The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-15
SILVER IN THE SENATE.
SeiGNlORAGs COINAGE ADVOCATES
STEAL A MARCH.

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| WAsHINdToN, March I'm the Sen
ate today Harris called for vote OF
his motion for second reading of th
seigniorage bill. He stated that his ob
ject yesterday was to bridge the day
over In order that he might consult
with some of his friends on the Demo.
cratic side of the chamber. He had
had such consultation; and now. in
view OF what seemed to be the unani
nous views Of both sides, and in view
of the fact that after the tariff bill
should be reported, it would have to
remain on the calendar for number of
days, 80 as to allow 1t to be printed and
to allow every Senator an opportunity
to examine 1T carefully, he knew of no
better method of occupying the inter
mediate time than to take up and dis
pose Of the seigniorage bill. After its
second reading he would ask unani-
nous consent to have it taken up, con
sidered and disposed of.
The bill had its second reading, and
then the Vice-President asked whether
there was any objection to Harris's re.
quest TO take 1T up for consideration.
Sherman said that he would move. if
no one else did, to refer the bill to the
finance committee. lie regarded the
bill as one Of the most important ones
that had been before the Senate for
years. 1t proposed the issue of United
States notes to the amount Of sos, ,OOO,-
OOO for the current expenses of the gov
| ernment. He regarded 1t as grave
revolutionary proceeding. This Issue
OF 300 600, 900 would be followed by the
issue of other millions of paper money,
without any provision behind them for
their redemption.
Mr.. Palmer (Dem.) of Illinois argued
In favor of Its reference to the finance
committee. He regarded revenue
tariff, he said, as essential to the coun.
try; but the seigniorage bill was one
that could await the settlement of that
more important one. The discussion
continued until p. M, when the Vice
President laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, being a bill for the
purchase Of a site for the government
printing office.
Call moved to lay that bill aside and
to take up the bill to change the boun-
daries of the judicial districts of Flor
ida. This motion was defeated-yeas,
20, nays I'd.
Harris then moved to proceed to the
consideration of the seigEiorage bill.
The motion was agreed 10 without a
division, The bill was therefore before
the Senate as in committee of the
whole.
Voorhees,, chairman of the finauce
committees. said that If he had suppos.
cd that II the reading Of the seignio.
rage bill would result in any delay of
the tariff bill he would be opposed to
1t, but the bill could be taken up aud
disposed of before the discussion of the
tariff question was reached.
The question was taken on Sher-
mans motion to refer the seigniorage
bill to the finance committee, and the
motion was defeated-yeas 6, nays SO
me affirmative votes were given by
Davis (Rep.) Of Minnesota, Gallinger,
Dem.) of Vermont, Palmer (Dem.) of
Illinois, Sherman (tep) of Ohio and
Villas, (Dem.) of Wisconsin.
The bill was read In full and the pre-
siding officer (Faulkner) said the bill
was In committee of the whole and
open to amendment. Then no amend
ment being offered, he followed with
the announcement that the question
was on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill, and that stage be-
ing rapidly passed, he said the ques-
tton now was, "Shall the bill pass ~
All this had been accomplished 90
deftly and speedily that the opponents
of the bill did not seem to realize that
their opportunities had slipped away. .
Finally, Hoar inquired what had be-
come or an amendment which Stewart
had offered or proposed to offer. He
was Informed that Stewart had aban-
doned the purpose. And. as the pre-
siding officer put the question, "Shall
the bill now pass ?" Hoar 1nterposed
motion to adjourn, and called for the
yeas and nays. At first it looked as If
the necessary one.tifth to second call
for the yeas and nays was not forth
coming, but finally enough Senators
were counted, and the motion to ad-
Journ was taken by the yeas and nays.
1t was defeated-yeas IL, nays so.
Morrill, protested against such an i'm
portant bill being passed In what look
ed like freak Of the Senate. There
had been no consideration as to what
the effects Of its passage would be on
the credit Of the country, both at home
and abroad. 1t was but recently that