Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-02-07

The amendment of Mr.. Allen, forbid
ding the issue Of Understanding bonds,
was next taken up. This brought a re-
newal of the discussion of complicating
the main question.
Mr.. White dem, CALI referred to the
vote OF Mr.. Hill, just given, which he
said was evidently done to load down.
the measure.
Mr.. Mills Dem, Tex) stated that
| while he did not approve the pending
silver substitute as reported from the
| committee, still he would vote for it.
merely to destroy the obnoxious bond
! oil as it came from the House.
There was an amusing tilt between
Mr. Stewart and several Senator's while
Mr Lindsay was speaking. He had
| declared that free coinage was always
! pressed when it could not pass. and
never seriously pressed when it could
rasn.
Mr.. Stewart interrupted to deny that
| the question was not pressed in 1890.
/ for, said he, it was useless to press it
/ when the President would have vetoed
| it.
who said he would have vetoed it?''
exclaimed Mr.. Lindsay.
HE said so himself" answered Mir.
Stewart.
"To whom ?" asked Mr.. Gray.
| Mr. Stewart did not Immediately an
swer but Mr.. Voorhees, renewed the
controversy by asking Mr.. Stewart by
what authority he stated that Mr.. IIar-
rison, who was President in 1890. would
have vetoed a free coinage amend
ment.
He did not tell me-" answered Mr.
Stewart. Il was not in communion
ton
Mr.. Teller added that he had personal
knowledge of Mr.. Harrison's PROPOSE
ton to veto free coinage.
When Mr. Allen had made the final
plea for his amendment saying ne
wanted to put the protestations of the
silver men to the test, the vote was
taken and the Allen amendment was
defeated, p to "a, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Berry.
Blanchard, Brown. Butler, Call, Cam
eron, Cannon, Hill, Hoar. Irby, Kyle,
Lindsay. Mills, PETER, Pritchard,
Roach, Stewart, Thurston-21
Nays-Allison, Bate, Burrows, Car
ter, Chandler, Chiffon. Clark, Cockrell.
Daniel, Dubois, Eldns, Faulkner Frye,
Gallinger, Gear, George, Gibson, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hansbrough, Harris,
Hawley, Jones (Ark), Lodge, Mcbride,
Mcmillan, Mantle, Martin, Mitchell
(Or), Mitchell (Wis), Morgan, Morrill,,
Murphy, Nelson, Palmer, Pasco, Per-
kins, Plat, Proctor, Pugh, Sherman,
Shoup, Squire, Teller, Tillman Vest,
Villas, Voorhees,, Walthall Warren.
Wetmore White, Wilson-54
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep., VT offered an
amendment providing that the seignior-
age on the coinage of silver be retained
by the United States to the extent of
the difference between the coinage |
value and the commercial value of the
bullion.
At four minutes to o'clock Mr.. Cor
man began speaking. He spoke of the |
fruitlessness of the efforts to secure the
final enactment of a free. coinage law |
1t was reported by a finance commit |
tee hostile to the Administration 1t |
was well known that it would be inn
possible for such measure to become
a law - Tor to March T. 1897
''Why?" INTERCEPTED Mr. Morgan.
Because" replied Nj. German, 1.-THE
declar atoms of the President of the
United States convince every man that
such provision cannot receive his as
sent"
Mr.. Morgan asked if Congress should
not proceed on its course without ref
erence to the executive branch.
Mr. German replied that he fully rec
ogniZed the need of complete independ-
ence from executive influence He re-
GREETED that there had not been more
Of this independence in the past
Mr. German closed by moving to lay
the silver substitute, as reported by
the Finance committee, on the table.
The motion was rejected. 80 to 43.
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, CAT
'ery, Chandler, Davis. Elkins, Faux
Ter, Frye, GaIlinger. Gear, Gibson, Cor
nan, Gray, Hale Hawley. Hill Hoar.
Martin, Mitchell CWis.), Morrow. Muir :
)hy, Nelson, Palmer, Plat, Proctor, !
Sherman, Thurston, Villas, Wctmore- :
Nays-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blanchard Brown, Butler Call, Cam O
ron, Cannon, Carter, Chiffon, Clark, {
'ockrell, Daniel, George, Harris, Troy, {
ones (Ark.). Jones (Nev0. Kyla, Man Z
le, Mills, Mitchell or, Pasco. PETER,
PERKINS, Pettigrew Pritchard, Pugh, s
eOach, ShOup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, n
'illman, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,. Wal 1
hall. Warren, White, Wilson'S
The following pairs were announced,
hose for the motion being given first:
ullOm with Blackburn; Aldrich with Il
Iansbrough; Sewen with Gordon; a
rice with Wolcott; Gray with Nor n
an; Smith with Dubois. d
The next vote was on the amendment c.
nered by Mr.. Morrill,, providing for the 81
etention by the Government of the a
eigniorage for the silver coined under II
his act 1t was defeated. SO to A. +
At this point a complication arose as
, the nature of the unanimous consent
greernent for vote at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Harris contended that any $.
nendment offered after o'clock was p
violation of the agreement. His en- ia
re purpose was to get final vote at a.
o'clock. 81
Mr. Chandler and Mr. rodee urosd 70
at all debate was to be closed at 2
clock, but that it had not been under =!
God that all amendments should be ~ ~
cut off at 2 o'clock III
Mr.. Harris said he would not ask the
esiding officer to pass upon the ques
IN Ina nin1n1s consent va binding