The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-02

list senators who had resisted the ap-
peal of the main silver element for the
adoption Of free coinage without COM
plicating issues. The amendment was
defeated-13-60.
Stewart ridiculed the discussion going
on. Every one knew the pending meas
ure would receive no attention after
leaving the senate. AS II was merely
question of recording opinions the vote
should be taken on all collateral ques-
tions
The amendment OF Allen forbidding
the issue of interest bearing bonds, was
next taken up. This brought a renewal
Of the discussion of complicating the
main question. White referred to the
vote of Hill. just given, which he said
was evidently done TO load down" the
measure.
Mills stated that he did not approve
the pending silver substitute as report
ed from the committee, still he would
vote for it merely 10 destroy the oh
noxious bond bill as II came from the
house
There was an amusing tilt between
Stewart and several senators while
Lindsay was speaking lie had declared
that free coinage was always pressed
when it could not pass and never seri-
ously pressed when It could pass.
Stewart interrupted to deny that the
question was not pressed in 1890, for.
said he. II was useless to press II when
the president would have vetoed II.
"Who said he would have vetoed it?"
exclaimed Lindsay.
He said so himself" answered Stew
art.
ITO whom?" asked Gray
Stewart did not Immediately answer.
but voorhees, renewed the controversy
by asking Stewart by what authority
he stated that Harrison would have
vetoed a free coinage amendment.
He did not tell me-" answered Stew
art.
Teller added that he had personal
knowledge of Harrison's proposition to
veto free coinage.
When Allen made the final plea for
his amendment, saying he wanted to
put the protestations OF the silver men
TO the test, the vote was taken and AL
lens amendment was defeated-21- 81
as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Baker, Berry,
Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cam
eron, Cannon. Hill. Hoar, Irby, Kyle,
Lindsay, Mills, PETER, Pritchard,
Roach, Stewart. Thurston-21.
Nays-Allison, Bate, Burrows, Car
ter. Chandler. Chiffon, Clark, Cock
rell, Daniel. Dubois, Elkins, Faulkner,
Frye, Galllnger, Gear. George, Gibson,
German, Gray. Hale, Hansbrough, Har-
ris, Hawley. Jones (Ark.), Lodge Nc
Bride. Mcmillan, Mantle. Martin,
Mitchell (Ore.), Mitchell CWis). Nor
gan, Morrill,, Murphy. Nelson, Palmer.
PascO, Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Pugh,
Sherman, Shoup. Squire, Teller, TIL
man, Vest, Villas, Voorhees,. WalthaIl,
Warren, Wetmore, Wilson, Whites.
Morrill, offered an amendment provid-
ing that the seigniorage on the coinage
Of silver be retained by the United
States to the extent of the difference
between the coinage value and the
commercial value of the bullion.
At four minutes to 2 o'clock German
began speaking. He spoke of the
fruitlessness Of the efforts to secure
the final enactment of free coinage
law. It was we'll known that IL would
be impossible for such a measure 10
become a law prior to March 4, 1897
why" interjected Morgan.
Because" replied German, "the
declarations Of the president Of the
United States convince me that such
provision cannot receive his assent"
Morgan asked If congress should not
proceed on its course without reference
to the executive branch.
German replied that he fully recog-
nized the need of complete independ-
ence from executive influence. German
closed by moving to lay the silver sub
stitute. as reported by the finance COM
miutee, on the table. The motion was
rejected, "A to 43. The amendment of
Morrill, as to seiEniOraEe was then
defeated. 80 TO a.. At this point a COM
plicatiOn arose as 10 the nature of tho
unanimous consent agreement for a
vote at . o'clock. Chandler and Lodge
urged that all debate was to be closed
at . o'clock. but that 1t had been un-
derstood that all amendments should
be cut off at o'clock.
Harris said he would not ask the
presiding officer to pass upon the
question.
Il ask unanimous consent" said Cor
man, that amendments be received"
And I object" said Harris.
sherman said he never had known
Of a violation Of unanimous consent.
He felt, from reading the journal. that
a final vote was 70 be taken at
O'Clock But sherman asked. IN the
cause of harmoniZing the misunder-
standing, that a half hour be allowed
for amendments. There was great
confusion in the chamber. The presid-
ing officer raped repeatedly and
called on the sergeant-at-arms to en-
force order. There was a mowcntary
pause and then, no amendments being
offered. the presiding officer ordered a
vote on the main question. the silver
substitute. As the vote proceeded IL
excited keen interest. many :aIlies
being kept The vice president an
nJuno.I the result in the committee
cf the whole. yeas. s., nays. -. The
detailed vote was the same Except
those who voted nay before voted aye