The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

New York. Quay, Sewell. Thurston. Well
ington, Wetmore-S2.
GOLD STANDARD AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Foraker proposed an amendment
formerly suggested by MIR. Spooner, who
was absent. as follows:
THAT it is declared TO be the financial
policy of the United States that until
there shall have been obtained an interna-
tnoial agr cement with the leading COM
mercial nations of the world for the free
coinage of silver. which agreement the
United States is hereby further pledged 10
promote, the faith and honor and credit
of the United States are solemnly pledged
TO preserve the existing gold standard;
and all silver and paper currency SHAH be
maintained at parity with gold. and all
obligations of the United States shall be
maintained inviolably at the present
standard"
FOLLOWS THE OTHERS.
The amendment suffered the fate OF
those going before, being tablets TO IS,
as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry. But
Ter. Cannon. Carter. Chandler, Chiffon
Clay. Cockren, Daniel, Gray. Harris, Heit-
field. Jones of Arkansas. henney, Kyle,
Lindsay. McEnery. McLaurin. Mallory
Mantle. Martin, Mills, Mitchell. Money,
Morgan. Murphy. Pasco. Pettigrew, Pet
tus. Rawlins, Roach. shoup. Smith. Stew
art Teller, Ttillman, Turner, Turpie. Vest.
White and Wolcott. Total. Al.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Baker. Burrows,
Cafery, Clark. Cullom. Davis. Fairbanks,
Foraker. Gallinger. Gear. Hale. Hanna,
Hansbrough. Hawley. Hoar, Lodge, Nc
| Bride. McMillen. Mason, Morrill, Nelson,
Penrose Perkins. Plat of Connecticut.
Plat of New York. Quay, Sewell Thurs
ton. wellington. Wetnore and Wilson.
Total, 80.
THE STRAGGLERS.
Mr.. Hoar presented the same amend
ment as the last, proposing it as an ad-
ditionai section instead of separate dec
laration. This was tabled, the vote be-
ing the same as on the Foraker amend
ment.
Mr.. Cafery proposed an amendment as
| follows:
provided that if, at the time of pay
| ment of the principal or interest of the
bonds. the market value of silver is not
at par with gold. at theratio of IS to l, the
principal and interest shall be paid in gold
or silver, at the option of the creditor"
The amendment was tabled without a
yea any nay vote.
THE FINAL VOTE
| This disposedof amendments. and the
decks were cleared for the final vote on
the Teller resolution. The earlir votes
| had shown that its passage was a fore
gone conclusion. yet there was the keen
| est interest at this eliminating feature of
| the contest.
ION this vote" announced the vice
president. 1.-THE yeas are AZ and the nays
! 80, and the resolution is agreed to-
| The vote in detail was:
| Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
| Cannon. Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark,
! Clay, Coekrell. Daniel, Gray, Harris,
Heitheld. Jones of Arkansas, Kenuey,
| Kyle, Lindsay. McEnery, MeLaurin, NAL
/ lory, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Money, Morgan. Murphy. Pasco, Petit
grew Pettus. Pritchard. Rawiins, Roach,
| Shoup, Smith. Stewart, Teller, Tillman.
! Turpie. Turner, Vest, Warren, White and
| Wolcott. Total, a.
! Navs-Aldrieh. Allison, Baker. Burrows.
| Gallery, Cullom, Davis, Fairbanks, Fora
ker, Gallinger Gear, Hale. Hanna, Hans
| brough, Hawley. Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride,
| McNIiIlen, Mason, Morrill,, Nelson, Pen
| rose. Perkins, Plat of Connecticut. Platt
! of New York, Quay. Sewell, Thurston,
| wellington, Wetmore and Wilson. To-
tai, 90.
| The pairs throughout the voting were as
| follows: Turley with De Doe, Faulkner
| with Elkins. German with Frye, Jones
! of Nevada with Proctor, Waithall with
| Spooner. The frst-named would 10 each
! case have voted with those sustaining
the resolution, and against all amend
ments. while the last-named would have
voted against the resolution, and for the
| amendments.
There was no demonstration on the an
nouncement. and at I p. m, on motion Of
Mr. Allison, the senate adjourned till
| Monday.