The New York herald., 1878-02-22

their accounts only In paper moAey or gold
Mr. Stephens. having with the shrowd care Of
IN old campaigner mado this secure by formally
moving to reconsider the vote aud lay tho motion
reconsider on tito table, then proceeded TO
ond ndment that which gives tho profits OF coin
age 70 the Treasury limits the amount OF silver
to be coined Whom the yeas nays were called
for, tho body o the autsIver republicans. with many
democrats, attempted to reiusc this and teliers had
to be appointed TO count the vote yoas and nays
sxy.iwo members only voted for tho call. but this
was enough TO carry, and so. In spite Of tho
general desro OF members go the
record, tho yeas and nays werc called. The vote
stood 20S 10 H. The tally list shows that almost all
q sound moncy men voted icr this amendment,
Mcssrs. Chittenden, Fernando Wood and two
othors being tho solo exceptions follows that
the seventy-onc who voted against tho amendment
were nearly all extreme silver men, who iithcy
able would change the bill and givo II tho worst form,
shape in which veto would DO certain IN stop It.
II follows also that II only seventy OF the anti silver
men had to-day voted With the extreme
against the amendments these and the bill
also would have beea at least for tho timc
defeated II ID not too much, therefore, to say that
the bill has passed by the assistance OF opponents,
most OF whom really want It to become law because,
as they confess, thoy tear for their reelection II II
should become issue the fall canvass.
On the next amendment, which provides for an In.
tcrnational commission, tho attempt ronewod 10
prevent ayo and no vote, General Butler being
almost alone among tho republicans In demanding II.
This amendment was adopted by 195 to II, and the
remaining amendments wcrc passed uipd poce, tho
House being Ly this time very ana anxious for
It's dinner
The comment OF both sides this evening Ia almost
universally that the bill s alter all shot air.
ut don't do what We wanted ut ALL IL cheats the
people and IS deception and fraud," say the silver
mon, and the anti-silvor say, .'Il has already
done ns worst: for tho mere passage Of II
harm than It's ELECTS do" Another opponent OF
tho bill said, 'rho loss $4,000 600 will bo loss
than So, 100000; be divided among 40 0000 900 OF
people it will not hurt"
The extreme silvor mon will not rest content with
the present bill Mr. Springer is already preparing
new bill to give added power to silver. 1t will in-
sruct tho Secretary Of the Treasury to issue Ger.
ti6cates against bullion TO be deposited In assay
ofnces He says That Mr.. Stephens will also INTRO
duce bill increasing tho power Of the present bill.
1t pretty certain that tho this question
is over, and that The the anti-sver re-
pubcans In helping th6bin through to-day will not
them from tho trouble they feared.
SPEAKER RANDALL's DEcIsIoN-PowER OF THE
SENATE REGARDING REVENUE BILLS
The Speaker, IN MS ruling to-day against Mr..
Springer, which sustained by the House by nearly
two hundred majority, gave = brief account Of The
dispute between the two houses 1871 about the
Senates right or power TO originate a revenue bill,
the immediate issue bcipg the repeal Of The income
tax The House then adopted, after conferences with
the Senate and by unanimous VOTE resolution as.
serting the right Of the House originate but con-
ccding the power OF tho Senate propose concur
with amendments as on other bills. This completely
establishes the position Of tho Speaker to-day.
IN EXECUTIVE sEssIoN-REJ ECTIoN OF GENERAL
wILL1AMsoN TO DE COLLECTOR AT NEW
ORLEANS.
Tho senate to-day rejected General williamson,
nominated for Collector Of New Orleans. by very
decisive majority OF Is 10 49, The pomipation Is
now believed TO be between Mr.. Packard and Judge
Stecle. aud II is generally believed that Senator
Eusts. having obtained republican support secure
the dcfcat Of williamson Is disposed to support
Packard, whose nomination has already boen re.
quested BY twenty-hres republican Senators and by
almost all the republican representatives.
The Senate confirmed another anti-spsnesr rcpub.
licap in Aiabama-Smth TO be collector OF internal
revenue. Senator Sponcsr's opposition does not ap-
poar to be vary potenA Tho President has selected
all anii-spsoeck DsA tor abe Alabama Aominstions,
and two Of the most important have now been con.
frmed. !. IT. 1s