The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-29

Mr.. Aldrich closed just as the clocl
marked six, the hour set for voting, ant
| the Vice President promptly announced
that the voting would proceed. At this
time the galleries were filled to overflow
ing and large number of members o.
| the House, including Speaker Reed, occu
pied the area back of the Senators.
The Nelson amendment was first pre-
| scented, declaring THAT it is the duty Of
the government of the United States IN
der existing laws to maintain the parity
OF value of it's gold and silver money SC
that the dollar of the one metal for al
monetary purposes always be equal IL
value to the dollar of the other metal.
Mr.. Vest moved to table the amend
ment. The yea and may vote gave the
first test of thu respective elements, re-
sulting 42-37 in favor of tabllng the
amendment. The vote was as follows;
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clay, CockrelI, Daniel, Harris. Heitfelt,
Jones of Arkansas, Kennedy. Kyle, Nc.
Emery, McLauren, Malloremy, Mantle,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan,
Murphy, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus, Raw
Inns, Roach, Shup, Smith, Stewart, Tel,
Ter, TiIlman. Turner, Vest, White, and
Nays-Aldrich, Allison Baker, Bur
rows, Gallery, Clark, Cullum Davis, Fair
banks. Foraker, Gallinger, Gear, Gray,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, HawIey
Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mason,
Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose Perkins, Plat
of Connecticut, Platt of New York Quay,
Wellington, Wetmore and Wilson.-37.
Then came. the Lodge amendment as
follows:
'sThat all the bonds of the United
States issued or authorized to be issued
under the said acts of Congress here
in before recited and payable principal
and interest, in gold or it's equivalent
and that any other payment without the
consent of the creditor would be violation
of the public faith and derogation OF
his rights"
Mr.. Vest moved to table the amend
ment.
II hope the senator. will withdraw the
motion to table, interposed Mr.. Wolcott
$50 that we may have direct vote on
gold ;"
Mr.. Vest consented and the vote was
taken directly on the Lodge amendment
resulting in irs defeat 24-53 as follows:
Yeas--Aldrich, Baker, Gallery, Cullum,
Davis, Fairbanks. Foraker, Gallinger,
Gear, hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge,
Nc Bride, Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill,,
Penrose, Platt of Connecticut, Platt..oi
New York, Sewell, Wellington, Wetmore.
"a
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Cannon, Carter, Chandler Chiffon.
CLARK, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel. Gray, Hans
sas. Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay. MeEnery,
MoLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Muir,
ply, Nelson, Pasco, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Pettus, Pritchard, Quay, Rawlins,
Roach, Shoup. Smith, Stewart, Teller,
Thurston, Tiliman, Turner, Turnie. Vest,
Warren, White, Wilson, Wolcott. -53.
There was intense interest during this
vote as it presented more direct issue
than had been anticipated. 1t was seen
at the outset that party lines were brok-
en-, Chandler, Carter and other Republic
cans voting against the amendment. AS
the vote closed Mr.. Chandler, noting
some Republicans in their seats had not
voted. asked that the names of Senators
not voting be read. The clerk read slow
1y, Allison, Burrows and there being no
response, the result above was announced.
Mr. Quay now came forward with a
new amendment as follows:
'Strike out all after the enacting
clause and insert: "That all the bonds
or other obligations of the United States
issued or authorized to be issued under
the said acts of Congress heretofore re-
cited, should be paid. principal and in
terest, in the money that 10 the highest
money of the world"
MIR. Vest again moved to table; carried,
47-31, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Brit
Ter, Cannon. Carter, Chandler. Chiffon.
Clark, Clay, Cockren. Daniel, Hans
brough, Harris, Heitfeld. Jones Of Ar
kansas, Kenney, Kyle, McEnery. MeLau-
rim, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills,
co, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach,
Shoup. Smith, Stewart, Teller, Thurs
ton, 1illman, Turner, Turpie, Vest, War
rem, White, Wilson, Wolcott.-47
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bur-
rows, Caffrey, Cullom, Davis, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hale,
Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill,, Mel
son, Penrose, Perkins, Platt, of Connecti-
cut, Platt of New York, Quay. Sewell,
Wellington, Wetmore.-31.
Mr.. Hoar offered another new amend
ment to go at the close of the resolution
as follows:
''That under no circumstances will the
principal or interest of the public debt be
paid in deprecated currency or in any
money other than the pest money of the
world.
The amendment was tabled on Mr.
Vests motion, 42-32. as follows:
Yees-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry. But
Ter, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, Clay, Cocllreli, Daniel, Harris,
Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Kenney,
Kyle, MoEnery, McLaurin, Mallory. Mar
tin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, MORGAN,
Murphy. Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus, Raw
Inns, Roach Shoup, Smith, Stewart. Tel
Ter, Tillmsn, Turner, Turpie, Vest, White
and Wolcott. -42.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bur
rows, Gallery, Cullom, Davis, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Gallinger, Gear, Hale Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay,
Lodge, Nc Bride, Mcmillan, Mason, Nor
rill, Nelson, Penrose. Perkins. Platt of
Sewall, Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore.
-32.
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