The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-24
Disappointed Members and
the Public.
TEST VOTE ODE HAD BY SENATOR'S
Who Favor Free Coinage, by Offering
Amendment FayOring 20 to |.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2i.-"Senator
Voorhees,, remarked Dem cratic
silver senator, "talks silver, but he
votes gold" That, in a nut she'll,
expresses the general opinion of the
voorhees, bill, which has been re.
norted to the senate. The bill pro.
rrides for the unconditional repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sher.
man law, and then in foot note, as
It were, attempts to console the
silver men by stating that it is the
policy of this government to use
both silver and gold as money and
to maintain the parity of one with
the other Although this bill has
been reported to the senate it will
: not be taken up except when called
no by some member who wants TO
make a speech thereon for some
days, probably not until after the
house has voted on the silver cues.
ton.
The senate seems disposed to
utilize the bill for the increase of
national bank circulation as a lay
figure upon which to try on all sorts
Of financial amendments. A mum.
Der have already been voted down,
and the first of those TO come up
this week will be that ttfered By
Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina, pro-
viding for the repeal of the ten
per cent. tax on state tauk cur
iency. This bill has been three
times passed by the senate, at as
uny sessions of congress, una
nnded and without division.
Tie Populist senators are solidly
sgsnst the original bill. 1t is said
that the Democratic senators who
favor the free coinage of silver have
agreed to get test vote by ffering
an amendment to this bill provid
Ming for the free coinage of silver at
IA ratio of 20 to /, and that if the
#amendment be defeated they will
mot allow the bill for the uncondi.
8tlonal repeal Of the purchasing
#clause of the Sherman law to come
to vote, being determined to join
with the silver Republicans and
Popullsts and prevent any action,
9uness some concessions be made to
silver.
Tie silver senator's have aband-
cned the idea of making a fight for
free coinage at the present ratio,
and will unite upon the bill reported
oy the silver minority of the france
committee as substitute for the
Voorhees, unconditional repeal bill
This substitute, which will neces-
partly have to be voted upon before
.ne Voorhees, bill, provides for the
nee coinage of silver at a ratio of
fVto and repeats the purchasing
cause of the Sherman law,
The silver debate in the house,
winch winds up this week, has been
oll!appointing to the public, and, l
salnk, also to the members of the
aouse. There have been few
really good and carefully prepared
Peeches, notable among which was
saat of Representative Sibley, of
rennsy lvania, the only eastern man
VINO has 30 tar spoken against un.
Iuonaitlonal repeal, and that of
representative McCreary, of Ken
LUCKY LUCKY who, although friend of
. .lver and representing a silver
.;;sle, spoke in favor of uncondi-
s, 1 repeal. Mr.. McCreary, de-
s .sa himself willing at any time
s1ss the repeal of the purchasing
tS tsuse TO support q bill extending
s ste use OF silver as money. His
t tb%oogest argument for repeal was
AZ anal T. 1t would aid in bringing about
g.. International agreement for the
. az. coinage of silver. 1t looks now
~ al 'I,ough the silver amendments will
n ~ De defeated and the repeal bill
e caa,.o, unless the Republicans, who
n oa.roi the situation, shall, as re.
r r;,S nave said they would, vote
ms Su the silver men for the amend.
% providing for free coinage at
tis s' 70 ratio. But the probabili
,o NIL point to their voting almost
msn.y against all of the amend.
D's and for the repeal bill.