The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-01
STAND BY SILVER.
The Senate,as Anticipated, Votes
For the Free Silver
Amendment to the Bond Bill
42 to 35.
Kansas Senator's Vote Against
Further Bond Issues,
BUT SENATOR BAKER
Casts His Vote Against Free
Silver Coinage,
And Is Found in the GOldbug
Ranks.
MR.. ALLISON OF IOWA
Prospective Western" Candi-
And Is Found in the GOldbug
Ranks.
MIR. ALLISON OF IOWA
Prospective Western" Candi-
date For the Presidency,
Votes SOlidly With the Gold
Ring Every Time.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. - The senate
opened at II o'clock today with a speech
by the venerable senator from Vermont,
Mr.. Morrill,, who said the house had
promptly responded to the presidents
message and had supplemented it with an
emergency tariff revenue bill. The free
silver substitute for the bond bill, he
added, ''may not be the first time when
bread has been asked for, that stone
has been presented, but it is the first
time that a committee of the senate
seems to have perpetrated practical
joke, almost good enough for the clown
of Barnum's menagerie."
Mr. Teller (Rep. Col replied briefly
to certain references MIR. Morrill, made
as to cheapness of silver when coming
from the mines. He said the same could
be said of gold. The very remarkable
mines at Cripple Creek were turning out
gold at 25 cents an ounce.
Mr.. Teller referred Senator Morrill, to
the frequent Characterization of silver
barons" and asked what had become of
"gold barons"
From this time forward the speeches
were brief under the agreement that the
five minute rule of debate should pre-
vail. Under this rule also the various
amendments were taken up for debate.
The first vote occurred upon the
amendment of Mr.. Butler, Populist NC.
to prevent further issue of bonds with
out the authority of congress and pay
coin obligations of the government in sill
yer when silver bullion was below the
par value of gold
The amendment was defeated-yeas,
10; nays, 40.
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Allen, Brown, Butler, Cameron, Cannon,
George, Hill, Kyle, PETER, Pritchard,
Roach, Stewart and Tillman.
Senator Aliens amendment forbid
ding bond issue, was next defeated by a
vote of over to 1 against
The vote on the Allen amendment was:
Yeas, 21; nays, 54; as follows: Yeas
Allen, Bacon, Baker, Berry, Blanchard,
Brown, Butler. Call, Cameron, Cannon,
Hill, Hoar. Irby. Kyle, Lindsay, Mills,
PETER, Pritchard, Roach, Stewart Thurs
ton-21.
Nays-Allison, Bate. Burrows, Carter,
Chandler, Chiffon, Clark, Cockrell,
Daniel, Dubois, EIkins, Faulkner. Frye,
Gallinger, Gear, George, Gibson,
German, Grace, Hale, ansbrough,
Mcbride, McMillin, Mantle, Martin.
Mitchell (Oregon); Mitchell (Wis.); Nor
gan, Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson, Palmer,
Pascoe, Perkins, PIatt, Proctor. Pugh,
Sherman, ShOup, squire, Teller, Till
man, Vest Villas, Voorhees, Wal
thall, Warren, WetmOre. White and Viii
son-54
Senator German then moved to Law on
the table the free silver amendment OF
finance committee to the bond bill; lost,
"a to 43.
Yeas-AlIison. Baker, Burrows, CAT
ferry, Chandler, Davis. Elkins, Faulkner, |
Frye. Gallinger. Gear, Gibson. German, |
Gray, Hale. Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, |
Lodge, Mcbride, McMillan, Martin, Nit |
cheu (Wis.I Morrow. Murphy, Nleson. |
Palmer, Platt, Proctor, Sherman, Thurs |
ton, Villas. Welmer-34
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, |
Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cam
eron, Cannon, Cart0r, Chiffon, Clark,
G1ckrel, Daniel George, Harris,
(Nevada) Kyle, Mantle. Mills,
Mitchell (OregOn); Pasco, PETER. Perk-
ins, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh, Roach,
Shoup, Squire. Stewart, Teller, TilIman, |
Turpie, Vest, voorhees,. WaIthally War
rem, White and Wilson'S.
The following pairs were announced, |
those for the motion being given first:
Cullom with Black kburn, AIdrich with
Hansbrough, Sewell with Gordon, Brice
with Wolcott, Gray with Morgan, Smith
with Dubois.
L he next vote was on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Morrill, providing for re-
tentlon by the government of the seigu-
NOAAS0 LulS aCE.
Defeated-33 to A.
Hhe finance committee and free silver
Substitute for the bond bill was finally
passed; yeas A. nays 35.
The vote in detail follows: Yeas-Al-,I
len, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Blanchard
Brown. Butler. Call, Cameron, Can.
'pon, Carter. Chiffon, Clark, Cock
rel, Daniel. George, Harris.
1rby, Jones ARK. J. Jones (Nevl }. KvIe
Mantle, Mitchell (Ore.) Pascoe, PETER
Perkins. Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh'
Roach, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller
IllIman. Turpie. Vest Voorhees,. Walt
hall, Warren. White, Wilson-42.
Nays-Allison, Baker, Burrows, CAT
1ery, Chandler, Davis, Elkins, Faux
ner' Frye. GalIinger, Gear, Glib
son. Gorman, Gray, Hale, Haw-
S4ey, Hill, Hoar. Lindsay. Lodge. Nc.
Bride, Mcmillan, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
3"lsconsIn); Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson,
Palmer; Plat, Proctor, Sherman, Thurs.
tom Villas, Wetmore-s5.