The Portland daily press., 1878-02-16
XLVth Congress-ReguIar Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
Mr.: Pherson introduced bill providing for exper.
lments and purchase of movable torpedOes for mil
1tary and naval defence. Referred to the committee
on naval affairs.
Mr., Voorhees, called up the resolution of enquiry
as 70 the issue OF bonds by certain railroads pred-
Gated upon conditional grants of lands of Indians in
Indian territory.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted an amendment directing
inquiry be further extended to the expediency OF
extending the territorial government over ali parts
Oh me country where the same does not now exist,
properly maintained without such territorial organI
zation. Laid over until next week.
AItec sthe presentation OF bills and petitions the
Senate resumed the silver bill and Mr. ingalls, spoke
in favor of it.
MIR. Allison closed the debate with speech in
Iavor OF the bill as amended by the Senate finance
Mr. Lamar announcing it as painful duty) pre-
sented inc resolution of the Mississippi legislature
Mr.. Lamor said: Mr. President between these
resolutions and my convitions there is great gulf
4 cannoG pass IT, OF my love to the state of
true or false, honest cunning faithful or unfaith
fa to my people. Even in this hour Of theft
legislative displeasure and disapprobation cannot
vote as these resolutions direct. cannot aod viii
not shirk the responsibility which my position i'm
poses. NY duty as see it will do and will vote
Question being on the amendment of the finance
committee to strike out OF House bill the flee
coinage clause and insert in lieu thereof clause
advising the Secretary of the Treasury out OF any
money In the treasury not otherwise appropriated
to purchase from time to time silver bullion not less
than 81 900, 900 nor than $4,000 900 per month
and cause to be coined the Vice Prasident
announced that the Senator from Alabama had
proposed to amend the Amendment, and that sub
mltted oy Morgan several days ago was read by the
Chlef Clerk. Ii provides holder of any silver
bullion may deposit the any mint in QUANTITY
OF the value of not less than 500 in single deposit
and not to exceed the value of 500 900 during any
calendar month, to be coined in dollars 1t futber
provides for issue of certificates for the bulon 40
deposited, such certificates to be paid in legal
tenderS
:, The question then recurred on the amendment of
Mr. Beck, submitted some days ago, directing the
OF the treasury to purchase less than
S3,O0O,0O0 worth of silver bullion per month. II
further provides that whenever the market price of
slVer M bullion Is such that it cannot be purchased by
Ihe secretary OF the treasury at less than par with
legal tender notes, he shall give public notice OF the
iac1 and then any citizen of the United tes who
is the owner OF silver bullion may deposit the same
at any mint and have it coined for his benefit.
The second section Of the amendment provides
that tina hereafter all half dollars, quarter dollars and
ten cent pieces coined at mns of the United States
shall contain the same relative quantity of pure and
standard silver as the dollar authorized by the act
After short discussion, Mr.. Thurm an moved that
at o'clock the Senate take recess until o'clock
this evening. Rejected.
After further discussion, Mr.. Beck modified his
amendment SO as to provide for the coinage of silver
uoiiarS as rapidly as possible, and appropriating ont
OF any money in the Treasury, not otherwise annro
visions of the act f-'
vote was then taken On the amendment as modi-
fled and it was rejected.
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finance Committee was amended by inserting the
word WORTH so as to provide the Secretary OF tbe
treasury Shall purchase not loss than So OCO O00
worth nor more than $4,000000 worth of silver bur
lion per month.
On motion of Mr. Ferry the amendment was fur
ther amended by inserting the words ssmonthlv aS
last as so purchased" as to provide that the bnI
non SO purchased shall be coined monthly as fast as
so purchased. ~ 10
Mr.. Mcdonald moved to amend the amendment of
tne committee so as to provide that there shall he
COINED not less than S36,000,000 per annum Re-
Mr.. Mcdonald then moved to strike out of the
amendment OF the committee the words snor more
than $4,OOO,OO0 worth per month";" being the maxi
II mum amount OF bullion to be purchased Rejected
py a rising vote-yeas 13, nays 30.
voted down. "eAo
Dlr. Morrill, submitted an amendment as follows.
frovldeu 1nrther that for the first wear after the
passageloI ths act not more than 25 per cent and
1or the second year not than 80 per per cent o
hereby authorized.' s0
keiected-yeas 81 nays 40, as follows:
feaS-Anthony, Barnum, Bayard. Blaine, Burn
side, Butler, Conkling, Eames, Eaton, ,Hamlin. Hoar
Herman Lamar, Mcpherson, MITCHELL Morrili'
handoph, Rollins, Sargent Wadleigh and Whyte-
:, Nays Allison, Armstrong, Bailey, Beck. Booth,
Bruce, Cameron of Pa, Cameron of Wis Cbaffsa'
Coekrel, Coke, Conover Davis of ILL.,, Davis of w |
va, Dennis, Dorsey, Eustis, Ferry Garland Gro.
Eer' hereford, hove, Johnston, Jones of Fla
zones OF New, Kirkwood, McCreery, Mcdonald
MeMillan' Matthews, Maxey, Merilnon, Morgan,
Oglesoy, Paddock, Plumb, Ransom Saulsbnry'
8 ,unders, Spencer, Teller, Thurman. voorhees,
wallace, Window and Withers-45.
Mnen the name OF Mr.. Edmunds was called he
SAID ne was paired on this bawith the Senator from
nansas lhgais}. mat Senator was in tay0r OF the