Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-02-07


wheh senator Allen had made the
1nai plea Tor his amendment. saying he
wantea to put the protestations Of the
silver men to the test the vote was fa-
ken and Senator Aliens amendment
vas defeated 21 to 81. as follows:
Yeas Allen, Baker. Bacon. Berry.
BIanchafd, Brown. Hutler. Call. Cam
er<7p, Cannon. HIN Hoar, Irby, Kyle,
Lindsay. Mills, "a Ier. Pritchard, Roach,
Stewart, Thurst I'll.
Nays Allison, We. Burrows. Carter,
Chandler, ChiI(61 Clark, Cockre1l,
Daniel. Dubois wilkins. Faulkner, Frye,
lGaliinger Gear, George. Gibson, Cor
man. GrG16 Hale, Hansbrough, Harris,
Haw1& gones (Ark). Lodge, Mcbride,
Nd vi, Mantle, Martin, Mitchell
Mitchell CWis). Morgan, Morrill,,
ply, Nelson, Palmer. Pascoe, Per-
b. Platt, Proctor, Pugh, Sherman,
1oup, Squire, Teller, Tillman, Vest,
Villas, Voorhees,, Walthall, Warren,
Wetmore, White, Wilson-54.
Senator Morrill, offered an amend
ment providing that the seigniorage on
the coinage of silver be retained by the
United States to the extent of differ
ence between the coinage value and the
commercial value of bullion.
At four minutes to o'clock Senator
German began speaking. He spoke of
the fruitlessness of efforts to secure the
final enactment of a free coinage law
1t was we'll known that it would be i'm
possible for such measure to become
a law prior to March 4, 1897.
'Why?" interjected Senator Morgan
Because" replied Senator German,
the declarations of the president of
the United States convince every man
that such provision can not receive his
assent
Senator Morgan asked If congress
should not proceed ON it's course with
out reference to the executive branch.
Senator German replied that he fully
recognized the need Of complete indie
pendence of executive influence.
GORMAN'S MOTION DEFEATED.
Senator German closed by moving to
lay the silver substitute as reported by
the finance committee on the table, The
motion was rejected-34 to 43. The vote
was as follows:
The vote on the German motion was
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, CAT
ferry, Chandler, Davis, Elkins, Faux
ner, Frye. Gallinger, Gear. Gibson. Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan
Martin, Mitchell wis.,, Morrow, Muir
ply, Nelson, Palmer, Plat, Proctor
Sherman, Thurston, Villas, Wetmore-
"a.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry
Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cam
| eron, Cannon, Carter, Chiffon, Clark,
Cockrell Daniel, George, Harris, Irby,
| Jones (Ark.), Jones (Nev), Kyle, Man
| tie, Mills, Mitchell (Or.), Pasco, PETER,
Perkins, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller,
| Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,, Wal
! thall, Warren, White, Wilson'S.
| The following pairs were announced,
| those for the motion being given first:
| Cullom with Blackburn, Aldrich with
Hansbrough, Sewell with Gordon,
| Brice with Wolcott, Gray with Morgan,
| Smith with Dubois.
The next vote was on the amend
| ment offered by Senator Morrill, pro-
viding for retention by the government
| of seigniorage for silver coined under
| this act. 1t was defeated, 80 to A.
At this point complication arose as
| to the nature of the unanimous consent
agreement for vote at o'clock.
Senators Chandler and Lodge urged
| that all debate was to be closed at 2
| o'clock, but that it had not been under
| stood that all amendments should be
| cut off at o'clock.
] Senator Harris said he would not ask
the presiding officer to pass upon the
question.
II ask unanimous consent" said Sen
| ator German, that amendments be re-
| ceived."
"And object" said Senator Harris.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then reported from COM
mittee of the whole to the senate and
was passed, AZ to 80. as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
| Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Gamer
| on, Cannon, Carter. Chiffon, Clarke,
| Cockrell, Daniel, George, Harris, Irby,
Jones (Ark), Jones CNev), Kyle, Man
tie, Mitchell orr. Pasco. PETER Per-
kins, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller
Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,. Wal
thall, Warren, White, Wilson-42.
| Noes-Allison, Baker, Burrows, CAT
fiery. Chandler. Davis, Elkins, Faux
ner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gibson, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan
Martin, Mills, Mitchell (Wis.), Morrill,
Murphy, Nelson, Palmer, Plat, Proc
tor, Sherman, Thurston, Villas, Wet
| more-35.
| Senator Mills changed from yes to nc
and this was the only difference from
the detailed vote on Senator Germans
| early motion to lay on the table. There
was an immediate emptying of the gal
leries as when the curtain falls for the
last act.
A brief executive session was held
and at 2:45 p. m. the senate adjourned
| until Tuesday.
ZElTOUNl STILL HOLDING OUI