The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-03
BOND BILL SUBSTITUTE
Long Contest in the Senate
Brought to a Close.
SEVEN MAJORITY FOR FREE COINAGE
A Vote Was Reached After Three
Hours of Caustic Debate and Sharp
Parliamentary Fencing.

WASHINGTON, FEB. line long con-
test over the silver bond bill is at an end
in the senate, that body having passed
the free-silver coinage substitute for the
house bond bill by the decisive vote of
AZ to 25-a majority of seven for free sill
yer. This result was reached at 8
O'Clock today, after three hours OF caus-
tic debate and sharp parliamentary
fencing.
The public interest in the elimination
of the protTacted struggle was shown by
crowded galleries, and full attendance
on the floor, II senators being present,
and the others paired. Baron Won Theil-
mann, the German ambassador, who oc-
cupied front seat in the diplomatic
gallery, showing keen interests in the
final vote. Mem bers of the. house crowd
ed the chamber, filling available seats
and standing room in the rear and side
areas.
The result was such foregone conclu-
sion that little excitement or surprise
was occasioned by the announcement of
the passage of the substitute.
The early hours of the session, begin
ing at IL o'clock, were given to the clos
ing speeches, including that of Morrill,,
the octogenarian of congress, who is still
vigorous IN speech and thought. The
other speeches were under the fve-min-
ute rule, being breef and snappy. Lind
say took occasion to say that in his judg-
ment the president had fulfilled the full
measure of his duty in financial affairs
and should do no more. If calamity
came as result of the congressional in
action, the president should leave the
responsibility where it belonged, on the
shoulders of congress.
Another interesting incident occurred
when German was urging that the legis-
lation was fruitless, as it could not re-
ceive executive approval. Morgan called
attention to the fact that the duty of
congress was to act without executive in
fuence or direction, to which German,
with much earnestness replied.
81 fully agree to that proposition, and
only regret that there has not been a
closer adherence to it in the past The
senator from Alabama cannot go farther
then l to resist encroachments of the
executive in giving any suggestions be-
yond those he is bound to make by the
constitution of the United States, and due
weight should be given to whatever rec
concentrations he makes, without fear of
political power and patronage from the
president"
Mills, WHO had voted with the silver
men on alT~test motions, changed his
vote at the last and recorded himself as
against the passage of the free-silyer bill.
COMBINATIONS.
After several hours contest in execu-
tive session today, the senate confirmed
the nominations of General J. ]. Coppin-
ger, colonel in the army, to be brigad1er-
general, by the decisive vote of Al to II.
The nomination was sent to the senate
very soon after the conveying of congress,
but had scarcely been made public when
protests against confirmation began to
pour in from the A. P. A. societies in all
parts of the country. After a delay of
six weeks, the senate committee on mill
tary affairs made unanimously favor
able report to the senate. The opposi-
tion was led today by Burrows, Gear,
Perkins, Teller, Pettigrew, Squire and
Wilson, all of whom made speeches dur
the course of the days session. Hawley,
Bate and Palmer, all members of the
committee, championed the generals
cause, detailing the results of the in