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hereby pledged to endeavor to secure
such an international agreement as
speedily as possible"
The vote on this was Congressional
Record, Vol. 80, page 1926 yeas, as
follows: Bate, Berry, Butler, Chan
der, Chiffon, Clark (Montana), Clay,
Culberson, Daniel, Harris, Heitfiela.
Jones (Arkansas), Jones (Nevadal
Kenney. McEnary, McLaurin. Martin,
Money. Morgan, Pettus. Rawlins, Stew
art, Taliaferro, Teller. Turley, Tt
man, Vest. Senator Mallory was alb
sent on account of Illness but paired
to vote yea.
Following this Senator Pettus,
Alabama, offered this amendment:
Congressional Record, Vol. SO, pag
1926:
Gold coins and silver dollars coir
ed by the United States shall be
legal tender in all payments at their
nominal value when not below the
weight and limit of tolerance provid-
ed by law for the single coin, and when
reduced in weight below such stand
ard and tolerance, shall be a legal
tender at valuation in proportion to
their actual weight"
Senator Aldrick moved to lay this
amendment on the table, but withdrew
the motion so that there was direct
vote. This was recorded on the fol-
lowing page of the Record, viz, 1880,
and my vote with that of the other
Democrats was yea. Following is
the vote in detan) Yeas-Bate,
Berry, Butler, Chiffon, Clark Mon
tana), Clay, Cockren, Culberson, Dan
iel, Harris, Jones (Arkansas), Jones
(Nevada), Kenny, McEnery, McLaurin,
Martin, Money, Morgan, Pettus, Raw
Inns. Stewart, Sullivan, Taliaferro,
Teller. Turley, Tillman, Vest. Sena-
tor Mallory was absent and Ill, but
paired to vote yea.
A Test Proposition.
Senator Pettus Immediately offered
another amendment as follows:
That nothing contained in this act
shall be held or construed to affect
the present legal tender quality of sill
yer dollars coined by the United
States"
The yea votes on this test propo-
sition were as follows Congressional
Record, Vol SO, page 1S30):
Yeas-Bate, Berry, Butler, Chiffon,
Clark (Montana), Clay, Cockrell, Gull
beTson, Daniel, Harris, Jones me.
vadal Kenny, McEnery, McLaurin,
Martin, Money, Morgan, Pettus, Raw
Inns, Stewart, Sullivan Taliaferro Tel
Ter, Tillman, Turley, Vest. Senato'
Mallory was absent on account of Ii.
ness but paired to vote yea on tie
proposition.
Senator McLaurin offered the follow
ing amendment TO the same bill (Con-
gressional Record, Vol. So. page 1922:
Section 9. That Sections 3412 anG
3413 and all other acts and parts of
acts which impose any tax upon the
circulation of State Banks or State
Banking Associations be, and the same
are hereby, repealed"
The vote thereon is recorded on
page 1889, Vol. SO, Congressional Rec
ord, and those voting yea were the
! following:
Berry, Chiffon, Clark (Montana),
Clay, Culberson, Daniel, HeitfeTi, Jones
tArkansas), Lindsay McEnery, Nc.
Laurin, Martin, Money, Morgan, Pet.
tus, Rawlins, Taliaferro, Tillman, Tur-
ley, Vest. Senator Mallory was alb
sent on account of illness, but was
paired to vote yea.
| Senator Jones, of Arkansas (chair-
man of the National Democratic Exec
utiye Committee), offered the follow
ing amendment to the same bill, viz,
the Gold Standard bill tCongressiona
Record, Vol SO, page 1881:
That from and after the passage
of this act the minis of the Unite
States shall be open to the coinage Of
| silver and there shall be coined do
/ lars of the weight of 41215 grains troy,
OF standard silver, ninetenths fine
as provided by the act of January Is.
1897, and upon the same terms and
| subject to the limitations and provi-
sions Of law regulating the coinage
and legal tender quality of gold; and
wherever the said coins herein pro-
vided for shall be received into the
| Treasury certificates may be issued
| therefor in the manner now provided
| by law"
! Page 1893, Congressional Record
Volume 80, will show that l yot-
/ ed with the other Democrats for tn
amendment offered by Senator Jones.
The yea votes were as follows:
Yeas-Eato, Berry, Butler, Chiffon,
Clark (Montana), Clay, Cock
rell, Culberson, Daniel, Harris,
Heitfeld, Jones (Arkansasl, Jones (Ne-
vadal, Kenney, McEnery, Nc
Laurin, Martin, Money Morgan, Pet
tus, Rawlins, Stewart, Sullivan, Tai
Iiaferfe, Teller, Tillman Turley Vest,
/ Senator Mallory was absent on &C.
count of illness, but paired to vote
yea on the proposition.
Cast No Such Vote.
| You say that l voted against an
| amendment to grade National Banks
according to population, and cite Con-
I GressiOnal Record, Vol SO, page 2990
as your authority. Page 1890 has no
/ reference to the subject, but deals en-
trely with proceedings of the House
[ OF Representatives. do find, howey-
err, in an entirely different place in
the Record that Senator Nelson offer
ed the following amendment to tn
Financial or Gold Standard bill:
Section 10. That Section 5138 Of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amend.
ed to read as follows:
Section 51S8. No association shall
be organized with a less capital than
100000, except that banks with a cap
ital Of not less than $4,000 may, with