The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-09
tnE SILVER BILL PASSED.

THE SILVER BILL PASSED.
forage Finally Passes the House-Tks
Vote.
WAsu1NGros, March a.-The long
struggle in the house over the Bland
bill for the coinage of the seigniorage
and the silver bullion in thNtreasury
was ended yesterday by the passage of
the bill by a vote of 1877 to 13o. ma
jority in favor of the bill OF 81. The
special order to brin-: the bill to vote
was adoptei by bare quorum imme-
diately after the house convened
This broke ..e opposition of the fill
nusterers, and they were powerless to
do anything further to place an oh.
stacle in the way OF the bill. ALI the
AMENDMENTS offered to the measure by
It's opponents were defeated, the one
which polled the most votes Being Mr..
Outhwaite's amendment to strike out
the second section.
Mr. Bland was recognized and offered
a substitute for the original til- The
first section Of the substitute is ident-
ical with the first section of the orig.
inal bill. except that the coinage is to
proceed as fast as possible" instead
of practicable" =. a..
Mr., Bland teoh the floor in support
of his substitute. He explained the
second section of the substitute. 1t
made the coinage of the remainder of
the bullion in the treasury begin after
the coinage of the seigniorage. and a
specific proviso was added to the effect
that nothing in the act shall be deemed
to change. or alter existing Law, as to
the legal character or mode Of redernp-
ton Of the treasury notes This would
set at rest all alarm on the point
All amendments offered. to the bill
were voted down, the last one being
Mr.. Outhwaite's to strike out the Sec
ond section.
The vote was then taken on the
Bland substitute. No attempt to break
a quorum was made on this vote, and
then the Bland substitute was adopted
IN to SO. Before the vote could be
taken Mr.. Tracey, of New York, moved
to recommit the bill, without instr,te-
tioas, TO tbs Committee on coinage,
weights and measures. The motion
was defeated-132 to 167. The vote was
then taken on the final passing of the
bill. It was passud-167 to 1870. Loud
cheers and hand-clapping greeted the
final announcement of the victory won
by the advocates of the measure.
The following is the vote in detail:
YEAS
Messrs, Abbott Aitken, Anderson, Alexander,
Arnold. Bailey Baker Of Kansas. Bankhead,
Bel of Colorado. Bell of Texas. Berry, Black
of Illinois, Black Of Georgia. Bland Boltner,
~ Praclin.
ridge of Arkansas, Breckenridge of Kentucky,
Bretz Brookshire, Frederick. Brown Bryan,
Bum. Bvnum, Cabaniss CamanettL Cannon
of California, Clruth Catchinss Clark Of Mis-
souri,, Clarke Of Alabama. Cobb Of Alabama.
Cockrell, Coieen Of Connecticut, Cooper of
Florida, Cooper of Indiana Cooper of Texas,
Cox. Crawford, Culberson, Curtis of Kansas,
Davey. Davis, DeArrnond, Denson. Dinsmore,
Dockery, Donovan. Doolittle, Durborrow, e /
munds Ellis OF Kentucky. Ellis OF Oregon,
Enloe, Epes, Fithian. Forman, Funston, Fyan,
Geary. Goodnight. German. Grady, Gresham,
Hall OF Missouri, Hammond, Hare, Hartman,
Hatch. Heard, Henderson of North Carolina,
Hepburn, Hermann. Holman, Hooker of Mis-
siss!ppi, Hudson, Hunter, Hutcheson. Jones,
KEN KilSor', Kr;bbs, Kyle Lacey, Lane,
Latfrer, Las ton Lester, Isle, Livingston,
Lucas Maddox, Mcguire, Mallory Marsh,
Marshall Martin Of Indiana McCle Try OF
Minnesota McCreary Of Kentucky. McCul-
loch Mcdonald. McDearmon. McGann, Nc
keighan, McMillin, McNagly, McRea,
Meredith, None Montgomery M P
land. Paschall, Patterson, Paynter. Pearson
Pence, Pendletol OF Texas, Pendleton OF
West Virginia. Picker. Post Price, Reilly,
Richardson of Ohio Richardson Of Michigan
Richardson Of Tennessee Richie, Robbins
Russell of Georgia, Settle, Shell, Sibley, Simp-
son, Snodgrass, Springer. Stallings, Stockdale,
| Stone of Kentucky, Strait, Swanson. Swert,
Talbert of South Carolina, Tate, Taylor of In.
| diana, Terry, Tucker. Turner of Georgia, Tur-
| ner OF Virginia Turpin. Tyler, Weadock,
Wheeler OF Alabama. White. Whiting, Will
lams of Illinois. Williams OF Mississippi, Will
son Of Washington, Wise, Woodward-l61.
NAYS
| Adams of Kentucky, Aldrich, Apsley, Avery,
Babcock, Baker of New Hampshire, Barnes. Bar.
wig, Beldon, Beltzhoover, Blair, Boutelle Brick
ner, Brosius. Burrows, Ca1mus, Caldwell Camp
bell, Cannon of Illinois Ciusey, Chickering,
Clancy Cobb OF Missouri Oogswell. Compton,
| Goombs, Cooper of Wisconsin. Cornish Cousins,
Covert, Cummings, Curtis Of New York. Dalzel,
| Daniels, De Forrest Dingl y, Dolliver, Draper,
| Dunphy Erdman, Everett, Fielder, Fletcher,
| Funk. Gardner. Gear. Geissenhaner, Gillett OF
New York, Goldsier, Griffin. Grout, Hager. Hahn
| err, Haines Harmer, Harter. Haughen, Hayes,
| Hener. Henders Of Illinois, Hit, Hooker OF
! New York, Hopkins OF Illinois, Hopkins OF
| Pennsylvania. Hu.ick. Hull, johnson Of Indiana.
| Johnson Of North Dakota johnson Of Ohio,
| Joy, Kiefer, Lapham. Lockwood, Loud, Lou.
| denslager, Lynch. Magner, Mahon. McAleer,
| Mccall McEtt;rick McKain, Meiklejohn,
Mercer. Meyer, Mutchler. O'Neill, Outhwaite,
Page, Payne Perkins Phillips, Pigott Quigg
Randall Raw, Reed, Raybourn, Robinson OF
| Pennsylvania, RYAN, Schemerhorn, Scranton
| Shaw, Sherman Sickles Somers, Speray, Sto
phenson, Stevens c. w. Stone. w. A Stone
Storer Strauss, Strong. Talbot of Maryland
Tawney, Tracey, Updegran. Van Voorhis o.
| Ohio Wadsworth, Walker, Wagner Warner
Waugh, Walls, Viewer. Wheeler of Illinois
Wilson Of Ohio Woomer and Wright OF Massa
chusetts.-1O
On the final passage of the bill 10 re
publicans and populists voted with
the silver democrats for the bill and sc
democrats voted with the majority OF
the republicans against it.