The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-23
Senate Agrees TO Consider Free
Coinage Amendment.
MAY VOTE ON IT AT ONCE
Was Given Right Of WAY over All Leg
isIstiOn After Sharp struggle
Day in House aud Serate.

Washington, Feb 1S.-The friends of
silver in the senate scored a victory to-
day when Senator Jones got right Of
way for his amendment to have coined
all silver presented at the minis the
government to pay the market price.
After the agricultural appropriation
bill had been passed there was
an effort to get recognition from. every
side OF the chair 1t was clearly a fight
between the silver bill. the appropria-
ton bills and the pooling bill. Senator
Jones of Arkansas. in charge Of the sill
yer bill, succeeded in getting first recog-
milton, and moved to take up the silver
bill. The effect of this, if adopted, was
to displace the bankruptcy bill and all
other measures, and bring the silver
bill to the front for a struggle and
vote.
Senator Hale moved to adjourn The
motion to adjourn was defeated by II
to SO, signal victory for the silver
men
Senator German then made a move to
get the appropriation bills ahead of the
silver bill He urged that the Indian
appropriation bill be taken up. Senator
Call having made a motion to that eff
feet, Senator German cited that mo-
ton to take up the appropriation bill
was specially privileged. The discus
sion was sharp and exciting, showing
the intense interest felt by the senator's
at the outcome.
The vice president held the motion of
Senator Call to be in order. Then an
ave and no vote was taken to take up
his motion and thus cut off the silver
bill. The motion was defeated, 20 to 30,
and the silver men were again victori-
Gus. The ayes and noes were then
taken on the direct question of taking
up the silver bill according to Senator
Jones motion and the silver men gained
their point, ayes 80, noes y. The vote
was as follows: Ayes-Allen, Bate
Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Call, Cam
eron, Clark. Daniel Dubois, Hans
brough, Harris, Hunton, Jones (Arkan
sas), Jones (Nevada), Kyle, McLaurin
Mantle, Morgan, PETER, Perkins, Petit
grew, Pugh. Squire, Stewart, Teller
Turpie. Voorhees,. Walsh and White
Total 80.
Noes-Allison. Brice, Camden, Carey
Chandler, Davis, Dixon, Frye, Calm
ger, George. Gibson, Gray, Hale, Haw
ley, Hill, Hoar, Mcmillan, Mcpherson
MandefSOn mitchell wv lSCOHStii)' am
er, Pasco, Plat. Proctor, Quay, Ran
som, Vilas-Total %.
Pairs-First named would have vote
aye-Mitchen (Oregon) and Aldricl
Blanchard and Burrows, Cockrell an
CulIom, Coke and Dolph. Faulkner an
Higgins, Gordon and Wilson iowa
Roach and German, Irby and Morril
Pritchard and Lindsay, Martin an
Lodge. Milbank and Sherman, Wolco
and Murphy, Power and Caffery Shou
and Smith, Vest and Washburn.
Mr.. Jones then asked that a time
fixed for taking a vote. He said IL
senators knew fully well how the
would vote and there was no need
delay. He asked unanimous cOnsel
that the vote be fixed for o'clock, bl
Senator Villas objected.
''Then let's have a vote now" sa
Senator Butler, and 1t looked as if Il
bill might at once be put on it's fin
passage, but Senator Hale suggest
that many senators were absent.
"Then 1 give notice." said Senat
Jones, that 1 will keep the bill befO
the senate until a vote is secured
fore adjournment tomorrow" and wi
this final announcement. Senator Jon
moved to adjourn and at 6 o'clock [
session came to a close.