The sun., 1893-10-19

At S:15 Mr. Allen concluded his long
speech by saying that he yielded the
floor to Mr.. Martin of Kansas. TO
this proceeding Mr. Voorhees, took ex-
ccption, and asked Mr.. Allen II he
proposed to farm out the floor. Mr.
Allen declared he had no such intention.
Instead of permitting Mr.. Martin to go
ON, Mr.. Voorhees, moved to lay the Pef-
fer free coinage amendment to the re-
peal bill ON the table, and thus sud-
denly precipltate his era of business.
Senator Aldrch called for the ayes
and nays. Mr.. PETER asked to be per-
mitted to explain the amendment, but
this privilege was deried and the roll
call proceeded with ON the vote to lay
on the table.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas -Messrs. Caffrey, Camden, Carey,
Cullom, Davis, Dixon Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray, Hale,
Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Mcmillan,
Mcpherson, Mills, Mitchell (Wis.), Muir
ply, Plat, Proctor, Quay, Ransom,
Sherman, Smith, Squire, voorhees,,
Washburn, White Q1a.)-33.
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Butler, Call, Cameron, Coke, Dan
lei, George, Hunton, Irby, Martin, Nor
gan, Pasco, PETER, Vest, Walthal-1T.
When the chair had announced the
vote and stated that the PETER amend
ment had been laid upon the table, Mr.
Voorhees, was recognized. He stated
that the PETER amendment to the Voor-
hees bill was the only one pending, ex-
cept that offered by the committee on
finance which Is the Wilson bill, or
House Bill No. J.. lie said, however,
there were other amendments which
had been proposed by senators, but had
not as yet been offered but these
VIC uld be in order when offered by their
authors He said the finance commit
tees amendment was now before the
senate, and asked that Mr.. Martin Of
Kansas be recognized to discuss the
question.
At noon there was no perceptible
change In the senate. AS the steam
whistles and huge bells scattered over
the city announced the hour of midday,
Senator Martin still had the floor, and
of the forty seven senators who re-
sponded to the call at 80 but eight
were present. In the galleries the night
audience had disappeared, and fresh
faces greeted the senators. The cham
Der bore evidence of the struggle in its
diSordered state, and instead of the
spick and span condition which con-
fronts senator's ordinarily at this hour
of the day the floor was literally COW
cred with paper and senatorial desks
presented an untidy appearance.
There was an other call of the senate
at ten minutes to 1 o'clock, and, forty
four senators responding, Mr.. Martin
resumed his speech. After the lapse of
exactly thirty minutes Mr.. Power (Rep.,
Mont.) rose, and, apparently firing of
suggesting the absence of quorum,
simply said, Call the roll.'
| The result was announced, forty-three
sepators haying answered to their
| names.
Mr.. Martin then resumed his speech.
Another call Of the senate was had at
| 3:05 .. NJ, forty-eight senators answer
| ing, and Mr.. Martin said he would close
his speech for the present, with the
hone that he might continue the dis
cussion at some future time, as there
were many important phases of the
question to which he had not alluded.
Morgan Would Amend.
Mr.. Morgan Oem., Ala.) gave notice
| of an amendment to the repeal bill, pre-
pared, he said, by Representative Tur-
min of his state. The amendment pro-
| yides for the coinage or silver dollars
| of 412 IL grains, which, together with
all silver dollars of like weight and fine
ness. are made legal tender, except
where otherwise expressly stipulated.
The secretary of the treasury is di-
rected to purchase silver bullion at the
market price Ito be paid for in silver
dollars) and to have it coined into
standard dollars to an equal amount
monthly and yearly with the gold dol
lars coined.
Mr.. Teller Rep., COLI then took the
floor and resumed his speech against
| the bill begun last week. At 6:20 Mr..
Teller said he had an important appoint
ment which he was desirous of keeping,
and if agreeable to the senate he would
now yield the floor with the under
standing that he could resume to-mor-
row. T9 this there was no objection
and Stewart of Nevada was recognized.
A Co 1pr9mise FeeleF,
At 9:45 Mr.. Dubois biaudly suggest.
ed that only seventeen senators were
present. .FOrty-six senators appeared,
Before Mr.. Stewart proceeded, Mr..
Harris of Tennessee presented ali
amendment, which he said he would
offer in due time. The amendment
provided first, for the coinage of all
the silver bullion in the treasury rep
reSenting the government seigniorage
into full legal tender dollars at the
rate of three million per month; second,
when this seigniorage shall Lave been
coined the secretary Of the treasury
shall purchase each month bullion suf-
ficient to coin blank dollars and to
coin the bullion into legal tender dol
lars; third, that all paper notes or GER
tfficates OF less denominations than $1O
shall be redeemed and not reissued,
and that national banks required to
substitute notes of that determination;
fourth, that the two and half and
five dollar gold pieces shall no longer be
coined, but when received at the treas
ury shall be recoined as eagles and
double eagles; fifth, that the holders OF
standard silver dollars shall be able to
exchange such dollars on presentation
for notes of the same legal tender quail
tiles as such silver dollars, which shall
be held for their redemption.
This amendment created much inter
est, it beng naturally assumed that il
furnished perhaps the first concrete and
specific compromise proposition grow
ing out of the continuous session.