New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-01
A SILVER BILL PREPARING.
1T is EwING's MEASURE AND EVERYTHING THAT is
BAD Is BEING PUT INFO 1T.
fey TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuyE.l


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The majority OF the
Banking and Currency Committee of the House III
tended not only put their bill for the repeal OF
the third section Of the Resumption Act III such a
position that they could call it up ut any time, but
it was also their purpose to report Silver BIZ ard
have 1t passed by the House to-day. After disposing
of the first measure in the meeting OF the
committee this morning, they took mp the
second with the purpose of voting on that
too The members OF he committee are divided on
this measure exactly on that repeating the he
sumption Act even are for complete and unc0n-
ditiona RECOMMENDATION Of the silver dollar and four
are opposed to all legislation on the subject. lhe
silver iull itionists getting along swnmlngly,
pushing aside all opposition and pressing for vote,
when Mr. Eamcs of Rhode Island, "A very quiet
member. who rarely makes speeches, hut who
is thoroughly familiar with the rules, and is uncOn-
promising in his opposition to ali Of the schemes OF
the nfaonisis called attention to the fact that the
hour Tor the House TO meet had passed aud that the
committee had 40 night TO remain longer in session.
This postponed action on the bill for one day. though
for one day only. The committee are TO holi an
other meeting tomorrow. This bill Will then be
agreed to-
Tie silver Bill that will be reported il that intro
duccd by General Ewing on Monday, aud contains
all OF the Objectionable features of any measure
which has ever been proposed during the last two
years. as the following copy of 1t Will shows
BE i ea0ced, eic: Tnat tere shall be coined a the sew
erai n.i,s of u, United STA 90 silver HAIRS OF tnc
weight of 4l-l2 grai I 81 standard s!Vcr proNdci "a
tine act Ot J.uu.y j.. 1851 OH whcI shall b' TIE dc
vices and suisr-crpIJis provided ~ SAL dct WncI
coin shall Ice lsgJeudcr for all oebts and Uues public
and private, except where Otherwise provided by n
tract ana tndt no cntrg" snail be "'ie or ils
SILVER bullion latO sEcA COIL, except % assay.
If the anti-Resumption Bill is disposed Of in the
House tomorrow before the close # the moTuir Z
hour this Silver Bill will he reported and will hold tie
floor IL each successive morning hour uni II IS dis
posed OF. But if the whole nOur is consumed on the
anti-lesumptiOn Act tomorrow, then the Banking
aud Currency Committee will lose its chance 10 re-
port the Silver BIZ. and only get it before the
House by securing suspension of the rules on some
Monday. That viii require two-thIds vote % he
House which the advocates of the measure say that
they can secure ut any time.
There was one point winch General EWlHgS Silver
Bill does not cover, but which considered 10y the
committee and may be incorporated in Tn" bill TO-
borrow. This was ~ relation to making silver dol
lais receivable FOR duties impOT.s. The minor
ity of the committee insisted that tins
is a subject of which thc Banking and
Currency Committee have no jnr Suction and
that it belongs exclusively TO the Committee
on WAYS and Means. To tlIis the mai Tity replied.
that wiile the Ways and Means Committee 30 M
doubtcdly have exclusive jurisdiction of all tarn
measures the Banking and Currency Committee can
treat of the use 10 which currency snail De put ana
SO they went into the consideration Of tie subject.
The Silver Bill, when it comes out of the committee,
may therefore contain provision That all duties
snail be payable III silver com.