 26
Mr.. Paddock moved that the act shall
!; take effect May /, 1898. Defeated.
8 Mr.. Dolph moved that the act shall taxi
: effect after an international agreement
shall have been entered into for the open
ing of minis at the ratio of 10 to l. Re
: iected without division.
j. Mr.. Perkins offered substitute allow
ing free coinage of silver at 900 grains to
v dollar-its present value. Laid on table
l. yeas %, nays 20.
:, The vote was then taken on Mr.. Stew
= arts amendment Gas amended in motion o
l. Mr.. VesD and it was agreed to without
division.
Il Mr. Morgan renewed his amendment di
r. recting the coinage of all the silver bullio
j. in the treasury, and 1t was also agreed t
= without division. The bill was the
= passed; yeas 80, nays rs.
y. The following is the vote in detail:
h Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blodget
ar Butler, Cameron Cockrell, Dubois, Faulkne
Kyle, Minis, MiseheiI, Morgan Pefrer, Ransom a
Sanders, shoup, Squi-es' Stewart, Teller, Turpi
Nays-Allisou, Brice. Carey. Carlisle Cullol
rs Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolpb, FELTON,, Gallinge
1y Gorman Gray, Hale: Hawley, MCPHERSON Ma
nd derson, Palmer, Perkins, Proctor, Sawyer, Stoc
tn bridge, Warren, Washburn, White-25.
m When the result was announced the
was manifestation of triumph on the Ho'
and in the galleries.
- Some executive communications we
presented and referred, a brief execute
f.. session was held and then the senate a
m. journed to Tuesday next
ar.
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