, 1878-03-15
our WASHINGTON LETTER.
wA,uINGroN. ID. c. Feb. -. 1873

WA>IIINGTON. ID. G.. Feb. -. lSlS.
The Bland silver bill rs modified and
passed by the Senate last saturday mt )
A. NJ, after an all night struggle by a vote
of Is to u, was reached yesterday in the
House, after a most determined opposition
on the part of those tavoring the exclusive
gold standard reinforced by the intlatjom-
i>tS proper. who rs IA rule would about as
readily submit to dcmonetiAation aS To
vote for the bill with the features most
favorable to their purposes, emaScuIated
by the Senate. But the mo lcratc men OF
both sides favored the bin in it, present
shape, particularly the silver Republicans.
Some. too. heretofore Identified with the
extreme silver men. also voted for the
bill preirrrimg it rs the most liberal con-
Cession they were likely to get, to nothing
mt all. presume that some wholly op-
posed to rrmOnriXatiOn, voted to concur,
lest by defeating the measure they might
aid the passage of one much more obcc-
:iouable. A large number OF briet speech
eS were made during the hour permitted
for debate, the disposition to stand square
on the record mauifrSting itself precisely
rs it did in the Senate dining the few
hours after the close of the morning hour
Friday, up 10 the supreme moment Satllr-
day morning, that brought victory ANA
defeat to the opposing sides which nal but
tied for months over the matter Hewitt :
motion TO table the bill was rejected ny
2Oi to ~. separate votes on each Senate
amendment was insisted on. That Strik-
ug out the free Coillag" feature was con-
Cured in by Il vote OF BOB to II; that pro-
viding for an International convention
was accepted by l9j to II. There waS no
division on the vote cOmcurrng in the is
size of certificate tor coin ami after its
adoption the final vote WAS had. the nays
being comparatively few. At the cX-
pclSe of repetition, | have rccapitnIated
some of tn" more prominent points OF the
bill, and rcStlted some OF the more inter-
csting features of the discussion and votes
taken since the beginning OF the bilI's last
day in the Senate up to its final passage ny
the House yeSterlly that your readers
may have a connected iIea of the phases
assumed by the question during the last
week in Congress.
The Convention Of the Export trade in
tcreSt met in this city Tuesday and All
ioumed Wednesday "Sinc die to wait
on the President in u body. Twenty
States and Territories We're represented,
including this District The discussions
we're earnest and very interesting, many
OF them displaying perfect familiarity
with the Commercial and industrial his
tory Of the country running away back IN
Colonial times. The sentiment WAS
proven overwhelmigIy in favor OF pro
lection, subsidy to American ships. and
such legislation n is necessary to exclude
foreign built bottoms from participating
in our COast-wiSe and foreign carrying
trade, was by separate votes taken after
full discussion. 1t was Il meeting OF wide
awake men, representing millions OF capi-
tai, and vitalY interested In the revival of
business; and legislation can hardly fail
to be more or less Influenced by their
presence here IN their representative ca
pacity. The National Agricultural Con
vention OF the GrangprS met here the
same day and attera day and evening ses-
sion, adjourned without date. The at
tendance was large aud the discussion
spirited, taking a wide range. The reSo-
Iutions adopted the first day, iavoring the
owner ship OF the principal railway lines
by Government; additional endowment
funds for the Colleges OF agriculture and
mechanic arts authorized by CongresSon
al acts of 1862; iavoring the establishment
of other Experiment stations in the
States and Condemning further diStribu-
tion ofpubic lands to railroads. seemed eX-
preSSive of the sentiment OF niue-tenths of
the delegates present. KNOX.