Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-28
A TEST VOTE.
PETERS Amendment Rejected
by Vote Of q to SO.
Senate Silver Repeal Bill Substituted
ie ncsse Document.


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WASHINGTON, ts.s- .-.-ia .ae Sena-e
Ssess.s eanrsassss bis speech xS~znst fas
.epeAI bill He renczrsa me yres.sc<sAn saa'
sas voorhees, s1l with TIE prscalss sf IN
sssa,lism n il wasbt never re<sive In
ax.a<r-s. taAr rae prazntss uoall ee sAkes
es.s Il sas Esass az Representative. % Il
the conference casnEssssrse. sr II sagns a<ael
xay, sasi fxshry ia, me Prsssiezs soa5i
nevsr xsxr tie bill. He would Let il BE-
P~ssi1.snr sas s<S xnTsy % give Any suea
Froaa4se-
Ssxs.s as 20 yieAssi 10 Janrs at
SsvAia Al 5 IS P. VI. Janes slssaes. TIA;
De vas somewhat Ez,esi Ard saai ne vaaki
prefer - 1n1sh tanarrus What Arsae more
he bad % .ax Ee hardly k.e~ vhesAsr "a
esll the remarks argument Sr sssFaa-y. ta-
as took !. for granted shss sae cxase De sasi
sefeassed vas practically cost verasss
asked for a v8sr 81 the penA.inx gaesSiaa.
vles~ Prssa.sns-The question: s 90 Sae
amendment offered BY the senator seuu
ktasss Pster).
Allea called fsr the re.ting If ne aaasns5,
sreaL 1t prav5dss fer TIE coiasxs af slvsr
aallion tsposi.ei sv any o~asr thereof. ~
sasls- tie Az af Isz. ~. is;ss revives saS.
s-saaess that act, repeats % al acts iaeon
sisssns tseres5sh-
FsSer sal! We 10 RGs iatsni 70 in.sr-
pose any saetiaas opposition; bat We m
censf. az every stage Of the bill. - Inssrpase
4s.erlnsass; -ss;sssace and determined epFo-
sstion-~
No further objection vas .arsrpase,l 70
IA king a vote aa PETERS Agnendnsas- Il
xas sxksa Anil aach excitement The
sose xss announced Teas. ss; nays. 39.
The following IS s,se yass in detail Yeas.
Allea- Bate. Berry Blackburn. 5asier
AL. Cake. Daniel. Dubois. tfearxs, Hxr-
rs, Iray, Jones af Arkansas- Jones Of
xevsslA. kyis. Marsln, Pascs, PETER,
Pavpr. Pugh. Roach. sAoaP- Stewart. Tel
!sr. Vance, Vest. walshaA. wosgoft.
NAYS, Abirich. Cs1ersy CaEa.en, Carey
CalEona. DAVIS, Dsxou. Daieh. FaRlznsr
Frye, GallinSsr. Gihson. German, Gray,
Hale. Hixxias tEig!. uear. fIadszg. Lodge
Mcmillan, NcPhsrson. Man4sFson. aisea-
eli OF Wisconsin, Norrl4- Agrpay, Palmer,
Perkins Pra.ter. QUAY Raasosu. Sherman.
Smith. Ssoeksriige, Tarpts, Was Vsor-
h=es, washtU-n. White 81 LOUISIANA
Palrs, Pesuxre~ and G9rsiar Squire &asi
Mitchell Of oregor Briee and Cameron; :;
Mills ami Haazsruagh Chamber and
Waite of California Cslqalst and wilssn .
Coox-sB AMI Ai}issa; HasLsy and aar
xaa Hant8n and PiAtt.
voorhees, then asked UNANIMOUS eoussns
20 have a Ycus taken 90 his substitute to the
House bill, sikh TIE understanding that Il
vas then 20 De treated as the original meas
are. open VI amendments. After scz,s lis
tassioa OF the request, it sas eauces.si that
a vote ~ taken on a substitute II vas
ixrses. 10 yeas, - nays, .; the negative
votes by Alien. Bate, Cad. Coke. Troy.
Ksie. PETER Reach and Fsrcs.
The substitute agree! to strikes 3at the
whole Of the House hgil aat inserts n aea
Of L. That 80 maeh Of the ACT appruved
] aIy a.. $50. ~ directs the secretary Of
the treasury 20 purchase from tine 20 time
silver bullion 10 the aggregate amount OF
go .da0 ounces. OF 50 mach thereof as
may be offered n each month II the mar
act price thereof. nst exceeding ore dollar
for &c 1 a5-I09 grams Of pure silver, And 10
lssGs n payment treasury notes of the
United States, il hereby -epe aled-
AMI Z a hereby declared 10 be the policy
" the alseii States ~ continue the use Of
a.gth rold AMI silver A. the standard money
Iad eoin. both gghi and silver, into the
rlanxy as equal intrinsic a-sd eIchangea5se
saI,sa. the yAlue Of sach equally 10 be Sc
cared through an inseruassonal axresnls ns
VI by such satsyaaris os legislation - VIII
insure the maintenance Of the parity n tie
vaIae Of cuins af the Two metals sn.! equal
power Of every dollar st all tines N the
markets sBs En payment CT seats-
l. IL hereby further declared that the
efforts of the government sheGla os ssest-
Ily directed 10 tire establishment Of such 4
safe systsm Of oi n7etAilstn ~ vii maintain
AZ all times the equal power Of every tollar
e9lnei or issuesi By the nsssa States n the
markets and ia the payment Of debts
Perkins then 0fersst an inzensiGlsEE which
proposes to open the uin;s 70 the coinage Of
silver af proved American production AZ q
parity Of rs tn / xish a mining Gr seIz1or-
sgs charge at 81 Per cent, TO De paid INTO
the treasury No zald plsess sf .ess de-
nomination than sI9 - "A hs cSJusd- Silver
I ,llars NAV be exchanged az the treasury
iz15 lRx4i ssnsifr a0ess ss uot less tsnSI1l-
;za-isa taan $40. A commission Of ave
s1aysetarv experts - 20 Be aP pointed, whose
duty shaA be 70 Keep Congress alsi the
Executive advised on all necessary matters
relating ID the currency.
Debate faGlsxsd ,Igring which Teller ssi I
zs would vote for the pelsi5ug aslsndzIsns.
Gthsnzh be had favored the exclusive eeiI,-
~ nf American silver. Still II Il passed;
!, would; some relief % the silver producing
-ez..ss an. grear rglief 20 the peorie Of tAe
afre5 states He :isi not iis1Glse the fact
-has The peogle Of bis STATE we're ssout % 90
-'Tar5uIa the Tailey Of The shallow Of death
He kaes uhas " vas "a -arn over 29.Gs5s
silver miners cut Of sorx "a the fail Of the
-s4-. The states ef Sevasit and Csiora o
he sss4 hss been hed Republican for
zssry Ysars Thsy srsod By their Eastern
are.srr 4 xaa 5elisved II the protective
system. even when & ssaAa hare bean ID
.assr interest," % vote sxziast them.
tasx uaea sd. Teller asszd rI1h
grss. fsRsiax, hare sc Aaf srszs them
How us,.ss sYun7z.sy1 Has naach support
We s-s satiEigi 10 as iexss a lissae syE7s-
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= IN IL. tuE ben SO shall De as6ssi u
TisE Judgment 70 their judgment on 9zas.
,izrls = wEtzh rs nave 10 anTal interest.
rust they viii rot be surprise! il We 80 1si
svursariairs sIsa 5aeus- az re aaTs done Z
lie osss. Tbs x-sas eun-ravsrsy 7Gzat q
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esssi8us
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the East larxs cams % noeev- The PEE
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