The weekly tribune., 1892-11-04
KEEP THIS SILVER RECORD.

;, political parties on the silver question
= there are many Inquiries received at thi
office in relation to the action of congres
4 in different years on this subject and tn,
. part taken by democrats and republican,
+, in the deliberations of the house.
. In order to place the figures clearl,
= before our readers so that they can have
them in convenient form for reference
=. We give herewith details of the votes or
various bills for the reinstatement of sill
yer which have come up since rcpub
lican demonetization in 1873.
1t will be remembered that in that
year President Grant was in the white
house and there was a republican ma
jority in the house, and they all stood by
and permitted the money of the people
to be taken from them 10y an English
plot Silver was demonetized and its
free coinage stopped when the rcpub-
lican party had control of every branch
Of the government
In 1876 the democratic house passed
a llCt ipiIdSt Dlil' but II was lI'Ntl dtttt
upon in the republican senate,
In 1877 Nov. -. the democratic house
passed IA free coinage bill, but in the re.
publican senate February. 1879 the free
coinage provision was stricken out and
limited coinage bill passed. This was
the Bland Allison act This bill was We.
toed by Hayes. but passed over his veto
Icy both houses.
In 1879 free silver coinage bill lby
Mr.. Warner, Of Ohio.l passed the house
May u; yeas ia, nays %. Those voting
yea" were all democrats or greenback
ers except 4: those voting may" were all
republicans except s. This was ia dem
ocratic house. This bill was never acted
upon in the senate, which was rcpub.
lican.
Ia June. 1879 democratic house and
democratic senate, an act was passed
raising the legal tender limit of subsi-
diary silver coins from ~ to SO, provid
ing for their redemption in full legal ten
der money.
In the Forty-ninth congress tlSSJ 81
provso to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill authorized the issue of one. two !
and five dollar silver certificates. Demo
cratic house and republican senate
FREE SILVER IN FIFrY-FlR~r CONGRESS. |
Republican majority in the senate of |
10 and in the house of l. Harrison pres
identl. June !. 1890, on motion Of Bland |
to recommit bill (which was to provide
for the purchase Of silver bullion and the
issue Of silver certificates to the com
mittec on coinage with instructions to |
report a free coinage bill, the vote was |
yeas lG llOl democrats and l. repub-
licansl; nays ! 10 03 democrats and lib
republicans.
The original bill passed. the free coin
age section being beaten 10y the repub-
licans thus Yeas, 13j, all republi-
cans: nays. 10. ll2 democrats and seven
Ia the senate. June Il, 1880. the vote
on the house bill as amended in the sen
ate by the free coinage provision: yeas,
T. (21 democrats and II republicans;
nays. p t3 democrats and - republi-
cans. or 80 democrats voting. - voted
'or and 3 against silver: Of 81 republi-
:ans voting. II voted for and - against
silver.
In the house, July T.. 1890 vote on
agreeing to conference report Sherman
oill: yeas. l22 Call republicans: nays
10 tall democrats, SO the bill passed.
FREE SILVER IL rIFTY-SE'oNp coNGREo>:
FIRST SESSION.
Democrats 2Ij, republicans -. alliance
men .. Democratic majority over re
publicans ~ and lbs over all.
Bland Bill. Burrows motion to lay bill
IN the table test vote. March y. 1892.
Congressional Record No. 90 page 2G2:,.
There were DOG votes cast: resulting in
lie vote: lis for and AS against. For
notion to lay bill on the table and
gainst free silver the vote was, demo
rats IG. republicans -. total us |
\galnst motion to lay on table and for
rec silver. democrats l'4 republicans II.
alliance 3 total lI>. OF 2lO democrats
Oting ia voted for free silver and 7G
gainst; Of 13 republicans voting 6 voted
or silver and - against. alliance men
il voted for silver Democrats voted
or silver 10y majority Of is; republicans /, /
oted against silver by majority of :IG
BILL. /;
Forty republicans. 30 democrats !
nd alliance men. Republican major. .
ty 5 over democrats and over ALL :
Vote on passage Of bill, July !, 1892, 7
Record, page G.3J2. Fifty s