The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-10-17

this done, and then ordered the clerk
to call the Senator from Idaho. Du-
bois' name was called but he remained
silent, looking straight at the presid-
ing officer.
The vice-president then called on
Mr.. Dubois to state his reasons for
declining to vote. Mr.. Dubois did so,
and the presiding officer asked
Shall the Senator from Idaho, for
the reasons he has assigned, be excus-
ed from voting?" On this Mr.. Butler
roll was called, and the Senate decided
that Mr.. Dubois be not excused from
voting. Ayes, 81 ; noes, 80.
Dubois name was again called, but
yet he did not answer.
Meanwhile, the tension was relieved
by the announcement that the PETER
amendment was tabled-yeas, SO !;
nays, II.
The following is the vote in detail !:
Yeas Caffrey, Camden, Carey, Gull
lom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray, Hale,
Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, McMil-
Mitohail nan, hMiHlPherson; a, M,.; Henderson Mills,
Pass Proctor ct oasS Ranso MussRsy sRey
man, Smith, Squire, Voorhees,, Wash
burn, and White of Louisiana-33.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, But
Ter, Call, Cameron, Coke, Daniel,
George, Huntol,, Irby, Martin, Morgan,
Pasco, Petfer, Vest and Walthall-l7.
The amendment thus defeated was q
complete free coinage act in itself. 1t
was intended to supplement the re-
peal paragraph OF the Voorhees, bill.
The amendment prescribed the pro-
portions and weight of gold and silver
coins to be coined hereafter and the
nature of the alloy, and provided the
necessary machinery for the execution
of its purpose namely, the free coinage
of both gold and silver.
The vote having been announced,
Mr.. Voorhees, remarked that the only
other amendment pending to the House
Dill was the amendment reported from
the finance committee.
Martin (Dem.) of Kansas then ad-
dressed the Senate. He expressed the
opinion that the time had como for
Democrats to get together and arrive
at some agreement-see whether they
could do anything to relieve the party
and the country. One of his picturesque
expression" was that the crack of the
slave drivers whip nad been trans
ferred from South Carolina to New
York and Boston, where it came from
proteges and ancestors Shakespeare
had found and imhortalized. Others
Of them were. 81 never knew one of
you great financiers to know enough to
last over night. / never knew one of
them to make prophesy that proved
true, except 1t was of the character
and kind now under deliberation,
where they have deliberately gone to
work, and by bold, bad, criminal
conspiracy, brought about by the con-
ditions of which they are complain
ing"
In continuation of his speech, Mar
tin discussed the question of national
banks, and asserted that the wisest
and best thing for the Democratic
party to do would be to wipe out every
vestige of the natural banking system:
and the sooner that was done the bet
ter.
What would you substitute for it ?"
Mcpherson inquired.
l would substitute for the national
banking currency" Martin replied,
gold and silver--the constitutional
coin of the country. 1 would not have
the Treasury converted into a Junk
shop for anything-wheat or cotton, or
barely or beer; and hence have never
favored the purchase of silver bullion
on the issue of silver certificates or
gold certificates. I would go back to
the Democratic system of issuing pro-
misses. to pay-greenbacks-as they
were issued under the administration
of Van Buren,.
After another call of the Senate, at
1:20, Voorhees, said: "It is obvious,
MIR: President, that there is to be q
call OF the Senate every twenty or
thirty minutes, with notable absence
OF certain notabilities opposed to this
bill. The object, doubtless, is to COM
pei the attendance of friends of the
bill all day, while they are sleeping
for night. Now I've noted that, and
for every call this is made for quorum
of the Senate, from this time on. l
shall insist on the calling of the names
OF the absentees, and to compel their
attendance. If we are to sit here all
the time, subject to call every twenty
or thirty minutes, they shall do the
same, SO far as it is in my power to
secure it."
Martin took his seat at 4 d. m, re-
marking that he felt pretty we'll ex-
haueted, and that he hoped to have
an opportunity of adding such further
remarks as his judgment might die
tate.
During the evening Harris dem. J of
Tennessee, q member of the finance
committee, gave notice of an amend
ment to the repeal bill, which was
read at the suggestion of Allison. It
strikes out the declaratory clause of
the Voorhees, substitute, and inserts
in lieu of the six new sections. They
provide that the seignorage or profit
from the coinage of silver bullion shall
be coined into silver dollars, with full
legal tender quality, at the rate of not
less. than three millions per month,
and that they shall be covered into
the Treasury. When all the seignor-
age or profit from bullion is coined,
the Secretary of the Treasury ia to
purchase. every month, silver bullion
at the market value sufficient to coin
S--famount left blank) every month,
and Is to have the same coined as fast
as purchased, into standard silver dol
lars. When circulating notes (eXcept
national bank notes) OF less denomina-
tiOns than $40 are received at the
Treasury or sub-Treasury they are to
be counted and recorded and DESTROYED,
and other like notes are to be reissued
OF not less denomination than $40.
There Is like provision as to national
bank notes. The coinage of $3.50 and
30 gold pieces Is to cease, and such
coins are to be withdrawn from cir
culation as fast as they are received at
the Treasury. Holders of standard
silver dollars are to be permitted to
deposit them at the Treasury and re.
ceive certificates for them of not less
denomination than$10.
Allison referred to the significance
OF an amendment coming from dis
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