The state herald., 1892-07-08
THE SENATE FOR FREE SILVER.
Senator Stewards BILL for tho Free Coin
age Of Silver Passed by
. Vote Of 10 to rs,


= Vote Of 10 to rs.
| At the opening Of the session Friday the
Stewart silver bill came up, It having been
agreed to vote on II that day. Several scna-
tors expressed desire to speak upon the
measure and felt that an attempt was being
made to curtail debate. German thought It
would be only fair 70 defer the vote until u
week from Monday. Mr.. Teller thought next
Thursday a sufficient extension Of time. He
was certain no attempt would be made TO
prevent discussion.
Mr.. Morgan made point OF order that the
| chair should decide upon the pending qucs-
tion md state whether debate was admissi-
BILE. The chair decided that the motion of
Dolph to rccommit the bill was tho pending
question. Mr.. Morgan appealed from tho
decision Of the chair and spoke at length ns
to the effect a recommitment OF the bill
would have upon its passage. He said that a
vote to rccommit was equivalent to \ vote
against the bill itself. A number of senator's
spoke upon the point Of order, and finally
Mr.. Morgan withdrew his appeal.
Mr.. German urged Mcssrs. Morgan and
Stewart to grant more time for discussion
Mr.. Morgan said that he had devoted an hour
endeavorlng TO md some one who desired 10
further discuss this bill. He had seen sena-
tor Hill, who said he did not wish to speak
upon the measure. Mr.. MCPHERSON wouid
not speak upon It. He offered . cast-irou
agreement that at 4 o'clock on Thursday,
July Z, vote should be taken without any
debate on dilatory motions.
Mr.. Hill then addressed the chair, but wss
told that debate was not In order. BY unani-
nous consent he was allowed to proceed. He
said he desired to speak only upon the motion
to recommIt, He thought that such motion
was In violation OF the unanimous consent
given TO the agreement He should vote
against the motion because II was inadmissl-
Bile from parliamentary standpoint.
The vote was then taken upon Dolph's mo-
ton to recommit the bill, and resulted In IS
yeas and 81 nays.
Mr.. Vest then moved that further con-
sideration of this bill be postponed until the
first Monday In next December Mr.. Black
burn moved to lay this motion on the table.
he vote resulted, 2S TO %. Mr.. Vests mo-
tlon also met with the same fate. number
OF amendments were then offered by the enc
mics OF the bill but they were all voted down,
as the silver men had slight majority.
The question then REQUIRED on Stewards
amendment in the nature OF a substitute.
The substitute was adopted without divi-
sion.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment proyld-
Ing that all silver bullion In the treasury must
be coined into dollars, Adopted.
The bill WAS then passed to third readjug.
At 4:t5 the bill was placed upon its final
passage and carried by vote OF 20 to 81.
The vote In detail was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blod-
gctt, Butler, Cameron, Cockrell, Dubois,
Faulkner, George, Harris, Hin, Jones Of Ne
vada, Kenna, Kyle, Mills, Mitchell, Morgan,
PETER, Ransom, Sanders, shoup, Squire,
Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Wolcott. Total
20.
Nays-Allison, Brlce, Carey, Carlisle, Cal.
ium, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, FELTON,,
Gslllnger, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Nc.
Pherson, Henderson, Palmer, Perkins, Proc.
tor, Sawyer, stockbridge, Warren, Wash.
burne, White. Total rs
The bill rs passed reads as follows:
THAT the owner of silver bullion may de-
posit the same nj any mint ~ 20 United
States to be coined To- rs benefit, and 1t shall
be 'ss .u,y of the proper officers, upon the
terms and conditions which are provided by
law for the deposit and coinage Of gold, to
coin such bullion into the standard dollars
authorized by the act Of February IS, 1873,
entitled An act to authorize the coinage Of
the standard silver dollar and to restore It's
legal tender character and such coins shall
be legal tender for all debts and dues, pub
lie and private. The act of July II, 1890, en-.
titled An act directing the purchase Of silver
bullion and the Issue of treasury notes there.
on and for other purposes Is hereby re-
pcsled.
Provided, that tho secretary Of the trcns-
ury shall proceed To have coined all the silver
bullion In the treasury purchased with silver
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