The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-03

gent people of the Northwest. who had
voted its ticket, defended its interests
and believed in its principles. on the gold
standard it never made greater mistake.
If the Republican party chose to adopt
the gold standard. as the demand now
was, it would see its votes in the Senate
disappearing. In conclusion Teller said:
What the Republican party will do at
ST. Louis l do not know. But l believe l
know enough of the public sentiment OF
the great West and know enough OF the
public sentiment of the plain, honest peo-
pie to know that the party which inserlbes
on its banner the gold standard lnscrlbes
on its banner defeat
Burrows (R.) of Michigan made an ar
gument against the bill, as did Palmer CD
of Illinois, the latter stating that the effect
of its passage would be to shut up the
public treasury by stripping the Secretary
of the Treasury of all power to borrow
money to maintain the public credit. He
regarded it as an atte m t to reach the free
coinage of silver through bankruptcy OF
the public treasury.
The debate having closed the Senate
proceeded to vote on the bill and amend
ments. The first amendment was that
offered by Aldrich (R.) of Rhode Island,
excepting from the prohibition an
emergency for the issue of bonds to pre-
serve the public credit and TO meet the
obligations of the United States, and on
motion by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska it was
laid on the table.
Aldrich then moved an amendment de-
claring that nothing in the act shall be
construed to impair the obligation of the
United States to redeem in coin outstand-
ing United States legal tender notes and
treasury notes, nor to restrict or lessen the
authority of the Secretary OF the Treasury
to obtain the necessary coin for such pur-
pose of redemption. Tabled.
Hill offered an amendment that the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall not reissue
United States notes when redeemed. This
was also laid on the table.
An amendment which was offered by
Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania, for the re-
demption and cancellation of treasury
notes, and the issue therefor of notes pay
able in gold and receivable for all debts,
public and private, was laid on the table
without the ayes and noes.
motion by Hill to postpone the further
consideration of the bill until next De-
cember was negatlved-ayes "a, noes 3D.
The bill was then passed-ayes 80. noes Is.
1t provides that 1.-The issuance of interest
bearing bonds of the United States for any
purpose whatever. without further author
ity OF Congress, is hereby prohibited.
The following is the vote in detail
Ayes-Allen, Bacon. Bate Berry, Brown,
Butler, Cannon, Chiffon, Daniel, Dubois,
George, Hans brough, Harris, Jones OF
of Oregon, Morgan, Pasco, PETER, Petit
grew. Pritchard, Pugh, Stewart, Teller,
Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, Warren,
White, Wolcott-32.
Noes-Aldrich, Allison, Brice, Burrows,
Gallery, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Faux
ner, Gallinger, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Lind
say, Lodge, Mcbride, Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin, Nelson, Palmer, Platt, Quay, Smith,
Villas, Wetmore, Wilson'S.
Allison (R.) of Iowa moved to proceed
to the consideration of the filled-cheese
bill and tnat was antagonized by motion
to adjourn, which was voted down.
Allison's motion was then agreed to and
the flled-cheese bill was taken up and
made the unfinished business.
A joint resolution to authorize scien-
ti6c investigation of the fur seal fisheries
was introduced by Allison and referred to
the Finance Committee.
The Senate then, at 10 P. NJ, adjourned
until tomorrow at II 4. NJ, the declara-
ton of adjournment being accompanied by
an exclamation of "God save the country
from Hill