The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-14
THE SILVER BILL.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF ITS PAS
SAGE OYER THE VETO.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF ITS PAS
| SAGE OYER THE VETO.
! Washington Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Hayes treated Congress to SUI
prise to-day by sending in his veto message
to the silver bill-no surprise because of the
sooner than was expected and while it did
not. for this reason, it might have caught
members mapping and light attendance in
both Houses. If the President had such a
sinister object in view, it failed of its pur-
pose for, strange to say. the attendance was
unusually large in both branches. At half
past one o'clock the Presidents private secre-
tary appeared at the bar of the House and
announced
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The House was at this time engaged in a
roll-cau on bill to permit some lieutenant
to accept decoration from the Sultan of
Turkey: and when Randall tore open the
long official envelope and disclosed to view a
bill, everybody knew that veto had come,
for bills are never sent back by the President
under other circumstances. Members be-
came all at once all impotence to have the
pending rou-call completed. Stephens,
whose committee room is near by, was in
formed of the receipt of the message, and
rolled himself in on his wheeled chair, and
Immediately became the center of group of
| silver men, who appeared to be discussing
the best course to pursue. Doubt of the
course of action was not of long duration.
As soon as Stephens could be heard, he
moved to go to business on the Speaker
table, and take up the Presidents message.
There was not the slightest objection, and
amid breathless silence, the important
document was read. The reading of the
message concluded, the bill as passed was
read. when Randall announced that
THE QUESTION BEFORE THE HOUSE
was. whether the House, on reconsideration,
would pass the bill, the veto of the President
to the contrary notwithstanding. Stephens
was again ready with demand for the pre-
vious question. while the hall resounded with
calls for yeas and nays, members having
seemingly lost sight of the fact that the con-
stitution required that. In the midst of the
confusion, Fort, of Illinois. demanded sec
ond reading of the message, but ''object''
and Il object" resOunded on all sides: and
then Fort suggested that it be printed in the
Record, when Sam Cox. rushing from his
seat towards the speakers desk, yelled out
an objection. and added that the message
was
FRAUD FROM FRAUD.
Meanwhile. amid all the noise, the reading
clerk had called the first name on the roll.
when McCook. of New York, insisted upon
being recognized, and demanded that Cox's
language be taken down at the clerks desk.
1t was disrespectfnl 10 the President, and
McCook was not disposed to let the language
90 unchallenged. Cox reiterated his remark
and stuck to it, when Randall tried to pour
oil on the troubled waters on the Republican
side by saying that Cox had no
right to make the remark because he did not
have the floor. as the chair had not rccog-
nized him. This was a pacitication, and the
terrible punishment of having the words
read at the clerks desk was not inflicted. AS
the roll-call progressed it became evident
that the line was to be strictly drawn be-
tween the silver and anti-silver men. as it
has been on every other occasion when the
question has been up.
The only break from the old line was that
of Martin /. Townsend. of New York, who
has hitherto voted against the bill in all
forms and at all stages, but who to-day
voted to pass the bill over the veto. The
vote on the motion made last Friday to lay
the bill on the table was exactly reversed to-
day. with the single exception above noted.
The announcement of the result was re-
ceived with every demonstration of
APPLAUSE AND APPROVAL
by a large majority on the floor and i'll the
galleries. which were crowded Just before
the result was announced FELTON, and Cook,
of Georgia. Bragg of Wisconsin and Kelly of
| Pennsylvania, whose absence at thu roll-call
had been accounted for by reason of illness.
came into the hall just in time to be
| recorded in the affirmative. Word had been
sent to them as soon as the message was re-
ceived, and each hastily left sick bed to ap-
pear at the House and vote. Their votes were
not needed. but they were determined to be
recorded. Southland of Ohio was paired
with Waite of Connecticut, and keifer with
Cabell of Virginia. Gardner was absent.
impaired. The rest of the Ohio delegation,
except Garfield. voted solid in the atirma-
| tive.
THE BILL PASSED By A VOTE OF 1876 TO 80,
and of the latter sixty-four votes came from
New Finland, New York. Pennsylvania and
Delaware. the bondholding section. Cain,
of South Cariina: Gibson. of louisiana: Bis
bee: of Florida. and Schleicher. of Texas
were the only Southern men voting no. Gar
field. of Ohio: Williams and Ellsworth. of
Michigan: Stewart. of Minnesota. and Davis
of California were the only Western men vot-
ing that way. Hardly had the Speaker OF
the House announced that the bill would be
sent Immediately to the Senate. when the
densensss of the peoples galleries roe
almost en- masse. thronged out into the
upper corridors. rushed pellmell down the
stairs. and started In hot haste on a race
TO THE SENATE END OF THE CAPITOL
An old candy woman whose stand is near the
rotunda. was almost upset by the hurryine
through. What's the excitement" she
quivered out. as she tried to protect he,
wares. Silver Bill shouted perspirinl
son of Africa. as he rushed past She looked
after him to see if he was crazy. bat he was
already out OF sight Then she repeated bel
question to one and another, but Silver
Bill was all she could get out of any. and
each seemed to begTudge the time to say
! that II vaS yarify mob of r,<oDia Ar