The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-04
AN ISSUE OF $500, 1000, 600
NOT A SOLITARY REPUBLICAN
VOTED AGAINST THE ISSUE.
SOP THROWN TO PRETENDED slLvERITEs
A Lying Declaration that This is not to Gem
nit the Country 10 The Gold Standard
Incorporated in the Infamous
Measure.
Measure.

Washington. ID. c., June 3.-Whie the
War Revenue measure was not passed
by the Senate to-day, two very import
ant votes were taken-one on a PROPOSE
ton to coin the silver bullion in the
Treasury and to issue silver certificates
against the coin, and the other on the
bond proposition presented by the Re
publican minority of the Committee on
Finance. In lieu of the Seigniorage
amendment offered by the majority Of
the Finance Committee, Mr.. WOlcOtt,
rep, Colorado, proposed an amendment
directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to coin the silver bullion in the
Treasury to an amount of not less than
S4,000.000 a month, and to issue silver
certificates against it. After some dis
cussion, vote was reached, and the
amendment was agreed to. Several Re
publcans voted for it.
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, CockrelI, Daniel, Faulkner, Gray,
Hansbrough, Harris. Heitfeld, Jones.
lArk.) Jones, (Nev), Kyle. Lindsay, Nc
Emery, McLaurin. Mallory, Mantle,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan,
Pasco, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus
Pritchard Rawlns. Roach, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller. ThurstOn Tillman, Tur-
ley Turpie, Vest, Warren, White, VOL
colts.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Baker Bur
rows. Gallery. Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Fairbanks Foraker, Frye, Gallinger,
Gear, German. Hale, Hanna, Hawley,
Hoar, Lodge Mcbride, Mcmillan. Ma
son, Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson, Platt,
Comm: Platt New York;; Proctor,
Sewell, Spooner, Wetmore-31.
Mr.. Aldrich (Rep., X. - then pressed
the amendment of the minority of the
Finance Committee, providing for the is
sue of one hundred millionrs of certiii-
Gates Of Indebtedness and the 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 as Il substitute for the amend
ment to issue legal tender notes. The
bond proposition received the votes of
81 Republicans, seven Democrats and
one Populist The Democrats who voted
for it were Messrs. Gallery. Faulkner.
German Gray. Lindsay, Mitchell and
Murphy; and the Populist was Mr..
Kyle. No Republicans voted against the
issue of bonas The votes in opposition
to bonds were cast by p Democrats,
five Populists and five silver Republi-
cans.
Mr. Chandler, Rep.. n. h, offered
his amendment inserting Il declaration
that the policy of the United States is
not to commit the country more thor
oughly to the single gold standard, but
that the efforts of the government shall
be steadily directed to coin both silver
and gold as standard money.
Mr.. Hoar proposed an amendment to-
be added to Mr.. Chambers amendment
as follows:
'And to this end to relax no effort to-
secure the cooperation of the principal
commercial nations of the world. The
amendment was agreed to 50 to 33.
Just before adjournment this evening
a speech was made by Mr.. Wolcott,
Rep.. Colo.), in reply to some sugges-
tons concerning the Bimetallic Commits
sion made by Mr.. Allen, Qtep., Neb)
Mr. Wolcott referred to Mr.. Aliens
statement as personally offensive, and
he made a lashing attack upon the Ne
braska Senator and the lSopuIist party.
An effort was made by Mr.. Allison toI
effect an arrangement whereby vote
might be taken this evening, but it was
unsuccessful. The concensus of opinion
was that an adjournment until to-mor
row would facilitate the final disposition
Of the measure After agreeing to meet
at II o'clock tomorrow, the Senate at
6 O'Clock went into executive session,
and soon afterwards adjourned.