The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-02


Its Way and the Contest Resembled a
Field Day in the House.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The presiding
officer laid the silver bill before the SEN
ate today as unfinished business. He
called attention to the unanimous con-
sent given June 30 and announced the
pending question to be Mr.. Dolphs mo-
ton to recommit the bill.
Mr.. Frye asked Mr.. Stewart, who had
said the motion violated the agreement.
whether he contended that under an
unanimous agreement the Senate was re-
stricted to a simple vote on the bill and
its amendments.
Mr.. Stewart intimated that he did.
Mr.. Hale said it never occurred to him
that 1T would not be in order, under that
agreement to attempt to prevent the
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 re recommit was made while Mr..
Palmer's motion to strike out all of the
bill after the first section was pending,
and after notice of other amendments
was given. The Chair held that the mo-
ton to recommit was proper parliament
tary question and, under the rules of the
Senate, had precedence over the motion
to amend. Therefore, the pending ques-
ton was the motion to recommit,
Mr.. Morgan proposed July at p. m.
as the time when the Senate should,
without further debate, vote on the bill
and amendments without any dilatory
motion.
Mr.. Stewart said b. would not consent
to postponement unless the motion to
recommit was withdrawn.
Mr.. Palmer amendment to strike ont
all the original bill except the first sec
ton was agreed to without a vote.
Mr. Stewart offered as an amendment
substitute providing for the free coinage
OF silver bullion under the terms of the
act of 1878, excepting foreign coin and
foreign silver, and repeating the law of
1890.
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend Mr.. Stew
arts substitute by adding the following
proviso: Providing the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall proceed to have coined
all the silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased with silver or gold certificates
Mr.. Hale moved that the Senate adj
journ. The motion was defeated 26 to
27.
Mr.. Morgan temporarily withdrew his
amendment and Mr.. Vest moved to strike
out the proviso in Mr. Stewards amend
ment as to foreign coin. This was agreed
to without division.
Mr.. Allison moved that the act take eff
feet July 1, 1893. This was rejected
yeas, 19; nays, 36.
Mr.. Warren offered an amendment ex-
cluding from free coinage all silver such
as is hereafter produced from the mines
in the United States. The amendment
was rejected.
The vote was then taken on Mr..
Stewards amendment on motion of Mr..
Vest, and it was agreed to without divi-
sion. Mr.. Morgan renewed his amend
ment directing the coinage of all the
silver bullion in the treasury, and it was
agreed to without division.
The bill passed-yeas, 20; nays, 25.
The vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Bate, Berry. Blackburn.
Blodigett. Butler, Cameron, Cockrell, Dubois,
Faulkner, George, Harris, Hill Jones of Ne
braska, Kenna, Kyle, Mills, Mitchell, Morgan.
PETER. Ransom Sanders, .shaup, Squire,
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Brice, Carey. Carlisle.
Cullom, DAVIS. Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, FELTON,,
Gallinger, German, Gray, Hail. Hawley. Nc
Pherson, Henderson, Palmer, Perkins Proctor,
Sawyer, Stockbridge, Warden, Washburn,
When the result was announced there
were manifestations of triumph on the
floor and in the galleries.