New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08

PASSAGE OF THE SENATE CURhENCI DILL
TIE MEASURE RUSHED THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH
OUT DEBATE OR FXPLANATI0E-MR. HAYWARD
ACCUSED or BAD FAITH IN rgsIsTTNG on THE
PREVIOUS oUEsTIoN-IrTLE INTEREST MANI
FESrED IN THE MATTER.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrDUYE.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate Caucus Currency
bill was whipped through the House to-day with
ont o word of debate or explanation. When the
Democrats agreed. before the holiday recess, that
the bill should be made special order for to-day. it
was supposed, though an examination OF the record
shows that no stipulation of the KIND was made,
that the bill would be open for reasonable debate,
and that an opportunity to vote upon amendments
would be given. The same subject was discussed In
the Banking and Currency Committee yesterday
The blll of course, was not before the Committee
as it on the Speakers table but the question
was raised whether amendments should be
admitted and formal vote on tho matter
taken. The result that every member of the
Committee, but one, voted that two amendments
ought TO be admitted. The first Of these was to
stike out the first section, relating to the substtu-
ton OF silver for the present fractional currency
ard the other was to add the words cancel and
destroy" in the second section, that it would be
impossible for any future Secretary of the Treasury
to reissue greenbacks redeemed under the provisions
ton by the Committee to its Chairman, but Mr..
Maynard, when ne called up tho bill, entirely ig-
nored tLese instructions, and in spite of protests
from the Democrats and from some Republicans,
and the accusations of bad faith that were made
against him, at once called the previous ques-
ton. But, in order, he said, that any members
who might desire to submit their views or offer
amendments should not be shut out, if the House
should order the previous question, he would ask
that such speeches or amendments might be printed
in 1he Rocord. Tho House did not at once sec the
impudence and absurdIty OF tlis proposition, but
Mr. Dawes held it up in its true light, 80 that 1T was
treated with the derison il deserved. majority
of the House. however seconded the call for the pre-
vious question: and it was ordered, by vote of 100
Yeas to o. Nays Mr. Randall, who is member of
the Banking and Currency Committee, was very
severe in his denunciation Of Mr.. Mlynards bad
faith and undertook to say that the latter had sub
mitted the question Of admitting these amendments
himself but lie called to order, the rules forbid
ding member to announce what took place IN COM
mittee. Mr. Maynard grew excited and SAID that
this bill had never been before the Committee, which
true, but the inference that the subject mad not
been considered was not q true ono. On the passage
of the bill the vote stood 1856 Yeas to 80 Nays Sew
eral members after the bill passed, asked permission
pIluJ speeches, Dut was
when Mr.. Chittendon OF New-York, in a state OF
great excitement declared that he had voted for the
bill the solemn agreement that he should have an
opportunity to explain his vote to his constituents
His earnest manner and the fact that such an agree
ment could be binding only when every member OF
the House was party to it caused a great laugh.
Since the passage of this bill by the ScnaSe Its ut
ter hollowness has been clearly demonstrated
that the action of the House to-day has aroused lit
tie interest and caused little outside discussion
The Louisiana outrage has so absorbed the minds of
public men that they have time or disposition to
talk Of financial affairs, 80 that its success has
caused less of a ripple IN Washington political
circles than any measure of equal Importance that
has been passed in long time. AS was announced
in a dispatch to THE TRIBUNE last night, the Presi-
dent will affix his signature to this bill when it
reaches him without hesitation, SO that, as far as
legislation on tho currency question is concerned,
for this session at least, the matter is disposed Of