The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02


the President OF the United States that
bill containing such provision cannot
meet with his approval
Mr.. Allen. pop, or Nebfas ka-Ihe DEM
ocratic platform calls for ii.
Mr.. GOrman-Under these conditions,
Mr.. President, and under the conditions
which exist IN this chamber the advo-
Gates OF the free coinage Of silver cannot
themselves agree upon any proposition
as has been evidenced by the votes to-
day. Those who desire that metal shall
be a metal of final redemption have not
by their votes to-day been able to agree
on any proposition.
tion to the fact that 1t is no part of the
duty Of congress to legislate under the di-
rection of the President of the United
States. Its execution ought to be inde-
pendent.
Mr.. Gorman-I fully agree to that pro-
position and only regret there has not
been more independence in the past. The
senator from Alabama Will not go further
than / to resent the encrOachments of
any executive With a view TO bring this
question to a direct vote move that the
substitute be laid on the table.
The vote was taken and Mr.. Germans
motion was rejected-yeas 81; nays 43, as
follows: Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Baker,
Burrows. Cafery, Chandler, Davis. FL
kins, Faulkner, Frye. Gallinger, Gear,
Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley,
HNl, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride,
Mcmillan, Martin, Mitchell Of Wiseon-
sin, Morrill,. Murphy Nelson. Palmer,
Platt, Proctor, Sherman. Thurston, Villas
and Wetmore594.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon. Bate. Ber-
ry Blanchard, Brown, Butler. Call, Cam
eron, Cannon. Carter Chiffon, Clark,
Cockrell, Daniels, George, Harris, Irby,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones Of Nevada Kyle,
Mantle, Mills, Mitchell OF Oregon. Pasco
PETER. Perkins, Pettigrew Pritchard
Pugh, Roach. Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Tel
ler Tillman, Turpie, Vest, voorhees,, Wal
thall, Warren, White and Wilson's
The vote was next taken on Mr.. MORRILL, s
seigniorage amendment and II was reject
ed-yeas, 3S; nays, A. as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Allison, Baker, Burrows
Canery, Chandler Davis, Elkins, Faulk-
ner Frye, Gallinger Gear, Gibson, Cor
man, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Lodge,
Mcmillan, Martin, Mills, Mitchell Of Wis
eonsin, Morrill,. Murphy, Nelson, Palmer,
Platt, Proctor, sherman, Squire, Thurs
ton, Villas and Wetmore-33.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate, Ber-
ry, Blanchard, Brown. Butler, Call, Came
ron, Carter, Chiffon, Clark, Cockrell Dam
iel, George, Gray, Harris, Irby. Jones of
Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Lind
say, Mcbride, Mantle, Mitchell Of Ore
gon, Pasco, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew
Prltchard, Pugh. Roach Shoup, Stewart,
Teller Tillman, Turpie Vest, voorhees,,
Walthall. Warren, White. Wilson and
Cannon-44
At this point a controversy as to the
meaning of the unanimous consent ar
rived at yesterday about taking the final
Vote-the intimation of the chair, as well
as the contention of the friends of the
SUBSTITUTE DelnB mat no new dIl6llu-
ments could be offered, and that only the
substitute could be voted on before the
final vote on the bill, while Il was con-
tended on the other side that the several
amendments, of which notice had been
given, were entitled to be considered as
After much coloquy Mr.. Sherman asked
unanimous consent to have the several
amendments voted on, hit Mr.. Harris OBJ
jected. All the proposed- arnendments
having been thus cut off, the Senate was
brought to direct vote on the free silver
substitute, and the substitute was agreed
to-ayes 49, nays, 34-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blanchard. Brown. Butler, t Call Sam Gam
Cockrell, Daniel, George, Harris, lrby,
ones of Arkansas Jones of Nevada, Kyle,
Mantle, Mills, Mitchell of Oregon, Pasco,
Perkins. Pettigrew. Pr5ittchardi' Td1Isn TPg1Igh'
Tillman. Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,, Wal
thaii, Warren, White and Wilson'S.
Nays-Messrs, Allison, Baker, Burrows
Caffery, Chandler, Davis, Elkins. Faux
ner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gibson, Cor
man, Gray Hale, Hawley, Mill, Hoar,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mar
son, Palmer, Platt, Proctor, Sherman,
Thurston, Villas and Wetmore-34.
The pairs of the y senator's not voting
were announced as follows: Messrs.
lom, rep, of Illinois; Dubois, rep, OF
Idaho, and Smith, DEM, of New Jersey
Hansbrough, rep, OF North IN, Dakota, ana
dem, of Georgia, and Sewell, rep, of New
Jersey; Wolcott, rep, OF Colorado, and
Brice, dem, of Ohio; Morgan, DEM, of
Alabama, and Quay, rep, Of Pennsylva-
MIA.
The bill as amended was then passed
without division, and was reported 10
the Senate-its consideration hitherto haV-
ing been in committee of the whole.
Then Mr. Lodge, rep, OF Massachu-
setts, offered his fortiiications amend
ment, and Mr.. Teller moved to lay it on
the table That motion was agreed to
without division.
The vote was then taken on the pass
age of the bill as amended; and 1t was
passed-yeas, AZ; nays, 55-aS follows
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate, Ber-
ry, Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Came
ron, Cannon, Carter Chiffon, Clark, Cock
rell, Daniel, George, Harris, Irby, Jones OF
Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle Mantle
Mitchell of Oregon, Pasco, PETER, Perkins
Pettigrew. Pritchard, Pugh, Roach
Shoup, Squire Stewart Teller, Tilman IMAM
ren, White and Wilson,.
Nays-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Caffery,
Chandler. Davis, Elkns, Faulkner, Frye
Gallinger Gear, Gibson, German, Gray
Hale, Hawley. Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge
Mcbride, Mcmillan, Martin, Mills, Mitch
ell of Wisconsin, Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson
Palmer, Platt, Proctor, Sherman, Thurs
ton, Villas and Wetmore-35.
The text of the bill (the substituted is
as 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
4121a grains, Troy, Of standard silver, nine.
tenths fine, as provided by the act Of Jan
IS, 1887, and upon the same terms and sub.
ject to the limitations and provisions OF
law regulating the coinage and legal ten.
der quality of gold and whenever the
said coins herein provided for shall be re-
ceiVed into the treasury, certificates NAV
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 all oi
the silver bullion purchased under an.
thority Of the act Of July IA, 1890, entitled
IAN act directing the purchase of silver
bullion and the issue of treasury notes
thereon, and for other purposes" thai
portion of said silver bullion which rep.
resents the seigniorage or profit 10 the
government, to-wit, the difference be.
tween the cost of the silver purchased un.
der this act and it's coinage value and
said silver dollars so coined shall be used
in the payment of the current expenses
of the government; and for the purpose
of making the said seigniorage immedi.
ately available for use as money, the Sec.
retary Of the Treasury is hereby author.
lied and directed to issue silver certificates
against 1t, as II 1t was already coined and