The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-19
SILVER RECORD OF THE PARTIES.

seems certain that public expectations
will be realized in the declaration of
the Democratic party for free coinage
and in the straddling of the subJect
by the Republicans.
Many silver Republicans following
the lead of Stewart and Jones, of
Nevada, declare there is no hope for
silver in the Republican party, and
not a few go a step farther and an
nounce their belief that silver's only
sure prospect is in the Democratic
party. AS this has been jeered at by
some Republican papers, we give here
he silver record of the two parties
IN Congress:
The coinage bill demonetizing silver
was passed in 1873 by a Republican
Congress.
House bill 41S9. providing for the
coinage of silver into dollars of 41212
grains each to be legal tender for all
debts except where gold was required
by law, came to a vote in the House,
December IS. 1876. The vote stood
yeas, 124 Democrats, and Al Republi-
cans: nays, II Democrats and Sc Re
publicans. There was no action on
this bill in the Senate.
House bill 1893, authorizing the coin
age of the silver dollar. came before
the House. November 3, 1877, on the
motion of Mr.. Bland that the rules be
suspended so as to enable him to in
troduce, and the House to pass the
bill. The vote stood ayes, 81 Demo-
Gratis, 67 Republicans; nays, 10 Demo-
Gratis and q Republicans. The bill
passed the Senate in February, 1873,
20 Democrats and % Republicans vot-
ing for it, and Z Democrats and II
Republicans voting against it. The
president having vetoed the bill it re-
passed the House. 122 Democrats and
"A Republicans voting aye, and q
Democrats and 50 Republicans voting
nay. The vote in the Senate was %
Democrats and q Republicans for the
passage, and 9 Democrats and 10 Re-
publicans against it.
On House bill $500, for the free coin
age of silver and other purposes, Mr.
Dibble offered an amendment to sus-
pend the silver coinage until the fur
Their action Of Congress. This amend
ment was voted on April S, 1886, 80
Democrats and 81 Republicans voting
aye and $50 Democrats and II Repub-
hcans. nay. Upon the question of the
passage of the bill itself SO Democrats
and so Republicans voted aye, and 20
Democrats and SO Republicans nay.
June Z, 1890 Mr.. Bland moved that
the bill then pending the silver pur-
chase acD be recommitted to the COM
mlttee with instructions to report back
a bill for free coinage. The vote stood
for recommittal, 10 Democrats and "A
Republicans. against recommital, 127
Republicans and Is Democrats. This
silver purchasing act passed the
House on the affirmative vote of 1874
Republicans; 112 Democrats and 2
Republicans voting nay. During the
consideration of the bill in the Senate
1t was amended SO as to provide for
the free coinage of legal tender dol
lar of the standard weight on the
affirmative vote of 81 Democrats and
10 Republicans; % Republicans and 3
Democrats voting nay. Upon the con-
slderation of this free coinage amend
ment in the House, there were 112
Democratic and % Republican votes
for the amendment, and 100 Republi
cans and p Democratic votes against
it. The bill itself passed both the
House and Senate on a strict party
vote, all Democrats voting against this
miserable makeshift'' and all Repub-
licans voting for it.
In March, 1892, House bill 4426 for the
free coinage Of silver. was under con.
sideration and, on a motion to Law on
the table, the vote stood, aye 81 Demo-
Gratis and 81 Republicans; nay, 100
Democrats and II Republicans.
The purchase clause of the Sherman
act was repealed by the following
vote: House-for the bill, 129 Demo-
Gratis and SO Republicans, against it
% Democrats, IS Republicans and s.
Populists. Senate-for repeal. %
Democrats and % RepubIica ns
against it, 10 Democrats, RepubIf-
cans and 4 Popuists.
The only fair deduction from these
twenty-five years of legislation is that
the Democratic party is inherently
more friendly to free silver coinaea
than its opponent, and that conse-
quently the people of the west are
:ustihed In looking to that party for
its restoration.