Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-22
House ofReprcseatatiyes.

resolution calling for the correspondence with
Spain in relation to the seizure of the Virgi-
MUS. Adopted.
Mr. Sparks made short personal explana-
ton in which he said that, in his opinion, not
only Wells and Anderson and the rest Of the
returning board were set of unmitigated
scoundrels, but everything connected with the
presidential count was swindle and fraud.
The regular order being demanded the
Speaker called committees for reports.
Mr.. Knott, chairman of the judiciary com
mittee. reported bill dividing Missouri into
two judicial districts. Passed. Also, changing
the time of holding terms of the district court
for the District of West Virginia. Passed.
Mr.. Butler, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill directing the secretary of the
treasury to pay Texas the balance remaining
unpaid appropriated for the payment of the
creditors of the late Republic of Texas. Re-
ferrcd to the committee of the whole. Also, a
resolution directing the court Of claims to take
jurisdiction of the claims Of VIM. NJ. Springer,
for service to the government before the SUI
preme bench. Referred to the commit
tee of the whole. Also, a bill to re-
move certain legal disabilities Of women.
1t provides that where woman shall have
been member of the bar of the highest court
in any State or Territory, she shall applica-
ton be admitted to practice before the United
States supreme court. Passed; yeas 1S9, nays
g.
Mr.. Lyman, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill to provide for appearance on be-
half of the United States in foreclosure suits
Passed.
Mr.. Lapham, from the same committee. re-
ported a bill, exemptingsx from sizure on execu-
tions attachments issued by any United
Stats court the ssame property that shall be
exempt from levy and sale under the laws of
the State in which the defendant shall reside
Passed.
At the expiration of the morning hour Bland
moved to proceed to business on the Speaker S
table, and it was 50 ordered to proceed. The
Senate silver bill having been reached, Springer
raised the point of order that the bill must go
to committee of the whole, and debate on
that point took place
The Speaker-The chair has carefully listened
to everything said on this subject, and in max
ing his decision he is free from any public feel
ing or political bias and is not actuated by any
idea of advantage or disadvantage to the pend
ing bill. The rule to which reference has been
made is House rule made to govern the House
in the conduct of it's business. There is no
rule that gives to single member the right
to make technical objection against a
Senate amendment. even though such an
amendment may contain an appropriation. In
the absence Of any such rule directory on the
chair in that respect, the chair is remitted to
the practice which has been uniform through
out. The chair recollects no instance where
the question was raised against a Senate propo-
sition being incorporated in House bill under
| similar circumstances. The history of the
present case is that the bill as it passed the
House required the secretary of the treasury to
do certain things. The Senate seeing the omis-
sion of an appropriation to carry out the object
of the bill invited an appropriation. There is
an equitable view of this matter. It would be
great hardship if any one member could, OF
his own volition, and in the absence of rule
| retard legislation. AS an example of the
evil that might follow if such
| power were recognized in one member point
of order might be raised by single member on
the last day Of the session, which would send q
general appropriation bill to the committee Of
the whole, where it would have to fail and thus
necessitate called session. The chair, there
fore, thinks that in the absence of any rule
which recognizes the right Of single membe1
to raise technical objection to Senate
ruled. thus recognizing the right of the ma
jority to control legislation rather than the
| right of a single member to obstruct it.
Mr.. Hewitt, New York, moved to lay the bill
| and amendment on the table.
| The speaker said that the gentleman from
Georgia (Stephens) had not yielded the foo
| for that motion.
Mr.. Springer asked Mr.. Stephens whether h
would allow one or two amendments to be of
fered (Cries Of no. no).
Mr.. Stephens-The country as we'll as th
House has had this bill before it quite lon,
enough.
Mr.. Good-We are ready to vote, and if th
House does not sustain my motion, then it will
be in order to move to refer the bill or to la,
it on the table.
l Mr.. Stephens having the hour to close tn
debate, divided the debate in small portion
ranging from half a minute to eight minutes
| in which several members expressed brief
their views on the bill, with the privilege o
charging on them and having their speeche
printed in the record.
Mr.. Bland said the bill had come back fror
the Senate in mutilated condition. Theques
ton was whether to take the bill as it now was
or by non-concurrence probably defeat all legis
lation on the subject, and he was therefore i
favor of concurrence. But he gave notice tn
war should never cease SO long as he had a voic
in Congress, until the rights of the peopl
should be fully restored, and the silver dolla
be placed alongside of the gold dollar. Will
he voted for the present bill, he proteste
against it.
MIR. Ewing said that nine-tenths of the Amel
lean people demanded the coinage of the do
!, lars Of their fathers making it a legal tende
They wanted silver remonetized, the great pr,
duct of this country. The people had rigf
to expect their Representatives to stand tirml
in fighting the great wrong that ha
been done by the rascally act {
demonstration. This bill as it can
from the Senate said only twenty four million
should be coined, or less, in the discretion ,
! the secretary Of the treasury. To pass the bi
, in its present form, would be to commit a
absurdity, by declaring that debts should
paid in silver, and by. the very same act pract
cally stripping the country of two-thirds I
8 the silver with which to pay those debts. TIL
absurdity would be crowned by authorizir
the President to send commission of go
men to Europe to pipe-lay with foreign credi
tors for the purpose Of wrestling from the pc