The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06
XIV. CONGRESS-.
REGULAR SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. %.


that BODY had passed the bill authorizing the
coinage of the standard silver dollar and to
restore its legal tender character, notwlth-
standing the objections of the president
thereto.
Mr. Hamlin said he was of the opinion
that it was of vastly more importance TO
dispose of the silver bill than to proceed
with the consideration of the pending bill.
For the purpose of testing the sense of the
senate he moved that the pending bill in
regard to holding court in Mississippi be
laid on the table. Agreed to-yeas, Al;
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Toe President pro tem.-The chair lays
before the senate the bill to authorize the
coinage of the standard silver dollar and to
restore its legal tender character, which has
been sent to the senate by the house OF rep
ressntatives with the objections of the pres
ident of the United States.
Mr.. ,Edmunds objected to the president
pro tenn laying the bill before the senate at
this time and said that under the rules house
bills could be laid before the senate only
during the morning hour. He read the Sth
rule which provides that after the journal is
read the presiding officer shall lay before the
senate messages from the president, reports
and communicative from the heads OF de
partments and other communications ad-
dressed to the senate. and such bills,
Joint resolutions and other messages
from the house of representatives,
as may remain upon his table from any
previous days session undisposed of. He
next read the ninth rule, which provides
that Immediately upon the expiration Of
the morning hour the presiding officer shall
lay before the senate the unfinished business
at its last adjournment, which shall take
precedence of special orders and shall be
proceeded with until disposed of by the
senate.
Mr.. Edmunds said he made the objection
IN order that there might be time for the
senate to consider the message.
Mr.. Hamlin said the rules read by the
senator applied to the action of the chair in
the morning hour, and had no reference to
the action of that officer after that hour. 1t
was within the power OF the senate to take
such action on any bill asst might designate
by majority. The senator from Iowa Ali-
SOM had right TO move to postpone the
pending and all prior orders, and proceed to
the consideration of the silver bill.
President pro tenn. Ferry overruled the
objection of Mr.. Edmunds and said the
eighth rule prescribed what should be laid
before the senate during the morning hour,
but it did not preclude the chair from laying
bills before the senate during the morning
hour. and the practice had been to do so.
Mr.. Edmunds-By unanimous consent
only.
Mr.. Allison moved to postpone the pending
and all prior orders, and proceed to consider
the silver bill.
Mr.. Whyte objected under the fifty fifth
rule, which provides that every bill and
joint resolution introduced on leave, or
reported from a committee, and all bills and
Joint resolutions received from the house OF
represent atives and all reports of committees
shall be printed unless for the dispatch OF
the business of the senate such printing may
be dispensed with.
The president pro TEN. oYerruled the
objection.
The motion of Mr.. Allison was then agreed
to without roll call.
The president pro tenn. announced to
the occupants of the galleries and others
that any demonstrations of approval or dis
approval would be promptly punished. and
the sergeant at arms was directed TO arrest
offenders
Chief Clerk Mcdonald then began to read
the silver bill, but before he concluded Mr..
Conkling interrupted and said he ventured
to suggest that it was needless to read bill
which had been repeatedly read in the SEN
ate.
Hr. Sargent objected to dispensing with
the reading of the bill, and said he was in
the other house of congress at the time when
it was charged that bill had been passed
without readiDg-the characterization act
OF lS73-and there had been good dea isaid
about it since.
The reading of the bill was then complet-
ed. after which the veto message of the
president was read.
Dir. Whyte moved the bill and message be
printed and laid on the table. Rejected
without roll call.
The President pro tem.-Shall the bill be
passed?
Observation-Disclosures the objections
of the PRESIDENT
The President pro tem.-The chair uses
the words of the constitution.
The clerk then proceeded to call the roll
aud the bill was passed over the veto-yeas.
46; nays, l9-as follows:
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
Allison, Jones of Florida,
Baily, Jones OF New York,