The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-28
REPEAL VOTING BEGUN.
PEFFER RAME6DHENT TO THE TOOR-
HEES bill DEFEATED.
The VOORHEES, Substitute 20 the House Re
peal Bin Agreed to By Vote of
5S TO 0-Obituary Continued.

Promptly at IL this morning, Jhe wee
President announced that the Senate re-
sumed its session referring to that which
began on Tuesday, the 18th, and has con-
tlnued ever since). lie then, without
an instants pause announced that he
laid before the Senate the unfinished busi-
ness. being House bill No. 1 dhe Silver
Purchase Repeal bllD At this time
there were but few Democratic senators
present. although many Of the more dis
tinguished on the Republican side were
an their seats. including Mr. Sherman,
who was one OF the hrst 70
enter the hall this morning. and
Mr. MorTell, VINO made his appearance
for the first time since he left the city
on leave Of absence about TWO months
ago.
The absence Of a quorum was noted
and the roll was called, producing forty
four senator's Mr.. Stewart took the
floor again and held it, with brief In
terruptions. until 1870, when he yielded
to his colleague CMr. jones', promising
TO go on with his speech afterwards Be
fore Mr. Jones took the floor there was
a call Of the Senate when fifty senators
responded.
MIR. Jones. who had not, as was SUD
posed at the time closed his long speech
when he addressed the Senate last tues
day. went on In continuation OF that
speech. this being the seventh install
1nent of II. At 3:4j Mr. Jones PLEADED
that he was somewhat tired, ana paiu
that he would prefer TO finish tomorrow
what little more he had TO say. lie
~
an argument or an obituary, Tor ne loon
a. for granted that the cause which ne had
defended was practically lost.
Mr. Voorhees, asked for vote on the
pending question. The Nice-Presldent
stated the question 10 be put upon Mr.
Peffers amendment to the voorhees, Dill
Mr. Allen called for the reading OF the
amendment, and II was read. 1t provides
for the coinage of silver bullion deposited
by any owner thereof as under the act
OF January 49, 1897, and reviVes ana re-
enacts that act and repeals all acts IN
conflict herewith.
The vote was taken amid much excite
meut and was finally announced, atter
much shifting Of pairs, as follows: Yeas,
28: nays, 80. The following is the vote III
detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate. Berry, Black
burn. Butler. Call. Coke. Daniel, Dubois
George. Harris Irby, Jones (Ark), Jones
CVev). KYLE. Martin, Pasco, PETER, Pow
or. Pugh Roach, Shoup. Stewart, teiier'
Vance, Vest. Walthall and Wolcott-&.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Caffery, Camden,
Carey. Culom, Davis, Dixon Dolph'
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson Cor
man. Gray. Hale, Higgins. HIM, Hoar,
lindsay Lodge. Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Manderson, Mitchell OWis), Morrill, Muir
phv. Palmer. Perkins. Proctor, Quay
Ransom. Sherman. Smith. Stockbridge
Turple. Villas. Voorhees,. Washburn ana
White Na.)-39.
The following pairs were announced;
pettigrew and Gordon, 5quires ana
Mitchell (Ore) Brice and Cameron, Mills
and Hansbrough. Chandler and White
(Cal), Colquitt and Wilson, Cockrel ana
Allison. Hawley and Morgan Hunton ana
Platt
Mr.. Voorhees, then asked unanimous
consent to have the vote taken on his
substitute TO the House bill, with the un-
derstanding that II would then be treated
as the original measure, open TO amend
ment After some discussion Of his re-
ouest. IL was conceded and the vote was
accordingly taken on the substitute. 1t
was agreed to--Yeas, 5S; Nays, 9-the
negative vote being given by Messrs.
Allen, Bate, Call, Coke, Irby, Kyle, PEI
fer, Roach and Vance
The substitute as agreed TO strikes out
the whole Of the House bill, and inserts
I'm lieu Of it the following That so much
! Of the act approved July 1ith, 1890, en-
titled an act directing the purchase Of
silver bullion and issue Of Treasury notes
! thereon. and for other purposes "as di-
reefs the Secretary of the Treasury 10
purchase from time 10 time silver bull
| lion TO the aggT egate amount Of five mill
| lion. five hundred thousand ounces, or so
much thereof as may be offered i'm each
month. at the market price thereof, not
| exceeding one dollar for three hundred
and seventy-one and twenty-five one-hun-
| dredths grains Of pure silver, and 10 issue
| i'm payment for such purchases Treasury
notes Of the United States be-, and the
| same is hereby repealed. And il is hereby
/ declared 70 be the policy of the United
States to continue the use Of both
/ gold and silver as standard money
| and to coin both gold and silver
| into money Of equal intrinsic and eXchan-
| geable value such equality 90 De secured
| through international agreement or by
such safeguards of legislation as viii in
/ sure the maintenance of the parity IN
! value Of the coins Of the two metals and
| the equal power of every dollar at all
| times in the markets and in the payment
| Of debts And II Is hereby further declar-
! ed that the efforts Of the government
| should be steadily directed 20 the estab-
| hshment Of such safe system Of bimetai-
! lism as viii maintain at an times the
! equal power Of every dollar coined or
| issued i'm the United States I'm the mar
| kets. and in the payment of debts"
Mr.. Perkins Rep., Cali offered the
! amendment, Of which he gave notice on
the 14th Of October 1t proposes to open
the mints TO the coinage OF silver Of
! proved amounts Of production, at the
| parity Of sixteen 10 one, with a minting
or seigniorage charge Of twenty per
cent, which is 60 be paid into the
! Treasury. No gold pieces OF a less
| denomination than SO are 10 be coined.
/ Silver dollars may be exchanged at the
! Treasury into legal tender notes. Of not
/ less denomination than $40. And a COM
| mission Of five monetary experts is TO be
| appointed, whose duty IL shall be 10 keep
| Congress and the executive advised on all
! necessary matters relating 10 the cur
] rency
Messrs. Perkins. Stewart. Allen and
! Teller continued the debate on the amend
ment and on the general subject of the
| bill until $40
| Mr. Wolcott then obtained the floor. but
| on Mr.. Voorhees, inquiry whether he
/ would not prefer to speak tomorrow. he
| assented; and then. on Mr.. Voorhees,
motion. the Senate took a recess till II
! o'clock tomorrow.
House of Representative.
Mr.. Weldocl OIch.) desired 70 intro
/ duce a privileged resolution. Il directed
an Investigation into the right OF Mr.
Linton Rep., Mich) who represented
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