Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-16
PAss.D THE BLAND BILL.

] Forty.Four Senators Voted in Favor
 sf she Measure and Thirty.On,
 Against It-Senators Hawley ana
 Rlait Voted Nay-senator Hill Did
 Not Vote.
 | WASHINGTON, March 15.-At 12:30 tht
 Bland seigniorsee bill was taken up in the
 senate, and Mir. Carey, rep, of Wyoming
 continued his speech, begun yesterday, against 1t. He characterized the bill as the worst blow aimed ct silver since the de- monetIzation of silver in 1873. The next speech on the subject was
 made by Mr. Dubois, rep, of Idaho. He said that he took no comfort in voting for the bill. It was not the kind of silver legislation that suited him. He should like to vote for free coinage bill.
 Ar. Mitchell, rep of Oregon said that he should vote for the bill, not because 1t went 50 far ss 1t ought to go In the inter est of silver e . money metal, but be- oause 1t was . move on the legislative oheckerboard In the right direction. Like the senator from Idaho, he would much prefer that 1t was free coinage bill; and then he would vote for 1t with great pless- ure.
 Mr. Palmer, dsm., of Illinois, opposed the bill and quoted Mr. Hewitt's statement that 1t proposed to coin Q vacuum.
 MT. Pettigrew, rep., of South Dakota, had just begun an argument In favor of the bill when MT. Harris, dem, of Ten nessee, rose and in bis most impressive tones said: "Mr. President-The hour of 9 is recorded by that clock (pointing to the clock over the main doorway), and at that hour the unanimous agreement of the sen ate is that the final vote shall be taken on the passage of this bill. ask for that vote"
 MT. Davis. rep, of Minnesota, asked that Mr. Pettigrew should be allowed to finish his speech.
 MT. Harris-I object. If I were to yield to the senator from South Dakota would fssl bound to yield to other senators. I yield to nobody. (Laughter.l
 Mir. Kyle, pop, of South Dakota, asked that MT. Pettigrew might be allowed to have all his speech printed In the Record. |
 'It Is unusual" said MT. Harris, "but | will not object"
 The presiding officer. MT. Villas, dem., of | Wisconsin, declared the question to be, Shall the bill passi"
 The vote was taken and the bill was A. nays 31, as follows: Yeas Allen, Bate. Berry, Blackburn, Blanch- ard, Butler, Call. Cockrell, Coke, Colquit, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner, George, Gordon, Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jones ,f Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin. Mills, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, ossco, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Power, ough, Quay, Ransom, Roach, Shoup, Stew .rt, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,, White, Volcott-44.
 Nays-AIdrioh. Allison. Brlcs, Caffsry, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dolph, 1sllinger, German. Frye, Gibson, Hale, iawley, Higgins. Lodge, McMillan. Mo- in, Morrill,, Murphy. platt, Proctor, Imith. Stockbridge, Villas, Washburn, 
 When the result was announced there Vas hand clspping in the crowded gsller- es, which breach of order was rebuked by he presiding officer. Then the spectators 'egan to desert the galleries, and the sen te chamber resumed its air of quiet Ian uor and responsibility.
 The republicans who voted for the bill 7ere Senators Dubois, Hansbrough, Nit hell of Oregon, Pettigrew. Power, Qusy, houp, Stewart. Teller and WoIcott.
 The democrats who voted against 1t were enators Brice, Caffsry, Gormsn, McPher- ons AnAcnoh ot Wlscousiup murphy, Ihl- l Ter, Smith and Villas.
 The three populists, Messrs. Alien, Kyle nd Peffer, voted for 1t.
 MT. Hill, dsm., of New York, announced Is pair with MT. Dixon, rep, of Rhode slsnd.
 HE WILL SIGN THE BILL.
 WASHINGTON, March 15-The best ob- ainable information leads to the impress lon that the president will either sign the liver seigniorage bill, passed by the sen- te to-day, or permit 1t to become 8 law 'ithout his signature. It Is said to bs in administration circles that he ultimate fate possibly of the tariff bill nd the future unity of the democratic arty may be wrapped up in the final dis- oeif3op of tho e{lvor oua.ftnn