The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-28
AGAINST FREE SILVER
The PETER Amendment to the Re-
peal Bill Defeated.
TELLER SEES BREAKERS AHEAD.
uoIorado's Republican Senator Moved to
Tears by the Defeat of the Amendment.
MIR. Perkins Gets in q Conditional Sill
var CoIuare proposItion.

FeEhtuh oetb y Oohutthoh"A SaA-
yer Coinage Proposition.
WARRINGTON, Oct 2s.-The beginning of
voting upon the amendments to the re-
peal bill. which took place In the senate
late yesterday afternoon, does not neces-
parily bring the m after any nearer a final
rote, because the voting was begun upon
an understanding that speechmaking
should be allowed to continue within tho
limits. No senator was prepared to take
The floor when Mr.. Jones expressed de-
sire to discontinue his speech until to-
day, and Mr.. Voorhees,, by previous ar
rangement, moved to take up the pending
amendment. Mr.. Faulkner, the repeal
whip, had previously seen the senator's
who had expressed desire to speak, and
assured them that the new order should
not cut them out. He thinks that all fu-
lure speeches, except Mr.. Jones, will be
brief and is hopeful of reaching the defn-
lite vote very soon.
The first amendment to be brought to a
vote was that of Mr.. PETER, the Populist
senator from Kansas, providing for free
coinage. This was quickly defeated by
vote Of 2s TO 80. The detailed vote on the
PETER amendment was as follows:
How the Senators Voted.
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Butler, Call, Coke, Daniel, Dubois, George,
Harris, Irby, Jones Of Arkansas, Jones of
Nevada, Kyle, Martin, Pasco, PETER,
Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoupe, Stewart,
Teller, Vance, Vest, Walthall and Wal
cott-2S.
Nays-Aldrich, Caffery, Camden, Carey.
Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Gray,
Hale Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Mandcrson, Mitch
ell of Wisconsin, Morrill,, Murphy, Pal
mer, Perkins, Proctor, Quay, Ransom,
Sherman, Smith, Stockbridge, Turpie,
Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn and White of
Louisiana-30.
The following pairs were announced,
first named being in the affirmative Cock
rell and Allison, Cameron and Bryce,
White (Cal) and Chandler, Colquitt and
Wilson, Pettigrew and Gordon, Hans
brough and Mills, Morgan and Hayley,
Hunton and Plat, Mitchell (Ore.) and
Squire.
Mr.. Voorhees, then moved that the sub
stitute reported by the finance committee
for the house bill be adopted and asked
unanimous consent that after its adop-
tion 1t might be treated as an open amend
ment, as the original bill would be. To
the later request there was no objection.
On his motion the yeas and nays were
taken, and by vote of So yeas to Q nays
the substitute reported by the finance
committee was agreed.
Those who voted against the substitute
were Senators Allen, Bate, Call, Coke
Irby, Kyle, PETER, Roach and Vance.
senator Perkins Amendment.
Mr.. Perkins (Cal) then offered the
amendment of which he had given notice
on Oct. A. 1t provides for the coinage Of
American silver at the existing ratio,
with n selfseorage charge of 90 per cent.
No gold pieces OF less denomination than
$40 are TO be coined, and no legal tender,
national currency or treasury notes of q
less denomination than . are TO be issued
The holder of my standard silver dol
lars may deposit the same with the treas
urer of the United States in any sum and
receive therefor notes of denominations
less than $40 only, which notes shall have
the same legal tender quality as the coin
for which they are exchanged. There ia to
be appointed a commission of five mon
etary experts, the members whereof shall
not be otherwise connected with the gov
ernment, whose duty ID shall be to keep
congress and the executive advised on all
necessary matters relating to the currency.
Mr. Stewart (Nev.) called attention to
the change of yotes on the part of Mes.r-
voorhees,, Gordon, Ransom, Hill, Mills,
Turpie and Squire on the silver question,
who last spring voted for free coinage,
and now ON Mr.. Peffer's amendment voted
against 1t.
Mr.. Teller, while not favoring hereto
fore proposition to coin only silver of
American product las that savored of class
legislation, said he would vote for the
Perkins amendment, as 1t was better than
the proposed act. Mr.. Teller went ON to
speak with great bitterness OF the deser-
tion of the cause of silver by Republican
senators. lie said the present controversy
ought to have been settled by concession
to the advocates of silver.
MIR. Teller sheds Tears.
"To me this is the most terrible mo-
ment of my Legislative life," said MIR.
Teller, with much feeling, ITO me it
brings more fear than any other since
entired public life. / fear that we are en-
tering upon financial system from which
there is absolutely no escape. l know
there will be no favorable legislation for
silver until the American people are heard
from at the ballot box, and heard from in
way that will compel attention to their
desires.
"Mr. President, am not a pessmist;
never have been / an an optimist.
have never seen disaster and distress
growing out of policies simply because
they did not meet my approval. / have
had faith in the American people. Here
Mr. Teller's voice choked and tears came
to his eyes. He spoke most impressively,
and was accorded the undivided attention
of every senator and the large audience in
the galleriesl
Il have faith in men. / can see the sill
yer lining in cloud as quickly as any
man living, There never is n storm so
dark that cannot see the coming light
on the mountain top, but cannot contem-
plate this condition of things without alb
solute terror. 1t strikes to my very soul,
and want to enter this as a warning to
the American people, that if they do not
now resist they will enter upon system
of industrial slavery that will be the worst
known to the human race"
Mr.. Voorhees, desired to secure a vote on
the Perkins amendment, but as Mr. VOL
eott expressed wish to submit some re-
marks he moved that the senate take re-
cess, which was agreed to.