The sun., 1878-02-17
THE SILVER BILL PASSED.
OYER TTO- THIRDS or THE sEyA TORs
PRESENT JOTTNG YEA.
The Free Coinage tiausc Strnck Out and the
Fronts or Coinnec Given tc the Cavern
nent Extreme Silver Nen Disappointed.

The Free Coinage Clause Strnck Out and the
Fronts or Coiunec Given tc the Govern
n,ent -ENtrcme Silver Men Disappointed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G-Thc decisive votes
earlier in the nigh; robbed the nnal rnssage of
TIE silver bill of nil interest Drsutory debate
went ON from 2 to ; \. VI. without "a now idea or
fresh incident. Mr. Coke proposed an ancnd-
ment intended to- give every holder Of silver
bullion chance 10 sct Il coined dollar for every
ninety cents worth Of bullion. hu; lic wordcd il
rlumsily. and was sadly bothered IN expressing
himself about this simple matter. The amend
ment was voted down Mir Booths amend
ment enabling any one holding silver dollars TO
receive certificates IN slO and mutiplcs thereof
WIS passed Mr.. Kcrnah mad Il futile aitcrIt
to work contraction Il the srccnhaok cur
rency by making Treasury uutcs exchange
ablc for silver dollars and at last at O'Clock.
the Senate voted on tho hill substantially as
1t came from the committee. There Is not the
slightest doubt but that the vote would have
been taken from six 10 eight hours earlier II
Senators had drank los, freely az the two lunch
tables spread in tie building. As matters were.
however 1t took hours to transact the simplest
business or accomplish tho smallest results
To-day all interest in the passage OF the bill has
centred upon the action Of the House when the
hill comes before Il on Monday. and the motion
10 concur or non-concur will be in order. Ex-
freme silver mon arc seriously disappointed
that coinage Is placed exclusively in the hands
Of the Government. and nrc Inclined TO non
concur. in the hope that the Senate will modify
the bill in this respect but 50 many moderate
silver men Ike the bill in its present shape that
it is probable that minority of the House will
the passage of the bill democrats in taicsl:
dsma daSsi S Sy, Ap B5sh "a, F'ac. M'G dmcac sg
Pa. cameron WIS Nllunrt tNhl flFtfsV tNNl fiis
TeN coroysr oFia pay, ind. llI na' ya p,;
AM ,r .o,t,,r % e'o',g ,ot. t,.,''. " ya Howe
'Ncvi, Kellogg IA, kirSvcel La. rc.e,'p Ky n.
hrsg lnd1 l,. NSNrSr y,, Mnn N"ihisI, % Hps,Y
dock Neb Plumb Kan Sis.larp MI saunders xeh.
a,aS, fs 1 wnion Nar i,,@ u5,a ~ ya - ..,'' u'''
ps Bisns Ns Ap Bar. K o. Eon c6.sl e"e sg i.ge'
cgnkhns s. 81 pawcs Mas idmund. Vti iian.in
xsthsi o. A'I' Msr M Dia RaaiNcn N, S HA kc
iig; g. H. Sargent ,caij, wadeish & H. Wise Ma
Messrs Harris tTcnn) and Patterson IS. Cl.
who would have voted in the Affirmative were
paired with Messrs. MVtGa.l and Builer Is. G..
who would have voted in the negative Mr..
Ransom, IN. c.. who would have voted in the
Affirmative. was absent on account Of sickncss.
The following is the full text OF tho bill as
passed
sreros | BE tenac'~t by The Senate ard House Of
srss. ssmbed hst ,hers y, T % cn,rB NStts y, t. IN -
minis Of ihe United stats silver doar o the weight oi
s;,sdasd nh .,sT as groTdsd n S aei 5 jan Is is
vi,d by said act witch coins ,"s.,I9r VIII n .iyer
dollar. here'oore coined by the tinted states OF lke
nominal value for all sbt' ami dues public and privac
eaS.rse, Ana ,Hnr,''y ,Spui1sd in The
sathonled and directed TO purehs-s from time 10
o. not @ ,san s" worth eT %4ns mon,R R'Ie ner Sr more
as s soas %ss,hS TSI pc, month and eap,S The same %
lars Aud sum sufficient to cssry the foregoing
money IN the Treasury otherwise appropriated Any
ss or s.ni"sse ari,ins ron this eoinss, sha be ac
fu lp Tod
Der existing laws relative to the subsidiary coinas, rr
d IN such silver bullion exclusive Of such resulting com
so S,,' no not ,e exceed Gee $1,000 and proved uriher that
payment N silver OF certncates deposit i,,uei under
provisions Of dis set are he peb" win tue
skc That inmediaielv after tn, passage Of this net
he President shan invite the Governments Of the conn
re.e9mposins the Latn uli1n. called. snd Of .ach
p.he, Enropc9n nations a. he NAV deem advisable To
ratio between gold aud silver Tor the uurlo.s 0 ,stf
hshins internationally the of b metallic money aid
metals. such confereice 70 be held at .uch paee IN
anh nSror o. n me et,i AZ such une within six
nyes Of The Go,ernments Joining in the same When
,hall ,h have s'Sninei ther wihn-ne,s 70 umte ia
,ns .ni same ne r,ss'dsn, re- .A by ana with the adee
,r. who shall attend such conference bhai Of IL,
sad Cemnisson.rs sh al each receive ths sum Of IN
aud their reasonable eNlenses 10 lie approved by the
secretary OF state snd the amount necessary 10 pay
out OF any money IN the Treasury not otherwise appro
sc That any holder Of The coin authorized by the
se may depos. the same With he Treasurer any A.
than $40 and receive therefor ccruhcates les
II. ed ses nSe Tns e" Ss speea us " or o.
senung the osruncates shall be retained the Treasury
10, @ .ns PAYMENT ct the sane on demand sad ctrun
he dues, and when 50 received may be reissutd.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison the title Of the bill
was amended to read: " A bill 10 adthorize the
coinage Of the standard silver, dollar. and re-
store its legal-tender chara ter"
The Senate, at 3 A. NJ. after n cOntinunue aas-