The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-02

Washington, March 1.-The long
struggle in the House over the Bland
bill for the coinage of the silver seign-
forage and silver bullion in the treas
ury ended today by the passage Of
the bin by a vote of 1877 to $50.
The special order to bring the bill to
vote was adopted by a bare quorum
Immediately after the House con-
vened
This broke the opposition of the fill
busuerers, and they We're powerless to
do anything further.
All the amendments offered to the
measure by the opponents were de-
feated.
The one which polled the most votes
was Outhwaites amendment to strike
out the second section
The bill as passed is in the nature
of substitute for the original text of
the measure. The changes do not af-
feet the material features Of the bill,
Which provide for the coinage of the
silver seigniorage in the treasury; the
tissue. Of silver certificates thereon, if
need be, in the discretion of the secre-
lafy OF the treasury, in advance of
the cQlnaSS, and thereafter the coin
age OF the remainder of the bullion as
last as practicable and the issue of
silver certificates thereon, to take
the place OF the treasury notes issued
under the Sherman act which are to
be returned and cancelled as rapidly
as the coinage takes place.
The Changes Not Material
k~-Ihe changes made in the substitute
A supply make specific the fact that the
Esslgniorage is TO be coined, and this bill
shai not effect the redemption OF
taRSury notes under the existing law
-s asnuS1 2 auiyEss Of the vote by which the
& ~ 'Nfl+ III "a shows that IA Democrats,
M sizksf3tilark and popHlists, a total
~ WToJd for it, and 79 Republicans
anu = Dem9srats a total of 129, voted
agEnast IL
The bill E.T the rescue of the arma-
ment Of the wrecked Kearsarge passed
just h~.0fe adjournment.
After Cummings had failed to get
unanimous consent for the considera-
ton of a bill appropriating S45 900 for
retaining the wreck of the Kearsarge
the vote on the adoption Of a special
order to limit the debate on the seig-
niorage bill TO two hours, pending at
the close of yesterdays session came
UP.
An pct quorum voted and the
special order was adopted-176 to 1S-
80 the long struggle was ended and the
vote on BANDS pet" assured
Bland was recognized and offered a
substitute for the original bill The
first section Of the substitute is identi-
cal with the first section of theoriginal
bill except that coinage is to proceed
as fast as possible" instead of as fast
as practica BILE. The substitute fol-
the second section is as follows: After
the coinage provided for in the first
section (the seigniorage) the remainder
of the silver bullion purchased in pur-
Suance to the act of July IA, 1890 shall
be coined into legal tender standard
silver dollars as far as possible and the
coin shall be held for the redemption
of treasury notes issued against such
bullion, as fast as the bullion shall
be coined for the redemption Of said
notes. The notes shall not be reissued
but shall becancelled in amounts equal
to the coin held derived from the coin
4 age herein provided for and silver GER
tificates shall be issued on such coin
in the manner now provided for by law,
provided, this act shall not be con-
strued to change the existing law relat-
ing to the legal tender character or the
mode Of redemption of the existing
treasury notes under the act of $780,
A sufficient sum is appropriated to
carry into effect the provisions Of the
a Flood of Amendments.
Voting OF 81 bill was then begun.
The johnson amendment, providing
for gold redemption of silver certif-
Gates was lost-71 to 1885,
Outhvaite offered an amendment to
sstrike out the second section of the
substitute.
johnson, of North Dakota, offered an
amendment to the original bill author
ling the secretary of the treasury to
accord silver dollars the same rights as
to redemption and exchange now ac-
corded to subsidiary silver coins.
Strauss, Of New York, offered an
amendment to the amendment, as fol-
lows:
ssThat the secretary OF the treasury
be. and he is hereby authorized to is
sue from time to time. coupon and
registered bonds of the United States
in denominations Of $50 and multiples
sf that sum, payable in coin after five
years from date and bearing interest
at a rate not exceeding per centum
per annum, payable quarterly; to buy
and sell and dispose Of the same al
not less than their par in coin; the
proceeds of such bonds shall be paid
into. the treasury and be held and used
for the purposes now authorized by
law"
Bland made the point Of order that
Strauss amendment to the amendment
was not gerrnane-
<x'he speaker sustained the point of
order, and ruled the amendment out.
Cummings asked If the chair ruled
that any amendment looking to the
issue Of bonds would be ruled out
The chair replied his ruling was not
so broad as that
Cummings gave notice that he would
offer a second amendment later
Cannon, of Illinois, then offered AS an
amendment, in lieu of Strauss amend
ment, the so-called Window PROPOSE
ton for bullion redemption at current
market rate Of silver of bullion certif-
Gates, which was discussed in the
1Tifty-first Congress.
rannon's amendment was also ruled
out on the ground that it was not ger
name
Abbot offered an amendment reIat-
ing to the coinage Of the silver IN the
treasury.
Bland took the noor in support Of