New-York tribune., 1894-03-16
THE VACUUM BILL PASSED
THE HAI,CYON DAYS OF SILVER SU-
PREMACY RECALLED IN THE SENATE.
COUNTING PAIRS. 33 OUT OF 4s AFF1RMA
TIVE VOTES CAME FROM DEMOCRATS AND
2. OUT OF 35 NEGATIVE VOTES FROM
REPUBLIcANs-HILL PAIRED WITH
AN OPPONENT OF THIS IN
FLATIoN SCHEME.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUyg.l

the silver coation-thirteen- recalling
the palmy days of the free-conage combine
which ruled the "dellberative branch from
December 1890 to the beginning Of the extra
session OF 1898
The rollcall on the passage Of Mr.. BANDS
Vacuum Coinage" propect re-estabshed in
fact pretty much the old lines Of division The
bulk of the Democratic "cuckoos" who for three
months last summer reluctantly followed the
sound money standard. backslid 70 the cause
Of silver initiation and "cheap" currency. Only
ten Democrats were found this afternoon op-
| posing the reckless scheme Of increasing the
silver liabilities Of the Government by $5J,OOOOOO
while adding not a penny to its resources; and
that too Notwithstanding the largely increased
Democratic representation in the Senate since
1859 from States where sound ideas OF finance are
supposed to be securely rooted.
The Democratic Sepators who voted against
the bill included Messrs. Murphy. of New
York; Smith and Mcpherson. OF New-Jersey:
Gibson and German. OF Maryland: Brce, OF
Ohio: Palmer. Of Illinois, Villas and Mitchell, OF
Wisconsin. and Canery. Of Louisiana. Mr. Gray.
Of Delaware was also paired against the hill'
50 that the total vote within the party in oppo-
sition to Mr. Blands Vacuum Coinage eX-
pertinent WAS only eleven-one less tnan one
fourth Of the total Democratic membership.
MURPHY VOTED 80. Hill PAIRED
II was scarcely expected that the two Senator's
from Newly would maintain an alliance with
the free silver coalition on the final vote. and Mr..
Murphy opportuney shifted TO the sound money
side and went on record as opposing the Bland
imitation scheme.
Mr. uill. however. braved sentiment at home
FOR political advantage in the West and South,
and. though he did not vote at all. arranged
| OppOncnt
bill.
Hy voting for the bill Mr.. Quay caused some
sunrise as he had favored rccommittal yesterday
Mr. Cameron was absent ana impaired and 50
/ was MIR squire who would have voted Tor the
bill Counting the pairs 4S voted for the blll ana
n against IT, or the iS I'm the affirmative, 80 were
| c,st bv Democrats II by Republicans and by
| populists OF the - In the negative. II were
| contributed by Democrats and q by Repubhcahs
WILL THE PRESIDENT LET IT BECOME LAW
The bin will not ~ to the President next week.
as IN. Senate adjourned from to-day till Monday.
and there will be no opportunity in the mean
time 10 have il signed 10y the presiding officers OF
the TWO houses. -, /,,...
The opinion ia strengthening that Mr.. CIeVe-
land viii either approve the measure or allow IL
| =, hecnun. 4 law after ten days without MS
| approval. It is well understood that Secretary
| Carlisle has never been aV'rsc 10 having III.
| soigniorage converted into a cash asset ana 'hat
no made the scheme of vacuum coinage one oi
the main features of the III l-tatcd "cohpro"isc
biz which Mr.. German tried TO nave adopted ny
| ,b. Democrats Of tn" Senate last october. MI
c.vel,nd can approve the bill. however. only py
surrendering all the opinions on ene SILVER ques
ton which he has so TAR aggresSNeIy cIunS ~ "
When the S,igriOrage Dill was taken up MI
Carey (Rep Wyo) continued his speech, begun
Yesterday. against IL. lie characterized the pm
as the worst blow aimed at SILVER s''lce ''c uo
monetization Of silver In 1873
The next speech was made by Mr.. DUBOIS
| 0Rcp.. Idaho He said that he took no com,
fort in voting FOR the bill 1t was not the kind
Of silver lcgl Station that suited MN ne
| should like to vote for "A free coinage bill.
| The next speaker was Mr.. Mitchell uep.
OreJ. lie said that he should ', vote i@r f, us ne
| II ought To go In the interest of silver as
money metal. but because it was move on the
legislative checker board In the right IirTc'loh;
Mr. Palmer (Dem.. lllD opposed the bill, ana
quoted Mr.. Hewitts statement that 1t proposed
! to coin vacuum
Mr.. PettGrew Nep. 5. ID had Just begun
| an argument in favor Of the bill when Mr. Har-
! ris DEM Tenn) rose and in his most impress
! sive tones said Mr. President, the hour ot
| . is recorded 10y that clock pointing to the
| clock over the main doorway. and at that hourthe
| unanimous agreement Of the Senate IS that the
| final vote shall be taken on the passage OF this
| bill. ! ask for that vote
| Mr. Davis (Rcp., Minn) asked that Mr.. Pet
tigrew should be allowed to finish his speech.
| but Mr.. Harris objected.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The vote was taken and the bill passed-yeas,
a.; nays. 3l-as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bate Berry. Blackburn. Blanchard
Butler. ca cockrell. Coke Coqnltt' Daniei, nH
| bois. Faulkner. George. Gordon lansbr4ugh
Harris Iton Irhy Jones 3t Of ahn Arkamsas =, ky!e 3I
| + wer, Pugh. Quay, Ransom, Roach Shoup. stew
| art. Teller Turpie. Vest. Voorhees,. White. VOL
A4rch Allison. Rriee s1 caaery ,,,arsL Garsy
cr%@n GRs9n Hale awsy HsSns Mcnc hodEs of
| ,Et Palmer,
| Smith. Stockbridge Villas. Washburn Wllson-Si'
When the result was announced there was
handclappng in the crowded galleries whicn
| breach of order rebuked by the presiding Of
! fcer. 90, -
| The Republicans who voted for the bin were
| Senator'S Dubois. llansbrough Mitcheu "TeI
| Pcttigrew. Power. Quay, Shoup, Teller ana VOL
The Democrats who voted against It were
| Senator's Brice. Caffery, German, Mcpherson.
| Mitchell ONis), Murphy. Palmer, Smith and
Villas ~ e,..
The four Populist senatorsxMessrs. Stewart,
| Allen Kyle and Peffer-voted for IT,
| Mr. Hill Dem. n. " announced MS pair with
| Mr. Dixon rep, r. H..
NETWORK WANTS IT'S MONEY BACK.
| CONTROLLER FITCH AND MR. NIcoLL IN WASH
INGToN TRYING TO HAVE REFUNDED THE
sIoooooo LOANED DURING THE WAR
| Washington March l5.-Controller Fitch of New
York. and De Lancey Nicoll are In washington
Their purpose here Is to secure the introduction or
| a bill to reimburse the city of New-York for $cQ
| co which fund was raised during the early days
of the war to assist in the defence OF Washington
| Controller Fitch said this morning that similar
| ,r,h,,tors vyore made during the by the
ctIes OF Boston and philadelphia. and that in both
cases Congress had refunded the money. The fact
that the amount advanced by the city OF New-York
had not been refunded to that city see seems to have
been overlooked until recently. The bill VIII doubt
! less be referred TO the House Committee on War
| Claims and strong effort Will be made on the
| part OF the New-York Representatives to secure
| favorable actlan upon It.