The morning call., 1892-07-02
CON GRESS.
THE SENATE.
The Free Coinage Bill Finally Passed
by Close Vote.

The Free Coinage Bill Finally Passed
by Close Vote.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-At the beginning
of the session the Senate voted to adjourn
from to-day till Tuesday.
Mcpherson withdrew his request for
the privilege of addressing the Senate on
the silver bill. He also withdrew ''any and
all objections expressed or implied TO the
order of the Senate and would offer no 9b-
lection. no diatory motion and do nothing
to interfere with carrying into effect the
order OF the Senate"
Stewart said he did not desire to place aay
Senator at a disadvantage, and therefore
proposed to hx Wednesday at 3 o'clock for
the time for taking vote ssi;h.S: iEr--1I
debate on the bill and amendments.
German said he felt himself under pecu-
liar circumstances. He had been rather
looked to by the Senators on his side to OBJ
iect TO the request for unanimous consent
but he had not objected. An agreement of
that kind had never been violated in the
Senate, but he submitted to the Senator
from Nevada. as he had already done
privately, that under the circumstances
those in charge of the bill could not prop
erly insist on going on with The bill without
giving the gentleman an opportunity TO be
heard.
Pugh said his colleague, Morgan. was ab-
sent and no arrangement could be made
under the circumstan
Stewart then Withdrew his request and
the matter went over without agreement as
to the time for taking the vote.
During the discussion as to the restric-
tions imposed by the Senate agreement on
the silver bill Morgan entered.
The President then laid the bill before
the Senate, the pending question being
Doph's motion to reeommit.
Hill announced he would vote against the
rlsa.. a "a
tion of the unanimous consent given few
ays ago.
The motion to recommit was lost-31
to 49,
A vote was then taken on Senator Black
burns motion TO table Vests motion to
postpone consideration of the bill until
December. Lost by tie vote. and the
Senate proceeded TO vote on Vests motion.
The vote on Vests motion resulted in
tie. so the motion was lost.
The vote then REQUIRED on Palmer's
motion to strike out all except the first Sec
ton OF the bill.
Pslmer's motion was defeated, and
Stewart then offered an amendment TO his
substitute. providing for the free coinage of
| silver bullion under the terms of the act of
1878, excepting foreign coin silver, and re-
pealing the law of 1890.
Vest moved TO strike out the proviso as TO
foreign coin, which was agreed to without
division.
OlltI mOtlOHS were ueIeAteu, ana vote
was then taken on Stewards amendment as
amended by Vest, and it was agreed to
| without division.
Morgan offered an amendment directing
the coinage Of all silver bullion in the
| Treasury, and it was also agreed to without
division. The bill then passed: Ayes 29,
noes %.
The following Is the vote in detail:
Ayes--Allen, Bate, Berry, Black burn. BIod-
gett, Butler, Cameron. Cockrell. Dubois.
Nevada. Kenna, Kyle, Mills. Mitchell, Nor
gan. PETER, Ransom, Sanders, Shoup. Squire.
Stewart, Teller, Turpe, Vest and Vol
cott-29.
Noes = Allison. Brice, Carey, Carlisle,
Cnllom. Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph. Fell
ton, Gallinger. German, Gray, Hale, Haw-
ley, Mcpherson, Manderson. Palmer. Per
kins, Proctor. Sawyer, Stockbridge, Warren,
Washburn and White-25.
brief executive session was then held
and the Senate adjourned.