The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02
SILVER WINS IN THE SENATE.
THE FREE COINAGE BILL PASSED
By A VOTE OF a. To 30.

the SlANeritcs-hts Motion to Lay
the Substitute for the House Bend
Bill on the Table Defeated-The
Bill Now Goes to the House for
Concurrence, which 1t Can Never
Command.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The long struggle
in the Senate over the question Of the
free coinage Of silver terminated this af-
ternoon at o'clock in victory of the
friends of silver.
The great fight was over the finance
committees substitute to the House
bond bill. At 2 o'clock the discussion was
closed in accordance with the unani-
nous consent arrived at on Friday and
the effect Of that agreement was to ex-
clude from consideration the numerous
amendments of which notice had been
given from time to time since the report
ing of the bill. Much disappointment and
bad feeling arose from this exclusion,
which seemed to take by surprise the
senators who offered or favored those
amendments.
Prior to that point OF time, however.
MIR. Morrill, had offered an amendment
reserving to the government the seignor-
age or the silver coined and the Senate
had rejected it by vote of 80 ayes to a
| noes. Mr.. German had also in a short
earnest speech moved to lay the substi-
tute on the table; and that motion was
defeated-yeas "a; nays, 43.
Two concluding votes We're taken, the
free silver substitute being adopted by
a vote of 4S to "a, and the bill, thus
amended, passed by vote of AZ to 35.
| Its title was changed so as to make it
| read: ITO restore the coinage Of silver
/ dollars
All the sections of the House bill are
| struck out; and instead of them the bill
| provides that the mints of the United
| states shall be open TO the coinage of sill
yer, and that dollars of 4l2Ik grains troy of
standard silver, shall be coined upon the
same terms, and subject to the same linn
| itations as regulate the coinage and legal
| tender quality of gold. 1t also directs the
| coinage of that portion of the silver bull
lion in the treasury that represents the
| seigniOrage, such silver dollars to be used
| in the payment of the current expenses of
| the government. 1t forbids the issue of
/ national bank notes of denominations less
than $40; and it directs the redemption of
| greenbacks and of the treasury notes is
sued under the act of July a. 1890 in stand
| ard silver dollars or in gold coin, at the
| option of the treasury department, and
their reissue, as under existing law.
| The bill now goes to the House for con-
| currence in the substitute and the next
move, after the House refuses to concur,
will be the appointment Of conference
| committee.
who delivered a forty-fve minute speech
in opposition to the bill
| Discussion proceeding under the fifteen
minute rule, Mr.. Daniel opposed the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Butler, re-
| quiring the Secretary of the Treasury TO
| pay out either gold CT silver, as the case
| may require, when the two metals were
not at parity as one that was imprac-
| ticable.
Mr. Buffers amendment was defeated by
| a vote of 13 to 60, as follows: Yeas, Messrs.
l A Brown. Cameron,
non, George, Hill, Kyle, PETER, Pritch-
ard, Roach, Stewart and Tillman-1S.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Bacon, Baker,
| Bate, Berry, Blanchard, Burrows, Call,
! Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark, Cock
rell, Davis. Dubois, Faulkner, Frye. Hans
linger, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hans
| brough, Harris, Hawley, Hoar, Irby, Jones,
| of Arkansas, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride,
Mcmillan, Mantle. Mills, Mitchell Of Ore
| Morrill,, Murphy Nelson, Palmer, Pasco,
| Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Pugh,
Shoup. Squire, Teller, ,Thurston, Turpie,
Vest Villas, voorhees,, Walthall, Warren,
| Wetmore, White and Wflson-60.
Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska1 offered
an aInean1anent a1.a deP9rityllng 9 tl Ine secretary @
bonds without the prior authority of con-
| gress.
it unwise to load the measure with
| Greek" amendments. Gifts of that
| character might result in the defeat Of
Mr. Mills, dem, of Texas, said he would
| vote for the committees substitute in
| order to defeat the House bill. The House
| bill, if passed might become law; but
| he was perfectly satisfied that if the sub
stitute was carried it could never become
In the course of a colloquy Mr. Lind
| say dem, of Kentucky, declared that
| the President had gone as far as he could
be required to 60 in maintaining the
| credit of the government; and he hoped
| he would not take another step IN the
| way of selling bonds, but put the respon-
| congress: and if calamity should come,
| let it rest where it ought to rest
Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska declined
| to withdraw his amendment The coun-
| try had had too much professed loyalty
| to silver when there was no opportunity
of enacting a silver measure into law
and deep places of the pool when it
came to voting on a measure of this kind.
| Mr. Aliens amendment was rejected
| yeas, q; nays, 54 as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Baker, Ber-
| ry, Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Came
| ron, Cannon, Hill, Hoar, Irby, Kyle, Lind
| say, Mills PETER, Pritchard, Roach, Stew
art and Thurston-2l.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Burrows,
| rell, Daniel. Dubois, Elkins, Faulkner,
| Frye, Gallinger, Gear George, Gibson,
German, Gray, Hale, Hansborough, Har-
Mcbride, Mcmillan Mantle, Martin,
| Mitchell of Oregon, Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin, Morgan. Morrill,, Murphy. Nelson,
.
| Pugh, Sherman Shoup, Squire, Teller,
! Tillman, Vest Villas, Voorhees,, Walthall
| Warren, Wetmore, White and Wilson-54
Mr.. Morrill,, rep, of Vermont offered an
| amendment, providing that the seignior-
| age on all coinage of silver under the act
| shall be retained by the United States,
| equal in amount to the difference between
the coinage value and the commercial
| value of the silver bullion when presented
at the mint. He said he thought that the
| proposition SO fair that there would be no
| objection to 1t by any one.
| Mr.. PETER, pop, of Kansas opposed the
| amendment as giving away the whole
! principle for which the friends of silver
| were contending.
! Just as the hands on the clock dial were
| almost pointing to the hour of two-when
! all debate was to cease-Nr. German rose
| and in earnest and impressive tones said :
| Mr.. President, congress has been called
| upon to give immediate relief to the treas
| ury 1t IS so urgent that we were re-
| quested to remain here during the holt
| days to see If It were not possible to per
| feet some measure to relieve the pressure
on the treasury. In answer to that request
| from the executive we have before this
house a bill as one Of series of measures
| "a bill to authorize the issue of 3 per cent
| bonds and short time certificates Tvhe