Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-23
! SILVER MEN ON TOP
Senate Agrees TO Consider Free
Coinage Amendment.
MAY VOTE ON IT At ONCE
wa. Given Right Of WAY over All Leg
isiation After "A sharp struggle
Day In House aud senate.

Washington. Feb. lS.--The friends OF
silver In the senate scored victory to-
day when Senator Jones got right IF
way for his amendment to have coined
all silver presented at the mints. the
government to pay the market price
q After the agricultural appropriation
bill had been passed there was
an effort 10 get recognition from every
side Of the chair. II was clearly 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
bin The effect of this. II adopted, was
20 displace the bankruptcy bill and all
other measures. and bring the silver
bin TO the front for struggle and
vote.
Senator Hale moved 20 adjourn The
motion to adjourn was defeated by II
TO Sc, a signal victory for the silver
men.
Senator German then made IA move to
get the appropriation bills ahead OF the
silver bin. lie urged that the Indian
AUTHORIZATION bill be taken up. Senator
Gall having made motion 10 that ef-
feet, Senator German cited that mo-
ton to take up the appropriation bill
was specially privileged. The discus
sion was sharp and exciting. showing
~. intense interest felt by the senators
at the outcome.
The vice president held the motion OF
Senator Call TO be In order. Then an
aye and no vote was taken 10 take W
his motion and thus cut Off the silver
bill The motion was defeated, 70 To ~
and the silver men We're again Nictofl
Gus The ayes and noes were theI
taken un the direct question Of takint
up the silver bill according TO Senator
Jones motion and the silver men gained
their point, ayes 80 noes 81. The vote
was az follows: Ayes~-Allen. Bate
Berry. Blackburn. Butler. Call. Cam
eron. Clark. Daniel. Dubois, Hans
brough. Harris. Hunton. Jones CArkan
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, Grny. Hale, Haw
iey Hill, Hoar. Mcmillan, Mcpherson
Henderson. Mitchell CWisconsin). Palm
er. Pasco. Plat. Proctor, Quay, Ran
som. Vilas--Totai -.
Pairs-First named would have vote
aye--Mitchell (oregonl and Aldrici
Blanchard and Burrows. Cockreli an
Cullom, Coke and Dolph. Faulkner an
Higgins. Gordon and Wilson Iowa
Roach and German. Irby and Morril
Pritchard and Lindsay Martin an
Lodge. Miibank and Sherman. Wolcoi
and Murphy. Power and caffery, Shou
and Smith. Vest and Washburn.
Mr.. Jones then asked that a time /
fixed for taking vote. He said III
senators knew fully well how the
would vote and there was no need {
delay. He asked unanimous conser
that the vote be fixed for o'clock. br
Senator Villas objected.
Then let's have vote now" sal
Senator Butler. and It looked as II n
hill might at once be put on It's I'm
passage but Senator Hale suggest,
that many senators were absent.
sThen I give notice" said Senate
jones'. "thnt i VIII keep the bill befo
the senate until vote is secured b
fore adjournment tomorrow" and wi
this final announcement. Senator Jon
= moved to adjourn and at 8 o'clock Il
session came to a close