The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL,
TIih SENATE STILL DER,r,x.
THE SILVER BILL.

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'h'"ee occupy the Time of the
h"use----Nalaries of Officer.
Causes Political Debate.
i> Telegraph to the State Chronicle
" WASHINGTON, May 26-(Senate,
Ar PETER (alliance) of Kansas intro
iu'td bill which he asked sbo,1d \,
laid on the table for future action. +,
increase the currency and provide fo
MS elreulatioA; to reduce the rates O
interest and to provide for bureau o
loaa' IN the treasury department. A,
lhe close OF the lrowtine business Mr.
Morgan resumed the discussion of ri.
SILVER resolution. He believed that !;
the Senators who had expressed tbei,
views by their votes would adboro
tourageouSly to their convictions
SOME conclusion might be reached
on this question. There were
men enough in both houses in
iaVor Of tree coinage of silver to pass
bilI entirely satisfactory to the
country. Mr.. Morgan expressed an
.arnest desire that when the presen,
debate should have heen exhausted the
senator from Nevada Mr.. Stewart
Mould move to take up his free coin
age resolution and press for a vote
upon It. Continuing, Mr.. Morgan
+1'd we had other presidents to veto a
SILVER bill and what had become Of
them: There was a prominent cen
teman before the country, much re-
'ered for his manly integrity and
>taiesmanshlp, yet the democratic
party because they loved the people
more than they did him would put
am y his political grave, rather than
give him the opportunity to ioin
hands with the senator from Ohio
m giving a death blow to silver
some man would rise up who would
represent the popular will on this oues.
non and who would overturn both
nrse gentlemen in spite of all thev
souId do. Mr.. Sherman complained
that the whole morning had b4en
wasted IN The discussion of the silver
r-solutlons Of the Senator from Ala.
oama, Mr.. Morgan. He defended the
nnance committee from charges OF a
desire to pigeon hole this question and
was proceeding 70 raplp ,rhan +bo Lo.-
oi Z O'Clock arrived and the unfinished
business Of yesterday came before the
senate. Mr.. Stewart. Of New, acting
on the suggestion thrown out by
Mr. Morgan, moved to lay aside
the unfinished business and take no
the order Of business. No. 2.57l,
bill 70 provide for the free
coinage of gold and silver bullion and
for other purposes. 1t provides that
the unit Of value in the United States
shall be dollar Of 4l24 grains of sill
YER, or Of % $40 grains of standard
gold, and that any owner of gold or
silver bullion may deposit it in sums
Of not less than 500 in any United
states mint to be coined into standard
dollars without charge, and that the
treasury should be authorized to issue
gold and silver certificates therefor.
Mr.. Morgan demanded tle yeas and
nays on the motion to take up this
bill and they were ordered, and
resulted yeas %. nays 20,
as follows: Yeas s--repubicans: Allen.
ZONES, lNevada) Paddock, Power,
Sanders, Saoup, Stanford, Stewart,
Teller, :. Democrats: Bate, Butler,
Oockrell. Coke. Colquit. Harris, Jones,
Arkansas) Kenna, Mills, Mitchell,
Morgan, Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest,
VOORHEES, and WalthaD, II, Farm
ers' alliance: Kyle, Pfeffer, 2. Total
70. Nays-repuoli ans: Cameron.
Bullion, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolpb,
Gallinger, Hale, Havley, Higgins,
Morrill,, Perkins, Proctor, Sawyer.
Ntockbridge, Wilson, lt. Democrats:
Gray, Palmer, Villas, White, a.
Total 20.
Mr.. Hill was in the Senate before
and after taking the vote. but not dur
lng the roll call. Mr.. German was
absent and not paired. Mr.. Casey was
paired with Mr. Sherman. General
debate on the Stewart bill was then
opened by Mr.. Teller of Colorado. He
severely commented on Mr.. Sherman s
otasement that discussion Of the silver
question was waste of time. He ad-
mltted that the discussion of free coin
age IN the Senate at this time might
interfere with the international mon
atary conference. If it did there would
hh no man more responsible for it than
The Senator from Ohio Mr.. Sherman
who yesterday made statement ON
tae authority of some unnamed Sena-
tor, that he silver production would
oe qulntupled if free coinage were
adopted This was the bugbear held
up before the nations of Europe. The
production of silver was increasing in
inns country, but slightly in extent
ohly i was increasing also in Austria.
ila but IN 10 other country. Mr.. Tel
''r contenCtd that some consideration
was due TO ;he Ten million farmers OF
lhe country. who by law were put un-
H'r disadvantage in two WAYS. 1t is