Arizona citizen., 1877-11-16
The Silver Bill in thG House.

" NASHlNGION, NONCiuDcI Os - llC House passed, under suspension of the rules, Bland's bill for the re-coinage of silver. It provides that there shall be coined at the several hints of the Unit ed States silver dollars of the weight of 41215 grains, Troy, of standard silver, as provided Tn the Act of Jan uary 18th, 1887, on which there shall be devices and superscriptions by said Act, which coins, together with all silver dollars heretofore coined by the United States of like weight, shall be legal tender at their nominal weight and value for all debts and dues, pub lie or private, except where otherwise provided by contract, and any owner of silver bullion may deposit the same at any United States Coinage Mint or Assay Onir,- tO UU 0OiHvu int" suOH dollars for their benefit, upon the same terms and conditions as gold bullion Is deposited for coinage under existing laws. Section 2 declares all acts and parts of acts, inconsistant with the pro visions of this Act, to be hereby re- pealed,
 WASHINGTON, November 6.-The overwhelming majority by which the Silver Bill passed the HouSe--nearly , against 1-surprised both its friends and opponents. The programme ar ranged by its principal supporters at a conference in tue morning was merely to move a suspension of the rules for it's assignment to some day next week. Subsequently they became convinced that there was a possi> ility of its ob- taining a twO-third vote, but the effort was made with some misgivings and the result astonished its most sanguine friends. The largeness of its majority was due partly to the absence ot a number of anti-silver Congressman who have gone to New York and neigh boring States to participate in the eltc- tions. but, if all the absentecs had been present. 'he bill would, nevertheless, have commanded considerable more than a two-thirds majority. Page, Pa checc, Luttrell, Williams and Wren voted for the bill and Davis agalnst 1t. All the Pacific Coast men, except Wren, voted against Ewing to remove the re- sumption repeal from the morning hour and allow a direct vote. This motion was forshadOwed iI these dis patches. The passage of some repeal bill by the House is, of course, fore zone conclusion. Its fate in the Sen ate is doubtful with some chances against. Little or no doubt Is enter tained however, that the Senate will pass a Senate bill covering the case, though possibly with some amend ments. Flames, of Rhode Island, one of the ablest opponents of the silver bill, now comedies its enactment and is not very hopeful of any material change being made in Its provisions.
 CHICAGO, November 6.-The Times Washington special says it was a stam- pede without reason or thought which passed Bland's swindling bill yester- day in the House under the suspension of the rules. Over one hundred mem bers were absent, including some oi the more conservative ones. This part ! lv accounts for the extraordinary vote ! of l53 to 34 given the bill. The bill is essentially the same as Judge Buckner's which was referred last Sat urday to the Committee on Weights and Measures. The Western members voted nearly in body for the measure l Republicans nnmber 24 out of the en tire vote cast against 1t.