The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE


PASSAGE OF MR.. BLAND's SILVER BILL--THE
ANTI-REsUMpTIoN BILL OUT or THE WOODS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 1877.
Mr. CALKiSs trcp.) of Ind, asked leave offer a
resolution adjourning the House out oil respect
memory OF the late Senator Morton.
Mr.. KELLEY, (rep) Of Pa, objected
SILVER
At twenty minutes psst O'Clock, after 100 bills
had been introduced, Mr.. BLAND. (dem OF Mo- called
for the regular order, the morning hour having ex-
PRED and the SPEAKER announced the first business
in order to be the motion made last Monday by Mr..
Bland OF Missouri TO suspend the rules and pass the
bill authorize the free coinage Of the standard silver
dollar and TO restore its legal tcnder character.
Mr.. REAGAN, fdem) OF Texas, asked Mr.. Bland to
yield to amendment.
The SPEAKER stated that, under tho motion to sus-
pond the rules, an amendment not in order
Mr. EAMEs, (rep) OF r. l., asked Mr.. Bland whether
this bill did authorize tho coinage OF silver bullion
the expense OF the government.
Mr.. BLAND replied that the bill exactly the same
as that which passed tho House last year.
Mr.. KELLEY, OF Pa. ito tho spcaker)-Is debate in
order?
The SpEAKER-It is not
Mr.. kELLEY-rhen object
Mr.. EAMrs-wili tho gentleman allow proposition
to DO readY
Mr. REAGAN, OF Tcxas-I desire to offer an amend.
ment TO strike out AGA grains as the weight OF the
silver dollar.
The srKAKER-The Chair cannot entertain an
amendment under a motion to suspend the rules.
The House proceeded to vote on the motion and Il
was adopted-ycas 1853, nays 81 So the rules were
suspended and the bill passed. Tho following Is the
vote-
Bell Bucknen, bl@ua. Biount. boone Bouck bren tana
Sa,a: Gadssa: ?, ~ d.svsI q Tenn. css,as csnSls'
OF No q tiook xaf
Ohio Cox. ot \ ", craysns, ci;Ienaen, 6uISsrsen.
nssIns, Ds;sii. pieAey, Dannsi. Eden, ,EIa@..
Finley s t%,%s ss!isa
Earth ddn ,ss,,.o Gl0vsr %coae .mson liar
Msis,,sa
keish,ey Kelley; Ksnna Knapp, Knott. La.hrep, Lyon.
MeHsnae, aeKaIss. Aeashoa Mills, Money s' Monroe.
PATTERSON, Phillips Pollard Pound Price Prdemoss.
s = s q
Ter Scales sexton Shelley Singleton slsmcns Smith Of
stone Strait sH%s s"
q 19 %ss % e.
lets iiams q M,S Williams ., Ala Williams Of Ore
S,Ys~Messr. Bacon Ballon, BLAIR Brewer, Briggs Chit
p Cole Ssss nas ct Car Rsnin
Hewitt Of \. y, joyce Leonard, Lindsey MeGownn,
senie,cher stephens Swann, wari and Wood"si
Tho following is tho text OF the bill
That there shall be coined the Of the
Troy o. standard silver as provided in Che act OF January
sefpton provided BY act which cons together With
all silver dollars heretofore coined by the United
nominal value all DEBTS and dues puolic and private
owner OF silver bullion deposit the same any
ss or s'y es 20 BE coined into such
gold bullion deposited for coinage under existing
SECTION All acts and parts Of acts nconsistsnt with
the provisions OF this act are hereby repealed.
AUTHORIZATIONS BILL
Mr.. EWING, (dcm.l OF ONO moved TO suspend the
ruIg md tnp mn tnu \.
peal The third section OF the Resumption act the
special order tor tomorrow ana IRON Gay 10 day till
previous question shall be ordered aud an
amendments then pending the special order not TO
interfere with appropriation bills but to be extended
II necessary. allow five days the onsdera
tion OF the bill All amendments meanwhile are to
GA a p.ra vote tho speaker announced that two
thirds appeared 10 have voted Ia the Affirmative
whcrcupon
The yeas and nays were called by Mr.. PAGE of Cali
fornia aud ordered. The vote was taken and
The motion agreed to. by yeas l43, nays Al, fol-
lows
banning. BELL Bckne Bland Boant Boone, Bouck Bren-
GSw % caame Of S.os ls
CanGle Cannon Carlisle Chalmers. Clarke Of keI.ueky
Coz Of ono. Cox Of New York cravens, crittonen, ou
Dserns DDre Dieksy, Isnes. Eden. slaa,. hiis%srtn
wins 2, south cnroiaa E~ias FELTON, Finley forney
lou Harris q te9rsia HARRISON nartrIdse, nastscl
Herbert noo.ei h1cse, aaSSc ianson. .'AI Hum.
phrey, lttner, Jones Of Alabama, Jones OF OHIO,
i L Lynus Msekey. Msish aarsn, aarn. Mekonxle,
NOISE Saldrow, Neal Oliver Philips rreei rsiSemoSe,
Raudnlph, hea. Reagan kelly, Rice OF Ohio Riddle Rob-
shelly snsieson slemon'. smith u Georgia, SPARKS,
Springer. steele stephens. stone OF Iowa.
ner. vnnco Van Worries, waldei. Wc.ch, White. Williams
o habama, Willis OF Kentucky Wood, Wren Wright
yates and Young i4a.
NAYsMessrs Bacon. BJlou, Blair Brewer Briggs Bun.
dy casweli. Cahn Cole Daniod, Darrs Davis fCalior-
MA ens"n punnel ried, Foster Frye, Gibson aruen-
bnrsh, TART, a4elton, lendse. Joyce Kcghey Leon.
eheea pa@s ps.ersn pao nsstog soserss Pa
a1 nfy nssa WIG o. Nsw.sehnct's stewart STRAIT
san and Williams OF Uregon-4I.
RRsoLUrIoss
On motion OF Mr.. WooD tdcm) OF N. Y. The rules
were suspended aud the following resolutions
passed -
not incompatible with tho public 10 communicate
10 the lionse the correspondence the govern
met ana tue orders ana directions Treasury
parimen TO the collectors OF In relation 10 the
e rec ~, =. a,ns,ent.i duy OF MT cents
Information In reference thereto may deem neces-
say.
Resolved That the Secretary OF Treasury he and he
Is hereby requested to furnish tho House OF
contract made with certain syndicate Of American and
iofeign bankers Tor the negotiation OF four per
other papers relating thereto. also with stntemont
"a to ths present position Of ouch negotiation whether
o change.
Mr. HUTTON. (dem) of Va, Introduced n hin 70 ro-
move the political disabilities OF Asa Wall Passed.
Mr.. PHILLIPS, (rep OF Kansas introduced n bill 70
create postal savings banks. Referred.
fhe SPEAKER announced that he would be absent to-
IN Pennsylvania, aud that Mr. Sayler OF ONO
would act rs speaker pro ten.
The House then, at a quarter OF three O'Clock nd
iourned, on motion Of Mr. Calkins OF Indiana IN RI.
spcct the memory OF Senator Morton whose funeral
takes place to-day.