Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-16

Senator Edmonds submitted the following
amendment: ''But nothing in this section
contained shall be construed to interfere with
the coinage of gold and subsidiary silver coins
now authorized by law
This led to lengthy discussion. Senator
Sargent, in favoring the amendment, said I'M
less it should be adopted coinage of gold must
be stopped, and gold would be driven from the
country.
Senator Jones, Nevada-I wish it would.
Senator Sargent resuming said he would like
the Senator to tell him why he had such wish.
Senator Jones, in reply, argued that the coin
age system of this country was based upon the
idea that the cheapest metal should be coined.
The people of this country would hold the
legislators of this day to a strict account if
they refused to give them the option to pay
their debts in silver He had said he wished
gold would go out of the country. He knew
many hungry men who would rather see it go
out Of the country than wheat. He knew of
no power to drive gold out of the country I'M
less it brought an equivalent. In response to
Jones, expressed different views on this ques-
ton from years ago, Senator Jones said he had
lived and learned something in four years,
while most of the senator's the side of the
question who were opposed to him had rather
retrogaded than otherwise. IIaughter.)
Senator Sargent said he represented in part a
State. the people Of which were attached to
gold and for their sake he did not want it
driven out of the country. He had not the
slightest doubt that the effect of this bill
would be to violate solemn contracts of the
United States.
Senator Jones, in further explanation of his
remark about gold leaving the country said he
did not wish that any law be passed to exclude
either metal from the country. He desired to
re-establish the coinage laws of 1892 as modi-
fed by the law of 1884, and let the laws of
trade regulate the rest.
Senator Edmunds referring to the double
standard, said it was thimble rigging, which in
all the shows he had been to required two
thimbles, and the pea was always put under
the one which cheated the public. That was
the double standard, nothing more or less.
The amendment was rejected. Yeas %; NAYS 46.
Senator Window voted with the opponents of
the bill in favor of the amendment.
The question then REQUIRED on the second
section of the bill reported by the committee
mission to adopt a common rate of legal tenders
as between gold and silver, and Senator Bayard
spoke in favor thereof, and said it was the only
redeeming feature in the bill. He favored an
international monetary congress and hoped
the amendment would be adopted.
Senator Morrill, favored its adoption, Will
Senator Salisbury opposed it. He said there
was no necessity for attaching this measure to
an important financial act. Let it be brought
forward as an independent proposition.
After further debate Senator Allison modified
his amendment by striking out the words, sol
legal tender, SO that the conference should BIZ
to adopt a common ratio between gold and sill
yer without reference to the legal tender
| amendment. As modified the amendment wal
agreed to, yeas 40, nays 30.
Senator Hill who would have voted in the
affirmative was paired with Harris who would
have voted in the negative.
| Senator Mcdonald submitted an amendment,
to the clause making the silver dollar lega
tender of all debts and dues public and privat,
except when otherwise proceeded by contract
80 as to read instead of proceeded by express
stipulation in the contract. In explanation O.
the amendment Senator Mcdonald said he de
sired to have the law SO worded that ther,
could be no doubt about the payment of debt
in the silver dollar. m
After considerable debate Senator Windon
said he thought it evident that 1.-THE bill woul,
not pass tonight as the question has been re
,pened which for six weeks was discussed un
= er the resolution of the Senator from Ohio
Matthews. He therefore moved the Senate nd
journ until IL o'clock Monday. Rejected.
The amendment of Senator Mcdonald wa
agreed to, yeas, 81, nays IS. as follows: