New-York tribune., 1896-02-02
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VOTES IN DETAIL.

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VOTES IN DETAIL
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Washington, Feb. 1.-The farce of passing a
free-sver coinage bill through the Senate was
| played to an end this afternoon. the Jones sub
sttute for the House Bond bill receiving forty
two votes. while only thrty-hve could be mus
tered against it The cheerful character Of
this legislative travesty which has held the
boards in the "deberative branch" for the last
| six weeks marred at the close by an acri-
monious dispute over the terms Of the unani-
nous consent agreement under which a vote
was ordered to be taken at 2 O'Clock to-day, and
| the traditions Of the Senate which have suf-
fered so many distressing shocks since the
present session OF Congress opened were sub
tected to the unprecedented strain OF an open
violation Of the supposed sanctity Of a unani-
nous consent compact. Mr.. Lodge. of Massa-
chusetts was the reckless innovator who ven
tured to repudiate the obligations OF unani-
nous agreement, and. although he was swiftly
and emphatlcally rebuked BY his astonshed col
leagues the scandal Of his offence will doubt
less return again ana again to vex the dreams
OF the hard pressed cOnservators OF the SEN
ate's peculiar system Of legislation ny courtesy
and the rules OF etiquette
Mr.. Lodge and several other or the younger
Senator'S who had amendments TO ofer had
found themselves entangled In one or MT Har-
riss elaborately worded parliamentary orders
under which vote on the Bond ana free Co'h-
age bin was 10 he forced at . o'clock to-day
The Mass ichusetts Senator had not observed
thar only one amendment the one actually
under discussion, could be voted on after :
p. m. and. with Mr. Baker. Of Kansas and
bon. hae
came that Mr. Harriss phraseology left no
/ loophole for a vote various amendments
which had not We: been reached under the five
minute rule Mr.. Baker announced that ne
would offer hts amendment FOR the free-coinase
OF the American silver product in spite OF the
agreement. and 1t was only after good deai
~ Muster and argument that he was dissuaded
from asserting his undoubted parliamentary
rights in defiance Of the unwrtten rule OF unari-
nous consent After giving TWO separate scares
IN the veteran parliamentarans on both SIDES
Mr.. Baker withdrew his amendment
MIR f.o:,GF shOch6 Hia COi'LEA"oh'
NJ Lodge had more temerity. however. and
nearly an hour after the consen; had gone INTO
eOec, he sent an amendment 10 the secretary >
1esk and demanded It's considerations i"'''
vas A dead silence while It was oeihg r'au '''"
Mr. Teller AT once moved to lay II on the 'ao'e'
Mr. Lodge tried To get the yeas ana ha!s ''''"'
/ but only Two or three Senator'S would ASSIST "''"
>, .ocordinr the demand. and a rollcall was
eventually denied-an extraordinary parhameh'-
! ,r,. ,nc,d.n, IN the senate. Tive amendment
| - ,ho, tabled bv "A viva vOce vote, when
| .,o,,,,1 ,,o,,mous After this decided display u
d,ssa,isfactIon Al Mr. Lodges course. vote was
,La, d,rectlv on the Jones substitute. But iuIi}
| an hou- v,s wasted in wrangling over IN" terms
! q, Yesterdays agreement with the sol" result
~ discreditlng the parliamentary Intelligence ana
cenacity OF the Senate. ard deVeIppihH "'"O"
needless personal friction over really uh'ih-
portant question OF legislative procedure
LEW SURPRISES IN THE VOTE.
The vote by which the Jones suhstitu'" pasSeu
~ I, 3j-disclosed few SURPRISES ne
t,r,, IN favor Of free coinage had been
pvt al from five to nine and there were o"''
,a.. senators whose attitude toward the Jones
bill was At all doubtful Mr.. Martin of virginia
ore y, these came out against free coinage.
Mr. Gordon. of Georgia who voted with the Az
r,,nis,ratioo in the last Congress shifted over
.,o frse-c,inage side He was absent.
,,, ,,as ra,red In favor II the Jones substitute.
Nr Squire NJ Washington who Is by no means
q, ou,-and-out silver man. also supported IN"
Jones bill Mr. Mcbride. of oregon. MI po'Ph :
successor voted against the substitu'" ana l"'
The House Bond measure. Mr Miis' an A'-
ministraton Democrat with anti-Admihis'a''n
views on the money question: voted against o''''
the Bond bill and the Jones substitute
or the forty-two Senate who Voteh III FAVOR -
free coinage. twenty-one were p''io. as 90
pon,Iists snd fifteen Republicans or the thirty
avo votes against the bill. twenty-five were cast
~, Renublican Senator's AMI thirteen by Demo-
Gratis
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
49,, c.,,,o mot at o'clock this morning