The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-27
FREE SILVER TAKEN UP.
THE SENATE VOTES TO CONSIDER
THE STEWART BILL.

The Outcome the Result of Success
full Parliamentary Management on
the Part of Senator Morgan-The
Vote Indicates a Desire on the Part
of a Majority to Have Free Silver
Discussed.
WASHINGTON, May 26-At the beginning
OF the present week probably not one Of the
most sanguine friends of the free silver
coinage proposition had the smallest meas
ure OF hope or expectation that anything in
the semblance of such bill could be gotten
before congress again this season. To-day
as the result OF an adrolt move on the part
of Mr.. Morgan, the Senate was suddenly
obliged orecord itself on what the free coin
age senators call "the square ISSUE" The de-
tails Of to-day's proceedings are interesting
from points of view, first, as a signal mani
festation of the desire of a majority of the
Senate to at least hear arguments upon and
give consideration to the free silver coinage
bill; and, seconds as an exhibition
of successful parliamentary management in
Forcing the Senate to record itself upon an
important question notwithstanding the
most strenuous efforts Of large number of
the leading spirits of the body 20 avoid the
issue. As result of the days proceedings
the Stewart free silver coinage bill is before
the Senate as the unfinished business. 1t
has displaced the alien bill and can be gotten
rid OF only by voting upon its passage or by
an affirmative vote to take up another
measure whenever the morning hour ex-
plres The outcome cannot be predicted
The aOtl-silV9r fO-daU1c
means only a protitless discussion. The
silver men say it means the speedy passage
of the free silver bill.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May, 26.-In the Senate to-
day, after a small amount of morning husi-
ness had been acted upon, Mr.. MorRan's
silver resolution, which had led TO such an
interesting debate yesterday, was again
taken up and Mr.. Morgan resumed his argu-
ment
When Mr.. Morgan concluded, Mr.. Sher-
man took the floor to reply. While Mr..
Sherman was still speaking the N forming
hour expired and Mr.. Morgan's amendment
went over without action.
FREE COINAGE DEBATE BEGUN.
Mr.. Stewart, however, promptly rose
and remarking that he would give the sena-
tors an opportunity of having test vote of
the question, moved 10 take up the bill lin
troduced by him and reported adversely
from the finance commlttee) to provide for
free coinage of gold aud silver bullion and
for other purposes. The yeas and nays
were called for by Mr.. Morgan. The vote
was thereupon taken and the result was
announced as, yeas 28: nays "A.
In few minutes afterward the presiding
officer (Mr. Delphi stated that in conse-
quence of the confusion in the chamber
there had been an error made in counting
and the announcement Of the vote. and that
the correct figures were: Yeas %; nays 20.
Following is the vote in detail
YEAs-Messrs. Alien, Bate. Butler, Cockrell,
Coke, Colqultt, Harris, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones Of Nevada, Kenna, Kyle, Mills, Mitchell,
som, Sanders, Shoup Stanford. Stewart, Teller,
Turpie, Vest. VOORHEES, and Walthall-25
NAVs-Messrs. Cameron, Cullom, Davis,
Dawes, Dixon, .Dolph, Gallinger Gray, Hale,
Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbrldge, Villas. White and
WiSOu-20.
Mr.. Hill was not In the chamber when the
vote was taken and no pair was announced
for him.
The bill was then taken up and the debate
on free silver was on again. Mr.. Stewart
opened the debate and be was followed by
Mr.. Teller, both straight free silver men.
Mr.. Teller devoted himself to quoting pas
sages from recent speeches by Mr.. Sherman
and replying TO them. No senator took the
floor to continue the debate when Mr..
Teller concluded. During the first part of
Mr.. Teller's speech, Mr.. Hill came into the
chamber and took his seat, where he was
engaged for some time in conversation with
Mr.. Stewart. He did not seem at all inter-
ested in the speech and left before it ended
The Senate went into executive session and
at O'Clock adjourned.