The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-16

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and Mr. Gallery Dem. Lao and Mr..
LINDSAY Dem KY voted against it.
COMMITTEES AMENDMENT.
4 vote was then taken upon the com
mittec's amendment. and it was adopt
ed. 10 TO 80. as follows:
Yeas-AIdrch, Allison, Beveridge,
Burrows. Carter, Chandler. Clark
tWvo). Cullom. Davis, Deboe, Depew,
iNkias. Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster,
,1rye. Gear Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough,
Uawlev. Hoar. Kean. Lodge Mcbride,
McConas McCumber, Mcmillan, Ma
son. Nelson. Penrose, Perkins Platt
Conn). Platt tN. ", Pritchard,
ouarles Ross, Scott, Sewall Shoup,
simon. Spooner Thurston, Wetmore,
Wolcott.--45.
Nays-Bate. Berry, Butler, Gallery.
Chiffon, Clark (Mont.), Clay, Cockrell
Culberson, Daniel, Harris, Hetfeld
Jones tArk), Jones new, Kenney,
Lindsay, McEnery. McLaurin, Martin,
Money, Morgan, Pettus, Rawllns, Stew
art, Sullivan. Taliaferro, Teller. ILL
man, Turley, Vest-3O.
An amendment offered by Mr. Stew
art providing for the paymnt of bonds
Of the United States by coin of the stan
dard fixed by the act of July 14th, 1870,
was laid on the tablet to 26.
Am amendment offered by Mr.. Pettus
(Ala.) providing that gold coins ana sll-
yer dollars coined by the United States
shall be legal tender at their nominal
value was defeated-H to u.
Another amendment by Mr.. Pettus
providing that nothing in this act should
affect the legal tender quality of United
States silver dollars was likewise de-
feated-44 to %.
Mr.. Vest, CMo.), offered an amendment
providing for $500, 100000 of Treasury
bond notes which should be loaned by
the Secretary of the Treasury to any per-
SON who would deposit United States
bonds as security.
In the course of his remarks ON the
amendment Mr.. Vest sharply alraigned
Secretary Gage for This action in relation
TO the National City Bank of New York.
The amendment was defeated without
division.
An amendment of Mr.. McIAurin, IS.
CO. to repeal the tax on State banks
was lost 81 to 20.
A substitute for the Senate Bill pro
posed by Mr.. Morgan ,(Ala), was lost,
81 to At.
JONES SILVER BILL LOST.
Mr. Jones, (Ark.), then offered a sub
stitute for the Senate Bill, q measure
providing for the free and unlimited com
age of silver. That. 100, was lost Al
to 2S the vote being along almost strict
party lines, Senators Lindsay, of KEN
lucky and Caffery, of Louisiana, voting
with the Republicans.
A substitute offered by Mr.. Butler,
(N ca, was disposed of without division.
After the bill had been reported to the
Senate from the committee of the whole
Mr. Nelson. (Minli.). offered an alneEd-
qnent providing fOr the organization of
National banks with a capital of not less
than SD, 600 in towns whose population
does not exceed 1000.
Mr.. -Aldrieh accepted the amendment
and it was adopted.
THE VOTE ON THE BILL.
The bill as amended was then passed
AG to 20 as follows:
Yeas Aldrich, Allison, Beveridge, Bur
rows, Gallery, Carter. Clark, Wyo.).
Cullom, Davis, Deboe Depew, Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster. Frye, Gear,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Hoar, Kean. Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride,
McComas, McCumber. Mcmillan, Mason
Nelson. Penrose. Perkins, Platt Comm,
Platt, On. ", Pritchard, Quarles, Ross
Scott. Sewell, Shoup Simon, Spooler.
ThuIston, Wetmore, Wolcott-46.
Nays-Bate. Berry Builder. Chandler.
Chiffon, Clark, (Mont.). Clay, Cockrel,
Culberson, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeid,
Jones, (Ark.), Jones. (Nev), kenney Nc
Emery. McLaurin. Martin. Money, Nor
gan, pettus, Rawlins, Stewart, Sullivan,
Taiafelro, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Vest
%.
Mr.. Cullom moved that the Senate take
up the consideration of the Hawaiian
Government Bill, the effect of the mo-
ton if adopted. being to make the bill
the unfinished business.
Mr.. Chandler, q. H.. antagonized the
motion with Il motion TO proceed to com
slider executive business His motion
was voted down and that of Mr.. Cal
| lom adopted.
After a brief executive session the Sem
ate at 0:25 D. III. adjourned.