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ave the discussion continued an hour longer.

have the discussion continued an hour longer
Shouts of no.
since tho passage of the bill, gold had gone
down and United States bonds had gone MP.
"a voice. Wall street Shylocks.
Mr.. Hale said he would vote for Mr.. Hewitt's
motion to lay the bill on the table; but that.
as he expected that motion would be beaten.
he would then vote for the Senate amendments,
which tend to improve very bad bill, to which
he was opposed.
Mr.. Butler-I thank the gentleman for his
frankness.
Mr.. Bright said he would appeal from Phillip
drunk to Philip sober, and he would carry the
war on for the people.
Minute, half minute or quarter minute
speeches for or against the measure were made
amid a great uproar and confusion by Springer.
Sparks, Shallenburg, White and Bacon.
Mr.. Bacon said if single negative could kill
absolutely and forever this bill and all it's pro-
visions, l would give it with satisfaction, but
in the fear that something worse may come and
to give at least temporary repose to the people,
/ shall vote to concur in the amendments of
the Senate with the hope and confident expec-
tation, however, that this bill will never be-
come law of the land.
Mr.. Garfield said / disagree with every man
who is opposed to the use of silver coin as
part of the currency of the country. I disagree
with every who is opposed to both metals,
practically, and in law. l disagree with every
man who is in favor Of any bill which will
drive one metal out and give only the other
1t is a matter Of deep regret with me that in
one OF the greatest financial measures which
| has come before Congress for many years. we
have come down to the last scene of this single
hours experience melting without de-
bate. The amendments that have come from
the Senate are all wise as far as they 90, and l
shall vote for them all II any man can convince
me that the billas it now stands would bring
the silver dollar to substantial equality with
gold. would not only vote for it with all my
! might but | would go for striking out the
clause which forbids free coinage. 1 would
give the two metals equality and let the coin
age be free but believing as | do. and I wish
might be proved to be mistaken, that this bill
will not keep the two coins in equality, neither
bring them there nor keep them there; that it
| will not help the distress of the country nor
infict serious wound on the public credit
shall vote to lay it on the table.
MIR. Stephens closed the debate, having three
minutes of his hour left for that purpose, and
respects to the original bill. did not like the
free-coinage feature in the original bill. The
amendment in that respect I approve. The
other amendments, made by the Senate do
| not like, but not single of them Is of
such character that would forfeit the bill
had in view, and which think the majority of
the House had in view, is accomplished by this
bill. By it the double standard of value is re-
established in this country, and the dollar Of
| the fathers is restored. Ry it silver is again
made money. That was the great object which
have aimed at from the be-
ginning. The object was not to make
80 cents dollar but to make 4121s grains of
silver, equivalent to 100 cents, which was the
dollar of the fathers. If the majority of the
House hereafter think it wise to modify the
Senate amendments, it can easily be done. The
bill can be supplemented in any way which
may be thought right. wish to save what we
have got, and not to hazard that great principle
established in the bill. l shall vote for all the
Senate amendments, lest we hazard the great
and important principle established in the bill.
/ now ask the previous question.
MIR. Hewitt, N. Y, moved to lay the bill and
amendments on the table.
The motion was rejected Yeas ", nays 2O4
as follows: