The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-07

motion 10 reconsider the vote by which n
Senate had agreed TO adjourn oye. unti
Monday.
Subsequently Mr. EDMCNDS' motion
by q rising vote OF yeas, -, nlvs, So, for Al
executive session, was also rejected.
Al $40 p. n, 4 message was received
nouuciug that that body had passed the b:I
silver dollar and 10 restore its legal tendel
character, notwit standing the O. ;ect;on:
Of the Pre-iden: thereto.
/ Mr. EUSIIS at tat time u III the fool
and was speaking nPon the bill in regard I'd
holding court in Mississippi and the silver
bi.I vas laid on the iable TO- the present
Ai.er some further discussion, pending
which Mr. Conkiing said as re observed
that ttis bill was likely to be discussed al
some length, he wanted 10 bring the atten-
ton OF the Senator who had been in charge
of the silver bill wren il was before the
Senate, to the III which lay upon the table.
He did not call attention TO il for the pur-
pose of submitting any motion himself, but
Tor the purpose OF hearing from the Senator
! who had charge Of the bill some suggestion
as 10 when the majority OF tie Senate pro-
I posed to take action on ii.
/ Mr. ALLISON said he understood that
I the friends oi the bill were ready 10 pro-
| ceed 10 it, consideration at any moment
Mr.. CDNkLiNG - They are always
ready. Confirming his remarks he said he
hoped the pending bill in regard to holding
court 10 Mississippi would be laid aside at
shis hour, as a matter of convenience. The
Senators should know whether it was the
disposition Of the Senate to take final action
on the silver bill to day, and he hoped the
Senator from Iowa would move 10 postpone
pending and all prior orders, and proceed
To consider the silver bill
Mr.. LAMAR opposed the postponement
of the pending bill
Mr.. HAMLIN said he was OF the opinion
that it WAS oi vastly more importance to
dispose of silver than To- proceed with the
consideration Of the pending bill. For the
purpose of testing the sense OF the Senate,
he mov-d that the pending bill in regard
To the holding Of cuUrt in Mississippi be
laid ON the table. Agreed TO; yeas II, nays
nine.
The President PRo-TENP RE - The
Chair Laws before the SENATE the bill to au-
thOrize the coinage If the standard silver
dollar, and 10 restore its legal tender char
acter, which has been sent TO the Senate by
the House of Representatives with the objec-
tiOns of the President OF the tnited States |
Mr.. EDMl NDS objected under the rule |
to the President pro tempore LAYING the bill |
before the Senate AT this time, and said that |
under the rules the House bill could b. laid |
before the Senate only during the morning /
hour.
The PRESIDENT PEO TEN. overru.ed |
the objection OF MIR. Edmunds. -
Mr.. ALLISON then moved to postpone
the pending and all prior orders and pro-
coed TO consider the silver bill
Mr.. WlilTE objected under the 35th
rule
The PRESIDENT PRO TEN. over
ruled the objection, and the motion Of Mr..
Allison was then agreed 10 without roll
call.
The PRESIDENT PROTEIN announced
to the occupants OF the galleries and Others
that any demonstrations Of approval or
disapproval would be promptly punished,
and the esergeant-at-arms was directed to ar
rest the offenders.
Chief Clerk Mcdonald then read the sill
yer bill and the Presidents objections.
Mr.. WliGrE moved that the bill and
message be printed and laid on the table.
Rejected without roll call.
The PRESIDENTPRO TEM.-shall the
bill be passed?
The clerk then proceeded to call the roll,
md the bill was passed over the veto yeas
IL, nays -.
As it required two-thirds vote to pass
he bill, the pairs, to be equal, were two
advocates Of the measure with one opponent, ,
md thev were announced as follows:
Oslesby and Ransom, who would have ;
'o,,d in the affirmative, with Anthony, i,
Who would have vc, d in the negative;
'amcron (Wis.) and Booth, who would ,
lave voted in the affirmative, with Burn-
ihe, who wonli have voted in the negative:
'ameron Pa and Armstrong, who
rOuld have voted in the affirmative,
With Edmunds, Who would have voted
n the negative. Christiancy AMI Sharon
rere absent when the name of Hill was
allied. lie said, II do no, know the rules !,
4 the Senate, but would like 20 make a / /,
rief statement"
Several Senator's objected.
The PRESIDENT, pro m, objected :
Mr.. HILL Then vote ave.
MIR. EDMUNDS said that being Obliged :
D leave the city in day or two re had @
ranged for pair On this bill. but differ a
Mt from he one announced The mast r q
1 pairs, his friend from Iowa (Mr. ALI n
on had arranged it differently. Had he r
dmundsi known that the vote would be n
sken on this bill to-day, he would not have
greed TO pair, because he thought ;h 1t out $,
1 respect 10 the President the message
lould be laid over until Tomorrow. II
The PlESlDEN PRO TEN. in an | ri