The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-29

ton was simply one OF paying bonds in
| accordance with the legal obligation or
in the so-calied best money of far
greater value than the money with
which the bonds We're bought This
1 best money, he said. while best for the
| bond holders. meant at the same time
a double burden for the people who
| must pay the bonds.
/ Mr.. Aldrich, rep, X. l., said it had
not needed the declaration of Mr.. Vest
! to disclose thai this issue was the OPEN
ing of the campaign of 1898.
I'VE intended to meet this issue
! squarely," declared MIR. Aldrich. We
are responsible to the great party we
! represent and beyond thar 70 the Amer
| lean people. and we propose, 80 far as
] we may, to maintain the honor and the
credit of the government
Mr. Aldrich closed just as the clerk
marked o'clock. the hour set for vot-
! ing. and the vice president promptly
announced that the voting would pro-
ceed
AT this time the galleries were filed
/ TO Overlooking, and a large number of
members of the hoase, including
( Speaker Reed. occupied The area back
I OF the senators.
The Nelson amendment was first pre-
scented declaring that IT Is the duty of
/ the government of the United States
under existing laws to maintain the
parity i'll value of its gold and silver
money, so that the dollar of one metal
shall for all monetary purposes always
be equal in value 10 the dollar of the
other metal"
MIR. Vest moved to table the amend
ment. The yea and nay vote gave the
first test OF the respective elements, re-
sulting IL TO 81 in favor of tabling the
! amendment. The vote was as follows:
Yeas, Allen, Bacon. Bate Berry, But
Ter, Cannon, Carter Chandler. Chiffon,
clay, Cockrell. Daniel Harris. Heitfed,
Jones of Arkansas, kenney Kyle, Nc
| Emery. MeLaurip. Mallory. Mantle,
Martin. Mills Mitchell money, Morgan.
Murphy, Paseoe, Pettigrew, Pettus,
Rawlins. Roach, Shoup. Smith, Stew
art, Teller, Tillman. Turner. Turpie
Vest. White and Wolcott. ~: nays.
Aldrich, Allison. Baker. Burrows, CAT
fiery. Clark. Cullom, Davis. Fairbanks,
Foraker, Gallinger. Gear, Gray, Hale.
Hanna. Hansbroueh. Hawley. Hoar,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan,
Mason, Morrill,, Nelson. Penrose. Per-
kins Plat of Connecticut. Plat of New
York. Pritchard, Quay SeweiI, Thurs
ton. Warren, Wellington, Wetmore and
Wilson, 81.
Then came the Lodge amendment
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 in
teresD in gold coin or it's equivalent,
and that any other payment without
consent of creditors will be in violation
of the public faith and in deroRation of
their rights
Mr.. Vest moved To table the amend
ment
Il hope the senator will withdraw the
motion to table" interposed Mr.. VOL
colt, so that we may have a direct
vote on gold"
Lodges Amendment Defeated.
Mr.. Vest consented, and the vote was
taken directly on the Lodge amend !
ment. resulting in its defeat. 24-53 as
follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Baker. Canery CuHom.
Davis. Fairbanks, Foraker, Gallnger, |
Gear, Hale, Hanna. HaWley, Hear, /
Lodge. Mcbride. Mcmillan. Mason Nor |
ril1. Penrose, Plat OF Connecticut, Plat |
Of New York, Sewell, Wellington, Wet |
more-94.
Nays-Alen. Bacon Bate, Berry.
Butler, Cannon, Garter, Chandler, Chill |
ton, Clark. Clay, Cockrell. Daniel, Gray, |
iiansbrongh, Harris Heitfed, Jones If |
Arkansas, Kenney. Kyle, Lindsay, Nc /
Emery, McLauren. Mallory, Mantle. Mar
tin. Mills. Mitchell, Money Morgan. !
Murphy, Nelson, Pascoe Perkins, Petit
grew. Pettus. Pritchard, Quay, Rawlns,
Roach. shoup, Smith. Stewart, Teller. /
Thuston, Tillman. Turner, Turpie. Vest,
Warren, White. Wilson. WoiCott-5S.
There was intense inerest during this
vote, as it presented more direct issue
than had been anticipated. II was seen
at the outset that the party lines were
broken, Chandler Garter and other re-
publicans voting against the amendment |
As the vote closed Mr. Chandler. noting
some republicans in their seats who had !
NOT voted. asked that the names of the
senator's not voting he read.
The clerk read slowly, Allison, Bur
rows" and there being no response, the
result as above was announced.
Mr.. Quay now came forward with
new amendment, as follows: Strike
ont all after the enacting clause and
insert; That all the bonds or other OBJ
legations of the United States issued or
authorized tn be issued under the said
acts of congress. hereinbefore 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, 41-3l, as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon. Bate, Berry, But
ler Cannon, Carter. Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark. Clay, cockrell Daniel, Hans
brough, Harris, Heitfed. Jones of Ar
kansas kenney, Kyle McEnery. Me
Lauren. Mallory Mantle, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell Money Morgan Murphy. Pas
coe, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach,
Shoup, Smith. Stewart, Teller. Thurston,
Tiilman. Turner. Turpie, Y est, Warren,
White Wilson. Wolcott-41.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Baker. Bur
rows, Caffery, Cullon Davis, Fairbanks,
Foraker. Gallinger, Gear. Gray, Hale,
Hanna. Hawley. Hoar. Lindsay. Lodge,
Mcbride. Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill, Mel
son, Penrose, Perkins, Plat of Connect
cut, Plat of New York. Quay. Seweli,
Wellington, Wetmore-31
Hoar's Amendment.
Mr. Hoar offered another new amend
ment To so at the close OF the resolution
as follows: THAT under no circum-
he ~ .4f
the public debt be paid IN deprecated
currency or IN any money other than |
the best money of the world"
The amendment was tabled on Mr.
Vests motion 42-S2. as follows.
Aeas-Allen, Bacon, Rate. Berry, But
Ter, Cannon, Carter. Chandler, Chiffon. !
Clark. Clay. GockrelI, Daniel, Harris,
Heltlall. Innns OF Arlsnmsas- knnnaN \