The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-02-06
The Bill Passed Without Further
Amendm mt.
THE SOUTH AND WEST ALLIED
etailed Vote Shows That All Eastern
Senators, With One Exception,
Were Opposed.


by the venerable senator from Vermont,
Senator Morrill, who said the house had
promptly responded to the president S
message and supplemented it with an
emergency tariff revenue bill. THE
free silver substitute for the bond bill, y
he added, may not be the first time
when bread has been asked for that a
stone has been presented, but it is the
first time a committee of the senate
seems to have perpetrated a practical
joke, almost good enough for a clown
of Barnum's menagerie." The senator
thought the deficient national income
should be not less swiftly remedied
than an excess, saying: 1.-THE present
administration, however, exhibits a
bashful difference about acknowledge
ing any deficiency of revenue derived
from a tariff bereaved of its parents in
early infancy, but with hands behind
them they may quietly take whatever
money congress may place in their
hands for the treasury, where the out
flow of gold has been so swift as to
make even the heads of the keepers
dizzy"
Senator Morrill, paid his respects as
follows to threats to form new silver
party: "Some whispered threats have
f1oated in the air that the extreme sill
yer men now fraternizing here and at
home with the republican party would
band themselves together on one dom
inant idea and with auxiliary demo-
cratic aid hitch on to the tail of the
great republican measure at the first
opportunity some tinkling silver
amendment, hoping thereby to secure
silver triumph of a hybrid combna-
ton. although the grand old republi-
can party might perish. But there is
little fear of these eruptive threats, for,
If carried out, the riot act might be read
at home to the offenders, upon whom
public opinion would not fail to place
its brand, and whatever party might
survive. not all the garroters Of the re-
publican party would be among it's
members
TELLER REPLIED.
Senator Teller of Colorado replied
briefly to the inference that Senator
Morrill, made to the cheapness of sill
Yer when coming from mines. He said
the same could be said of gold. The
very remarkable mines of Cripple Creek
were turning out gold at 20 cents an
ounce. Senator Teller referred sarcas-
tically to the frequent characterization
of "silver barons," and asked what had
become of the gold barons.' From
this time forward the speeches were
brief, under the agreement that the
five-minute rule of debate would pre-
vail. Under this rule, also, various
amendments We're taken up for debate
THE FIRST VOTE.
The first amendment, that of Senat-
or Butler of North Carolina, prohibited
the issuance of bonds without authority
of congress and also providing for a
method of redeeming greenbacks in
gold or silver according to the fuctua-
tions of the ratio.
Senators Daniel and Gray spoke
against the Butler amendment, urging
that it would tend to disturb the parity
If the metals.
Senator Jones of Arkansas pointed
out that the main purpose of this meas
ure was to secure the free coinage of
oliver. The committee did not wish to
complicate this main issue with col
lateral questions. He appealed to the
friends of the measure to pass the free
coinage amendment without scattering
their energy by side amendments
Senator Teller added his appeal in
The same line. Il am sorry to see the
friends of free coinage weakening"
said Senator Allen as he proceeded to
support the Butler amendment.
1T was useless to have free coinage. "
interjected Senator Butler, unless the
secretary of the treasury was directed
to carry out it's spirit by paying obliga-
tions in silver"
Senators Harris, Bacon and Cockrell
all spoke against complicating the
question of free coinage with the Butler
amendment, the last named saying:
mo greater obstacle has been encoun-
tered by silver than this continual dis
position to try to get too much"
ALIENS CAME NEXT.
The amendment of Senator Allen for
bidding the issue of interest-bearing
bonds was next taken up. This brought
a renewal of discussion of complicatine
the main question.
Senator White referred to the vote OF
Senator Hill, which he said was evil
IDENTIFY done to load down" the meas
ure.
Senator Mills stated that while he
did not approve the pending silver sub
stitute as reported from the committee
still he would vote for it, merely to des
troy the obnoxious bond bill as it came
frem the house.
There was an amusing tilt between
Senator Stewart and several senator:
while Senator Lindsay was speaking
He had declared that free coinage wal
always pressed when it could not pas
and never seriously pressed when i
could pass
Senator Stewart interrupted to den.
that the question was not presented IL
1890. for, said he. it was useless to pres
it when the president would have We
toed it.
who said he would have vetoed it.?
exclaimed Senator Lindsay. y.
He said so himself" answered Sena
tor Stewart.
ITO whom?" asked Senator Gray.
THE ALLEN AMENDMENT.
When Senator Allen had made tn
final plea for his amendment, saying h
wanted to put the protestations of tn
silver men to the test, the vote was ia
ken and Senator Aliens amendmen
was defeated--21 to 54. as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Baker, Bacon. Berry
Blanchard, Brown. Butler, Call. Can
eron, Cannon, Hill, Hoar. Irby. Kyl
Lindsay, Mills, PETER. Pritchard, Roacl
Stewart, Thurston-21.
Nays-Allison. Bate, Burrows. Carte