The New York herald., 1878-02-20
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT,
WASHINGTON, Fob. 10. 1878.


POSITION OF THE SILVER BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. springsr's opinion to the course which is
likely to be taken to morrow In the House with the
Silver bill 10 that II will have upon the Ackn
case, which will be disposed OF probably under the
head OF unfinished business, and must up before
the morning hour. Then the morning hour will be
announced. This will be consumed with
the ordinary reports OF tho comm tteesl
Al It's expiration. however, II will bc
in order for any member TO to proceed TO the
business the Speakers table, II this motion can
be carried by majority vote Tho business will be
taken up in the order In which IL has been placed on
the Speakers table. Each subject will be disposed OF
In the order In which 1t 10 reaohed When the Silver
bill is thus gotten Al the Spsake. viii recognize Mr
Bland through courtesy to him the author OF
the bill. Hr. Bland will move that the
House non-ccncur in tho Senate amendments
and ask committee Of conferences. Upon this motto
be will be entitled to hour, which he can CONTROL
and during It he can prevent any ether motion from
being submitted TO the House. Before his hour ex-
plres he will move the previous question. II the main
question is ordered by majority all amendments
and further discussion will be cut OF, aud the House
will bc brought to direct vote upon the motion to
non-concur and ask committee OF conference.
II the House votes down the previous question Mr.
Bland will lose the floor and all control of
the bill ana amendments. Tho Speaker will then
recognize Mr. Stephens of Georgia, who has already
gwen notice that no will move that the Honse concur
In tho Senate amendments. This motion will be
made at this stage rs an amendment TO Mr.. BANDS
motion, and the question will be first upon Mr..
stephens amendment. and II IL carries by majority
the bill Will bo passed amended by the Senate
and will 60 az from the House to tho President
for his approval Mr.. Stephens will be entitled TO
hour upon his motion, but he cannot control
the House longer unless within his hour 1t orders
the main question TO be put. If the discussion con-
tinucs beyond his hour the control Of tho floor will
with the Speaker absolutely, and debate Will be con.
tinued until tho House sees At 10 order tho main
question to be- put Mr.. Springer says he does not
desire TO oor factious 0ppostion but he IS opposed
to Of the Senate amendments. II the Sepato
had placed silver bullion the same footing that
tho statutes place gold bullion. allowing IL to be
deposited In tho Treasury and certificates TO be issued
therefor, many OF the objections to the Senate amend
ments would bo obviated. vote Of non.concurrenco
and committee conference might secure this con-
cesson to tho House without endangcring
vote to overcome veto either house. The action
OF tho silver union yesterday resolving TO refer the
bill TO the Committee on Banking and Currency, was
hasty and ill-advised, he thinks and tho conse.
qucnces Of such reference will doubtless DO 70
sustain Mr. Bland's motion for non-concurrenoe
in tho Senate amendments. He also says there is
great diversity Of opinion among the silver mon In tho
House. aud it depends altogether which motion Is put
nrst as to which vote wsn carry. There is great
deal OF opposition to Mr. Stephens motion and enera
Ewing conspicuously will oppose it very strongly.
He, as well as Mr.. Springer, will orer amendments.
GENERAL EWING ON THE SENATE AMEND
General Ewing when asked Tonight what his
would be In opposing the Silver bill as 1t now
stands that he would undoubtedly do all in
his power to defeat the Senate amendments. Ao is
not however, sanguue that he can Succeed
In this direction for tho reason That the
republicans, as he underestimate, united in
their resolve TOR some purposes OF their own
TO vote In favor OF the Senate amsndments Speakin
with emphasis General Ewing contcnded that to con-
osde the amsndmsass b s,vsag away whole thing
Said he:-
What wo want is q money metal, not apretence of
It, The bill as it stands doos not gvo US this. Il
makes simply IN effect 0 gold standard and mono-
metallic currency, which is the only instance OF
kind on record, not excluding consideration
OF the Latin Union. When France stopped tho
coinage OF silver shc had. and has 800 900 600
hvo franc pieces, while We have not $1OOO, OOO
so far the silver circulation promised by Senate
amendments Is concerned It will amount to nothing.
bound to US. ssr svssy ssn'e Solsr OF iS0r%na IT, ana
will claim that he ~ bound to do SO un-
day. Consequently there viii be NO rehef 10 tho
people as tho bill now stands II may be possible to
carry KIND OF advantage II We get q conference
committee. but as the thing now looks In the House
the republicans are SO well disciplined that not
improbable II thcy vote for It, addition the silver
men who are satisfied with II, they will carry IL. The
republican side the House has never been better
drilled ana disciplined than ~ is now and whatever
may be their motive 10 giving their support the
Senate amendments thcy show that they are har-
monious ana unanimous In securing some ultorior
object. 1t Is altogether doubtful now what Will be
done IN the House, but one thing THINK is CERTAIN
that the will be voted on separately and
doubt very much whether the dem ocrats viii vote in
yvhi vo
TO Mr.. Hayes the appointment OF u foreiga commis-
sion which he may put his own friends do just
he likes. shall offer amendments to the Senate
amendments principally ono contemplating the
issuance OF certificates for svor bullion. II the bill
goes 10 con ference committee think more than
likely shall get altogether stronger bill than that
adopted Dy tho Senate.
THE CHINESE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MIR.
KENNEDY--sENAToR SARGENT IN AN AwK-
WARD POSITION.
The Chinese question again under discussion to-
day before the Senate Committee Of Foreign Relations
Mr. Kennedy, counsel OF the Six Companies, contin-
ued his address in opposition 10 any legislation pro-
hibitory OF Chinese imm igration into the United
States. In the course Of his remarks he mentioned
that Senator Sargent Vice President OF tho Anti.
Chinese Union Of San grancsco, citing tho fact to
show the bias Of s6me OF law makers
in dealing With the question. Senator Sargent pro-
tested, in reply, that he had never heard Of tho
society. Whsreupon Mr.. Kennedy quoted from the
majority report 10 Congress, submitted by Senator
Sargent, OF the special Joint committee Cali
fornia last year TO investigate tho question, read
from among the documents and papers printed at
length tho constitution bylaw the society and
the names of It's officers, the latter including sena-
tors Sargent and Booth, Congressman Page. Luttrei
and Wigginton and ex-Congressmah Piper.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1878.
NOMINATIONS FAvoRABLY CONSIDERED.
The Senate Com mttee on Foreign Relations have
agreed report avorably the nominations OF Bayard
TaYlor to bo Minister to Germany and Colonel G. ood.