The morning times., 1896-02-02
FREE COINAGE BY SEVEN
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before him, rushed up the center aisle and
into the cloakroOm, hurriedly shaking
hands as he passed, with his silver fight
won. Hecaught histrain and every Senator
hopes he may catch his denomination.
THE VOTE.
Thevote passing the bill was yeas AZ, nays
35, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs- Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cameron.
Cannon, Carter, Chiffon, Clark. Cockrell,
Daniel, George. Harris. Irby, Jones, Ark,
Jones, New, Kyle, Mantle. Mitchell. Gre,
Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Fritcli-
ard, Pugh. Roach, Shoup, Squire. Stewart.
Teller, Tiilman, Turpie, Vest. Voorhees,,
Walthall, Warren. White, Wilson-i2.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Bakcr. Burrows,
Caffcry, Chandler. Gear, Gibson, German.
Gray, Hale, Hawley. Hill, Hear. Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan, Martin Mills
Mitchell OF Wisconsin, Morrill, Murphy.
Nelson, Palmer, Plat, Proctor Sherman,
Thurston, Villas, and wetmore-35.
The text OF the bill tthe substitutel is al
follows, the title being amended so as to
read ITO restore the coinage OF silver
dollars, and for other purposes
That from and after the Passage of this
act the mints OF the United States shall be
open to the coinage OF silver, and there
shall be coined dollars OF the weight OF
four hundred and twelve and a half grains
troy of standard silver, Dine-tenths fine.
as provided by the act OF January 3, 1887,
and upon the same terms and subject to
the limitations and provisions OF law regu-
lating the coinageand legal tenderquality of
gold; and whenever the said coins herein
provided for shall be received into the
Treasury. certificates may be issued therefor
in the manner now provided by law.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall coin into standard silver dollars.
as soon as practicable. according to the
provisions of section ] of this act. from
the silver bullion purchased under au-
thority OF the act OF July IA. 1880, en-
titled, IAN act directing the purchase Of
silver bullion and the issue OF Treasury
notes thereon. and for other PURPOSES"
that portion OF said silver bullion. which
represents the seigniorage or profit TO the
government. to wit, the difference between
the cost of the silver purchased under this
act and its coinage yalne. and said silver
dollars SO coined shall be used in the pay
Inent of the current EXPENSES OF the govern
nent; and for the purpose OF ma king the
said seigniorage Immediately available for
use as money. the Secretary of The Treasury
is hereby authorized and directed to issue
silver certificates against 1T. as If 1t was
already coined and in the Treasury.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
Sec. 8. That no national bank note shall
be hereafter issued OF a denomination less
than ten dollars, and all notes of such banks
now outstanding OF denominations less
than that sum shall he, as rapidly as prac-
ticable, taken up. redeemed and canceied,
and notesof ten dollars rsandla rgcr denoniinh-
tions shall be issued in their stead under
the direction of the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency.
sec4. That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall redeem the United States notes, COM
monty called greenbacks, and also the
Treasury notes issued under the provisions
of the act of July ] 4, 1890, when presented
for redemption, in solid silver dollars or
in gold coin, using for redemption of said
notes either gold or silver coins, or both,
not at the option of the holder hut ex-
clusiveiy at the option of the Treasury
Department, and said notes. oomm"nly
called greenbacks. when so redeemed. shall
he reissued as provided by the act of May
81, 1873.
The bill now goes to the House for con-
currence in the substitute, and the next
move after the House refuses to concur
willie the appointments of conference COM
mittee.
The Senate at SIS p. III. adjourned till
Tuesday.