The herald., 1893-08-24
NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
The Lee Mantel Case Comes
to a Vote.
Pfeffer's Resolution Put on the
Calendar.
Senator Hill Develops Ideas and
Opinions Of His Own.
The silver Debate Progressing In tho
House-stewart to Address the
Senate Today-Other wash-
ington News.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-In the senate
Paeco (Dem.) gave notice today OF SUBJ
stitute to Vests minority bill for silver
coinage at the rate of 20 to 1. The SUBJ
stitute proposes q commission of three
citizens of the United States to be APP
pointed by the president, to ascertain
and determine by the Let of January
next the fair and just ratio between the
actual intrinsic value OF silver and gold,
as basis for free coinage of silver.
After the result is reported to the secre-
tary Of the treasury, the weight of pure
and standard silver to be contained in
dollars, halves, quarters and dimes
shall be fixed and determined by them.
and the silver is to be coined.
PFEFFER's RESOLUTION DEBATED.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Pfeffer Populist, Kansas. as to the viola
tion Of law by the national banks in de-
cining to pay depositors' checks in cur
rency, was taken up, and motion to
refer it to the committee on finance was
made by Hoar, Republican, Massachu-
setts. This gave rise to long and ex-
cited discussion, in which Senators
Voorhees,, Democrat. Indiana, German,
Democrat, Maryland, and Mcpherson.
Democrat, New Jersey. favored refer
ence. Senators Manderson, Republican,
Nebraska, Kyle, Populist. South Da-
kota, Hill. Democrat. New York, VOL
colt, Republican. Colorado, opposed it
and insisted on the adoption OF the reso-
luton.
German pointed out that the adop-
tion Of the resolution would be notice
to the comptroller Of the currency. who
would Immediately proceed to enforce
1t and thereby necessitate the closing of
banks and cause the utter ruin OF the
country.
The cause Of Pfeffsr was sustained by.
Senator Hill, who broke away from the
-iendership Of German and Voorhees,,
and in direct opposition to the position
taken by them made several speeches
which showed division in the ranks.
Hill plainly took position which indi-
Gates that he has opinions and views of
his own not to be moulded by those who
have been considered the leaders of the
Democratic side of the senate.
Hill undertook to draft come modifi-
cation Of the resolution, but before he
had completed them the morning hour
expired, and the resolution went over
without action. 1t took its place on the
calendar, where it can only be reached
again in the regular order, or on motion
supported by q majority vote.
Stewart gave notice, as he was disap-
pointed in getting the floor today to ad-
drees the senate on the bill discontinu.
ing 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 Butler's
amendment repeating the 10 per cent
tax on state bank circulation.
TIE LEE MANTEL CASE.
At the close of Hoar's remarks the
national bank circulation bill was laid
aside without action, and the report of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, in favor of seating Lee Nantel as
senator from Montana, was taken up.
Arguments against the adoption of the
report and the admission of Mantel were
made by Gallinger and Platt.
Turpie and Chandler replied to some
of Platt's points, and Pasco replied to
Chandler.
Hawley argued in favor OF the resolu-
tion.
The debate was closed by Hoar in ia
vor OF the majority report. Then at
:l5 vote was taken on the su ubstitute
offered by Vance, declaring Mantel not
entitled to the seat. The vote resuked:
Yeas. 35; nays, 30. So the substitute
was agreed to.
Following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Berry. Blackburn, CAT
ferry, Coke. Cullom, Dixon. Faulkner,
Gallinger, George, Gibson, Gray. Harris,
Kyle, Lindsay. Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Manderson, Mills, MITCHELL OF Oregon,
Mitchell OF Wisconsin. Murphy, Palmer,
Pasco, pfeffer, Platt, Proctor, Ransom,
Smith, Stockbridge, Vance, Vest, Villas,
Weshburn, White of California and
White of Iowa-35.
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Butler, Cameron,
Carey, Daniel, Davis, Dubois, Frye,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hill.
Hoar, Hunter, Irby, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones of Nebraska, Lodge, Martin. Perk-
ins, Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoup, SQUIRE,
Stewart, Teller. Turpin, Walthall and
Wolcott-30.
Manderson, who had changed his vote
from nay to yea in order to make mo-
tion to reconsider. made that motion.
A motion to lay the motion to recon-
,ider on the table was made by Vance,
out without action on it by the senate.
The senate adjourned till tomorrow,
eavinp the Lee Mantel case atill oman