Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
UNDERTAKES.
Test Vote in the Senate ON the FL
nanciRl Bill.

Test Vote in the Senate ON the FL
nanciRl Bill.
The financial bill was the subject for dis
cussion yesterday afternoon until nearly q
o'clock After o'clock the debate pro-
ceeded under the ten-minute rule, and at
times it was spirited and Interesting.
Late in the afternoon test vote, indi-
eating approximately the majority on the
passage of the BILL was taken Mr.. Chand-
Der On. H) offered an amendment to au-
thorize the President to appoint commits
sioners to any International bimetallic con-
ference that might be called, and it was
defeated by vote of 45 to 25. The Chand-
Ter proposition out of the way the discus
sion proceeded on the amendment brought
in by the finance committee providing that
the provisions of the bill are not intended
to place any obstacles in the way of inter-
national bimetallsm. The democrat sena-
tors arraigned the republicans for reporting
the amendment, declaring they We're insin-
cere, and that the proposition was intended
to hoodwink the people and to catch votes.
No vote on the amendment was reached.
The final vote on the amendments and the
Dill was postponed until today.
AS vote was about to be taken on the
amendment of Mr.. Chandler. Mr. Pettus
(Ala) objected. He insisted that all votes
should go over.
Mr. Teller said the republican press
throughout the country was opposed to the
bimetallic amendment He said 1t would be
ridiculous to put such an amendment on
this bill, as it would have no force or eff
Iect. II was trlhing with grave question
simply to catch votes. 1t was a great let
ting down on the part of the finance com
m1ttee and childish treatment of the SUBJ
ject.
The objection of Mr.. Pettus was with
drawn and the vote was taken on Mr.
Chambers amendment to the committee
amendment. 1t was defeateI Ii to %, as
follows:
The Vote.
Yeas-Allen, Bates, Berry, Butler, Chand-
Ter, Chiffon. Clay, Cockreu Culberson,
Harris. Heitfeld, Jones ARK }, Jones CNev.),
Kenney. McEnery, Martin, Money, Morgan,
Pettus. Rawlins, Sullivan, Teller, Tillman,
Turley. Turner-25.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Burrows, Cafrery.
Carter Clark (Wyo.), Cullom, Davis, De-
Doe, Depew. Elkins. Fairbanks, Foraker
Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Hale. Hanna,
Iadsa %sh.,, Hswley. Ksan: Lindsey,
L Mis1se Mcbride Ml McComas; Mccumber, Nc
Plat Comm. Platt (N.YJ. Proctor.
Quarles, Ross, Sewell, Shoup, Simon Spoon
er. Thurston, Vest, Warren, Wetmore VOL
cott-45
Mr.. Chandler then asked Mr.. Aldrich If
he would consent to the insertion before
the finance committees amendment of these
words from the national platform of the
republican party OF 1892: The United States
from tradition and interest faVors bimet-
allsm."
His vote. he said, was Of no special I'M
portance. but he would vote for the meas
ure If his proposition were accepted.
Il object" replied Mr.. Aldrich, ito the
re-enactment Of the revised statutes and
to the recital in this bill of the various
platforms of political parties" He MAIN
tanned there was no provision in the bill
which was an obstacle to bimetallism.
Mr.. Allison suggested that the trouble
with senators on the democratic side was
that they were not bimetallists. They stood
for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and were silver monofnetallists He
said 1T was impossible in his opinion to
circulate side by side silver and gold in
any country unless the ratio between them
be fixed In accordance with theiry relative
commercial value L.
IN reinforcing the statement made by the
senator from Rhode Island 'is (Mr sAldrich)
said Mr.. Allison, II want to saw that there
Is not single line or syllable In this bill
which puts in the pathway Of international
bimetallism single obstacle He did not
think it would be wise for tho, United
states to make another proposition to Eu-
rope for an international bifnetallit agree
ment but he believed that the, United
states ought to wait for other nations to
take the initiative and that we ought to
be prepared to receive their advances
After the discussion had proceeded for
some time. the Senate, at 5:45. adjourned.