The Helena independent., 1893-08-24
Mr.. MANTLE OF MON 7ANA
BY a Majority OF Five the Senate
Decides He Is Not q
Member.
But the Question May Be Reopened
Again and Another Vote
Taken.
Tho Subject Of Finance Occupies Most OF
tho Day In Both Houses Of
Congress.


day the report Of the committee on priv
ileRes and elections, in favor Of seating Lee
Mantle a. senator from Montana, was taken
up. Arguments against the adoption of
the report and the admission Of Mantle
were made by 9nllinger and Plat. Turpie
and Chandler replied 10 some of Platts
points, and PAsco replied to Chandler.
Hawley argued in favor Of tho resolution.
The debate was closed by Hoar in favor of
the minority report. Then. at 5:l5. vote
was taken on the substitute offered by
Vance. declaring Mantle not entitled to a
scat. The vote resulted. yeas thirty-hve.
nays thirty. So tho substitute was agreed
to. The following is the vote In detail:
Ysas-Berry. Blackburn. Caffery. Coke.
Cul.om Dixon. Faulkne' GallinRef. George.
Gibson. Gray. Harris Kyle. Lindsay. Nc
MILAN, MCPHERSON. Manderaon. Mills,
Mitchell (Ore.). Mitchell (Wia.), Murphr,
Palmer. Pasoo, PETER. Plat, Proctor. Ran
som. Smith. 6tockbridge. Vance. Vest,
Villas, Washhurn. White (Cal. }, and White
(Iows)-35.
Nays Bate. Butler. Cameron. Carey.
Daniel, Davis, Dubois. Frye, Hansbrough,
Hawlsy. Higgins, Hill. Hoar. Hunton. Itby,
Jones tArk.). Jones (Nev.), Lodge, Martin.
Perkins, Power, Pugh. Roach, shoup.
Squire. Stewart. Teller, Turpis. Walthall
and Woloott-30.
Manderson, who had changed his vote
ftom nay to yea, in order to make a motion
to reconsider. made that motion. A motion
was made by Vance. but without action on
leaving the Lee Mantle case still open.
PascO, democrat, of Florida. Rave notice
to-day of substitute to Vests mino ity
bill for silver coinage at the ratio of twenty
to one. The substitute proposes com
mission of three citizens of the United
Stntes to be appointed bv the president. to
ASCERTAIN and determine. by the first OF
January next. a fair and just ratio be-
tween the actual intrinsic value of silver
and gold as basis for tho free coinage Of
silver. After the result is reported to tho
secretary of the treasury. the weight Of
pure and standard silver to be contained in
dollars. halves, qua ters and dimes ie to be
TO be coined.
Tho resolution offered yesterday by
PETER, populist. Of Kansas. Rs to tho viola
tion OF law by national banks In declining
to pay depositors' checks in currency was
taken up and motion to refer it to the
publican, of Massachusetts,, gave rise to
long and somewhat exciting discussion. In
which Senators Voorhees,, democrat, of In
diana; German, democrat, of Maryland,
and Mcpherson. democrat, of New jersey.
favored reference; Senate 8 Nanderson, re-
South Dakota; Hill, democrat, of New York,
and Wolcott. republican. of Colorado. op-
posed 1t and insisted ON the adoption of
the resolution.
German pointed out that the adoption of
the resolution would be notice to the comp
sroller Of the currency. who would imme-
diately proceed to enforce the law and
necessitate the closing Of the banks and
cause the utter ruin OF the country. The
Cause Of PETER WAS sustained by Senator
Hill. who broke away from tho Leadership p
of German and Foorhes, and in direct op-
posltion to tho position taken by them he
made several speeches. which showed dl-
vision in the ranks. Hill plainly took n
position which indicates that he has opin-
IONS and views of his own, not to be nodded
by those who have been considered leaders
on tho democratic side in the senate. Hill
undertook to daft some notifications OF
the resolution, but before he had completed
them tho morning hour expired and the
resolution went over without action IL
took its place on the calendar, where ID can
only be reached again in regular order or
upon motion supported by majority vote.
stewart gave notice that az he Was dissp
pointed in getting the floor to-day to ad-
dress the senate on the bill discontinuinQ
the purchase of silver bullion, he would
seek the floor to. morrow. and Hill gave
similar notice for Friday next.
When the hour of two O'Clock arrived
Hoar called mp the national bank bill and
made An argument against Buffers amend
ment repeating tho ten per cent tax on
state bank circulation. Az the close Of
Hoar's remarks the national bank oircula-
tion bill WAS laid asids without action.
About dozen speeches wore made in the
house on the silver question.