The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
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cussior going on. II was all dress parade.
ha saia Every one knew the pending
measure would receive no attention after
leaving the senate As it was merely a
question OF recording opinions, the vote
shoula De taken on all collateral questions.
Ths amendment of Alien. forbidding the
iss,Ie OF interest bearing bonds, was next
taken I'D. This brought renewal Of the
discussion Of comp.icatiug the main ques-
ton.
W-hlte Dem. Cal, referred to the vote
q HtN. lust given. which he said was evil
deutfr Aoae 70 .'soad down" the measure.
stEs. Dem. Tex. stated that while ne
liIl not approve the pending silver substi-
tute a. reported from the committee. stin
he would vote for il. merely 10 destroy the
obnoxious bond bill as il came from the
house.
There was an amusing tilt between
Stewart and several senators While Lind
say was speaking He had declared that
free coinage was always pressed when il
could not pass, and never seriously pressed
when it could pass. Mr.. Stewart inter-
rupted 10 deEy that the question was not
pressed in isssl. for, said he. il was useless
To press il when the president would have
vetoed ii.
exclaimed Lindsay.
'.Efa said so himself" answered Stewart.
ITO whom asked Gray
Stewart did not In med lately answer, but
Voorhees, renewed the controversy by ask
ing Stewart by what authority ne stated
that Mr. Harrison, who was president in
iss0. would have vetoed fsee coinage
amendment.
He did not tell me-" answered Stewart.
Il was not in communication with him."
Teller added that he had personal knowi-
a<set xF ! rfs,srs
free coinage
When Alien had made the final plea for
his amendment. saying he wanted to put
the protesiations Of the silver men to the
test, the vote was taken, and the Allen
amendment was defeated. u TO "a. as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Berry,
Blanchard Brown, Butler. Call. Cameron.
Cannon. Hill. Hoar. Irby, Kyle, Lindsay,
Mills, PETER, PfiteEard. Roach. Stewart.
Thgrston-I.
Nays-Allison. Bate. Burrows, Garter.
Chandler. Chiffon. Clark. Coekrel. Daniel,
Dubois, Elkns, Faulkner, Frye, GsIlinger,
Gear, George, Gibsofs. Il sorman, Gray, Hale,
Hansbrough, Harris. iiawley. Jones of Ar
kansas, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan. Man
tie, Martin, Mitchell Of Oregon, Mitchell of
Wisconsin. Morgan. Morrill,. Murphy, Nell
son. Palmer. Pasco. Perkins. Platt, Proc
Tor, PuSn, SHERMAN, onoups Squre, iehei'
Tiilman, Vest, Villas. Noorhees. Walthall,
Warren, wetmore, White. Nilson--5i.
Morrill,, Rep, VT. offered an amendment
providing that the seigniorage on the coin
age on silver be retained by The United
States to the extent of the difference be-
tween the coinage value and the CONNER
cial value of the bullion
At four minutes q 2 o'clock German be-
gan speaking. He spoke of the fruitiess-
ness of the efforts y secure the final enact
ment of free coinsge law. 1t was report
ed by finance committee hostile TO the
administration. 1t was well known that ii
would be impossible for such a measure to
become hw prior 70 March H. 1897.
''Why?" interjectcd Morgan.
Because" replied German, 1.-THE declara-
tions of the president of the United states
convince every man that such provision
cannot receive his assent
Morgan asked IL congress should not pro-
eeed on its course without reference TO the
executive branch.
German replied that he fully recognized
the need of complete independence from
executive influence. and regretted tnat
there had not been more of this independ-
ence in the past. He closed by moving 10
lay the silver substitute. as reported by the
finance committee. on the table. The mo-
ton was rejected. 81 to 43, as follows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker, Burrows, Caffery.
Chandler, Davis, Elkins. Faulkner, Frye.
Gallinger, Gear. Gibson, German. Gray,
Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hcar, Lindsay, Lodge.
Mcbride, Mcmillan. Martin, Mitchell of
Wisconsin. Morrow, Murphy, Nelson. Palm
er. Platt, Proctor, Sherman. Thurston,
Villas Wetmore-34.
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Bate, Berry. Blanch-
ard, Brown, Butler, Call Cameron, Can
non, Carter, Chiffon. Clark, Cockrell, Dan
lei. George. Harris, Troy, Jones OF ArAaa-
sas. Jores of Nevada, Kyle, Mantle, MINIS,
Mitchell of Oregon, Pasco, PETER. Perkins,
Pettlgrew. Pritchard. Pugh, Roach, Shoap'
Squire. Stewart, Teller, 11liman, Iurpse'
Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall. Warren, White
Wilson'S.
The following pairs were announced,
those for the motion being given first: Cul-
lom with Blackburn, Aldrich- -Hansbrough,
Sewell-Csordon, Price Woleott, Gray-Mor-
gan. Smith Dubois.
The amendment of Morrill, as To the
selgnlorage was then defeated, 30 to II.
AT this point complication arose as 10
the nature OF the unanimous consent agree
ment for vote at o'clock. Harris GEN.
tended that any amendment offered after
> o'clock was a violation OF the agreement.
His purpose was 10 get final vote at
O'clock
chandler and Lodge urged that all de-
R,ats vas to he closed at . o'clock, but that
II had not been understood that all amend
ments should be cut of at o'clock.
Harris said that he would not ask the pre-
siding officer 10 pass on the queston-
Unanimous consent was binding on the
senators only as they desired 10 Ee-os-
nize II.
The presiding officer addressed the SEN
ate briefly. TIe said unanimous consent
was in the hands OF the senators ana y
vas nos for him to determine He would
recognize amendments as offerei
Cockreu urged the senators 10 abide by
the agreement lie declared that never In
the history of the senate had such an
q s,rs..rnant been broken. This viii be
dangerous precedent SAID toeAfeli' aIiu
the senators may find II rising up mere
! fter ~ give them serious trouble.
f-eanaler said the senators from Missou-
- t,-o~Ix-elD and Tennessee (Harrtsp were
insula{ng in threats because their inter
prerarfon OF an agreement was not ae-
cepted
.syS-be,, have I threatened2" asked Har-
ris u,itb characteristic sharpness, rising
am crossing the chamber 10 the Repub-
lieau side. Il have made no threats
III was the senator's threatening man
ner" said Chandler. as the Tennessee SEN
a,or naeed across the chamber. The GAL
leries enjoyed a laugh al the episooS.
Chandler read from the Record that IL
was sxnressgy understood that amend
meots should not be cut OF.
German added an appeal on this same
lt,. saving there should be liberaity IN
hearing amendments
Il ask unanimous consent sald Cor
man thai amendments be received
And I object" said Harris. with cxplo-
-s,.< aefe~t which AGAIN amused the gal
lsries-
sherman arose with the Congressional
pseors IN hand. lie said he had never
.-,,ovrn ~ a violation Of unanimois con
ss,, he felt from reading the Record
that the anal vote was 10 be taken at
S,clo~t Ps,t sherman asked. in the cause