The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-03
AMExDmErrs TO rHE nEprA1 8III-
There Are Fourteen OF Then Up TO Date
Besides the Voorhees, sub.titutcs'

There Are Fourteea or Then Up to Date
Besides the Voorhees, sus.titute.'
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2--when the time comes
to take q vote on the Repeal bill and Ito amend
ments, skilled parliamentary plotting will be
required to determine the order OF precedence
in which the various motions will have to be
put. 80 many amendments have been offered
to the bill-or rather 80 many notices OF pro-
posed amendments have been given In the
senate-thst q general statement as to them
may lead to q better understanding Of the
whole question.
The bill as It passed the House OF Repre-
sentatives on Aug. % repeats so much OF the
act of July H. 1890 tho Sherman act). as
directs the purchase OF 100000 ounces OF
silver bullion per month: It provides that such
repeal shall not I'm pair or In any manner ahect
the legal tender quality OF the standard silver
dollars heretofore coined. and 1t pledges the
faith and credit OF the United States to main
tain the parity Of the standard gold and silver
coins OF the United States at their present
legal ratio. or at such other ratio az may be
established by law. This bill was sent to tho
Senate and was Immediately referred to the
Committee on Finance. 1t was reported back
| to tho Senate tho next day tSept. POI with an
amendment In the nature Of q substitute. This
(which is sometimes referred to as tho yoor-
bees bill strikes out the whole Of the House
House iii! the Repeal pToSlsiont It then
adds this declaration:
" ao and sS @ sG mcns .
coin both gold and silver into money Of saa, intrinsic
~, or BY suss ss e.
he parity n saa. Of :" sh M two messs and n. equal
power every dollar ali times in the nsike.s
saof.. q that eoysfnmsnt should 5: Steadily
s i ~ :sss @ S':%
From the day that the substitute was report
ed back to the Finance Committee until satur-
been given. which. taken up in the order OF
time. are as follows
sou. Of
5 Of a
silver bullion coinage thereof Standard
SSais and shS ssaias asG Of
The certncates arctic be legal tender for all sums of
seS
x Y SS :S ;;s "a Unlimited
9. n' 1S
tina! legal tender silver eertaeaes snail be issued and
nor az ss n Sd BE ,s IN
vidns FOR convention OF North and South American
T. BY Mr. Butler dem. s c,-Repe.iins the ten per
S 'a a %1'nsy
lars and for the coinage thereof INTO oI.,ssr. half
e
and san for The o s" silver
tender in ali Son%efcia trsnsaetions tho et
Gems o. AL he states IN the %
the ratio OF is the Government to receive the
value Of the metal: OF silver csrtih
'es'' BY MEN Gs! Dem ra-u second amend
Of the United states
sroash. TO hem coin. Of me standard weigh, and
ssa ana Il
and S S ss % Ss 4
the United Sntss shs b. rs:sysG!s for al gus,icc
'3p' 81 1e Ne sqa,5s sRss any
So n, .Is
Snis ' 70 rss.tv. dollar: .aa.ss sos@srsi.l value
S On s AZ. ss a.:
i Ss I.ssi .snss; ss:is nssin:i
:s e al :
y q s9ss5 % 'es
s: ~ e I:
Of silver bullion to deposit 1t any coined
standard dollars for his benefit. less 20
which il to DO retained by tho Government as segnior
age.
II. BY Mr. Jones Dem. Ark)-For . Commission to
examine into tho financial monetary condition of
and pc pe OF the United States with
view to devisng means for the bettsrment thereof
apart and retain In the Treasury much or tho silver
bullion be necessary to redeem the outstanding
Treasury issued under the Sherman act and to
coin the remainder OF such bullion at not !sss than
million dollars month: and until all such bullion
ia coined purchase under the Sherman act 10 to DO
suspended
ID BY Mr. wolcott (Rsp.. Collaborating tho repay
ment TO the States interested OF the cotton tax COZ
lected during the
IA. BY Mr. Perkins tRep. CaL)-For the opening OF
the mntB tho coinage OF silver OF proved American
production tho existing ratio. 10 per cent to DO
withhold for mining seiEniorAge. Also providing
that shall be issued of less denomina
ton $40 and bank notes or Treasury notes OF
q less denomination than So. Also providing for
commission Of I'VE monetary experta