The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
WASHINGTON.
End Of the Long Session Over the
Silver Bill.
THE DOLLAR OF THE FUTURE.
Text Of the Bill as It Passed
the Senate.
RECORD OF THE VOTE.
Important Decision Respecting
Chicago Lands.
FROM OUR sPeclAL coRREsPoN DENT.
THE DOLLAR OF THE FUTURE.
RECORD OF THE VOTE.
Important Decision Respecting
Chicago Lands.
FROM OUR specuL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1873
The Senate debate last night and this morning
aot pleasing affair." II may be SAID That towards the
last tho silver out OF arguments and be-
gan to speak their minds freely. Mr.. Jones. OF Ne
vsds, declared Il, In his opinion absurd and mon
sirous 10 make dollar OF 4ao grams, "a dollar so
big said no .sshat could get It out Of his
pocke. II IL once got In" What he wanted for the
dollar, dollar which would be easily moved, and all
this not a. joke but In deadly earnest
Mr. Ferry appealed to tho Senate against 'the
monstrous proposition" Of Mr.. Herman to redeem tho
legal tenders IN silver and cancel them. He wanted
them re-issued and thought It high time put u
summary stop all attempts TO contract the cur
Sency, as though there contraction In exchanging
q paper note for silver money. Tho silver men
twice voted down proposition to make their be-
loved silver dollar exchangeable' at It's nominal
Value for gold at she Treasury, that 10
10 say, they deliberately put themselves
the record opposed TO making the silver dollar,
which will be. Il the bill should become a Law, the
working peoples dollar, as good gold. In the heat
Of the nnal discussions the silver leaders plainly
showed their hands what they want. and consciously
want, is depascd currency and an immense inla.
ton. Having cried out INCREASINGLY for "tho dollar
Of the daadies" and sxoied the fitness silvor ss
money, thev turned short about and voted
or Mr.. Booths Amendments to authorize coin
certificates in sums ot $40 and over 10
10 issued against silver dollars and tho attempt will be
made in the House TO require such certificates which
are simply paper money, TO DO issued against
bullion deposited In the assay ofaccs every Offer TO
80 limit tho measure to make Of It at least
pertinent. as for instance. proposition 10 coin
silver for thrce only and stop " tho silver dollar
were then below o. IN sreenbacks, was contemptu-
orsly and Indignantly voted down.
IyrLArioS MEAsURxs-
In Short In tho last hours OF the debate when nvo
minute speeches loft NO time for nice phrases and
cumloouton, ana when the heat OF discussion had
losscned self restraint II that the silver
leaders do not bi-metallsm, do for the
sdelar Of the daddies" arc not the victims OF cur.
rcncy theories; they are simply and only In
lationists, 10 whom the Silver bill 10 but
The first step In o series OF measures look
Ing 10 a general reputation OF public aud private
debts, and careless OF what may como after II
not pleasant Senator Thurman deliberately
taking, this day. tho leadership Of such a move
mont, and, 50 far from checking, constantly encour
aging the widest utterances voting down every
attempt to limit oven In slight degree, the d!sas-
Hous effects OF the bill and every amendment having
Tor 10 purpose to protect the working people
from . loss which Is nothing less than
robbery II was not pleasant 10 SEQ tho
bulk OF Southern Senators falling In with this move-
mont Senator Butler, OF South Carolina, who, with
Lamar end Hill, voted and labored against the bill,
said the course OF the evening, "Tho South is fling
Ing away chance which It will not have again In
twenty-five years. It was to our interest keep
prices steady and maintain honest money and we had
It tho same time opportunity range ourselves
N tho side OF national good faith and sound money
and regain the confidence OF the North aud proper
Influence IN the country, and all this Is flung away
nike broken toy"
Mr.. Lamar's short speech attracted great and DO
served attention A republican Senator, known for
his hostility TO tho South, remarked to frond when
Lamar sat down, "Wsl this 10 the first time In many
PEARS l have enved the South. Lamar has taken
sery noble and euviabls position" The ground he
look that he must do his duty at all hazards regard
less OF tho instructions OF his Legislature and OF tho
popular tumult touched even the more manly OF his
opponents, who crowded about him and expressed to
him their appreciation OF his course.
sExArok coxKLIxG's ATTITUDE.
Mr. Conklng's course was BIN melancholy contrast
with that Of Mr.. Lamar. II was not merely that no
did not speak, Tor he had repeatedly said friends
he did not think speech from himself the subject
likely 10 be effective 70 change the result, but bis
studied attitude all day and night Of indifference to
the speeches and movements OF the opponents OF the
BILL his ostenta,ious display Of contempt Tor the efforts
made to check and limI, the bad effects OF tho
bill and his equally ostentatous zeal in encourage
his friend Dir. Jones, Of Nevada, and other extreme
silver 10 their demonstrations oil marked
~ be the general topic oil conversation In the CALLER
les ana tho floor Indeed no won't so TAR that many
persons believed he had made up his mind to vote for
the BILL and when he voted felt that he must
have gone at l,st against his sympathe 10 et by
many people here that Mr.. Conklng was saving himslf
for great Effort to be made whom the bill Is vetoed
and that no meant not only TO- speak against It bnt
ell his personal influence, with the expectation OF
carrying enough personal friends with him to defeat
the bill This would DO not unlike him, and would DO
perhaps II u succeeded legitimate p,eco OF political
acting But his course yesterday and last night leaves
little ground TO hope that such his purpose. SO far
~ his action could influence votes no encouraged sill
Yer men and helped 10 pass tho bill. and his vote when
II came was OF little consequence, because the silver
Senators believed IL have been given under duress
FUTURE TACTICS.
The bill will be brought up In tho House on Monday
Mr. Springer having secured the parliamentary
privilege which will enable him to call It from tho
Speakers table. Thero Will DO attempt TO amend
Il and pass IL under tho previous question: but this
will DO resisted and there Is n probability that the
silver men will feel themselves compelled TO allow ono
or days Tor debate and they will do IL i'm
mcdia,oIy. Tho proposition for an international
conference will be struck out Mr. Booths amend
mont which directs the issue OF certificates OF ton
iollars and against deposit OF silver dollars will
70 90 amended TO MAKO certificates issue against
puiou which, OF course, virtually rcpeais the
Senate amendment giving the profits Of coinage, and
lpropositiou will 10 adopted compelling the coinage
f SILVER as rapidly rs the mints will work.
Under the rules II those amendments or any others
sv> sfootso sha hill changed must back IN ths
Senate, and II that should refuse TO any OF
lhcm then the bill viii 60 to conference com mtee
rhs silver leaders profess believe that this will
be the course OF tho bill In that case It's
anal passage may be delayed for q couple
OF weeks yet Some OF the silver mon In
The House have held that their true policy was to pass
he bill At once as should come TO them from the
Senate. but the adoption OF the two amendments IN
Inc Senate giving tho profit Of coinage to the govern