The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01

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Mr.. Hamlin said that the rules read b.
the Senator applied to the action Of th
Chair in the morning hour, and had n
reference TO the action OF that officer ate
that hour. 1t was within the power o
the Senate 10 take such action on any bill
as 1t might designate by majority. Th'
Senator from Iowa (Allison) had the righ
TO move 10 postpone the pending and al
prior orders 10 proceed 10 the consider
alton Of the silver bill.
The President pro TEN (Ferry) over
ruled the objection Of Mr.. Edmumds an
said the eighth rule presented wha
should be laid before the Senate durinl
the morning hour, but II did not preclud,
the chair from laying bills before the Sen
ate after the morning hour, and the prac
tice had been to do 80.
Mr.. Edmunds-By unanimous consen
only.
Mr.. Allison moved to postpone th,
pending and all prior orders and proceed
10 cpnslder the silver bill.
Mr.. Whyte objected under the 55th rule
(which provides that every bill and
joint resolution introduced on leave
or reported from committee ant
all bills and joint resolutions received
from the House and all reports OF com
mittee shall be printed, unless for The
dispatch OF the business OF the Senate
such printing may be dispensed with.
The President pro tenn. overruled the
objection.
The motion OF Mr.. Allison was ther
agreed to without roll call.
The President pro tenn. announced tha
any denomination Of approval or disap
proyal would be promptly punished ant
the Sergeant alarms was directed to ar
rest offenders.
Chief Clerk Mcdonald began to reat
the silver bill, but before he concluded
Mr.. Conkling interrupted him and salt
he ventured to suggest it was needless tt
read a bill which had been repeatedly
read in the Senate.
Mr.. Sargent objected 10 dispensing
with the reading Of the bill, and said b,
was In the other House Of Congress at tn
time when it was charged that the bill
had been passed without reading, th,
demonstration act Of 1873, and ther,
had been good deal said about II since
The reading Of the bill was then com
pleted, after which the veto Of the PreSi
dent waa read.
Mr.. White moved that the bill b,
printed and laid on the table. Rejecte,
without roll call.
President pro tem-Shall the bill b.
passed?
A Observation-Disclosures the vet,
OF the President.
President pro tem-The Chair uses ,h,
words Of the Constitution.
The clerk then proceeded to call tn,
roll and the bill was passed over tht
veto. Yeas 40, maya 10.
The President pro ten, in announcin,
the vote, said that two thirds Of the Sen
ate having voted in favor Of the bill |
had passed and become law.
Mr.. Allison then withdrew his motiol
to reconsider The vote by which the Sen
ate had agreed TO adjourn over unit
Monday.
|. A motion TO adjourn and another Il
20 into Executive session were both re-
iected, and the Senate resumed the con
sideration OF the hill 10 authorize
special term OF the Citcuit Court Of th
United States for the Southern Distric
OF Mississippi, and it was passed, not
withstanding the adverse report OF tn
Judiciary Commit,ee-yeas 30, nays II
The Senate then adjourned till Monday
! HOUSE.
Mr.. Willis, Of New York, from III
Naval Committee, reported back the bill
authorizing and equipping an expedition
TO the Arctic Sea. Ii provides for tn
establishment OF a temporary colony an,
appropriates $4,000 for the necessar,
expenses Of the expedition. Referred 1
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Hams, from the siame committed
reported back the bill for the relief o
Nat. Mckay. Ordered printed aud re
committed.
A mesSage wu received from the Pres
ident announcing that he had vetoed tn
silver bill.
Mr.. Stephens moved 10 proceed 10 bus
iness on the Speakers table for the pur
pose Of taking up the veto message.
The Speaker said the motion was un
necessary as it was the duty OF the chai
to present It. The Speaker thereupon
having frat seen that order was restored
and observed, laid the message before th'
House.
To Tie House Of Representatives.:
| After a careful consideration OF III,
House bill No. 1908, entitled an act II
authorize the coinage OF the silver dolla
and TO restore It's legal tender character
feel compelled 10 return It to the Hous,
Of Representatives, in which II originated
with my objection to Its passage. Hold
ing the opinion which expressed in m,
annual message, that neither the Interest,"
Of the government nor the people Of th,
United States would be promoted By
disparaging silver as one oi two precious
metals which must furnish the coinag
OF the world, and that legislation whic!
looks to maintaining the volume Of in
trinsic money to az full measur,
OF both metals as their relativ,
commercial value will permit wouI,
be neither unjust nor in, Z 1edient. /
has been my earneat desire TO concur
with Congress 10 the adoption OF sucI
measures TO increase the silver coinage o
the country as would not impair the obi
CATION OF contracts either public o
private. or injuriously affect the public
credit. II Is only upon the conviction tha
this bill does not meet these essential re
quirements that feel il my duty 10 with
bold from II my approval. My presen
official duty as 10 this bill permits onl,
an attention TO specific objections to II
passage which seem TO me 10 important 4
TO justify me in asking from the wisdom
and duty OF Congress that further consider
alton OF the bill for which the Constitution
has in such cases provided. The bill pro
vides for the coinage OF silver dollar
OF the weight Of 4l2t grains each Of stan
dard silver, 10 be legal tender at thei
nominal value, for all debts and dues
public and private, except where other
wise expressly stipulated In the contract
Il Is we'll known that the market value o
that number Of grains Of standard silve
during the past year has been from
ninety 10 ninety.two cents as comparet
. with the standard gold dollar. Thus tht
silver dollar authorized by this bill /
worth from 8 to 10 per cent less than |
purports 10 be worth, and IL made a lega
tender for debts contracted when the laV
did not recognize such coins as Lawful
money. The right to pay dues in silver o
in certificates OF silver deposits will, whel
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