Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1892 — FREE SILVER. [ARTICLE]

FREE SILVER.

THe Senate PassesStewarVs Bill by 29 to 25. Tt* - Tull Text of the Bill and the Vote by Which It Was Passed. .. . The Senate on the Ist pulled and hauled for a long time upon the silver bill and when a vnte-waareaehed it was passed by Ihe '• Yeas—Allen, Bate. Btaekhuni, Blodgett, Butler, Cameron, Dubois, Faulkner, George, Harris, Hill,Jones iNev.) Kenna, Kyle, Mills, Mitchell, Mor. gan, Peffer, Ransom, Sanders, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Wolcott—29. Nays—Allison, Brice, Carey, Carlislo, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, Felton, Gallinger, Gorman, Gray, Hale. Hawley, McPherson, Manderson, Palmer Perkins, Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbridge, Warren, Washburn, White—2s. Yeas—Republicans, 11; Democrats, 10: Independents, 1; Alliance, 1. I^ays—Republicans, 18; Democrats, 7. The bill reads as follows: That the owner of silver bullion may deposit the same at any inintof tho United States, to be coined for his benefit, and it shall he tho duty of tho proper oilieers. upon the terms and conditions which aid provided by law for the deposit and coinage of gold, to coin such bullion into tbs standard dollars authorized by theactoi Feb. 28,1878, entitled: An act to authorize the coinage of the standard 9ilver dollar and to restore its legal tender character. and such coin shall t.e a legal tender for all debts and dues, public and private Tho act of July 1-4,1890, entitled: An -act directing the purciiaseof silver bullion and tho issue of treasury notes thereof, and for other purposes, is hereby rep aled, provided that the secretary of the treasury sliuir have coined all the silver bullion in the treasury purchased with silver or certificates.