Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-19
THE SENATE AND SILVER.
What the Vote Yesterday Shows to Be
the White Metals Strength.


the White Metals Strength.
The appropriation bills were suddenly
side-tracked yesterday afternoon in the
Senate, and the bill providing for the I'M
limited coinage of silver was taken up for
consideration and made the unfinished busi-
ness Of the Senate. This was not accom-
plished, however, without some very sharp
fighting, though there was no debate, eX-
cept upon the parliamentary questions that
arose. The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed at $50, and Immediately Mr.
Jones of Arkansas moved to take up Sen
ate bill 2642, which was originally intro
duced by him and amended by the finance
committee to the elimination of everything
but one section which provides for the I'M
restricted coinage of silver. Mr.. Hale
moved to adjourn, which motion was de-
feated, II to SO. There then ensued some
brisk Skirmishing for advantage, but the
silver men were sure of their strength, and
after brief struggle with the parliament
airy questions that arose, Mr.. Call secured
precedence with a motion to take up the
Indian appropriation bill, the Vice Presi-
dent ruling that under the rule this mo-
ton was in order over that Of Mr. Jones
to take up the silver bill. But Mr.. Calls
motion was voted down, 20 to 30.
The Silver Dill Up.
In very short order the vote was taken
on Mr.. Jones' motion to proceed with the
consideration of the silver bill, and this
was carried, 80 to 81. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate Berry, Blackburn, But
Ter, Call. Cameron, Clark, Daniel, Dubois,
Hansbrough, Harris. Hunton, Jones of Ar
kansas Jones of Nevada, Kyle, McLaurin,
Mantle, Morgan, Perkins, PETER. Petit
grew, Pugh, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Tur-
pie, Voorhees,, Walsh and White-30
Nays-Allison, Brice, Camden, Carey
George. Gibson, Gray, Hale. Hawley, HILL
Hoar. Mcmillan. Mcpherson, Henderson,
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer, Pasco,
Plat, Proctor, Quay, Ransom and Villas
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The following Senators We're paired for
the motion to take up the bill: Mitchell,
Power, Pritchard, Wolcott and Shoup> re-
publicans; and Blanchard, Cockrell, Coke
Faulkner, Mills, Gordon, Roach, Irby, Mar
tin and Vest, democrats.
These were paired against the motion
and the bill: Aldrich, Burrows, Cuifom,
Dolph, Higgins, Sherman, Wilson, Morrill,,
Lodge and Washburn, republicans; and
Gallery, German. Lindsay, Murphy and
Smith, democrats.
How the Senate Stands.
There were thus republicans voting for
the bill, and Is against it, 16 democrats for
it and - against 1t, and populsts for it
counting Messrs. Stewart and Jones as
pcpulists Including the pairs, as stated
above, the strength of the Senate, accord
ing to yesterdays vote, stands as follows
on the silver question: Fourteen republic
cans for and Is against, 90 democrats for
and II against, populists for. This makes
a total of As votes for silver against AZ
votes in opposition. But Of these AZ votes
one is that of a pronounced free silver
man, Mr.. George Of Mississippi, who voted
yesterday against his convictions in order
that the bankruptcy bill might not be dis
placed. Thus, when he gets Strengthened
out on this question, the Senate will stand
46 for silver and Al against, until Mr. Will
son of Washington takes his seat, when
there will be Al votes for silver, and Al
against.
After the Senate had formally taken up
the bill as it's unfinished business, Mr..
Jones was eager to get a vote upon it, but
there was opposition expressed. owing to
the absence of several Senators, and OBJ
lection was interposed, when Mr.. Jones ask
ed unanimous consent to take the vote at a
certain hour today. So the Ser ate adjourn
ed at 6:27, having done some important
business in 81 minutes. and without hav-
ing determined when the vote should be
taken.