Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-09
A BILL FOR UNLIMITED COIN
AGE PASSES THE
SENATE.
1t Will Now Go to the House.
Some Democratic Members
Determined That 1t
Shall Pass That
Body.

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for the privilege Of addressing th
senate on the silver bill. He ais
withdrew any and all objections
expressed or implied, to the orde
Of the senate and would offer h
objection. He would make no dila
tory motion, and would do nothin
to interfere with carrying into effec
the order of the senate. Stewar
proposed to fix Wednesday at
o'clock for the time for taking vote
without further debate, on the bill
and amendments. German sal,
he felt under peculiar circumstances
He had been looked to by the sena
tors on his side to object to the re
quest for unanimous consent, bu
he had not objected. An agree
ment of that kind has never beer
violated in the senate, but he sub
mltted to the senator from Nevada
as he had already done privately
that under the circumstances those
in charge of the bill could not
properly insist on going on with the
bill without giving the gentlemen
an opportunity to be heard Pugl
said his colleague, Morgan, was
absent, and no agreement could be
made under the circumstances
Stewart then Withdrew his request
and the matter went over without
agreement as to the time for taxi. 9
a vote.
Stewart offered as an amendment
his substitute providing for the free
coinage Of silver bullion under the
terms Of the act Of 1878, excepting
foreign coin silver, and repeating
the law Of 1890. Vest noyod to
strike out the provision as to foreign
coin. This was agreed to without
division. Other motions were de-
feated and vote was then taken on
Stewards amendment as amended
by Vest, and it was agreed to with
out division.
Morgan offered an amendment
directing the coinage Of all silver
bullion il The treasury, and it was
also agreed to without division.
The bill passed, yeas 20, nays 25.
The following was the vote:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett, Butler, Cameron,
Cockrell, Dubois, Faulkner, George,
Harris, Hill, Jones Of Nevada,
Kenna, Kyle, Mills, Mitchell, Nor
gan, PETER, Ransom, Sanders,
Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Tur-
pie, Vest and Wolcott-29.
Nays-Allison, Brice, Carey, Car
Isle, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon,
Do]ph, FELTON,, Gallinger, German,
Gray, Hale, Haw]ey, Mcpherson,
Henderson, Palmer, Perkins, Proc
5or, Sawy er, stockridge, Warren,
Washburn, White-25.
The bill reads as follows:
"That the owner of silver bullion
may depbsit the same at any mint
# the United States to be coined |
or his benefit, and it shall be the
luty Of the proper officers, upon
he terms and conditions which are
provided by law for the deposit and
coinage Of gold, to coin such bull
ion into standard dollars authorized
~ the act Of February p, 1878, en-
tiled, 'An act to authorize the coin
Ige Of the standard silver dollar,
md restore it's legal tender charac-
err and such coins shall be legal
ender for all debts and dues, pub
ic and private. The act of July
4, 1890, for the issue Of treasury
'otes thereon and for other pur-
,oses is hereby repealed; provided
hat the secretary Of the state shall
,1oceed to have coined all silver
'ul]ion in the treasury, purchased
With silver or coin certificates"
While the vote was being read
ut by the clerk, Stewart, his coun-
enance beaming with delight, sat
. one Of the front seats, keeping
ally on his fingers. When the re-
ult was announced there was
manifestation Of triumph on the
oor and in the galleries, which the
officer had trouble in sup