New-York tribune., 1878-02-18
XLyth CONGRESS---IId SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
nv CLOSING HoUrs OF THE SILVER DEBATE IN
TIE SENATE.
SENATE WASHINGTON Feb. 10. 1878.
The concluding part of the debate on the
Llyer Dill after midnight Friday and during the small
hours OF the morning to-day exclusively printed by THE
rRIEUNE Saturday, III its special washington aspacHeS
was as follows:
Tie amendment OF Mr.. MCDONALD Dem, Ind) to
change the woId provided" to stipulated" had been
Nj BooTH rep, Col.l offered fhe following
That any hodcr Of ,e coin Authorized by THE act NAV ce
pf NE e TiG e S g % IN -na: not cs han i5 s
Ms1eIr Of tbe United ststes notes The con-
deposited or representing te certificates Aa De e.dH
s Z Is i s9 bah be TycVasc for S SsS and
al pubic dues, and when so received may De Ieissuou
During the debate this amendment. Mr. EDMUNDo
Sp 4 ~ pesy Ia1 y5nd jncbinciy said that he hoped
Allison yhe l9wal anu % IN bis hs and make the
Senator the other side tMr Alson) st oo"h llusn
Mr. AILTsON-I was tired, having been sitting here
al the evening. and L thought would Slahd 4i''e
Mr. EDMUNDs--I am not surprised that the Senator Is
tired. aud will be retired he holds on to this bill ~
windy and popular this breeze IS now the tide VIII be
sure IL set the other way. lRenewed laughterl.
The substitute OF Mr.. Booth wac agreed to; yeas 49,
Mr tchRIsTIANCY Gep, Mich.) submitted the fcllow-
ing amendment:
dollars in the GOLD coin Of the United States arc ssl
When for tna purpose not LEES than
gold Al their nominal andad value ane
saa S any HV o Rc com 10 the ea wleLer
constituting part the sink fuud or held ior me Pp0 p
of pay he interest the public debt and any 1ihl CON %
in tue Treasury otherwise appropriately m cp9SS San I
Be coined ANY the mnts OF the United states lor private
Mr. nAYARD Dena Del) said the effect OF the amend
nent would simply stop the coinage of all gold 1t was
the most eveIy OF all the silver amendments.
Mr.
clause of tDe amendment ana 10 goa OF silver sal De
coined at any Of the intS OF 'ne o"ed states iof phi
The question being the amendment OF Mr. Christi
aney as modIed by thtt OF Mf' Ldmulos' IL was ie-
Mr.. BUTLER Dem, 5. C9 then submitted an amend
ment similar That offered by Mr.. Chrlstancy except
that authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
of SIOO r. ccied-Yeis 1s nays. 40.
Al $50 a. ~. the senate was sl voting on amend
eIs to the bill submitted by various Senator'S on near
ly All Of which the yeas and nays were called - ,
Mr. MORRILL, (Rep., VIZ SAID he proposed TO fix the
'g MT HILIsoN tRep Iowa said he did think that
WIS necessary JHS act VIII taAe clitct upon Inc a-
lroya OF tne President which we VIII have in a lew
MT. CoNKLISG Rep.. n Y)-DOes the Senator speak
o{ Mr' h@,Ril. ,ARIil4.IsCsS-1 hope we viii have it.
Mr. SARGENT 9s SS 5e1 sg6ied tSst nnbb 1f oS@s % ts
act shall he construed to- authorize the payment IN SILVER
of certificates of deposit issued under the provision OF
section 254 Of the Revised Statutes"
~ TcHEIsrIANCY rep, Micbl then submitted the
of r-lch he gqye notice several DAYS ago pro
ssinr fr +le coinage Of silver dollar Of 4l22 grains
and providing that the amount OF coinage shall not be
irss tbaI - 100000 nor more than SJ00O,000 per
month.
Mr. ELAINE (Rep, Mel said the first section Of the sub
siltuto submitted BY HIN pr9yldns ioT silver dollar OF
were confirmed in The pending bill lie, therefore, with
drew his substitute
The bill was then reuOrted to ;he Senate and the amend
ucns made in Committee Of the Whole were agreed 10.
Mr. GORDON tDeIn., Gai submitted an amendment
nroyidug that there shall be coined not less than
$4,000 900 year. Rejected without rollca.
Mr MERHIuON (Dcn., y. c. submitted an amend
ient providing that the Treasury shall purchase not less
Than 81. 900 0O0 worth OI bullion per month
Mr.. CONkIING (Rcp. y. ~ raised the Po!nt0f order
mat fc section having already been perfected by in
sorting that OF the Comnitiee on tlhaLce the amend
ment was not in order.
The CHAIR (Mr. HOar, Rep, Mass) ruled the point OF
INT Mr.. KERNXN CDem. n. " submitted the following
amendment:
And Secretary the Treasury hereby authorized
issue tie dollars ued by virtue Of This act III ex
3s16s Of ono aud Two when the presented
At Ic occ OF any Of The United states
rofos 80 received IN exchange shall be cancelled.
Mr. FERRY (Rep., MichJ moved TO make Cancelled"
MIR JONES Rep. Nev.l called for the reading OF The
amendment but the qucs On was about being taken,
fc Chair rled cuuld not be read while the Senate Was
diyid Bg and q lively debate on points OF order sprung
M durinx which Mr.. Jones claimed that he mad calico
for reading u the paper before the senate began 10
After the count of the Senate the Char ruled that
Mr. Ferrys amendment vas lost, and the yeas ana nays
were called Tor immediately by several senators.
Mr. EDMUNDS REP, Va then called Tor the readlng
and Mr Jones objected, but aitei-
wards Withdrew the objection.
Aer further discussion, the amendment OF Mr. Ferry
was then agreed TO q and nay vOte-leas, AZ
uays 25 as follows Republicans III k1nIap, Democrats
Ia italics, Independents Ill SMALL CAPI1ALsI: