The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-12
FOR FREE SILVER.
TIE SENATE ADOPTS THE FREE
COINAGE SUBSTITUTE.

COINAGE SUBSTITUTE.
Succcs> Was achi.ved by 4 Combination
Of n Democratic Majority. a Republican
Minority and the Topulists---TiIl,nan and
Irby, of Course. Voted for It.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The long
struggle in the senate over the cues
ton Of the free coinage Of silver ter
minated al 3 p. M. today in a victory
OF the friends OF silver The great
fight was over the finance committees
substitute to the house bond bill. At
o'clock the discussion was closed IN
accordance with the unanimous con-
sent arrived at on Friday and the cf-
feet Of that agreement was to exclude
from consideration the numerous
amendments Of which notice had been
given from time 10 time since the re-
porting Of the bill. Much Gisappoint-
ment and bad feeling arose from this
exclusion. which seemed to take by
surprise the Senators who offered
those amendments. Prior TO that
point Of time, however, Mr.. Morrill,
hal offered an amendment reserVlng
to The government the seign0rage on
the silver coined; and the senate had
rejected it by vote Of SO ayes to IL
noes. Mr. German 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 81, and the bill thus
amended, passed By vote Of AZ to 35:
Its title was changed so as to make it
read To restore the coinage Of sil-
yer dollars and for other purposes.
The debate was begun by Mr.. Mer-
riij who delivered a 45.rninutes
speech in opposition to the bill. Dis
cussion proceeding under the 5,min-
ute rule, Mr.. Daniel opposed the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Butler,
requiring the secretary of the treasury
to pay out either gold or silver as the
case may require, when the two metals
were not at parity, as one that was
impracticable. Mr.. Buffers amend
ment was defeated; - to 60 as follows:
Ieas-Allen. Brown, Butler. Cam
eron, Cannon, George. Hill, Kyle,
PETER, Pritchard, Roach, Stewart,
Tillman-13.
Nays-Allison, Bacon, Baker, Bate,
Berry, Blanchard, Burrows, Call,
Carter, Chandler, Chiffon. Clark,
Cockrell, Davis, Dubois, Faulkner.
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German,
Gray, Hale, Hansborough, Harris,
Hawley, Hoar, Irby, Jones of Arkan-
sas; Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, McMil-
Ian, Mills, Mitchell Of Oregon; Mitch
ell Of Wisconsin: Morgan, Morrill,,
Murphy, Nelson, Palmer, Pasco, Per
kirs, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Pugh,
Shoup, Teller, Thuston, Turpie, Vest,
Villas, VOORHEES,, Walthall, Warren,
Wetmore, White, Wilson-60.
Mr.. Allen (Pop) of Nebraska offer.
ed an amendment depriving The secre-
tary of the treasury Of the power to
issue bonds without the prior authori-
ty of congress. This was rejected by
vote of 81 to 81 as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Baker,
Berry, Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call,
Cameron, Cannon, Hill, Hoar, Irby,
Kyle. Lindsay, Mills, PETER, Pritch-
ard, Roach, Stewart, Thurston-2l.
Nays-Messrs- Allison, Bate, Bur
rows, Carter, Chandler Chiffon, Clark,
Cockrell, Daniel, Dubois, Elkins,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
George, Gibson, Gray, Hale, Hans
brou oh, Harris, Hawley, Jones OF Ar
kansas, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mantle, Martin, Mitchell Of Oregon;
Mitchell of Wisconsin; Morgan, Muir
ply, Nelson, Palmer, Pasco, Perkins,
Plat, Proctor, Pugh, Sherman, Shoup,
Squire, Teller, Tillman, Vest, Villas,
Vorhees. Waltham, Warren, Wet
more, White, Wilson'S.
Mr.. German then moved that the
substitute be laid on the table, which
was lost by vote of 81 to 45 as follws:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Baker, Bur
rows. Caffery, Chandler, Davis, Elk
ins, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley
Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, ! Nc
Bride, Mcmillan, Martin, Mitchell of
Wisconsin, Morrell, Murphy, Nelson,
Palmer, Piatt, Sherman, Thurston,
Villas, Wetmore-34.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Blanchard, Brown, Butler,
Call, Cameron, Cannon, Carter, Chill
ton, Clark, Cockrell, Daniels, George.
Harris, Irby, Jones Of Arkansas, Jones
OF Nevada, Kyle, Mantle, Mills, Mitch
ell of Oregon, Pasco, PETER, Perkins,
Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pough, Roach,
Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller. Till
man, Turpie, Vest, VOORHEES,, Walt
hall, Warren, White, Wilson'S.
The vote was next taken on Mr..
Aorrill's seignorage amendment and
it was rejected-333 to Il, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison. Baker,
Burrows, Catferty, Chandler, Davis,
Elkins, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger,
Gear, Gibson, German, Hale, Hawley,
Hill, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill,,
Murphy, Nelson, Palmer, Platt, Proc
tor, Sherman, Squire, Thurston, Villas, |
Wetmore-33.
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry, |
Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cam |
eron, Cannon. Carter, Chiffon, Clark, |
Cockrell, Daniel, George, Gray, Har-
ris. Irby, Jones of Arkansas: Jones
of Nevada; Kyle, Lindsay, Nc
Mcbride, Mantle, Mitchell, Of
of Oregon; Pasco, PETER, Perkins,
Pettierew, Pritchard, Pough. Roach,
Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Tillman,
Turpie, Vest. VOORHEES,, Walthall,
Warren, White, Wilson-44
After much colloquy, Mr.. Sherman
asked unanimous consent to have the
several amendments voted on, but Mr.
Harris objected Ali the proposed
amendments having been thus cut off
the senate was brought to direct vote
on the free silver substitute, and the
substitute was agreed to-43 to 81, as
follows:
Teas-Messrs. Allen. Bacon, Bate,