The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-16
CURRENCY BILL PUT THROUGH.
Continued from First Page.

inAttees amendment, and 1t was adopted.
40 to 80, as follows:
1eas-Aldrich, Allison, Beveridge. Bur-
rows, Carter, Chandler, Clark of Wyom-
ing, Cullom, Davis, Deboe Depew. Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gear,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawiey, Hoar.
hean, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, McCum-
Der Mcmillan, Mason Nelson, Penrose
Perkins Platt of Connecticut, Platt of
New York. Pritchard, Quarles, Ross,
Scott, Sewall, Shoup, Simon, Spooner,
Thurston, Wolcott-45.
Nays-Bates Berry, Butler, Caffery, Chill
ton, CLARK of Montana, Clay, Cockrell, Gull
Derson, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of
Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kenny Lind
say. McEnery, A1cLaurin, Martin, Money
Morgan, Pettus, Rawlins, Stewart, Sulli-
van, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Turley,
Vest-3O
Democratic Amendments Lost.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Stewart,
providing for the payment of bonds of
the United States in coin of the standard
fixed by the act of July IA, 1870, was laid
on the table, A to 26.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Pettus of
Alabama providing that gold coins and sill
yer dollars coined by the United States
shall be a legal tender at their nominal
value, was defeated, A to 81.
Another amendment by Mr. Pettus pro
viding that nothing in this act should ar-
feet the legal tender quality of United
States silver dollars was likewise defeat
ed. "A to 26.
Mr.. Vest of Missouri offered an amend
ment providing for $4,000 900 of treasury
bond notes, which should be loaned by the
Secretary of the Treasury to any person
who would deposit United States bonds as
security.
In the course of his remarks on the
amendment Mr.. Vest sharply arraigned
Secretary Gage for his action in rela ton
to the National City Bank of New York.
The amendment was defeated without
division.
An amendment of Mr.. McLaurin Of
South Carolina to repeal the tax on state
banks was lost 81 to 20.
A substitute for the Senate bill proposed
by Mr.. Morgan of Alabama was lost, q
TO AZ.
A substitute for the Senate bill proposed
by Mr. Morgan of Alabama was lost. q
to AZ.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas then offered a
substitute for the Senate bill, a measure
providing for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver That, too, was lost, AZ to
%, the vote being along almost strict party
lines, Senators Lindsay of Kentucky and
Caffery of Louisiana voting with the Re-
publcans.
A substitute offered by Mr. Butler of
North Carolina was disposed of without
division.
After the bill had been reported to the
Senate from the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota offered an
amendment providing for the organization
of national banks with a capital of not
less than $25 600 in towns whose popula ton
does not exceed 1000.
Mr.. Aldrich accepted the amendment
and it was adopted.
The Vote on the Bill.
The bill, as amended, was then passed,
46 TO 20, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Beveridge, Bur-
rows Caffery, Carter, Clark of Wyoming
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Elzins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Frye Gear Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean, Lind
say, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, McCum-
Der, Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins, Plat of Connecticut, Plat of
New York, Pritchard, Quarles, Ross,
Scott, Sewell. Shoup, Simon. Spooner,
Thurston, Wetmore, Wolcott-46.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Chandler,
Chiffon, Clark of Montana, Clay, Cockrell,
Culberson, Daniel Harris, Heitfeld Jones
of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kenny,
McEnery, McLaurin, Martin Money, Nor
gan, Pettus, Rawlins, Stewart, Sullivan,
Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Vest
49,
Mr.. Cullom moved that the Senate take
up the consideration of the Hawaiian gov
eminent bill, the effect of the motion if
adopted, being TO make the bill the I'M
finished business.
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire antag-
onzed the motion with a motion to pro-
coed to consider executive business. His
motion was voted down and that of Mr..
Cullom adopted.
After brief executive session the SEN
ate at 525 p M, adjourned.