The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-28
BY a Big Majority the Senate SUBJ
stilutes Voorhees, for Will
sons Bill.
BY a Vote OF Thirty Nine to Twen-
Twilight Peffsr's Amendment
Is Defeated.
Teller 4 Afrsotsd to Tears While Making a
speech-Ws Are in Danger Of In-
dustrisl Slavery.


p. N. he yielded TO his colleague, Jones. At
$3.50 Jones asked that be might conclude to-
morrow. Voorhees, said he did not wish to
the senator from Nevada would conclude
Tomorrow. but a. NO one was prepared to
go on just st that time. he would ask for
vots on the ending amendments. In order
that some Of these might be gotten out Of
the way in the meantime. PeffeE asked
that he might occupy the floor short time
in explanation Of his amendment TO restore
the law Of 1887 for tho fec coinage alike OF
gold and silver.
Referring TO ths report that he had sur
rendered PETER said: 1--WE have not sur
rsnde, Cd. nor do ws intend to. We do not
intend to interpose factious opposition"
Tho question was then put on his amend
na,s thirty. nine. The detailed vote is as
follows: Yeas-Al!en. Bate. Berry. Black
burn, Butler, Call, Coke, Daniel, Dubois.
George. Harris. Irby. jones lAIk.). Jones
tNev.) Kyle Martin. Pasoo. PETER. Power.
Rueh. ko.es: % shoup: a h:sw.... Ms,.n.. as'ler'
Nays-Aldrieh. Caffery. Camden: Carey.
Gallon. Davis. Dixon. Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye. Gallinger, Gibson, German. Gray.
Hale. Higgins. Hill. Hoa.: LINDSAY. Lodge,
MoNillan, NoPherson. Msnderson. Mitch
oil tWis.), Morrill,. Murphy. Palmer. Per-
Saith. Steekbridge. Turpie. Villas. Voor-
heeA Washburn and White (Ls 80.
Tue following pairs were announced the
first named being Affirmative: Cookrell and
Allison, Cameron and Brice, White (CAl.)
and Chandler, Colquitt and Wilson. Petit
grew and Gordon, HnnsbrouRh and Mills,
Morgsn and Hawley. Hunton and Piatt.
Mitchell (Ore.) and Squire.
The amendment thls voted down revived
With some slight exceptions the coinage
aot Of 1887 and provided for the free coin
ags of silver.
Voorhees, then moved to substitute the
bill re ported by the finance committee for
the house bill. On his motion the yeas
and nays we're taken and by vote Of yeas
hfty-eiaht. nays nine the substitute re-
ported BY the finance COMMITTEES was agreed
to. Those who voted against the subeti-
tute were Allen, Bate. Call. Coke. lrby,
Kyle. PeffAr, Roach and Vance.
Perkins, republican OF California. then
offele cd an amendment providing for the
coinage Of American silver at the existing
ratio with a ssienoraas charge OF ~ per
cent, no gold Issue OF less dsnomia alton
than $40 TO be coined, md no legal tenIer.
national currency or treasury notes of less
donominat than rs TO be Issued; the
holder Of any staadald silver dollars may
de posit the Same at the treasury or at any
ceivs therefor notes of denomination loss
than $40. which notes shall have the same
| legal tender quality as the coin for which
| they are exchanged; there to be appointed
| a com nmittee of five monetary expei ts, the
members Of which shall not be otherwise
| duty it shall be to keep the treasury and
executive advised on all necessary matters
relating to currency.
Stewart. republican, Of Nevada. CALLED
attention to the change over on the part of
Voorhees,. Gordon. Ransom. Hill. Mills
Turpis and Squire on the silver question.
who last snring voted for free coinage and
now on PETERS msndnent. voted aRainstit.
Teller said he would vote for the Perkins
amendment. as it was better than the O.
| osed act Teller went on to speak with
great bittsrness of the desertion of tho
| '"ro ne this Is the most terrible moment CT
my legislative life" said Teller with much
| feeling. ITO me- it brings more fear than
any other since / entered public life.
| fsav We are entering upon finsnoil system
from whish there is absolutely no escape.
I know there will no favorable legislation
for silver until tho American people are
| heard from at the ballot box and heard
from in . way that will compel attention to
| their dssit tes."
Here Teller's voice ohoksd and tears
came to his eyes. He spoke most i'm res
sively and was accorded the undivided at
| tsntion of every senator and the large au-
dienee in tho galleries. II cannot oon-
| tenn plate this condition OF things without
| absolute ter, or. 1t strikes to my very soul,
| and want to cater this as = warning TO the
Amer can people thHt ii they do not resist
| they will enter upon a system of industrial
slavery shat will be the worst known to the
human race"
Voo hoes desired to secure . vote on the
Perkins amendments. but as Woloott ex-
pt essed wish to submit some r-Maf ks he
moved that the senate take rsoess until IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning and the mo-
tioh was nR eed to.
The beginning of voting upon amend
ments to the repeal bsi TINS afternoon does
not necessarily bring the end anv nearer,
because voting began upon the understnr d.
ing that spec echmakinQ should To allowed
to continue within due limits.