The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

Rest over the silver bond bill Is at an
end In the Senate, thAsi body having
passed the free silver coinage substitute
to the House bond bill by the decisive
vote OF AZ to IS. q majority Off for free
silver,
This result was reached at 8 O'Clock
to-day, after three hours of .ustic dee
bate and sharp parliamentary fencing.
The public interest In the culminssion
Of the protracted struggle was shown by
crowded gallaries and o full attendance
on the floor, seventy seven Senators
being present and the others paired.
Baron Won Thiel Mann, the German
am bassador, occupied q front seat in the
diplomatic gallery, showing keen inter
est in the final vote. Members OF the
House crowded the chamber, filling
available seats and standing room in
the rear and eide areas.
1t had been expected that o final vote
would be taken at O'Clock, but CON
fict OF opinion arose as to the agree
ment, resulting in considerable bitter.
ness and personal feeling. Mnny
arguments were pending when O'Clock
arrived, and these were summarily cut
of by strict construction OF the
agreement, although the differences
over the agreement itself held off the
vote for an hour beyond tho time set.
The result was such foregone con-
clusion that little excitement or surprise
was accustomed by the announcements Of
the passage of the substitute.
The early hours of the session begin
ming at IL o'clock were given to the
closing speeches, including that OF Mr..
Morrill, the octogsnarian OF Congress,
who is still vigorous in speech and
thought. The other speeches were
under the hve-minute rule, being brief
and snsppy. Mr.. LINDSAY took occa-
sion to say that in his Judgment the
President had fulfilled the full measure
OF his duty in financial affairs and
should do no more. II calamity came
ss q result of Congressional mac. lion
the President should leave the RESPONSE.
bility where it belonged-on the shout
ders of Congress-.
Another interesting incident occurred
When Mr.. German was urging that the
legislation was fruitless, as 1t could
not receive executive approval. Mr..
Morgan called attention to the fact
that the duty Of Congress was to act
without executive Influence or dIreo-
ton, to which Mr.. Gormau, with much
earnestness. replied: II fully agree to
that proposition and only regret that
Their. has not been o closer adherence to
1t In the past The Senator from Ala.
bsma cannot 60 further than to resist
entertainments Of any executive In Civ
ing any suggestions beyond those he Is
bound to make by the constitution OF
the United States, and due weight
should be given to whatever recon no en-
a mn lY0d wit 1,r,,, e..
power or patronage from the Psesi-
dent"
Mr. Mills, who had voted with the
silver men on all the motions, changed
his vote at the last ana recorded him
sell as against the passage Of the free
silver bill.
Mr.. Morrill, closed his speech at 11:45
and Mr. Teller (Rep., COLI replied
briefly to reference made by him as to
the cheapness of silver when coming
from the mines. He said the same
could be said of gold. The very re-
markable mines ct Cripple Creek were
turning out gold at twenty-five cents an
ounce.
From this time forward the speeches
were brief. under the agreement that
the five minute rule of debate should
prevail. Unoer this rule. also, the
various amendments were taken up for
debate The first amendment, that of
Mr., Butler, OF North Carolina, pro-
htbited the issuance of bonds without
authority OF Congress and also provides
for method of redeeming greenbacks
IN gold or oliver according to the
Auctustions of the ratio.
Mr.. Daniel (Dem., Va spoke against
the Butler amendment.
Mr.. Gray (Dem., Del) opposed the
amendments as tending to increase the
sntagonism between the metals.
Mr.. Jones (Dem., Ark.) appealed to
the frienda OF the measure to pass the
free coinage amendment without scat-
tering their energy by side amendments.