The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-23
The Silver Dollars of Our Dad
dies Shines for All.
The Honss coneurrIng In an the
Amendments. the Rand siiTer Bill
Stands Passed as II Game fran
The Senate.
Cox wantsstO Know Why. Since the Pas
sage Of The Bill. Geld Has Gone
De~n and United STATES Bonds
Have Gone Up.
A Movement TO Bring the Insos Pa
eifsc te f~rms-N tfiisupsoo Forced 10
Take "a Rack Seat.

eifse te Terms-W iIiiam.op Forced 10
Take "a Rack Seat.
WAsHINGroS, Februsry aI-The
house concurred In all The senate
amendments to the silver bill, and Il
stands passed as it Game from the
| senate
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved to
lay the bill and amendment oa the
| table.
The speaker said the gentleman from
Georgia, Mr.. Stephens, had not yielded
the floor for that motion.
MIR. Springer asked Mr.. Stephens
whether he would allow one or two
amendments tn be offered.
Cries of"Now "now
Nr. StepheBs-rbe country "a well
as the house has h al this bsiI before /,
quite long enough. lGood.l We are
! ready To vote, and If the house does
not sustain my motion, then it will he
in order to move to offer the bill OF to
lay IL on the table.
Mr. Stephens, having an hour 10
close the debate, divided the debst. iu
/ small portions, ranging from half
minute to eight minutes, in which sew
eral members expressed tritfly their
views of the bill, with the privilege of
eniarging on them, end having their
speeches printed In the Record.
Ar. Bland said that the bill b ed come
hack fron the senate IN a nsutil.t.i
condition, and the question wzs wh-th
er to take the bill a. IL now b., az by
concurrence probably defeat ali iryIs-
lation ou the subject, and he was there
fore IN favor OF concurrence. but h-
gave notice inst war should never
cease 50 long ss he had voice ia con-
gress, until the rights of the people
should be fully restored, and the silver
dollar along side OF the gold dollar
While lie voted for the present lii, he
protested against II. Bui let congress
take what 1t had supplemented im-
mediately by action on the apDroPriR-
tion bill; tut if ihat could no; tee done,
he was in favcr Of paper money to
strike down bondholders.
Mr.. Ewing said that nIne-lenth- OF
the American people demanded the
coinage of the dollar of their father,
making II legal tender. They wanted
silver remonetized. IL was the product
OF this country. The people had
right 10 expect their representatives. To-
I at Hrnalx- In -.
that had been done 10y the rascally act
of demonstration. The hill ~ IL came
from the senate said that only tNeaiy-
! four million dollars should he coined.
/ Il LEFT il in the discretion Of tue se1re.
tary OF the treasury, the most inve;er-
ate enemy Of the silver dollar on the
continent, whether the country should
have more tnan twenty four million
dollars. To pass the bill in i;s present.
form would be 10 commit an ansurdlty
by declaring that debts should lie paid
In silver, and by the very same act
practically stripping the countrJ, oftwo-
thirds of the silver with which to psy
these debts. That zbsurdity would b.
crowned by authorizing the pr, sident
10 send commission Of good men 10
Europe
! Mr.. Springer ask, a una imous con-
sent TO have the discussion continued
AL hour longer. shouts OF "Nor'
Mr.. Coz, of Nes YORK, asked why IL
Was that since the passage Of the bill
gold had gone down and united states
bonds had gone up.
"A voice--Wsll street Shylocksi
Mr.. Hale said he could vote for MIR
Hewett's motion to lay the bill on the
table
The speaker finaily overruled the
point of order. and Mr. Cox, OF New
York. appealed from the decision Of
the chair. The appeal was laid on the
table.
just before the appeal OF Mr.. Coz,
from the decision of the chair, the
speaker said:
The chsir has carefully listened To
everything said On this subject, and In
making his decision, ne 10 free from
any public feeling or political 6lns, and
Il no. sctuated by Auy Idea of advan.
tsge OF disadvantage 10 the pending
bill. The rule 10 which reference ha.
been made. Is the house rule made "a
govern the house In conduct Of lie tu.I.
ness There IL no rule that gives 10 d
single member the right To make
technical objection against the senst.
amendment, even though such amend.
meat contain an appropriation. Ia
the absence Of any such rule the ch.ii
l. remIited TO practice that nich hs.
Z been Uniform throughout. The chsii
1 recoilects no instance where the ,I-,es
ton was raised against n seazte pr1i,o
? siiion iacorPorated in house Hill nn,
. der similar circumstances.
, The history OF the present cs-s q
. tlist the bill, as It passed the house, o.
quires the secretary Of the treasury q
do certain things. The senate seeing
j. the omission Of an appropriation. snr
!. piled 1t. This is an equitable view O
n this matter. IL wonid be . great hard
4 ship II any cue member could, of ht
n own volltion, and in ths absence Of,
h rule, re,srd legislation. As an exam
!. ple Of the evil that might follow,
4 such . power were recognized In on
Il member, q point Of order Nigh
Il be rHised by . sinsls member OF
the last day Of the s<asIon q
congress which would send . geasr,
. appropriation bill TO the commities q
!, the whole, where II would have to fal
and thus necessitafe . called sessior
b The chair thert fore thinks that In III
}, Absence Of any rule which rscognizs
Q the right Of . single member to raise
|. technical objection to the ssnai
q amendment, the POINT Of order nu,
) b over.ruled, tins recognizing III
z hight Of . majority 10 control legisls