The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-28
Something about the New Currency Bill as
1t passed the House.

The New York Hearld's special Washing
ton dispatch of the 23d says:
The speaker raped very full House to
order to-day, and, under the inspiration of
| future prospects, dispatched the call of
States in manner which indicated some-
thing unusual on the programme of business.
The morning hour would expire at ten min
utes past one, when Mr.. Holman, of Indiana,
was entitled to the floor. There remained
ten minutes and word was sent to Mr..
Dawes that now was his chance. The Chair.
man OF the Committee of Ways and Means
appreciated the opportunity and asked that
the rules might be suspended and she bill
liking the legal tender circulation at $780,
900, 900 be taken up for consideration. The
House, with unanimity only paralleled
by the readiness with which it accepted the
invitation to go to q ship launch, suspended
the rules and put Mr.. Dawes in possession
OF the floor. He led off with an amendment
fixing the circulation at 1886, 100000.
About seventy members were all whom
Mr.. Dawes could get to support his amend
ment so the House passed to the considera-
ton OF the amendment of Ellis H. Roberts,
of New York, fixing the amount as it now
stands at $685., 100000. The House rejected
this amendment by the same vote, and this
brought the bill as reported from the Com
mttee of Ways and Means fairly before the
House. Twenty members were anxious to
get in amendments and motions to recon-
sider the vote, or to do anything to prevent
the final disposition of the measure The
Speaker ruled that Mr.. Dawes had undls-
puted possession of the floor, and the House
clamOred for the usual order So the bill
went through the final motion with raco
horse speed, the vote on the passage stand
ing 16S and II opposed. The best parlia-
mentarians, the widest debaters, the nOisiest
speakers, were all hushed by the Speakers
gavel.
Mr.. Simmons's friend wanted to say
something, but the House refused to listen.
until after the clinching motion of Mr..
Beck to reconsider the vote and Law the
final motion on the table had been made
and lost. in two hours and thirty minutes
from the time Mr.. Dawes addressed the
Speaker, the House, by more than two
thirds of its members, recorded its vote in
favor of imitation. There was smile of Joy
on the faces of the country members, who
would have voted for $500, 0OO, 900 OF $780,
OOO, 1000 had the proposition been presented.
The New England delegation, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. SimmOns,s friend, voted
York delegation and about one-balf Of
the Pennsylvania delegation opposed
the increase, constituting, with the
other opponents from the Middle States,
one-half of the minority. The Arkansas
delegation voted against imitation, aud all
but one member OF the California delegation
recorded their votes. Even Maryland was
satisfied with the minimum amount of legal
tenders. Shortly after this action the House
adjourned. The majority are delighted with
the result of the session. The prospect Of
losing Mr.. Dawes, the artful chairman of tho
leading committee of the House, in the
middle of the session does not promise an
expedition of important business, and should
he be elected to the Senate, the selection of
his successor on the committee will worry
the Speaker quite as much as it will tho
as to whom they will elect ~
their chairman.