Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-02
SD CONGRESS.
The Senate Takes Up the Free
Coinage Bill.
Agreed That No Vote viii Be Taken
Till After June IA.
The House Adopts Proposed Changes in the
Free Delivery Service.

= WASHINGTON. June lin the Senate
the SENATE Joint resolution authorizing and
directing the President 10 proclaim general
holiday eommemorafing the Tooth anuiyer-
sary of the discovery OF America. on the
18th of October, l>92, was taken from the
calendar and passed The calendar was
taken up the House bill to regulate the
manner ia which property shall be sold
under orders and decree of any United
States court. Teller moved TO insert an
additional amendment, requiring the officers
Of the court TO receive legal tender money
in payment Of judgments.
Sherman objected 10 the amendment and
suggested th,s ease of Judgment being on Il
note or specific contract requiring payment
in gold coin, Teller replied by saving that
in such ease. If there was a difference be
tween the faiue OF the legal tender money
and gold coin, the difference should be part
of tine Judgment. Sherman thought such
an important change in the law should not
be made under the five minute rule and
without debate He objected 10 the con-
sideratlon of the bill.
Morgan-i move TO proceed 10 it, consid-
Grafton, orwithstandng the objection. \
vote was taken but no quorum was present
Hili's first recorded vote on question
the subject of silver was involved. was
given on This motion in the affirmative
The roll of the Senate having been called
40 senators more than Il quorum respond
ed and as the vote was about being taken
for the second time. Allison suggested that
before the vote could be finished, the hour
hour of : would arrive, when the calendar
would have to be laid aside
Morgan expressed a willingness to let the
bill be laid aside without action as the vote
jus. cast showed verv deciled determine
tion on the part of the Senate that the legal
tender laws shall be respected by all officers
of the government. The bill was laid aside
without prejudice, under the rule
At O'Clock the calendar was laid aside.
and the bili 10 provide for free coinage OF
gold and silver was taken up. Sherman
continued his argument against the bill He
fortified his position by quotations from
financial periodicals, describing the conse-
quences of the fall of silver in India He
spoke approyingly of the Presidents efforts
to bring about an international bi-metallic
conference. He hoped the conference
would have a successful result, that ii
would lessen the evils now pressing on the
financial condition of all nations of the
world. But this was no time. he said, for
considering the pending measures In the
midst OF a Presidential canvas when men
are scheming and looking for positions.
there never had been never could b.. wise
and useful legislation.
Aldrich suggested that in view of the
fact that many senators will he absent from
Washington Tor some time to come that By
unanimous consent debate on the silver
bill might continue, but no vote upon the
bill or amendments should be taken until
after June II.
After some coloquy and with the under
stan ling that the bill should retain its place
Is unfinished business. the proposition was
agreed to.
stewart thentook the floor lie e!uci-
dated hi side of the silver question until
30. hon without finishing his speech he
!i-lIed the iioor and the Senate adjourned