The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-16
THE BLAND BILL PASSED
BY a yOTE, or ~ 10 81 THE MEAS
URE dDOPI ED By THE SENATE.
How the Senators Voted on the Question.
The Closing Debate-WilI the Pres
ident Sign IL?

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March IA
resolution was offered in the Senate to-day
by Mr. Gallinger Rep.. y. H) and laia
over temporarily calling on the Secreta-
ries of the Treasury and Interior for the 1
names of all clerks appointed promoted |
reduced. or dismissed in their respective !
departments since March 4. 1893, with !
the State 20 which each is credited.
At 1880 the Bland seigniorage bill was |
taken UP. and Mr.. Carey Rep., Wyo.) |
continued his speech, begun yesterday
against it. lie characterized the bill as
the worst blow aimed at silver since the
demonetizaton Of silver in 1873.
sbe Closing Debate.
The next speech on the subject Was
made by Mr.. Dubois rep, Idaho) he
said he took no comfort in voting for the
bill. 1t was not the kind of silver legis-
lation that suited him. He should ike to
vote for a free coinage measure.
The next speaker vas Mr. Mitchell
Rep.. Ore) tie said that he should vote
for the bill. not because he believed 1t
went so far as it ought to go I'm the in
terest of silver as a money metal, pul
because IL was a move on the legislative
checkerboard in the right direction. Like
the Senator from Idaho. he would much
prefer that It was a free coinage Dill ana
/ then he would vote for it with great
/ pleasure.
Mr.. Palmer Dem. Ill) opposed the bill,
and quoted Mr.. Hewitts statement that
/ ii proposed 10 coin vacuum IL was,
indeed he said. a vacuum. for II was
admitted that II the whole mass Of silver
purchased under the act OF 1890 were
nut on the market to-day IT would bring
many millions less tnan the amount nec-
essary to discharge the Treasury notes
issued for its purchase He believed the
bill TO be so defective that the silver
which it required 70 be coined would re-
main inert i'm the Treasury, and that not
a single dollar could be put into circula-
/ ton under IT,
Harris Calls for the Vote.
Mr.. Pettigrew Rop, s. ID had just
| begun an argument in favor OF the bill
when Mr.. Harris rose. and, in his most
| impressive tones, said.
"Mr. President. The hour Of Is record
I'd by that clock Uointing TO the clock
over the main doorway and at that hour
the unanimous agreement Of the Senate
is that the final vote shall be taken on
the passage Of this bill. / ask for that
vote"
MIR. Davis Rep.. Mnn) asked that Mr..
Pettigrew should be allowed to finish his
speech.
Mr.. Harris / object. If I were 10 yield
TO the senator from South Dakota 1
would feel bound TO yield TO other SEN
ators. / yield TO nobody. Q-aughterJ
Mr.. Kyle Oop.. S. d. asked that Mr..
Pettigrew might be allowed TO nave all
his speech printed in the Record
1T is unusual" said Mr.. Harris. "but
/ will not object
The presiding officer, AR. Villas Dem.
Wis) declared the question to be; "shaH
the bill pass?
The Vote in Detail.
The vote was taken and the bin pass
ed-yeas a. nays. 81; as follows.
Yeas-knen Bate. Berry Blackburn,
Blanchard. Butler. Call. Cockreil. Coke
Coiquitt. Daniel. Dubois. Faulkner, Cor
don. George. Hansbfough Harris. Hum
ton. Irby, Jones CArkJ Kyle Lindsay
[ McIaurin Martin Mills, Mitchell tOre
gon. Morgan, Pasco. PETER, Perkins
Pettigrew. Power. Pugh. Quay, Ransom,
Roach. Shoup. Stewart Teller, Turpie
VeN. Voorhees,. White, and WOicott-4A
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. brice, CaneIy
Carey. Chandler, Cullom, Davis Dolph
Frye. Gallinger. Gibson. German, HALE
Hawley, Higgins. Lodge. Mcmillan Ne
Pherson. Manderson. Mitchell tWis). Nor
rin. Murphy. Palmer. Platt. Proctor
Smith. Stockbridge, Villas WasAbuin'
and WilsOn-3l.
When the result was announced there
WAS handclapping in the crowded gale
ries. which breach Of order was rebuked
bv the presiding officer. Then the spec
tators began TO desert the galleries ana
the Senate chamber resumed its air OF
quiet languor and respectabiiity
The Republicans who voted Tor the Dill
IIs.nH HTHHF
Mitchell (Ore). Pettigrew, Power, quay
Shoup. Stewart. Teller, and Walcott.
The Democrats who voted against 1t
were: Messrs Brice, Caffery, Gormdl,
Mcpherson Mitchell OWis), Murphy, Pat
mer. Smith. and Villas.
The three Populis.s. Messrs Allen
Kyle, and PETER, voted for II.
Mr. Hill Dem. n. ", announced his
pair with Mr.. Dixon uep.' h l).
other Bu.iness Disposed or
A Joint resolution heretofore introduced
by Mr.. Harris Dem, Tenn.), FOR the
appointment Of a commission to be com
posed Of the Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary OF War. and the Attorney ten
eral for the settlement of the claims
and counter-claims between the United
States Government and the State or
Tennessee, arising out Of the transfer
Of railroads, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Teller gave nOuce that ne WoUlu
2 try to get the McGarrahan bill up Tor
action next Monday.
After short executive session, the
$ doors were re-opened at 800, and legis-
e lative business was resumed and con
r tnued until 410. when the Senate ad-
o iourned until Monday. No business OF
[ general importance was transacted after
u the executive session.
The seigniorage bill cam OF reach the
President before Monday. as il was not
signed by the presiding officers Of the
tr.n houses at the time nf al inlirnrnnnt I