New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06
THE SENATE.

TIE ONLY POLITICAL MEASURE WAS THE FREE
S-1vrp COINAGE BILI,-AN,LYsIs OF TIE
VOTE UPON 1.-THE PADDOCK PUKE'FooD BILL
AN EFFORT TO REMOVE TIE ABUSES OF
THE PUBIC PRINTING OFF1CE-CoMPuLSoRY
p1ror,cr IN SOUTHERN PoRTs-ADDI11oNs TO
run AUXILIARY NAVY TEMPEMNG THE
U,RsTINESs OF ANTI CHINESE LEG1sLaTloN-
TyrE MARINE CORPS on AN EQUALITY WITH
THE REST OF THE NAVAL sERvICE-pEFEAr
ING PLANS TO INVADE YELLOWSTONE PARK
WITH RArLwAYe-TIIE TARIFF ISvEsT7GATIoN
TREATIES AND IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS
THAT HAVE REQUIRED ACTION.
Washington Aug . Especial. While the Senate. as
rnlo left the House OF Representatives. to take the
initiative during Che session Just closed In the SORT Vi
LEGISLATION commonly casscd political, In one trk-
ing Instance this negative attitude was almnaohel
and the first step toward important poi'cni legs
Iat,on was taken by the "dcbcravc branch Of Con
gross The most significant bin Of the ycar-'hat
drafted bv MIR stewart and Mr.. Morgan 10 insure the
FREQ coinage % sivor-orignatcd IN the Senate ANA
WI, pissed by that body only to meet IN Inc h'i'c
fhc fate Of many similar measures In recent fS'iohS
The -cnate ~ body has favored The free coinage vi
efvcr for many years and ONLY m the Inst Congress
Q2Vp "A
stewart Reagan bill. II j. striking commentary on
n,e changed feeling In Congress the silver 1nc'uph
nat fhe stewart Mo>ym M passed this year by II
majority of only four. aud that at one stage Dit
sinee vote was lacllng TO postpone its consideration
iii December next.
The majority party in the Senate cannot he charged
hovcver with responsibility for this ,n2ie attempt at
orrrc lve political legislation. ON the contrary the
vote witch forced the consideration Of tn; stewart
,,c,r,u ILL and finally passed Ly narrow a mar
Gin us coalition pure AID simple OF almost the en-
t,,n Marty strength Of the minority, with Local In
t,rrst in the mining states. which separated from
thc Republican majority for pnrely personal ana non
uo,,cal rea sons An ANALYSIS OF tho votes cast or
n,,,d on the passage of the bill Will show the pre-
,,udc.ipg character OF the support II received on Tn"
tcr,ocr,tlc side Of the Senatea support almost soih
ouch in cntitle The Stewart, Morgan bin to be called
. Democratic patty measure Eighty-six ont OF "sh'y-
,h. senators either voted were pared on the pas
,rc Of the fhl The total vote cast or pnrcd Tor II
uas Al: tia, against il, Al. OF The 40 ai'rr"-
49,, voc, 90 came from Democratic Scha
,ors II from Republican and from Farmers Alliance
y. h Al votes In opposition. - came from Republicans
Pa only o from Democrats. over tiIrec-quartcrs Of
,,o ncmocratc strength in the Senate was according
- ,,,ovn m favor OF free coinage. While Just shof' OF
,,oouarers Of the full Republican strength was
nun against IT, The bin as passed turned OUT 10
. ~ the least satisfactory frcccoinage measures
- .,,, bv thc Senate 10 the IIOuSc IL consequent
T., met defeat nor could II very well nave Drc""'o
| ,,u without serious ameinHeht
,.s,.TroN IL WHICH TIE SENATE TOOK TIL
INIT ALIVE.
| ruo or three other nom political measures wn''h
| 1870. :, tho senate and were left macteh upon
Or ,h" uonsc should be mentioned In any review OF
ts senate's work during the session. Early last WIN
wv 3D.. paddock Pure. Food bill was passed By the
ss,,,. against rather fcebl" opposition TINS measure
strives to prevent the nsoann"s % OVu,
ana p. 9S@ nssr Lard Bill Of the List congrsss broad
ned TO- include al arceS o. w IHGe the passed
An ,Sc Madeson Public Printing b which seSs' Of
order smS s sSonoy the i many tine
ri e y system This h S h nas pryene
10 rccon,nnrno onIy because It trenches partially on