New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23

should equal the nominal value OF the STANDARD si
yer dollar The substitute was not acceptable s. 70
unlimited silver coinage" and 1t was rejected by
vote Of 50 yeas to 1877 nays John g. Carlisle was re-
OF John O. Carlisle was recorded in favor %. OF free
Objectionable and dangerous financial biils that ever
The NL|llth Congress was Republican III poth
Coinage legislation In The XfVIith. xLTXth and
Lth Congresses Mr.. Carlisle was Speaker OF me
House OF Representatives. and thereby escaped the
ps OF iashs ms wore W fac however
that In each of these Congresses speaker Caf ,he
Committee on Coinage
List Congress-June II. 1890. the Senate having
under consideration the House bill providing Tor
the purchase OF silver bullion and the issue OF
Treasury notes in payment therefor. with amend
ments proposed by the Finance Committee. MT
Plumb OF Kansas. offered a substitute for Sec
ton OF the House bill. the last paragraph OF
which substitute provided:
That hereafter any owner OF silver or gold hniion
may deposit the same at any mint OF me rh ha
for his benefit and without charge but II snail be
awful to refuse any deposit OF less vaue man
for the operations Of the mint.
Senator Blair proposed to add to the substitute
these words Nor shall the amount Of silver
coined and issued from the minis OF the United
States exceed s5OOO.OoO for each calendar month
Carlisle. who had taken his seat in the senate
three weeks before. voted In the negative. After
Mr. Pumb's substitute had been amended on mo-
ton OF Mr. Vest so as to provide that inc
said coins shall be legal tender for all debts pun,
lie and private" II was adopted BY a vote OF
% yeas to "A nays. and the name OF John ~ car
Isle was again recorded in favor OF free and un-
That not seventeen years ago" .r but r. les
than five years ago After various other "a, ane M,
mcnts had been adopted the bill was passed by vote
of T. yeas 20 nays. and although the name or
Mr. Carlisle not recorded. he was paired IN
july TO- 1880, the report Of the commiitee on
Conference on he bin Vas aaopsd by , the In n.
negative and !. safe to assert IN view ,h OF MS
January :. 1891. senator stewart moved 20 con.
aer S 10 a nrG'f f f 'H Voted the ar
nrmaiive with the other free-s!ver Democrats and
amcniments had been adopted. one OF which pro
vIded Tor fee coinage. Mr.. vest; OK nissoui %
limited coinage and also gave the owners Of silver
bullion deposited at any mint OF the htei Statcs
lent I'm silver certificates. which were to be "A legal
tender for the payment Of all debts, PUBIC, ana
Substitute with Senator Pierce. Of North Dakota
ard he also paired In favor 81 IN piii as thns
amended with the same Senator. The hlil passed
The senatc by a vote os 80 to p. Al that time Nr
Carlisle was mci9Scr Of the Senate COMMITTEES on
Thc record Of Mr. Carlisle advocate, Of free
and unlimited silver coinage. regardless Of ratios
or lut.rnnf.onll agreements. has thus been traced
through 4 period of fourteen years ana found 10
be- consistent. II is a record that cannot he eN-
p,air,d away or trlthfuly denied man MAJ
plead that his speeches have been inisHhHrTH'o"l
81 sArblcI. bat II would be- silly for him 10 assert
that hts votes. deliberately east and officially re-
corded had beer msintcrpr'tcd or EARNED MT.
Carlisle would be the FIRST 10 resent an lns'niaNoh
H. the effect that he did not know how or why he
voted when 10 Nas recorded In favor of fr"r ana
unlimited silver coinage IN the House OF Represent
atl.ss or November ?. 1877. February e. lh's, ana
MAY g. 10 AMI g. 1874. or wher he was recorc.I on
the same side on June H. 1870. and paired IN lhVor
~ FREQ coinage on July 10 Of IN" same year, or
when BE- voted FOR the consideration or IN" financial
h.A which hlossomci into a frcc-coinagc measure In
favor OF which be was paired when Il paSsec mo
senate ON January II. 1891. AZ when date ne WAS
member OK the Finance Committee OF mat bpiy'