The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-29
AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN.
Nelson Provision the First to Share
the Common Fate.


Mr. AIdrich closed just as the clock
marked six, the hour for voting, and
the vice president promptly announced
that the voting would proceed. At
this time the galleries were filed to
OVERLOOKING and a large number or
members Of the house including Speak
er Reed, occupied the area back Of the
senators.
The Nelson amendment was first pre-
scented as follows:
That 1t is the duty OF the government OF
the United States under existing laws, to
maintain the parity in value Of its gold and
silver money, that the dollar OF the one
metal shall for all monetary purposes always
be equal in value TO the dollar OF the other
metal.
Mr.. Vest moved to table the amend
ment, and the yea and nay vote gave
the first test Of the respective elements
resulting 42-37 in favor Of tabling the
amendment. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-AIlen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Cannon Carter. Chandler Chiffon, Clay,
Cockrell. Daniel. Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
Ark. Kenny. Kyle, McEnery. McLaurin.
Mallory, Mantle. Martin. Mills Mitchell.
Money Morgan Murphy. Pasco. Pettisrew,
Pettus Rawlins Roach. ShOup. Smith, Stew
art Teller Tfllman. Turner, Turpie, Vest,
White and Wolcott.-42-
Nays-AIdrich, Allison, Baker. Burrows,
Cafery. Clark. CuIlom. Davis. Fairbanks.
Foraker. GalIinger. Gear. Gray. Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride. Mcmillan. Mason. Morrill,. Nelson.
Peurose Perkins Plat Conn. Platt On. ",
Pritchard, Quay. SeweIl, Thurston, Warren,
Wellington, Wetmore and Wnson-37.
Then came the Lodge amendment, as
follows:
That all the bonds Of the United States
issued or authorized to be issued under the
said acts Of congress hereinbefore recited are
payable, principal and interest, in gold coin
or its equivalent: and that any other pay
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would be in violation OF the public faith and
in derogation Of his rights
Mr.. Vest moved to table the amend
ment.
7 hope the senator will withdraw the
motion to table," interposed Mr.. VOL
colt, so that we may have direct
vote on gold
Mr.. Vest consented. and the vote was
tai ken directly on the Lodge amend
ment resulting in its defeat. 24-53, as
follows:
Yeas-AIdrich. Baker. Cafery. CulIom, Da-
Wis. Fairbanks. Foraker, GaHinger, Gear
Hale. Hanna Hawley. Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride,
Mcmillan, Mason NORTH. Penrose, Platt
Conn., Platt CN. ". sewell. Wellington.
Nav@AIIen Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler.
/ Cannon. Carter Chandler. Chiffon, Clark.
! Clay, CockreI Daniel. Gray Hansbrough,
Harris Heitfeld. Jones (Ark), Kenny, Kyle,
I Lindsay McEnery McLaurin. Mallory, Man
L
/ Murphy Nelson Pasco, Perkins Pettigrew,
Pettus Pritchard, Quay. Rawiins, Roach,
/ Shoup Smith. Stewart, Teller, Thurston, TIL
/ man. Turner. Turpie, Vest, Warren, White,
Wilson. Wolcott-53.
INTENSE INTEREST
| There was intense interest during
| this vote, as 1t presented a more direct
| issue than had been anticipated. 1t
was seen at the outset that party lines
were broken, Chandler, Carter and 9th
I er Republicans voting against the
/ amendment AS the vote closed, Mr.
/ Chandler. noting that some Republi-
( cans in their seats had not voted, asked
/ that the names OF senators not voting
be read.
/ The clerk read slowly: Allison. Bur
/ rows" and. there being no response
/ the result as above was announ1d-
/ Mr. Quay now came forward with a
/ new amendment to strike out all after
/ the enactment clause and insert:
That all the bonds or other obligations OIL
/ the United States, issued or authorized TO b.
! issued under the said acts OF congress herein
( before recited should be paid principal and
{ interest in the money that is the highest
money OF the world
/ Mr.. Vest again moved to table; car
/ ried. 47-31, as follows:
j Yeas-AlIen. Bacon, Basa, Berry. Butler
! Cannon Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark
/ Clay. Cockrell Daniel Hansbrough, Harri-
/ son. Heitheld Jones (Ark) Kenny. Kyle
| MeEnery, McLaurin. Mallory. Mantle, Martin,