The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15

the Gavel.
Washington, March 4.-After routine
business, the Snate today, resumed con-
sideration of JIe Bland seigniorage bill.
Mr.. .Dolph statd that he would not con-
tinue his speeci and Mr.. Teller, Republi-
can of Colorado, addressed the Senate in
support of the Dill. He denied that the
act of 1890 left ihe coinage of silver to
the discretion If the Secretary of the
Treasury. He declared that the act was
mandatory and under it the Secretary
should coin as many silver dollars as he
had issued of treasury notes. HeAclaimed
that the difference between the purchase
price of the silver bullion and it's mint
value should bGput into money and used
for current EXPENSES. The proper execu-
tion of the law required that there
should be, for every dollar of treasury
notes, silver dollar lying in the
treasury, ready to be paid out to the
man who demanded it in exchange for a
treasury note. Mr.. Teller maintained
that every dollar of silver money ceined
was doing its money duty with infinitely
more potency and power than any gold
money in circulation in the United
States. The countries which used silver
as a standard Of money were in better
condition than the United States. This
was the only country in the world whose
legislators deprecated it's money. France
could float eight or Fine hundred
millions of silver money because no
Frenchman ever dared, in legislative
body of that country, to declare that the
money of the country was not good
money. Since 1878, the Treasury Depart
ment, the great commercial sand banking
agencies of this country and the metro
politan press had been attempting to
depreciate silver money. 1t is true that
measured in gold. the silver dollar would
only bring as. cents, but measured In
commodities, it would buy 65 per cent
more of wheat, com and cotton than 1T
did in 1872.
Mr.. George, Democrat of Mississippi,
argued in support of the bill. While he
was speaking the hour of two arrived,
and Mr. Harris, Democrat of Tennessee,
demanded, in accordance with the terms
of the unanimous consent, that the vote
be taken on Mr.. Allison's motion to re-
consider the vote ordering the bill to it's
third reading. The vote was taken and
the motion disagreed to-Yeas, 28; nays,
45. The detailed vote follows:
Caffery, Carey, Chandler. Cullom,
Davis, Dolph, Frye, Gallinger, Hale,
Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Nc
Pherson, Henderson, Mitchell OF. Wiscon-
sin. Morrill,, Palmer, Proctor, Quay,
Smith, Stock bridge, Villas, Wash burn,
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry,
Camden, Cockrell. Coke, Colquitt,
Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner, Gibson,
Gordon, Hansbrough. Harris, Hill, Irby.
Jones Of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay,
Martin, Mills, MitchelIsof Oregon, Nor
gan, Murphy, Pasco,s PETER, Perkins,
Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Ransom,
Roach, Shoup, Squire. Stewart. Teller,
Turpie, Vest, VOORHEES,, White, Wolcott.
The Democratic Senators who voted in
Caffery, MCPHERSON, Palmer, Smith and
Villas. :
The Republican Senatorstwho voted in
the negative were Messrs. Dubois, Hans
brough, Mitchell of Oregon, Pettigrew,
Power, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Wolcott.
Three Populists, Messrs. Allan, Kyle
and PETER voted no.
Mr.. Manderson, Republican OF Ne
braska. moved to refer the nnbill to the
committee on finance with instructions
to amend it to provide that silver certifi-
Gates be issued only in anticipation, or
lieu of the seigniorage. He said the de-
bate had shown that those who under
stood English were at sea as to what the
bill meant. Mr.. Manderson's motion was
reiected-yeas 27, nays a.
it was also proposed by Mr.. Harris to
abrooate the agreement as to the re-
mainder of the discussion under the five
minute rule He proposed that debate
be general, the vote to be taken at two
tomorrow on the passage of the bill.
Unanimous consent was given and Mr..
George resumed his argument in support
of the bill. Mr.. George was followed by
MI. Carey, epubiican of Wyoming. Who
argued against the bill. After an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.