The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-19
THE SILVER MEN IN COUNCIL.
After Earnest Debate They Resolve to
Refer the Bill to the Committee Iu-
stead of Forcing Isnpne ediate Action
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Refer the Bill to the Committee Iu-
stead of Forcing Immediate Action
Thereon To-Day.
WAsH1EaToN Feb. 1s. A meeting of the Sill
yer Union was held Immediately after the ad-
lournment of the H,nse to-day. Hon. A. Il.
morrow with reference to the bill rSmonetizing
sysz ms It passsS s sf"'M IN M Eden Of Illinois
Offering the following resolution: a
.'Resolred That tomorrow, immediately
Ss p s s9 v ornf hqo 10 4P a the shs sh
ness upon the Speakers table. and thai when
the bill remonetizing the silver dollar shall be
reached the previous question shall be moved
ard no debate shall be a loved
Mr.. Wright of Pennsylvania. offered the fol
lowing as q ,sHb}stitnte: E} , ,,.,..
that this bill should be concurred in by the
Mr.. Bright, of Tennessee expressed him
self as utterly opposed to the bill in Its
present shape because 1t J.. gives gold
. decided advantage ever silver, Under
it's provisions the ewner OF gold bullion may
deposit 1t in the Treasury and receive n coin
certificate with wlsch he can pay import duties,
while the owner Of silver bullion has not that
Mr. Wright Thoughts they had better accept
this bill than run the risk Of losing support.
Hs declared that he believed it would be vetoed
Mr. Hanna, II Indiana. said that while be was
opposed to Senate amendments, opposed TO the
rowing commission authorized by them. which
| he thought was q eowardlv sort OF business on
| the part Of the American business men, while
he hardly favored free coinage, yet he thought
they had better E accept the Bill
| He said II a Radical Republican the President
would not dare to veto the bill, but If he should
| do go they had a two th irds majorty with which
Bass i s bin the prods yGS hsy r ednaes a %
less than 90. 100000 nor more than s4.00o,oo0 per
month. not more than $4,000 600 would BE- coined % ,s
Treasury That defect. however. could be
remedied by subsequent Legislation.
Mr.. Ewing said the people OF the country = had
silver % relief measure for the 4, distress ydeer
not bring that relief, but on the contrary would
believe that under this bill st 100000 would be
put in circulation by January 1. 1878, but The
bullion authorzed h 70 be pnresha,sse,d s.,s would M be
pose Of resumption. He was clearly of opinion
that this pill, rs It came from the Senate, was
only nd che"t vote and nl T. fraud and he certainly
Mr.. Haskell, OF Kansas. said he was. no id
mirer Of Secretary sherman or his policy. He
derman had expressed themselves to the effect
that as long as the people wanted this 4l2h grain
dollar. they should have all they wanted of it,
ad law ss odous Is s to enforce t. lis believed
these men would food the county with silver;
would take this bill il he could not get anything
better. but at any rate be was opposed to cutting
off debate. The more the matter was discussed
the stronger their support should become.
The silver men in the House had a giants
strength. and they ought to use it like
giant. He did not wish to give. the President
an opportunity to send this bill back to the
| House. where 1t originated. upon the pretext
| that in it's present shaps 1t had never been de-
| bated Ehere and that Therefore. he could not
know whether it met their views: ne'her did
| he want members Of the House to!vote against it.
because they had n no chance to discuss Il; ;.
now stands, two formidable objections:
| 1. It allowed the Secretaryapf the Treasury to
remonetze, instead Of Congress-,
| Q. Under it gold contracts could be made for
the future and enforced upon the people
vision as applicable to past transactions, or to
the public debt alone. which latter matter
| Congress could regulate, but he would not give
| his consent to such clause as applicable to
private contracts Mr.. Butler exhorttd those
present not 10 remonetize silver by any. trick or
the Committee on Banking and Currency, and
by their report. whatever it be. let stand like
Mr.. Southapd, of Ohio, moved az substitute
| for the resolutions an amendment that the bill
| to- morrow be taken from the Speakers table
and referred to the Committee on Banking and
Currency.
| Mr. Phillips. OF Kansas, said that this bill de-
clared silver dollar q legal tender. and that
was much gained.
| In view OF the vote in the Senate striking out
the free coinage clause. he did not think 1t safe
| to send the bill back there.
| Mr.. Fort. of Illinois. thought the only thing
| to do was to refer the bill to the committee and
| pass a resolution authorizing the committee tC
report at any time.
| Mr.. Southard's amendment was then adopted
and the meeting adjourned