The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-15
1T is PASSED.
Tile Senate Passes the Seigni0r-
age Bill Today.
The Vote Stood A For to 81
Against.
MARTIN AND PETER
Voted For the Bill as
Passed.
There We're Number Of
Pals
AND PETER
There We're a Number Oi

zeirniCrars bill was taken MP by the
senate this afternoon and Mr. Carey of
Wyoming, included his argument be-
gum before adjournment yesterday he
was followed by Mr.. Dubois OF Idaho.
AT o'clock the senate passed the
seinniorage bill Yeas "A; nays 81.
The following is the detailed vote.
Yeas Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn
Blanchard, Butler Call. Cockrell, Coke
CCIuuitt, Daniels Dubois, Faulkner
George. Gordon, Hansbr0ugh. Harris,
Hunton. Irbv. Jones fArkansas), Kyle,
Lindsay. McLaurin, Martin Mills, Mltch-
ell 6oregon), Morgan. Pascoe, PETER
Perkins, Pettigrew. Power, Pugh, Quay.
Ransom. Roach ShouD, Stewart, Teller
Turpie, Vest Noorhees, White, Vol
c0tH@44
-Aldrich, Allison. Briee, Caffery.
Caaev. Chandler, CuIlom. Davis, 9olph.
Frye. Gauinger Gibson. German. HALE
Wleys Higgins. Lodge McAlillln, Mc-
Fherson. Henderson. Mitchell (Wis).
Morrill, Murphy, Palmer, Platt Proctor
S ith, 5tockbridge, Nilas, Washburn
Wlson-3I
The pairs were. Camden for, with
Gray againsts Hill for, with Dixon
againsts Jones (Nev) for. with Hoard
againsts Vance for. with Sherman
against
Senators Squire and Cameron did not
Yesterday squire voted in favor Of the
the hil be sent to the president tor
morrow for his approval Whether he
will sign or veto If, remains to be seen.
The belief IS that he viii sign 10, though
some persons hint that he VIII allow the
bin to become a law without his sigma
ture-
But whatever can be said of Grover
Cleveland. be cannot be successfully ac-
cusea Of c0wardice and there is every
reason to believe that he Will either S gu
1r veto IT. az he acts according to the
best Judgment ot tile great fnanciers of
the country be VIII veto the measure
wirb0ut delay.
But there are many Democrats who
are seeking to make him believe that
party interests demand the approval Of
the bib There are two members of the
cabinet who believe that he viii approve
the bin n he old cabinet members are
non-eommi Ihe bill as passed -
just as il came from the house
The result Of the vote today was no
surprise. tt had been foreshadowed for
some time. The responsibility for its
passage at this time lies with the Re
publican. But for them it would have
been sent 10 the finance commit
tee and there slum bered, perhaps
forever It would az least have been
amended s0 as t0 strip 1T of several of it,
incongrulties and probably of one or two
Of its most dangerous provisions. But
the Republicans hoped 10y bringing up
the bill without reference, to keep it be
fore the senate for an indefinite length
of time at he expense Of the tariff bill
The Republicans deemed the scheme
full of promise of much political adyant-
age and lent themselves to it and just to
help il along, Senator Stewart added
his free coinage amendments But
1Ir Bland saw the opportunity
for passing the BILL He let Stewart
into the secret and that senator, real
ling that there was no hope of passing
his free coinage amendments at present,
withdrew them.
Then catching the Republicans off
their guard the BIandites passed the bill
to its third reading before the enemy
knew what was going On. Had the
Blandites pushed their advantage they
could have passed the bill that day. but
they had confidence in the security of
their grip and generously permitted
some debate.
The galleries were filed today by peo-
pie and quite a number of members
came over from the house. Among the
letter was Mr.. Bland. who has been
constant attendant since the debate ia the
house began.