Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-22

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road Company and branch compa-
MES, and to secure to the public
and government all the advantages
of connected travel and transporta-
ton, as stipulated and defined in
the several acts of Congress relat-
ing to the operation and use of said
roads as q connected, continuous
line.
The Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
Programme for the Biand Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21st.-The
understanding is that Representa-
tive Bland will be recognized by
the Speaker on motion to proceed
with the business in advance of the
silver bill. Following him Repre-
sentative Buckner will move to re-
fer the bill to the Committee on
Banking and Currency as instructed
by the recent Silver Union meet
ing, whereupon Representative
Stevens will move concurrence in
the Senate amendments.
The Bland Bill Passed-The Dollar
oE th6 DtatoEtUs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2lst.-The
Speaker in abiding to his decision
everything Cox's point Of order in
the House to-day, said he was free
from bias and political prejudice in
this matter and went over the whole
case carefully, showing that the
Senate's legislative act was only to
supply u gap left in the silver bill
by the House, and said that, should
he rule otherwise than as he did, it
would give any member the power
to retard legislation in n hurtful
and unjust manner.
Hewitt moved to table the bill
and amendments, but the Speaker
ruled that Stephens had the floor.
Stephens refused to accede to the
request Of Springer, to allow few
amendments, until his motion was
voted down. Stephens then allowed
various members to speak for a few
minutes and thus consumed his
hour.
Bland favored the passage of the
bill in its present shape to avoid
the defeat of all legislation on the
subject, but gave notice that it was
not satisfactory and war would con-
tinue until the silver dollar ranged
along with the gold dollar. He
voted for the present bill under
protest.
Springer, Ewing, Hall, Butler,
Bright, Sparks, Shellabarger, White
and Bacon made minute speeches,
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Garfield said: 1 disagree with
every man who is opposed to both
metals practically and who is in
favcr of any bill which will drive
one metal out and give us only the
other. With him disagree. 1t is
a matter of deep regret with me
that on the greatest financial meas
ure which has come before Con-
gress for many years, we have come
down at last to the scene of this
single hours experience, meeting
without debate amendments that
have come from the Senate, which
are all wise as far they go, and
shall vote for them all. If any
man can convince me that the bill
as it now stands would bring the
silver dollar to a substantial equal
ity with gold, 1 would not only
vote for it with all my might, but
1 would go for striking out the
clause which forbids free coinage.
L would give the metals eqality and
let coinage be free, but, believing rs
1 do, that this bill will not keep two
coins in equality, neither bring
thov,, thara NOV kaan than, fhnra
that it will not help the distress OF
the country nor inflict serious
wounds ON public credit, / shall
vote to lay it on the table.
Stephens closed the debate
and said: L prefer the Sen
ate amendments in some
respects to the original bill.
1 did not like the free coinage OF
silver in the original bill. The
amendment in that respect l APP
prove, the other amendments
made by the Senate do not like,
but not q single one of them is OF
such character that 1 would for
felt the bill on account of it; the
great object which l had in view
and which think majority OF
the House had In view, is accom-.
plished by this bill. By it the
double standard of value is re-es-
tablished in this country, the dol
lar of our fathers is restored by il;
silver is again money, that was the
great object which l have aimed al
from the beginning, the object was
not to make ninety cents dollar,
but to make 4l24 grains of silver
equivalent to 100 cents, which was
the dollar of the fathers. shall
vote for all the Senate amend.
ments, lest we hazard the great and
important principle established in
the bill, I now ask the previous
question.
Hewitt, of New York, moved to
lay the bill and amendments on
the table. Motion Rejected.
The main question having been
ordered by ISL to 43, the House pro-
ceeded to vote upon the Senate
amendments. The first amendment
providing that silver shall be a le-
gal tender, except where otherwise
expressly stipulated in contracts,
was concurred in. The second
anne ndment was that which strikes
out the free coinage feature of the
House,bill and inserts a provisi on
limiting the coinage of the silver
dollar and providing that any gain
arising from that coinage shall be
paid into the Treasury. 1t was con-
CURED In. The next vote was on
the the third amendment, propos-
ing an international silver confer
ence. Agreed to. The next vote
was on the fourth Senate amend
ment, authorizing the issue of GER
tificates in exchange for silver coin.
Agreed to without division. The
other amendments were simply
formal and were concurred in
without division. The bill now
goes to the President for his APP