The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-02
over for the present without any agree
ment as to the time for taking the vote.

over for the present without any agree
ment as to the time for taking the vote.
Twenty-eight private pension bills
having been passed, Mr.. Morgan, who
had in the meantime entered, inquired
Of the chair as to what proposition had
been made to-day on the subject OF the
silver bill. He said that he understood
the senator from New Jersey had with.
drawn his objection and that he did
not desire to speak on the bill on
account of his health. lie had also
been informed that the senator from
New York Mr.. Hill desired to speak
on the bill.
After the transaction Of some unim-
portant business. the presiding officer,
at 9 p. M, laid the silver bill before the
senate and after considerable discussion
as to the agreement made for a vote,
Mr.. Butler called for vote on q motion
made by Mr.. Dolph to recominit the
bill to the finance committee. The
motion to recommit was defeated
yeas, IS; nays, 81. The following is tho
vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Brice, Carey,
Carlisle, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon,
Dolph, FELTON,, Frye, Gallinger, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hansboroush, Haw-
ley, Mcpherson. Manderson, Palmer,
Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Sawyer, Stock
bridge, Warren, Washburn and White
-2S-21 Republicans, z Democrats
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Blodgett, Butler, Cameron,
Cockrell, Coke, Dubois, Faulkner,
George, Harris, Hill, Jones (NeVada),
Kenna. Kyle, Mills, Mitchell. Morgan,
Paddock, PETER, Power, Ransom, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Walthall
and Wolcott-31-li Republicans, Is
Democrats, Independent, l Farmers
Alliance.
Various motions were proposed and
defeated and Mr.. Stewart then offered
as an amendment his substitute, pro-
viding 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.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the pro-
viso as to foreign coins. Mr.. Stewart
expressed his willingness that the mo-
tion should be agreed to and that part
OF the proviso was struck out without Q
division. Other motions were defeated
and the vote was then taken on Mr..
Stewards amendment las amended on
motion Of Mr.. Vest) and It was agreed
to without division. MIR. Morgan Of
iered m amendment directing tho coin
age OF all the silver bullion in the treas
ury and it was ngreed to without di-
vision. The bill was then passed
yeas 90; nays %. It reads as follows:
"That the owner OF silver bullion
may deposit the same at any mint Of
the United States to be coined tor his
benefit, and it shall be the duty 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 Feb
ruary IS, 1878, entitled, AN act to
authorize the coinage OF tho standard
silver dollar aud 10 restore its legal
tender character, aud such coins shall
be a legal tender for all debts and dues,
public and private. The act OF July IA,
1890, entitled, AN act directing the pur-
chase Of silver bullion and the issue Of
treasury notes thereon, aud for other
purposes is hereby repealed.
provided that tho secretary OF the
treasury shall proceed to have coined
all the silver billion in the treasury
purchased with silver or gold certi6-
Gates"
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas--Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Blodgett, Butler, Cameron, Cockrell,
Dubois, Faulkner, George, Harris, HilI,
Jones Nevada, Kenna. Kyle, Mills.
Mitchell, Morgan, PefIer, Ransom.
Sanders, Shoup. Squire, Stewart, Teller,
Turpie, Vest, Wolcott-29. II Demo.
Gratis, II Republicans, / Independent, l
Nays1Allison, Brice, Carey, Carlisle,
Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolph, FELTON,,
Gallinger, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley,
Mcpherson, Manderaon, Palmer, Per
kins, Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbridge,
Warren, Washburn, White-25-1S Re-
publicans and Democrats.
While the vote was being read out by
the clerk, Mr. Stewart, his countenance
beaming with delight, sat in one Of the
front seats keeping tally on his fingers.
When the result was announced there
was manifestation of triumph on the
floor and in the galleries which the pre-.
siding officer had some trouble in re-
pressing. After order was restored
some executive communications were
presented and referred, brief execu.
tive session held and then the senate
adjourned till Tuesday next.