St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-02
merely to destroy the obnoxious bond
bill as 1t came from the house.

merely to destroy the obnoxious bond
bill as 1t came from the house.
THERE WAS AN AMUSING TILT
between Mr.. Stewart and several sena-
tors while Mr.. Lindsay was speaking
He had declared that free coinage was
always pressed when 1t could not pass
and never seriously pressed when 1t
could pass. Mr.. Stewart interrupted to
deny that the question was not pressed
In 1880, for, said he, 1t was useless to
press 1t then, as the president would
have vetoed It, "Who said he would
have vetoed it?" Exclaimed Mr.. Lind
say. HE said it himself" answered
Mr.. Stewart. ITO whom?" asked Mr.
Gray.
Mr.. Stewart did not Immediately an
swer, but Mr.. Voorhees, renewed the
controversy by asking Mr.. Stewart what
authority he had for stating that Mr.
Harrison, who was president In $780,
would have vetoed free coinage
amendment. 'He did not tell me-" an
swered Mr.. Stewart. II was not in
communication with him." Mr.. Teller
added that he had personal knowledge
of Mr.. Harrison's purpose to veto free
coinage. When Mr.. Allen had made &
final plea for his amendment, saying
he wanted to put the protestations Of
the silver men to the test the vote was
taken, and the amendment was defeated
III to "a.
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 bullion.
AT five minutes to o'clock, Mr.. Cor
man began speaking and closed by mov-
ing to lay the silver substitute, as re-
ported by the finance committee, on the
table. The motion was rejected by a
vote of "a to 49,
The amendment Of Mr.. Morrill, as to
seignoriage was then defeated-33 to a.
At this point a complication arose
as to the nature of the unanimous con-
sent agreement for vote at o'clock
Mr.. Harris contended that any amend
ment offered after o'clock was vio-
lation Of the agreement His entire
purpose was to get a final vote at 2
O'Clock. Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Lodge
urged that all debate was to be closed
at o'clock, but that 1t had not been
understood that all amendments should
be cut off at o'clock. Mr.. Harris
said he would not ask the presiding
officer to pass on the question. Unani-
nous consent was binding on senators
only az they desired to recognize it.
The presiding officer addressed the
senate briefly. He said: Unanimous
consent" was in the hands Of senators,
and it was not for him to determine.
He would recognize amendments as
offered.
Mr.. Cockrel1 urged senators to ''abide
by the agreement" He declared that
never in the history Of the senate had
such an arrangement been broken.
This would be dangerous precedent.
said Mr.. Cockrel1, and senators may
find it rising up hereafter to give them
serious trouble.
Mr.. Chandler said the senators from
Missouri (CockrelD and from Tennes-
see Harris) were
INDUCING IN THREATS
because their Interpretation Of an
agreement was not accepted.
Mr. Chandler read from the record
urging that 1t Was expressly under
stood that amendments should not be
cut Off. Mr.. German added an appeal
on this same line. saying there should
pc nberaltty in hearing amendments.
u ask unanimous consent" said Mr..
GoTmep. that amendments be re-
ceived."
And object" said Mr.. Harris. with
explosive effect which amused the gal
leries.
Mr. Sherman arose with the con-
gressionaI record In hand. He said he
had never known Of violation of
unanimous consent. He felt from read
Ing the record that the final vote was
to be taken at O'clock. But Mr.. sher-
man asked In the cause Of HARMONIC
Ing Hisunderstandfngs that half hour
be allowed for amendments. "No more
extension so long as have charge of
tne SUBJECT said Mr.. Harris, each