The morning call., 1893-10-28
First Votes on Silver in
the Senate.
REPEAL SURE TO TRIUMPH.
That Much the Tests Have
Already Demonstrated.
TELLER AFFECTED TO TEARS.
There Will Be Nothing Done for
Silver Until the American
People Have Spoken.
REPEAL SURE TO TRIUMPH.
TELLER AFFECTED TO TEARS.


terring the naval exhibit of the Govern
model of the battle-ship Illinois, to the
State of Illinois. as an armoIy for the
naval militia of the State, on the termina-
tion Of the Fair
The bill to aid the States of California.
Oregon. Washington. Montana. Idaho,
Nevada. Wyoming. Colorado and South
Dakota TO support schools of mining, al
lowing each % per cent of the proceeds of
the sales of mineral lands within the State.
but not to exceed $4,000 per year. was on
motion Of Dubois of Idaho, considered.
After speeches in advocacy of the meas
ure by Teller, Dubois. PettiGrew and
others. on motion Of Washburn Minnesota
was included and the bill thus amended
passed
Consideration Of the repeal bill was re-
sumed, and Stewart took up his argument
against it. At 80 P. NJ. lie yielded to his
colleague, Jones. After Jones had been
speaking a short time. amid frequent IN
terruptions, the Vice-President stated the
question 10 be on the amendment of the
Senator from Kansas. PETER said he was
not ready for vote on the amendment.
and, referring to the report that he had
surrendered, said I've haven't surren-
dered, nor do we intend to. We do not
intend TO interpose factious opposition,
but at every stage we shall interDOSe
determined resistance aud opposition"
The question was then put on the amend
ment and rejected; ayes %. noes 80. The
detailed vote was as follows: Ayes-Bate,
Berry. Blackburn. Butler, Gail, Coke.
Daniel, Dabois. George. Harris. Irby,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada,
Kyle, Martin, Pasco, PETER, Power, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, Stewart. Teller, Vance.
Vest. Walthall and Wolcott-28.
Noes-Aldrich, Caffery. Cander Carey,
Cullom, Davis. Dixon. Dolpb, Faulkner,
Frye, GalIinger, Gibson, Gorham, Gray,
Hale. Higgins. Hill. HOar, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcmillan. Mcpherson, Manderson, Mitch
ell of Wisconsin. Morrill,. Murphy. Palmer,
Perkins. Proctor, Quay. Ransom, Sherman,
Smith. Stockbrldge. Turpie, Villas, Voor-
hees, Nashburn, and White of Louisi-
ana-39.
The following pairs were announced, the
first named being affirmative: Cockrell
and Allison. Cameron and Brice. White of
California and Chandler. Colqultt and Will
SOB, Pettigrew anu Gordon, Hansbrough
and Mills, Morgan and Hawley. Hunton
and Platl, Mitchell of Oregon and Squire.
The amendment thus voted down revived
with some slight exceptions the coinage
act of 1887 and provided for the free coin
age of silver.
Voorhees, then moved that the substi-
tute reported by the Finance COMMITTEES
for the House bill be adopted. On his
motion the ayes and noes were taken, and
by vote of ayes So. noes 9, the substitute
reported by the Finance Committee was
agreed to. Those who voted against the
substitute were: Allen, Bate. Call, Coke,
Irby, Kyle, PETER, Roach and Vance.
Perkins (R.) of California then offered
au amendment providing Tor the coinage
of American silver at the existing ratio
with a seigniorage charge of 20 per cent.
no gold issue of less than SO to be coined.
and no legal tender, national currency or
treasury notes ofless denomin alton than So
to be issued. The holder of any standard
silver dollars may deposit the same at the
treasury or at any sub-treasury of the
United States and receive therefor notes
of the denomination of less than SO,
which notes shall have the same legal
tender quality as the coin for which they
are exchanged. There is to be appointed
a committee of Eve monetary experts, the
mem bers of which shall not be otherwise
connected with the Government, whose
duty it shall be to keep the treasury and
executive advised on all necessary matters
relating to currency.
Stewart (R) of Nevada called attention
TO the change over on the part of Voor-
hees. Gordon, Ransome, Hill, Mills, Turpie
and Squire on the silver question. These
gentlemen last spring had voted for free
coinage, and now. on Peffer's amendment,
voted against it.
Teller said he would vote for the Per
kins' amendment, as it was better than the
proposed act. Teller went on to speak
with great bitterness of the desertion of
the cause of silver by Republican Senators.
10 me this is the most terrible moment
of my legislative life," said Teller, with
much feeling. ITO me it brings more fear
than any other moment since | entered
public life. fear we are entering upon a
financial system from which there is ab-
solutely no escape. | know there will be
nc favorable legislation for silver until
the American people are heard from at the
Dallot-boX, and heard from in way that
will compel attention to their demands"
Here TeIler's voice choked and tears
came to his eyes. he spoke most i'm
pressively and was accorded the undivided
attention of every Senator and of the large
audience in the galleries. 81 cannot con-
template this condition of things" he
went on. without absolute terror. 1t
strikes to my very soul. and l want to enter
this as a warning to the American people
that if they Go not resist they will enter
upon system of industrial slavery that
will be the worst known to the human
Race"
VOORHEES, desired to secure vote on the
Perkins amendment, but as WolcOtt ex-
pressed wish to submit some remarks,
he moved that the Senate take recess
until II O'Clock tomorrow morning. The
motion was agreed TO.
The beginning of voting upon the
amendments to the repeal bill does not
necessarily bring the end any nearer, be-
cause voting was begun upon the under
standing that speech-making should be
allowed to continue within due limits.
DANGEROUS CHANGES.