Evening star., 1898-01-29
The Foraker Amendment.

son, Penrose, Perkins. Piatt Comm. Platt
IN. ". Quay, Sewell, Thurston. Yelling
ton, Wetmore-2
The Foraker Amendment.
Mr.. Foraker proposed an amendment
formerly suggested by Mr.. Spooner. who
was absent, as follows: That it is de-
clared to be the financial policy OF the
United States that until there shall have
been obtained an international agreement
with the leading commercial nations Of the
world for the free coinage OF silver, which
agreement the United States is hereby
further pledged to promote. the faith, hon.
or and credit OF the United States are
solemnly pledged to preserve the existing
gold standard; and all silver and paper
currency shall be maintained at a parity
with gold. and all obligations of the United
States shall be maintained inviolably at the
present standard" The amendment suffer-
ed the fate of those going before, tabled,
i4-33, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry. Butler.
Cannon, Carter, Chandler. Chiffon. Clay.
Cockrell. Daniel. Gray, Harris. Heitfeh.
Jones (Ark), Kenney, Kyle. Lindsay, Nc
Mills, Mitchell, Money. Morgan. Murphy.
Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus. Rawlins, Roach.
Shoup, Smith, Stewart. Teller, Tillman.
Turner, Turpie, Vest, White and Wolcott
fl
Nays-Aldrich Allison, Baker, Burrows.
Caffery. Clark. .Cullom. Davis. Fairbanks.
Foraker. Gallinger. Gear Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough. Hawley. Hoar. Lodge. Nc
Bride. Mcmillan, Mason. Morrill,. Nelson.
Penrose. Perkins, Platt Comm, Platt CNey
York;, Quay, Sewell Thurston, Wellington,
Wetmore. Wilson-33.
Mr.. Hoar presented the same amendment
the last, proposing it additional
section instead of a separate declaration.
This was tabled. the vote being the same
as on the Foraker amendment
The Canery Amendment.
Mr.. Cutlery proposed an amendment.
follows: Provided that IT, at the time of
payment of the principal or interest of
the bonds, the market value of silver is
not at par with gold. at the ratio OF 10 to
1, the principal and interest shall be paid
in gold or silver, at the option of the
creditor"
yea and nay vote.
This disposed of amendments. and tho
decks were cleared for the final vote on
the Teller resolution. The earlier votes had
shown that its passage was a foregone
conclusion, vet there was the keenest in
terest at this eliminating feature of the
contest.
ION this vote" announced the Vice Presi.
dent, "the yeas are Al and the nays 81,
and the resolution is agreed to-"
The vote in detail:
The Vote.
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Cannon, Carter. Chandler, Chiffon, Clark,
Clay, Cockrell, Daniel. Gray. Harris Heit.
field, Jones (Ark.), Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay,
McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory. Mantle, Mar
tin. Mills. Mitchell, Money. Morgan. MUIR
ply. Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus. Pritchard,
Rawlins, Roach Shoup, Smith, Stewart,
Teller. Tillman. Turpie. Turner, Vest, War.
rem, White and Wocott-37.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows,
Cafery, Cullom, Davis, Fairbanks, For
aker. Gallinger. Gear. Hale. Hanna, Hans
brough. Hawley. Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride.
Mcmillan, Mason, Merrill, Nelson. Penroe,
Perkins. Platt Comm. Flatt IN. W, Quay.
Sewell, Thurston, Wellington, wetmore and
Wilson-32
The pairs throughout the voting were az
follows: Turley with Deboe: Faulkner with
Elkins, German with Frye, Jones (NevD
with Proctor, Walthall with Spooner.
The first named would in each case have
voted with those sustaining the resolution
and against all amendments, while the last
named would have voted against the reso-
luton and for the amendments.
There was no demonstration on the an
nouncement- and at I pm, on motion of
Mr.. Allison, the Senate adjourned till Mon
day.