The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-15
The Free Coinage Amendment
Breathes it's Last.
KILLED BY a BIG MAJORITY
The Friends of the White Metal
Greatly Disappointed.
THE GOLD BUG VOTE GROWS
The Majority of 10 Against the Bono
Bill Substitute Thursday Was
increased to I25 by Yester-
days Vote.

days Vote.
Washington, Feb. a. The majority
against silver to-day, when the final
yote was taken on concurrence in the
Senate free coinage amendment to the
tariff bill, was larger that that of yes
terday in committee Of the whole. Yes
terday the motion TO concur was de-
feated by 100 to S0,a majority Of 1f0;to-
day it was beaten by 215 to 30, a major-
itx Of 125.
The vote to-day was a record maxi
ing vote and, counting the pairs, but
81 out Of 35f members were unaccount-
ed for. Perhaps q few absentees dodg-
ed but most OF them were unayoidably
absent and were unable to secure pairs.
The silver men WHO Yesterday, pre-
dicted a much greater showing OF
strength to-day were again disap-
pointed. The sound money" leaders
had been disposed to concede the sil-
yer forces 100 votes.
An analysis Of the vote to-day shows
That Isl Republicans and 81 Democrats
voted against concurrence and SIS DEM
ocrats, 25 Republicans and I Populists
for concurrence.
The vote in detail follows:
TO concur in the Senate free coinage
amendment to the bond BILL
Yeas-Abbott, Ait1len. Allen, (Niss.)
Allen, Ttah,) Bailey. Baker, (kanJ.
Bankhead Barham. bartlett. (Ia.).
Bell. (CoIo). Bell, fTex.). Blacll fja.),
Bowers. Frederick. ClarF. CocErell,
Cooper. (Tex), Cox, Crisp. Culberson.
Curtis. (Kan.) Dearmond, DiHsmore.
Dockery Doolittle, Downing, Ellis,
Gamble, Hartman, Hermann, Hiibern,
Hutchesen. Hyde Johnson. Cali.
Jones. Kem Kendall Tatinlcr, Layton.
Lester. Iinnev Little Livingston.
Loekharf, Loud, Maddox Nagnire,
Marsh. Mcclure. McCuIloch. McEenny,
McLachlan, McTaurin, Mcmillan, Nc
Rae. Meredith, Mondeil. Money, Moses.
Neill, Newlands, Ogden, 0ley Pearson.
Richardson. Robbins. Robertson, G.a.J.
Savers, ShafrotI. Shaw. shuford,
skinner. Spencer. Stokes. Strait.
str0wd, Swanson, TaIbert, Tate Ter
ry. Towne, Tyler. Underwood, Walker,
(Va.). Wheeler. Williams, Wilson.
1daho) Wilson, (S. 60, Noodard,
Yoakum90.
Nays Acheson, Aldrich, Andrews,
Apsley, Arnold (Rhode Island), At
wood, Avery, Babcock, Baker MARY
iand), Baker New Hampshire), Bar
ney, BarthoIdt, Bartlett New York;
Beach, Bennett, Berry. Bingham
Bishop, Blue, Boatner, BouteIle, Brews-
ten. .BromWell, Brosius Brown, BlGmm
Bull, Burrell, Burton (Missouri), Bur-
ton (Ohio), CaIderhead, Cannon, Catch
ings, Chickering, Clark (Iowa), Clark
lMissouri), Cobb (Missouri), Cod
ding, Coffin, Colson, Connolly, Cooke
(Wisconsin), Cooke (Illinois), Cooper
tFlorida), Cooper (Wisconsin), Cor
less, Cousins, Crowther, Crump, Cur
tfs (Iowa), Curtis New York;, Dal-
zelI, Danford, Daniels, Denny, Dewitt
Dingley Dolliver, Dovener, Draper
Elliott (South Carolina), Erdman
Evans, Fairchild, Faris, Fenton, Fish
er, Fletcher. Fowler. Gardner, Gibson,
GiIlett New York;, Gillett (Massa-
chusetts), Graf. Griffin, Grosvenor
Grout, Grow, Hadley, Hager, Hall
(MissourD, Halterman, Hardy, liar
mer, Harris, Harrison Hart, Hatch
Heatwole, Hainer (Pennsylvapia),
Hemfway, Henderson, Hendrick
Henry (ConnecticutJ, Hepburn, Hicks,
114t1 {1DIIltE1i8GAlbJs ~ 1AAEbs AA13&NN@i i
Hopkins, Howe, Howell. Hubbard, IIu-
ling (Ohio), Hu1ing West Virginia),
Hull Iowa), Hurley, jenkins, johnson
Indiana), johnson North Dakota)
JOY, Kerr. Kiefer, Knox, Kulp, Lacri,
Lawson, Lefyre, Leighty, Leisenring,
Lewis, Long, Loudenslager, Low, Ma
haney, Maban Mccall (Massachusetts),
Mccall (Tennessee), McCleary, McMii-
Ian, Mccormick, McCreary, Mercer,
Meyer, Miles, Miller West Virgina),
Minor (Wisconsin), Moody, Murphy,
Noonan, Northway, Odell, Often, Over
street, Owens, Parker, patterson,
Payne, Perkins, Phillips, Pitner, Poole,
Price, Prince, Pugh, Quigg, Ray,
/ Reeves, Reyburn, Royse, Rusk, Rus
sell (Georgia), Sauerherlng, Scranton
Settle, Shannon, Sherman, Slmpklns,
Smith Illinois), Smith (Michlgan) !,
snover, sorg, Sonthard, Southwick,
Spalding, Sperry, Stable, Steele, Ste
phenson, Stewart New Jersey, Stew
art (Wisconsin), Chas. w. Stone, Wm.
A. Stone, Strobe (Nebraska), strong,
sulloway, Sulzer, Taft, Tarsney, law.
| ney, Taylor, Thomas, Traceweli, ira
| cey. Treloar, Tucker, Turner (1eor-
gia), Turner (Virginia), UpdegraH,
/ Van, Voorhia, Wadsmorth, Walker
| (Massaehusetts), Walsh, Wager, War
ner, Washington, Watson (Indlana),
I Watson (Ohio), Wellington White,
| Wilber, Willis, Wilson (Ohio), Wood,
/ Wright21G
Tie debate which preceded the vote
was of an interesting character, but
J devoid Of many sensational features,
! The gallaries were filed to-day IN
both branches Of Congress, and quite
4 hum ber Of Senators, including
/ Palmer. of Illinois, Bacon, of Georgia.
/ Cockerell, Of Missuafri and Butler, Or