Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-09


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.E 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 Speakers
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 a sec
ond reading of the message, but "object"
and 81 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 4ss tE6
FRAUD FROM A 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.
It was disrespectfnl 10 the President, and
McCook was not disposed to let the language
go 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 rscog-
nized him. This was a pacifcation, and the
terrible punishment of having the words
read at the clerks desk was not inflicted. As
the roll-can progressed it became evident
that the line was to be strictly drawn be-
tween the silver and anti-silyer 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 I. 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 large majority on the floor and in 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 tho 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 a sick bed to APP
pear at the House and vote. Their votes were
not needed, but they we're 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 afirma-
tive.
THE BILL PASSED BY VOTE OF 1876 TO 70,
and of the latter sixty four votes came from
New Finland, New York. Pennsylvania and
Delaware, the bondholding section. Cain
of South Carlina; Gibson, Of Louisiana; Bis
bee; of Florida, and Schleicher, of Texas
we're the only Southern men voting no. Gar
field, of Ohio; Williams and Ellsworth, O.
Michigan; Stewart, of Minnesota, and Davis
of California were the only Western men vot
ing thatway. Hardly had the Speaker o
the House announced that the bill would b,
sent Immediately to the Senate, when tn
denseness of the peoples galleries ros
almost en- masse, thronged out into tn
upper corridors, rushed pell-men down tn
stairs, and started in hot haste on a race
TO THE SENATE END OF THE CAPITOL.
An old candy woman whose stand is near tn
rotunda, was almost upset by the hurryin
through. "What's the excitement2'' sh
quivered out, as she tried to protect he
wares. ssSilver Bill, shouted perspirin
son of Africa, as he rushed past. She locke
after him to see if he was crazy, but he wa
already out of sight. Then she repeated he
question to one and another, but tsSi1ve
, Bill" was all she could get out of any, an
each seemed to begrudge the time to sa
, that. It was verify mob of people. A
Irishman in tatters aided himself along
gripping the prim hose of the marble efie
of the Pilgrim Father Winthrop, while pc
! spring darkey at his shoulder drew his raj
across the immaculate shoe-buckles of Sal
Adams. AS
THE CROWD sURaED
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through Statuary hall, gray-headed age an
veterans on clutches unwillingly fell behir
,, robust manhood and athletic youth. A fe
I of the broadcloth gentry tried to preser'
: their dignifed gait, but were forced to st<
t aside by the mass of laboring men, WI
Q seemed to fear the silver bill would walk in
Q and through the Senate before they cou
s reach the scene. It was a strange sight, th
9 very commonplace mob-not lawless, b
n fred with enthusiasm at the prospect of
legislative act Of which half Of them were
= norant, upon . bill which three-fourths
them did not understand. The Senate "
droning along through q drowsy debate
Z relation to the theft of United States timbe
I. Suddenly s.-5 s5 SIS -,
THERE WAS RUSH AND ROAR
t without. First two or three young me
d breathless and flushed, darted quickly in
. 1.-The gallery and secured front seats. Then
8 dozen more followed. Thsn the doorsswu
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