The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-02-14

on TnE SUBSTITUTE TO TnE
BOND BILL.
The Measure Passed by a Vote OF
~ TO 35.

Tho long struggle in the senate over
the question oi the free coinage OF
silver terminated ut 3 p. m. Saturday
IN a victory OF the friends of silver.
The great fight was ever tho finance
committees substitutes to the house
bond bill.
At 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 ox-
clude from consideration the numor-
Gus amendments of which notice had
been given from time to time since
the reporting of the bill.
Much disappointment and bad feel
ing arose from this exclusion, which
seemed TO take by surprise the sena-
tors who offered or favored those
amendments. Prior to point Of time,
however, Mr.. Morrill, had offered an
amendment reseryingto thegovernment
seigniorage on tho silver coined, and
the senate had rejected it by a vote Of
33 yeas TO A noes.
Mr.. Gormon had also in a short,
earnest speech moved to lay the sub
stitute on the table, and that motion
was defeated-yeas 81, nays 43. Then
the concluding votes were taken, the
free silver substitute being adopted by
a vote of 43 to "a, and the bin thus
amended passed by a vote of 40 to 35.
It's title was changed SO rs to make
it read: ''Io restore the coinage of
silver dollars and for other purposes"
All the sections Of the house bill are
struck out, and instead of them the
bill provides that the minis Of the
United States shall be open to the
coinage of silver, and that dollars Of
4l2l grains Troy of standard silver
shall be coined upon the same terms
aud subject to the same limitations as
regulate the coinage and legal tender
quality Of gold.
1t also directs the coinage of that
portion of the silver bullion in the
treasury that represents the seignior-
age, 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 green
backs and Of the treasury notes issued
under the act of July IA, 1890, in
standard silver dollars or in gold coin,
at the option of the treasury depart
ment and their reissue as under exist
ing law.
How the Senators Voted.
The vote on the passage of the bill
was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Blanchard, Brown, Butler,
Call, Cameron, Cannon, Carter, Chill
ton, Clark, Cockrell, Daniel, George,
Harris, Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Jones
of Nevada, Kyle, Mantle, Mitchell of
Oregon, Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Petit
grew, Pritchard, PugF, Roach, Shoup,
Squire, Stewart, Teller, Tillman, Tur-
pie, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall, Warren,
White, Wilson-Total, 40.
Nnys-Messrs. Allison, Baker, Bur
rows, Caffery, Chandler, Davis, Flkins,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Gibson, German, Hale, Hawley, Hill,
Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Nc
MILAN, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of
Wisconsin Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson,
Palmer, Plat, Proctor, Sherman,
Thurston, Villas, Westmore-Total 50.
The pairs of the twelve senators not
voting were announced as follows:
Blackburn, democrat, of Kentucky,
and Cullom, republican, of Illinois;
Dubois, republican, of Idaho, and
Smith, democrat, of New Jersey;
Hansbrough, republican, of North Da-
kota, and Aldrich, republican, of
Rhode Island; Gordon, democrat, of
Georgia, and Sewell, republican, of
New Jersey; Wolcott, republican, of
Colorado, and Brice, democrat, of
Ohio; Morgan, democrat, of Alabama,
and Quay, republican, of Pennsylvania.
The long struggle was over at 8 p. N.
and the senate at 5:15 p. m. adjourned
until Tuesday.
The bill now goes TO the house for
concurrence in the substitute and the
next move, after the house refuses TO
concuB will be the appointment of a
conference committee.