The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-02
TIE SILVER BILL.
It's Promps Passage over tbe Pfest-
dens's Veto,

Especial 10 the ~. Louis h'puoItcap.l
THE SILVER BILL LAW.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 2s.--lC took Just
two hours and thirty minutes from the
time the silver bill came Into the house
with the veto message until 1t hal been
passed by both branches Of congress by
over q iwo.thirds vote and became q law.
A more direct disregard for presidents
opinion was never before displayed by
congress. Such messages are generally at
least ordered printed and laid over for one
day. Nota Republican In 'ither branch
Of congress to-day. except Ednhnds,
sad word regarding the respect due
the president, and b. only said be would
like TO have seen the bill so oyer one day
as O matter OF respect 10 Mr. Hayes. 1t
IS true that the predetermined intention
and common understanding on ell sides
did much 10 cause tho very summary
sotion Of the day. When the presidents
secretary entered the hall OF the house
the ayes and noes were being called on
some unlmportant bill, which had got
the house intn wrangle, Nc sooner
had the message been laid on the table
and opened by tho speaker. Than
buzz went through the hall aud
galleries that be presidents veto
had como 10. when The roll.call was
concluded the house had iull sstend.
snce, members having been sent for
,hroughout the building. Alex. Steph,
ems moved 10 proceed 10 business ON
the speakers table. Ptrfpc, order was
obtained and the message was read.
During its reading the members
crowded around Stephens chair 10
ret alloiments OF time, presenting
strange scene as they completely hii
HIM, chair and all, from the outside view.
lie told them that he was going "a De.
'nand the previous question which he
did, tliciIiDg applause, and the demand
was 'cc0n ed ny roar OF ayes, while
but two persons veatured to vote in the
negative. The roll CAL was apoul
hrgnn when Sunset Cox ss,.i somr~
thing about the message being "a charge
oi fraud By "a fraud" Arson McClnk.
the New York carpet,baggrr from
OHIO md personsl friend of Hayes,
nearly burst "A blood vessel In his attempt
TO have & ks words taken down with
view TO vote OF erasure or something
Vt the sort, Dut MrCOok chose n bad day
TO rally the friends oi the president. He
was compelled TO supside OIL the assur>
ance Of the speaker that inasnuch IA
Cox was out OF order, alter The r.ll-es
began. his words would not 10 in the
Record. The result OF the rol.call
showed 1875 votes for and Is votes against
the hill, and II was declared psssed
amidst much applause. Time one
hour and twenty minutes. As
the message must first reach the
senate through the house, where
the bin originated, great crowd, IN
GLIDING members, started for the other
end OF the capitol. There the senate
was found discussing the bill or the r..
lief of men charged with timber depreda
lions in Mississippi. In ether words,
Blaine and others were hitting Secretary
Schurz some pretty hard blvws for hi-
attempt az reform and tlmbsr,thiet
catching. The house clerk vas only
about 10 minutes behind with his al.
nouncemen., and soon thereafter Conk.
ling interrupted the timber question by
asking what WAS - be done With the sil,
yer bill. Allison said i's friends wanted
TO put 1t through Immediately, whereas
Edmunds objected to the proposed disre.
speci to the president, but Allison was
sustained. A vote was had without any
attempt at debate, resulting 80 yeas to 10
nays, three more than the necessary
two.thirds, and the Bill became law.
The vote IN the senate was Just rs was
expected and The same as on previous
rolI-calls, with the exception OF the
change Of Hills vote from the mega. We
70 the affirmative, as heretofore an.
nounced in these dispatches he would
do. In the house there was nothing new
or remarkable In the vote. Missouri was
solid for the biz, as was Illinois. There
were not half dozen votes west OF
Pennsylvania sustaining the veto, and
only one or two from the south. The
message Ia much more positive IN It's
character than was expected. IL We.
sent In to>day. principally TO relieve the
president from the pressure being put
upon him from both sides.
Hon. VIM II. Morrison, who has voted
continually for the silver bill, was pre-,
vented from voting on the veto by sick
ne-s. DIR. Garnett 10 bringing him out
all right.