The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-26
SENATORS TALK OF SILVER.
MIR. Hill Enters as Vote is Being
Taken, but Fails to Vote.

Taken, but Fails to Vote.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-After the morn
ing routine business the Senate took up the
resolution Offered by Mr. Morgan on March
Sll directing the committee on finance to
make au examination and report In rela-
tion to currency and coinage, and as TO the
effect Of the act Of July, 1890, on the prices
of silver bullion.
Mr. Morgan called for the yeas and nays
on the adoption OF the resolution.
Mr. Morrill, asked Mr.. Morgan If he would
have any objection to have the resolution
referred to the committee ON finance
Mr. Morgan declined to adopt that sug-
gestion. The resolution, he said, was one to
instruct the finance committee. The Sonata
had an independent Judgment about the
matter, and he desired to have that ludg-
meat expressed.
Mr. Morrill, moved reference of the reso-
luton TO the finance committee.
Mr. Morgan demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion TO refer.
The motion was defeated-yeas IL, nays
% Tho democratic senators who voted
yea were MessrJ. Gray, Palmer AMI Villas.
The republican senators who voted max
were Messrs. Allen, Mitchell. Paddock.
Pettigrew, Power, Sanders, Shoup, Squire,
Stanfo d, Stewart, Teller aud Wolcott.
Mr.. Hill entered the chamber while the
vote was being taken, but did not vote.
Mr. Villas called for division OF the ques-
tlon the resolution containing several dis
tinct proposition) and Mr.. Morgan modi-
fed the resolution by adding a new para
graph instructing the finance COMMITTEES to
report supplementary act providing for O
coinage of gold and silver bullion on equal
terms as TO each metal, aud authorizing de-
positors of gold or silver bullion TO receive
coin certificates for 1t at its mint value.
SHERMAN MAKES A POINT.
A protracted debate followed which was
participated in by Senators Morgan, Sher-
man and Stewart MIR. Sherman insisted
that under the terms OF the resolution the
finance committee was deprived OF power to
judge Of the merits of the question and as
amended was really bound TO report imme-
diately bill providing for free coinage Of
silver.
Mr.. Stewart reinforced Mr.. Morgan with
straightout free coinage speech.
Mr. Morgan in his remarks charged that
Mr.. Sherman, as a presidential candidate
was trying to please the mamon of unright-
eousness and that his was the hand that
struck silver dead.
AT 2 O'Clock, as the regular order, the bill
to punish violation of the treaty rights of
aliens was taken up, despite Mr.. Morgan's
protest, and he gave notice that he would
move to take up his resolutions again at the
conclusion Of the speech Of MIR. Gray, who
had the floor to debate the alien bill
Mr.. Gray then made an argument against
the bill for the punishment Of violations Of
the treaty rights OF aliens. Although his
speech was very able and remarkable
presentation OF his views OF the question he
had at one period of it but a single listener
on the republican side Of the chamber, and
that solitary senator didn't even pretend TO
pay any attention to the argument Mr..
Gray concluded with a hope that the bill
would be recommitted 20 the committee
on foreign relations.
Mr.. Morgan replied TO Mr.. Gray's argu.
ment and expressed, with some degree of
acrimony. hope that If the bill did go
back to the committee the senator from
Delaware would give the committee the
benefit of his presence and advice, which
he had not done while the bill was under
consideration, although he is member Of
the committees. Mr.. Morgan had not COM
pleted his argument when the Senate ed-
journed.