Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-02

Washington, February 1.-The Sen
ate to-day passed the free silver coin
age substitute to the House bond bill
by the decisive vote of AZ to S5, majorA
ity of for free silver.
The result was such a foregone con-
clus:on that little excitement or sur
prise was occasioned by the announce
ment of the passage of the substitute.
The early hours Of the session begin
ming at II o'clock were given to the
closing speeches, including jhat of Mr..
Morrill,, the octogenar!an OF Congress.
The other speeches were under the five
minute rule, being brief and snappy.
Mr.. Lindsay took occasion to say that
in his judgment, the President had full
filled the full measure Of his duty in
financial affairs and should do no more.
If calamity comes as a result Of Con
gres5ional inact.On, the President should
leave 5he responsibility whaIe it be-
Onged-on the shoulders Of Congress.
Another interesting incident occurred
when Mr.. German was urging that the
legislation was fru.tless as it could not
receive executive approval. Mr.. Nor
gan called attention to the fact that the
duty of Congress was to act without
executive influence or direction, to
which Mr.. German, with much earnest
ness, replied:
Il fully agree TO that proposition and
only regret that there has no, been a
closer adherence to it in the past. The
Senator from Alabama cannot go farther
than I to resist encr0achments Of any
executive in giving suggestion beyond
those ne is bound to make by the con-
st.tut.on of the United States, and due
weight should be given TO whatever
recommendation he makes, without
fear of political power Or patronage
from ohe President"
The amendment was carried by
the same vote as that found below, ex-
cept that Mr.. Mills, of Texas, who had
voted with the silver men, changed his
vote when it came to final passage
and voted against the bill.
The vote in detail is as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
eron, Cannon, Carter, Chiffon, Clark,
CocRrell, Daniel. George, Harris, Irby,
Jon =, (Arkansa0; Jones (Neyada;
Kyle, Mantle, Mitchell (Oregom; Pasco,
PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew. Pritchard.
Pugh, Roach, Shoup, Squire, Stewart,
Teller Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Voor-
hees, Walthall, Warren, White, Viii
son-42.
Nays-AllisOn. Baker, Burrows, CAT
fiery, Chandler, Davis, Elkins,, Faulk-
ner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gibson, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hear,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell Wisconsin,,
Morr.l, Murphy, Nelson, Palmer, Patt,
PrOstOr, Sherman, Thurs1on, Villas,
Wetmore-S5.
The bill provides that from the date
of the act the mints of the United States
shall be open the coinage Of silver
and the dollar shall be the present
weight and fineness, and also provides
for the certificates. 1t further provides
for the coinage of the seigniorage now
in the treasury and authorizes imme-
diate issue of certificates upon the
same III duNduCe VI IL DSiHt NNi'.~''
One section Of the bill provides that
no bank note of less than ten dollars
shall hereafter be issued, and those
outstanding of less amount shall be
taken up and cancelled as rapidly as
possible.
Section 4 provides that the green
backs and treasury notes shall be re-
deemed in standard silver dollars or
in gold coin at the option of the treas
ury. and the greenbacks when 50 re-
deemed will be Immediately reissued.