The record-union., 1893-08-24
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

to-day Pascoe Dem gave notice OF SUB
stitute to Vests minority bill for silver
coinage at ratio of twenty to one. The
substitute proposes that a commission of
three citizens of the United States be ap-
pointed by the President to ascertain and
determine, by the first of January next, a
fair and just ratio between the actual In
trinsic value of silver and gold, as basis
for the free coinage of silver. After the
result is reported to the Secretary of the
Treasury, the weight of pure and stand
ard silver to be contained in dollars,
halves, quarters and dimes is to be fixed
and determined by him, and silver is to
be coined.
The resolution offered yesterday by
PETER Populist) of Kansas as to the vio-
latIon of the law by national banks in
declining to pay depositors' checks in
currency, was taken up, and motion
to refer it to the Committee on Finance,
made by Hoar (Rep.) of Massachusetts,
gave rise to long and somewhat excited
discussion, in which Senators Voorhees,
(Dem.l of Indiana, German Dem.) of
Maryland and Mcpherson (Dem.) of New
Jersey favored the reference. Senators
Manderson (Rep.) of Nebraska, Kyle
(Pop.) of South Dakota, Hill (Dem.) of
New York and Walcott (Rep.) of Colo
RADIO opposed it, and insisted on the adop-
ton of the resolution.
German pointed out that the adoption
of the resolution would be notice to the
Comptroller of the Currency, who would
Immediately proceed to enforce it and
thereby necessitate the closing Of banks
and cause utter ruin to the country.
The cause OF PETER was sustained by
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 in the ranks. Hill took
a position which indicates that he has
opinions and views of his own not to be
nodded by those who have been con-
sidered the leaders of the Democratic side
of the Senate. Hill undertook to draft
some notifications of the resolution, but
before he had completed them the morn
ing hour expired and the resolution went
over without action. 1t took its place on
the calendar, where 1t can only be reached
again in regular order, or upon motion
supported by majority vote.
Stewart gave notice that as he was dis
appointed In getting the floor to-day to
address the Senate on the bill discontin-
uing the purchase of silver bullion he
would seek the floor tomorrow, and Hill
gave similar notice for Friday next.
When the hour of 2 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
national bank circulating bill was laid
aside without action, and the report of
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions 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 Gallinger and Platt. Turpie
and Chandler replied to some of Platt's
points, and Pascoe replied to Chandler.
Hswley replied in favor of the resolu-
ton. The debate was closed by Hoar in
favor of the majority report.
Then at 5:l5 vote was taken on the sub
stitute offered by Vance, declaring Mantle
not entitled to q seat. The vote resulted:
Yeas 30, nays 80. So the substitute was
agreed to. Following is the vote in de-
tail:
Yeas-Messrs. Berry, Blackburn, Caf-
ferry. Coke, Cullom, Dixon, Faulkner,
Gallinger, George, Gibson, Gray, Harris,
Kyle, Lindsay, Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Henderson, Mills, Mitchell of Oregon,
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy. Palmer.
Pascoe, PETER, Platt, Proctor, Ransom,
Smith. Stockbridge, Vance, Vest Villas,
Washburn, White of California and White
of Iowa-S5.
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Butler, Cameron,
Carey, Daniel. Davis, Dubois, Frye.
Hsnsbrough, Hswley. Higgins, Hill,
Hoar, Hunter, Irby, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones of Nevada. Lodge, Martin, Per-
kins, Power. Pugh, Roach, Shoup,
Squire, Stewart, Teller, Turpin, Walthall
aud Wolcott-30.
Manderson, who had changed his vote
from nay to yea, in order to make q
motion to reconsider, made that motion.
A motion to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table was made by Vance, hut
without action on it the Senate adjourned
till tomorrow, leaving the Lee Mantle
case still open.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-As the close of
the debate on the financial issue in the
House draws near, it is apparent that the
silver men have been outwitted to slight
extent by the repeating forces in the
matter of the allotment time.
C. W. Stone, Dalzell, Turner and Cum
mings to-day spoke in favor of the repeal
of the Sherman law, but not one held that
the Act was responsible for the present
business depression.
Covert favored the restoration of silver.
Hatch, in speaking in favor of free
coinage, advocated a caucus of Democrats
of the House and Senate to interpret the
Chicago platform. every man of whom
should pledge 'his life, fortune and
sacred honor" to abide by the decision.
Taylor of Tennessee announced him
self in favor of free coinage. The safest
position for Republicans to occupy in
this emergency was to stand by the Re-
publican platform.
Cannon of Illinois created surprise by
speaking against the repeal of the Sher-
man law. The country was in bad con-
dition, but he did not think the case had