Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-17
THE SILVER BILL
is PISSED BY THE UNITED sT.4TEs
sen 4TE.

Ihe Closing Proceedings of the All Night
Session and Vote in Detai1--Senators Nc
MILAN and Window Represent Their
State--FuI Text of the Bill as Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6-The following is
continuation of last nights Senate re-
port
Senator Morrill, moved that the act take
effect on and after the Both day of January
1878.
Mr.. Allison said he did not think that was
necessary. This act would take effect upon
the approval of the President, which it
would have in few days.
Senator Conkling-Does the Senator
speak by authority.
Senator Alison hope we will have it..
The amendment was rejected.
Senator Sargent submitted the following
amendment: Sand provided further that
nothing IN this act shall be construed to
authorize payment in silver OF certificates
of deposit issued under the provision of
section 254 of the revised statutes Agreed
to.
Senator Christiancy then submitted his
substitute providing for the coinage of a sill
yer dollar of 4121s grains, and providing
that the amendment of coinage shall not be
less than two nor more than five million dol
lars per month. Rejected.
Senator Blaine said the first section of the
substitute submitted by him providing for
silver dollar of 425 grains, had been voted
upon and rejected. The other two sections
were contained in the bill now before the
Senate, and the fourth section he would not
offer unless we had a dollar of 425 grains.
He therefore withdrew his subtitute
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and the amendments made in committee of
the whole agreed to.
Senator Herman submitted the following
amendment: And the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized TO issue silver
dollars coined by virtue of this act, in ex-
change at par for legal tender treasury notes
of the denomination Of one and two dollars
when the same are presented at the Office of
any assistant treasurer of the Uuited States in
sums not less than $50 at any one time, and
the treasury notes so received in exchange
shall be cancelled
Senator Ferry moved to strike out the
word 9 cancelled, and insert the word ire
issued.'
Senator Jones. of Nevada. called for
reading of the amendment, but as the ques-
ton was about being taken on Ferry's
amendment, the chair ruled it could not be
read While the Senate was dividing and a
lively debate on the points Of order sprang
up. during Which Senator Jones claimed he
had called for the reading of the paper be-
fore the Senate began to divide. After a
count< of the Senate the chair (Hoar) ruled
the amendment lost, and the yeas and nays
were called for reading Of the amendment,
and Senator Jones' OF Nevada, objected
Senator Conkling said this amendment
had been read several times, and it was a
question as to how many times a paper could
be read even if it was, in his Judgment,
before the Senate. The Senator from
Nevada had objected to its reading, as he
had a right to do, and the Senate would de-
eide whether it should be read or not.
Finally all objection was withdrawn. and
the amendment was read at the clerks desk
Discussion on Senator Ferry's amend
ment to insert the word ''re-issue'' instead
Of cancelled in Senator Kernan's amend
ment was continued
senator Blame SAID the point involved
was the abolition of one and two dollar bills.
He did not believe the people of the United
States would ever consent to that-specie
payment OF no specie payment.
Senator Sargent said he would like to in
quire by what authority greenbacks could be
re-issued after being redeemed.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, claimed it was
no more redemption of greenbacks to give
silver dollar for it than to give anything
else for it. The people wanted to redeem
with labor. There were three million men
walking about the country to-day waiting
for chance to redeem greenbacks. They
want to give whole days work for one of
them. He favored the reissue of green
backs, and said all over the country labor
was being crucifed, and those who had the
evidences of Indebtedness We're being en-
riched
The amendment of Ferry was agreed to-
Yeas AZ, nays 49, as follows: