Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-04
IMPORTANT VOTES.
SENATE DECIDES TO COIN SILVER
BULLION AND ISSUES BONDS.
SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
WOlcott Makes Savage Attack on
Allen, of Nebraska, and the Popu-
list Party-Talbert Speaks Against
Bond Issue.

| WASHINGTON, June 3-While tn,
war-revenue measure was not passed By
the Senate to-day, two very important
votes were taken, one on a proposition
to coin the silver bullion in the Treasury
and to issue certificates against the coin
and the other on the bond proposition
presented by the Republican minority OF
the Committee on Finance. To the seign-
forage amendment Mr.. Wolcott proposed
an amendment, directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to coin the silver in the
Treasury to the amount OF not less than
100000 a month, and 10 issue silver GER
thcates against it. After some discussion
a vote was reached, and the amendment
| was agreed tots to 31-several RepublI-
cans voting for II. The vote was as fol-
lows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon. Bate.
| Berry, Butler. Cannon. Carter. Chandler.
| Chiffon, Clarke, Cockrell, Faulkner, Gray,
| Hansborough, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld.
! Jones of Arkansas, Jones Of Nevada, Kyle,
Lindsay. McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory.
Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money,
Morgan. Pasco, Perkins Pettigrew, Pet
tus, Pritchard, Rawlins, Roach, Shoup,
Stewart Teller, Thurston, Tillman, Tur-
ley, Turpie. Vest Warren, White, and
Wocott-iS
Nays-Messrs. Aldrlch, Allison. Baker.
Burrows, CafferY, Cullom, Davis, De-
Doe, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye. GallInger.
Gear German. Hale, Hanna, Hawley.
Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mason,
nj.
ticut, Piatt of New York, Proctor. Sc
well, Spooner, and Wetmore-Sl.
ISSUE OF BONDS.
Mr.. Aldrich Republican,. of Rhode
Island, then pressed the amendment OF
the minority OF the Finance Committee.
providing for the issue Of one hundred
millions Of certificates OF indebtedness and
three hundred millions OF bonds, 10 be used
exclusively for the payment Of the ex-
penses of the war
After an extended debate. the question
was brought 10 an issue. and by the de-
cisive vote OF As to 81 the bond amend
ment was Incorporated I'm the bill as a
substitute for the amendment to issue
legal-tender notes.
The bond proposition received the votes
or 81 Republicans, Democrats and
Popullst. The Democrats who voted for
II were Messrs. Gallery. Faulkner. Cor
man, Gray Lindsay. Mitchell, and Muir
phy, and the Populist was Mr. Kyle No
Republicans voted against the issue OF
bonds, the votes in opposition TO bonds
being cast by q Democrats. Populists
and Silver Republicans
Mr.. Chandler Republican, OF New
Hampshire, offered an amendment in |
sorting declaration that the policy OF |
the government Is not TO commit the |
country more thoroughly to the single |
gold standard. but that the efforts Of
the government shall be steadily d.
reeted to coin both silver and gold as |
standard money. Mr.. Hoar proposed an
TO be added to Mr.. Chan
dlers amendment. as follows: And 10 /
this end, TO relax no effort to secure the |
cooperation OF the principal commercial /
nations of tho world"
The amendment was agreed TIA, IN ~
SENSATION.
Just before adjournment this evenI,g
sensational speech was made by Mr.
Wolcott (Republcan), OF Colorado a,
reply TO some suggestions concerning
me Timetable Commission made by Ne
Alien PopulisD. of Nebraska. MIR. VOL I
'ott regarded Mr.. Aliens statements as
personally offensive, and he made a LASH
ng attack upon the Nebraska Senator
md the Populist party.
An effort was made by Mr.. Allison m
meet an arrangement whereby a vote
night be taken this evening. but 4. was
The consensus OF oninion
vas that an adjournment until to-mor-
oow would facilitate final disposition OF
ne measure. After agreeing 20 meet al |
os'oeH tomorrow the Senate. at