The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-20
The Silver Bill.

The Silver Bill.
The following is the text Of the silver
bill ~ passed by the Senate with the
amendments and the vote:
The debate on the silver bill isstsd
until 4 A. n. A number cf amendment
were proposed; ono to make oontracts
payable in silver except where stipuls.
ted otherwise. The vote was 81 ayes.
IS nays.
Upon Blaine's amendment TO make
the dollar Of 425 grains. the vote stood
25 ayes. As nays.
Amendment by Eaton, making .
dollar 44Q grAins. WAS lost-16 ayes, 40
nays. :
The vote upon the proposition by
Cameron. of Wisconsin, making tho
silver dollar of 42O grains, received 25
ayes against "A in the segative
An attempt by White of Maryland,
to limit tho amount for which silver
should be legal tender to $50 was de-
feated-20 to as.
Booths smeadment. providing for the
issue OF coin certificates to The value Of
$40 and more was adoptsd-40 to II.
Sargent moved IN amendment making
silver dollars payable for ell debts but
interest on the public debt and duties
on imports; lost-l8 to As.
At A. NJ. the bill as amended passed.
the Senate-4S ayes. 2l nays.
THE VOTE.
Ye0s-Messrs. Allison. Armstrong,
Bailey. Beck. Booth. Bruce. Cameron of
Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wisconsin,
Chsffes. Cockrell. Cook. Conovsr. Davis
Of Illinois. Davis Of West Virgins,
Dennis. Dorsey, Eustis, Ferry. Gsrland.
Gordon. Grover, Hereford. Howe, In.
gals. johnson. Jones of Nevada. Jones
of Florida. Kellogg. Kirkwood. McCree.
ry, Mcdonald. Mcmillan. Matthews,
Maxey. Herri~on. Morgan, Oglesby.
Paddock. Plumb. salisbury, Saunders,
Spencer. Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,,
Ws!lace. Window aud Withsrs--4S.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Barnum,
Baysrd. Blaine. Burnside, Christiancy,
Conkling, Dawes, Edmonds. Hsmlin,
Hoar. Herman, Lamar. Mcpherson,
Mitchell, Morrill,. Ran iolph, Rollins,
Sargent, Wadleigh and Whyte-2l.
Harris and Patterson, who would
have voted in the affirmative, were
paired with Hill and Butler, who would
have voted in the negative. Ransom,
who would have voted in the afirma-
tive, was absent on account of sickness
TEXT OF THE BILL.
IN The he following is the full text af the
Be it enacted by tho senate and house
OF representatives of the United States
Of America in congress assembled:
Section That there shall be coined
ut the several mints of the United States
silver dollars of the weight Of 4l21
grains Troy of standard silver as provi-
ded in the act Of January Is. 1877, on
which shall be the devices and super
scription provided by said oct, which
coin. together with all silver dollars
heretofore coined by the United States
of like weight and fneness, shall DO q
legal tender at their nominal value for
ell debts and dues. public and private.
except where otherwise expressed and
stipulated in the contract, and the Sec
retary OF the treasury 10 authorized and
directed to purchase from time to time
silver bullion ct the market price
thereof not less than $4,000 900 worth
per month. nor more than 1000, 900
per mouth, aad cause the samo to be
coined monthly a. fast - % purchased
into such dollars, and . sum sufficient
to carry out the foregoing provisions OF
this act is hereby appropriated. and
auy gain or seignorage arising from
this coinage shall be accounted for and
paid into the treasury ~ provided
under sxisting laws relative to subsidia-
~ coinage. provided that the amount
OF money 1t any one time invested in
such silver bullion. exclusive Of such
resulting coin. shall not exceed t5.oe0,-
900, and provided further that nothing
in this oct shall bs construed to author
ixc the payment in silver Of certificates
of deposit Issued under the provision
Of section 254 Of the revised statutes.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions OF this
act ars hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. That immediately after the
passage of this act the president shall
invite the governments Of the countries
composing the Latin Union, SO called.
and of such otter Earopesn nations ~
he may deem advisable to join the Uni.
ted States in conference to adopt .
common ratio between gold and silver
for the purpose Of establishing. inter-
nationally. the use of biuetAllie money
and securing fixity OF relative value
betwean those metals. Such conference
to be held ct such place in Earope or
in the United States. ct such time with
in six months ss may BE- mutually
agreed upon by the executives OF the
governments % invited or. any three Of
them which shall have signified their
willingness to unite in the eame. The
president shall. BY and with the advice
and consent OF the senate. appoint three
commissioners who shall attend such
conferences ON behalf OF the Uniteo
States and shall report the dosngs
thereof 70 the president Who soa!i trans
nit the same 70 congress. oead COM
missioners ehall each receeve sne ~