The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-24

lpSyOhu Iuht ouu u Souu " u can De dom
consistently with the exlgencIes Of thC
Treasury.
3. Il. Roberts, OF New York, desired Il
Indicate an amendment which he proposed
10 offer, fixing the sum at $Sss,0O6 600
the sum now out.
Mr. Butler objected to further debate.
The motion TO suspend the rules was
seconded by majority Of the House, and
then the rules were suspended by a vote
Of 1853 to 34.
Mr.. Roberts then offered his amend
ment, providing that the total amount d
legal tender notes issued or 10 be issued
shall be and shall never exceed $685., ,OOO,.
900.
Mr.. Dawes then offered the amendment
already indicated by him, and moved the
previous question.
Mr.. Coburn desired TO offer on amend.
ment, or at least 10 have the House
read :
Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts, objected.
Mr.. Randall asked Mr.. Dawes whether
in case the bill should pass fixing the
amount at $400,000,000, he would admit
an amendment directing that $1s 900, 900
not yetlssued TO be issued In liquidation
OF the public debt.
Mr. Dawes was about to reply, but Mr..
Butler objected.
The previous queetiOn was then second.
ed by . vote oil l22 10 70, and the House
proceeded to vote by yeas and nays on
the adoption OF Mr.. Dawes amendment
as an amendment to Mr. Roberts amend.
ment.
The Speaker explaining II would re-
quire still another vote to Incorporate It
into the bill, the amendment was rejected.
Yeas 70; nays III.
The question was then taken on Mr..
Roberts amendment, and It was rejected,
Yeas "a; nays 179.
Dir. Cox moved to lay tho bill on the
table. NegatiVed without the yeas and
nays
Avote was then taken ON ordering to
engrossment the bill and 1t was carried.
Yeas 1877; nays so.
Dir. Dawes then moved the previous
question on the passage ol the bill.
Mr. Butler, Of Mass moved 10 recon-
slider the last vote, and said he desired to
say a few words In advocacy Of that mo-
tion. Calls oi "order."]
Mr. Dawes made point Of order that
the motion to reconsider was itself unde.
bateable.
The Speaker sustained the point OF
order, and then Mr.. Butler withdrew his
motion and the previous question was
seconded.
The bill was then psssed-yeas 1863,
nays n.
The following Is the text of the bill:
4 bill to fr The amount of legal tender notes
at four hundred millions Of dollars.
WHEREAS, The existing uncertainty as
TO whether the amount Of legal tender
notes now authorized by law 10 be kept
10 general circulation is 1856 ,000, 900 or
$4O0I 100000, is calculated to derauge
the business Of the country, and unsetlle
values, therefore be 1t enacted, etc.,
That the provisions Of the law existing
prior to the pssss 81 of an act approved
April. 1866, entitled an act to amend an
act 10 provide ways and means TO support
the Government, approved March Sd,
l9G5, be and the same are hereby declar-
ed TO be In force so as 10 authorize the
issue of legal tender notes of the United
States TO the amount Of $400000,0 900, to
be kept in general circulation, and the
total amount OF United States notes ia.
sued, or 10 be issued, shall never exceed
$400,OO0,0O0.
The following Is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins,
Averille, Banning, Bell, Bland, BIount,
Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Bundy, Butler,
Of Mass, Caldwell, Cannon, Cessna,
Clark, Of New Jersey, Clark, OF Missouri,
Clements, Cobprn, Cobb, COmingO, Con.
ger, Cook, Corwin, CroOke, Grassland,
Ctounce,s Curlis, Cranfeld, Danferd,
Darrall, Davis, Dobbins, Donnan, Duell,
Dunnell, Durham, Eden, Eldridge, Far
well, Field, Fort, Fo1ter, Freeman, Gid.
dings. Glover, Gunckle, Hagans, bar
mer, Harris, Of Georgia, Harris, OF Va,
Harrison, Hatcher, Hathorn, Hsvens,
Hawley, Of illinois; Hays, Hazeltou, OF
Wisconsin, Hereford, Holman, Houghton,
Hove, Hubbell. Hunter. HuntOn, Hurl-
burt, Hyde, Kasson, Killinger, Knapp,
Iowa, LsmpOrt, Lansing, Lawrence,
Leach, Lewis, Loughridge, Lowe, Linch,
Marshall, Martin, Maynard, McCrary,
McDill, OF Wisconsin, McDill of Iowa,
Mckee, Mclean, McNults, Milliken,
Monroe, Myers, Neal, Negley, Niblack,
O'Neill, Orth, Orr, Packard, Packer,
Parker, OF Missouri, Pelham, Phillips, Plat
Of Virginia, Plat Of New York, Pratt,
Purman, Rainey, Ransier, Rapier, Rawls,
Ray, Rice, Richmond, Robbins, Robinson
of Illinois, Robinson Of Ohio, Ross, Rusk,
ssylor Of Indiana, Saylor Of Ohio, ecud-
der OF New Jersey, Sener, Sessions,
Shanks, Sheats, Sheldon, Sherwood, Shoe:
maker, Slc1s, Smith Of Pa, Smith of N.
Y, Smith Of Va, Southard, Speer,
Sprague, Standeford, Strait, Strawbridge,
Taylor, Thornburg, Todd, Tyner, Vance,
Wallace, Walls, Ward ot Ills, Wells,
Whitehead, Whlteley, Whitman, Viii
liams Of Ind, Williams Of Mich, Willie,
Wilson Of Iowa, Wood, Wilson of Md,
Wolfe, Woodwork, Young OF KY, and
Young Of Ga.-1GS.
NoRs-Messrs. Albert, Archer, Barnum,
Bars, BrOmberg, Buckner, Buftinton,
Burchard, Burleigh, Clayton, Clymer,
Cotton, Cox, Dawes, Dewitt, Eames,
EIye' GaIueIo, GoCcn, dale, OF MAINE,
Hale, Of New Pork, Hancock, Harris, Of
Massachusetts, Hawley, Of Connecticut,
Hendee, Hcrndon, E. R. Hoar, G. F.
aolr, Hodges, Hooper, Haskins, Hynes,
Kelly, Kellogg, Kendall, Lawson, Lutrell,
Magee, McDougsll, Mellish, Merriam,
Mitchell, Niles, O'Brien, Page, Parker OF
n. H., Parsons, Pendleton, Perry, Phelps,
Pierce, Pike, Poland, Potter, Randall,
Reade, E. d. Roberts, Sawyer, Schu.
maker, Scofeld, Scudder Of N. Y, Smart,
Smith ot Ohio, Snyder, StarkWeather,
Stone, Storm, Townsend, Tremaine, Wal.
droD, Ward Of N. j., Wheeler, White
house, Willard OF Vt, Willard OF Mich,
and Woodlord-T.
On motion Of G. F. Hoar, an amend
ment was made to the Legislative appro-
mi Ill A.