CONGRESS. (SILVER PURCHASE.) 



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are now about to perform an act which will have 

 a certain moral influence, though probably not 

 u legislative influence; because there is another 

 lily whose rules are such that deliberation goes 

 on until deliberation ceases to be an absolute 

 mi. I unqualified advantage to the community. 

 Hence, what we do to-day may not have a final 

 legislative result ; vet it may have a moral result ; 

 and 1 think it will, whatever may be the out- 

 come. If the motion for the previous quest ion 

 is voted down, it will show to the community 

 that we are ready that people of both parties 

 are ready to take this question into careful 

 consideration, and to do any acts in the future 

 which may be necessary to preserve this country 

 upon a sound currency* basis. 



" For my part, as an individual, I do not need 

 Mich an assurance. I have no doubt now, and 

 1 never had any doubt, that this country will 

 remain upon a sound currency basis, and that 

 whenever any danger actually arises and is immi- 

 nent the wisdom and good sense of the people 

 will be equal to it. If the motion for the previ- 

 ous question shall be sustained, I think never- 

 theless the vote of this House will show, when 

 analyzed, that there is really a feeling of will- 

 ingness to meet the crisis whenever it shall 

 come. And whenever we do get fairly at it, I 

 hope for my part (and I am speaking only as an 

 individual)"that it will result finally in the es- 

 tablishment of such a banking system as will re- 

 move our currency question from the domain of 

 active politics, and that we shall have a sound 

 business system, carried out on sound business 

 principles and automatic in its character. That 

 I believe the wisdom of Congress will be equal 

 to whenever the proper time shall arrive." 



Mr. Catchings, at the close of the debate of 

 an hour allowed on resolutions, reported from 

 the Committee on Rules, called for the previous 

 question ; and it was ordered by a vote of 152 

 yeas to 143 nays, not voting 34. Those who 

 voted in the affirmative were the opponents of 

 the repeal of the purchase clause of the Sherman 

 act and the advocates of silver coinage. Follow- 

 ing is the vote: 



YKAS Abbott, Alderson, Allen, Antony, Arnold, 

 Babliitt, Bailey, Baker, Bankhead. Bartine, Beeinan, 

 Belknap, Beltzhoover, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, 

 Boatner, Bowers, Brcckinridge of Arkansas, Bretz, 

 Broderick, Brookshire, Brown of Indiana, Bryan, 

 I > iirlianaii of Virginia, Bullock, Bunn, Burrows, But- 

 ler, Bynum, Caminetti, Capehart, Clark of Wyoming, 

 < larke of Alabama, Clover, Cobb of Alabama, Comp- 

 ton. Cooper, Cowles, Cox of Tennessee, Crain, Craw- 

 ford, Cuiberson, Davis, DeArmond, Dockery, Dolli- 

 ver, Dungan, Edmunds, Ellis, Enloe, Epes, Everett, 

 Flick, tunston, Fyan, Gantz, Grady, Halvorson, 

 Hatch. Haugen, Heard, Henderson of North Caro- 

 lina, Hermann, Hilborn, Holnian, Hooker of Missis 

 *ippi. Hooker of New York, Hopkins of Pennsylvania, 

 Hopkins of Illinois, Ilouk of Tennessee, Hull, John- 

 ton of North Dakota, Johnstone of Sooth Carolina, 

 l"lli- y, Jones, Kern, Kendall, Kribbs, Kyle, Lane, Lan- 

 liiiiii. Lawson of Virginia, Lawson of Georgia, Lester 

 "t Virginia, Lester of Georgia, Lewis, Lind, Living- 

 ston. Long, Loud, Mallory, Mansur, Martin, McCreary, 

 MeKeighan, McMillin, Meliae, Montgomery, Moore, 

 Moses, Norton, Gates, O'Donnell, O'Ferrall, Otis, 

 1 'wins, I'arrett, Patterson of Tennessee, Patton, Payn- 

 ter, Pearson, Peel, Perkins, Pieklcr, Pierce, Post, 

 Price, Quackenbush, Richardson, Robertson of Lou- 

 i>i:uiii, Sayers, Shell, Shively, Simpson, Smith, Snod- 

 L MM, Stephenson, Stewart of Texas, Stockdale, Stone 

 VOL. xxxiii. 14 A 



of Kentucky, Sweet, Taronoy, Taylor of IllinoU, Tay- 

 lor of Tennessee, V. A. Taylor, Terry, Tillnmu, 

 Townsend, Tucker, Turner, Turpin, WaUon, ' 

 Wheeler of Alatmiim, White, Williams of North Caro- 

 lina. Williams of Illinois, WiUori of Kentucky, Wil- 

 son of Missouri, Wirm. Wise 152. 



NAYS A merman, Andrew, Bacon, Barwig, IVnt 

 ley. Bergen. Bingham, Boutclle. Bowman, Braw li y, 

 Br< -ekinridge of Kentucky, Brickner, Browius, Brown 

 of Maryland, Bruuner, Buchanan of Now J 

 Bunting, Busi-y, Bushncll, Cadrnus, ('aid well, Canjp- 

 bell, ( 'aruth. Castle, Catchings, Cate, Chipmon, Clanry . 

 Cobb of Missouri, Coburn, Cockran, Cogswell, Cool- 

 idge, Coombs, Covert, Cox of New York, Crosby, 

 ( 'winnings. Curtis, Cutting, Dal/ell, Daniel 1, DC For- 

 est, Dickerson, Dingley, Doan, Dunphy, Durborow, 

 Elliott, English, Enochs, Fellows, Fitch, Fowler, 

 Geary, Geissenhainer, Gorman, Greenleaf, Grout, Hall. 

 Hallowell, JIainilton, Hare, Hanner, Harries, Hurter, 

 Hayes of Iowa, Huynes of Ohio, Ilemphill, Herbert, 

 Hitt, Hoar, Ilouk ot Ohio, Johnson of Indiana, John- 

 son of Ohio, Ketcham, Kilgore, Lagan, Lapham, Lay- 

 ton, Little, Lodge, Lynch, Manner, McAleer, McClel- 

 lan, McGann, McKaig, McKinney, Meyer, Miller, 

 Milliken, Mitchell, Morse, Mutchler, Newberry, Ohl- 

 iger, O'Neil of Massachusetts, O'Neill of Pennsyl- 

 vania, Outhwaite, Payne, Pendleton, Powers, Raines, 

 Randall, Rayner, Reed, Reyburn, Robinson of Penn- 

 sylvania, Rockwell, Rusk, Russell, Scott, Scull, Seer- 

 ley, Shouk, Snow, Sperry, Springer, Stahlnecker, 

 Stevens, Steward of Illinois, C. W. Stone, W. A. 

 Stone. Storer, Stout, Stump, J. D. Taylor, Tracev, 

 Van Horn, Walker, Warner, Washington, Waugh, 

 Weadock, Wheeler of Michigan, Wike, Willcox, 

 Williams of Massachusetts, Wilson of Washington, 

 Wilson of West Virginia, Wolverton, Youmans 143. 



NOT VOTING Alexander, Atkinson, Belden. Branch, 

 Byrns, Cable, Causey, Cheatham, Dixon, Donovan, 

 Fithian, Fonnan, Forney, Gillespie, Goodnight, Gris- 

 wold, Henderson of Iowa, Henderson of Illinois, Huff, 

 Lockwood, McLaurin, Meredith, O'Neill of Missouri, 

 Page, Pattison of Ohio, Ray, Reilly, Rife, Sanford, 

 Sipe, E. B. Taylor, Wadsworth, Whiting, Wright^-34. 



So the previous question was ordered the 

 question of agreeing to the resolution submitted 

 by the Committee on Rules ; and Mr. Cox, of 

 Tennessee, moved to recommit to the committee 

 without instructions. The motion was carried 

 by a vote of 153 lo 83. 



On Jan. 17, 1893, a bill for -the repeal of the 

 purchase clause of the Sherman act was reported 

 from the Finance Committee of the Senate with 

 an amendment. The bill was as follows : 



Be it enacted, etc.. That so much of the act entitled 

 41 An act directing the purchase of silver bullion and 

 the issue of Treasury notes thereon, and for other 

 purposes," approved July 14, 1890, as directs the Sec- 

 retary of the Treasury to purchase, from time to time, 

 silver bullion to the aggregate amount of 4,500,000 

 ounces, or so much thereof as may be ottered in each 

 month, at the market price thereof, and to issue in 

 payment for such purchases of silver bullion Treas- 

 ury notes of the United States, is hereby repealed, to 

 take effect on the 1st day of January, 1894 : Proi-iilt >/, 

 That this act shall not in any way atlWt or impair or 

 change the legal qualities, redemption, or use of the 

 Treasury notes issued under said act. 



The proposed amendment was as follows : 



SEC. 2. That upon any deposit already or hereafter 

 made of any United States bonds bearing interest in 

 the manner required by law, any national banking 

 association having mode or making the same shall be 

 entitled to receive from the Comptroller of the Cur- 

 reiiey circulating notes of different denominations, in 

 blank, registered, and countersigned as provided by 

 law. not exceeding in the whole amount the par value 

 of the bonds deposited: Provided, That at no time 



