The morning call., 1893-08-24
HILL HAS IDEAS.
Not to Be Led by Older
Senators.
SOME SIGNS OF A BREAK,
The Gentleman From New York Will
Submit TO the Dictatorship
of Nobody.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-In the Senate
to-day Pasco (D.) gave notice of substi-
tute to Vests minority bill for silver coin
age at the rate of 20 to j. The substitute
proposes commission of three citizens of
the United States TO be appointed by the
President. to ascertain and determine by
the 1st of January next q fair and Just
ratio between the actual intrinsic value of
silver and Of gold as basis for free coin
age of silver. After the result shall be re-
ported to the Secretary OF the Treasury,
the weight of pure and standard silver to
be contained in dollars. halves, quarters
and dimes Is to be fixed and determined
by him, and the silver Is to be coined
The resolution offered by PETER Pop.)
of Kansas, as to the violation of the law
by national banks in declining to pay
depostors' checks in currency, was taken
up, and a motion to refer it to the Commit
tee on Finance, made by Hoar (R) of
Massachusetts,, gave rise to long and
somewhat excited discussion, in which
Senator's voorhees,. German and McPher-
son favored reference. and Senators Man.
derson of Nebraska, Kyle (Pop.) of South
Dakota, Hill of New York and Woicott
(R.) of Colorado opposed it, and insisted
ON the adoption of the resolution.
German pointed out that the adoption of
the resolution would be a notice tn the
Comptroller of the Currency, who would
Immediately proceed to enforce it and
thereby necessitate the closing of the
banks and cause the utter ruin of the
country.
The cause of PETER was sustained bv
Senator Hill. who broke away from the
leadership of German and VOORHEES,, and
in direct opposition to the position taken
by them made several speeches, which
showed division liz the Democratic ranks.
Hill plainly took a position which indi-
Gates that he has opinions and views of
his own aud is not to be nodded by those
who have always been considered the
leaders OF the Democratic side of the
Senate. The Senator from New York
undertook to draft some modification of
the resolution, but before he had COM
peted 1t the morning hour expired and
the resolution went over without action.
1t took It's place on the calendar. where it
can only be reached again in regular order
or upon motion supported by majority
vote
Stewart gave notice that as he had been
disappointed 10 getting the floor to-day to
address tie Senate or the bill discou,Inr-
ing the purchase of silver bullion, he would
seek the floor tomorrow. and Hill gave
similar notice for Friday next
When the hour of . O. clock arrived Hoar
called up the national bank bill and made
an argument against Buffers amendment
repeating the 10 per cent tax on State bank
circulation.
AT the close of Hoar's remarks the ma
tiOnal bank circulating bill was laid aside
without action and the report of the Com
mittee on Privileges ard Elections in
favor of seating Lee Mantle as Senator
from Montana was taken up. Arguments
against the adoption Of the report and the
admission OF Mantle were made by Gal
linger and Platt. while Turpie and
Chandler replied to some of Platt's points,
and PascO replied to Chandler Hawley
argued in favor Of the resolution, and the
debate was closed by Hoar in favor of the
msjority report. Then. at 5:l5 o'clock,
vote was taken on the substitute offered
by Vance declaring Mantle not entitled TO
a sea-. The vote resulted. ayes 80, noes 80
so the substtri ie was agreed to. Follow
ing is the vote IN detail:
Aves-Berry, Blackburn. Caffrey, Coke.
CullOm, Dixon. Faulkner. Gallinger,
George. Gibson, Gray. Harris, Kyle, Lind
say, Mcmillan. Mcpherson, Manderson,
Mills. Mitchell of Oregon, Mitchell of Wis
consin, Murphy. Palmer, Pascoe, Potter,
Platt Proctor. Ransom. Smith, Stock
bridge, Vance, Vest, Villas, Washburn,
White Of California and White of
Iowa-35.
Noes-Bate. Butler. Cameron, Carey.
Daniel, Davis, Dubois. Frye, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Higgins, Hill. Hoar. Hunter,
lrby, Jones of Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada,
Lodge, Martin, Perkins, Powers, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup. Squire. Stewart, Teller,
TurDie. Walthall and Wolcott-30.
Henderson. who had changed his vote
from DO to aye in order to make motion
to reconsider, made ;hat motion. A motion
to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table was made by Vance. but without
action on it the Senate adjourned till to-
morrow. leaving the Lee Mantle case still
open.