The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-04

sue silver certificates against it After
some discussion vote was reached and
the amendment was agreed to, 48 to 81,
several Republicans voting for it.
Mr.. Aldrich (Rep. r. Il then pressed
the amendment of the minority of the
finance committee, providing for the is
sue of one hundred millions of certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness and three hundred
millions of bonds to be used exclusively
for the payment of the expenses of the
war. After an extended debate, the
question was brought to an issue, and,
by the decisive vote of 40 to 81, the bond
amendment was Incorporated in the bill,
a substitute for the amendment to
issue legal tender notes.
The bond proposition received the
votes of thirty-seven Republicans, sew
en- Democrats and one POpulist. The
Democrats who voted for it were
Messrs. Caffery, Faulkner, German,
Gray, Lindsay, Mitchell and Murphy
and the Populist was Mr.. Kyle. No
Republicans voted against the issue of
bonds, the votes in opposition to bonds
being cast by twenty-One Democrats,
five PopuliStS and five silver Republi-
cans.
Just before adjournment sensational
speech was made by Mr.. WOlcott (Rep.
Colo.) in reply to some suggestions con-
corning the bimetallic commission made
by Mr.. Allen (Pop Neb.)
The WOlcOtt amendment as agreed to
is follows:
THAT the secretary of the treasury
shall Immediately cause to be coined
as fast as possible, into standard silver
dollars, to an amount of not less than
s4.00O,000 per month, which shall be of
like weight and fneneSS, and of like
legal tender quality as those provided
for under existing law, all the silver bull
lion now held in the treasury.
THAT the secretary of the treasury
is authorized and directed to issue, as
said silver is coined, silver certificates
of similar design and denominations
and of same quality, payable and re-
deema Bile in like manner as those au-
thorized by law, to the amount of the
gain or seignoirage derived from the
purchases of silver bullion by the treas
ury under the act of July IA, 1890, until
the sum of $42,000,000 shall have been
issued.
THAT all said moneys so coined, in
Guiding the amounts of the gains or
seignoirage so coined, shall be used
both for the redemption of the treasury
notes heretofore Issued under and by
virtue of the act of July IA, 1890 and
for the redemption of the certificates is
sued under this act.''
MIR. Aldrich'S motion to substitute the
bond provision offered by the minority
of the committee for the para graph au-
thorizing the issue of legal tender notes
was carried by the decisive vote of As
to 81, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Baker, Bur-
rows, Caffery, Carter, Chandler, Clark,
Cullom, Davis, Deboe. Elkins, Fair
banks, Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gal
nnger, Gear, German, Gray, Hale, Han
ma, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mason, Mitchell, Morrill,, Murphy. Mel
son, Perkins, Platt Comm. Plat On.
", Sewall, Shoup, Spooner, Warren,
Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott-45.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Butler, Cannon, Chiffon. Clay, Cock
rell, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones'
(Ark.), Jones (Nev-), McEnery, McLau-
ran, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Money, Pas
coe, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach,
Stewart, Teller, Turley, Turpie, Vest
White-31
The committee amendment striking
out the house bond provision was then
agreed to.