The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-22
The people The petty concessions now

Mr.. Springer asked unanimous consent
TO have the discussion continued an hour
longer. tShouts ofno. no
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, asked why Il
was, that since the passage Of the bill
gold had gone down and United States
bonds had gone up. Voice, Wall street
shylocks.l
Mr.. Hale said he would vote for Mr..
Hewetts motion TO lay the bill on the
table, but "a he expected the motion
would be beaten he would vote for the
Senate Amendments which intended 10
improve very bad bill to which he was
opposed.
Mr.. Butler-I thank the gentleman for
his frankness.
Mr.. Bright said he would appeal from
Philip drunk TO Philip sober and that he
would carry the war before the people.
Minute, half minute or quarter minute
speeches, for and against measures were
made amid great uproar and confusion by
Springer, Sparks, Shallenberger, White
and Bacon.
Mr.Bacon said II q single negative could
kill absolutely and forever this bill and
all its provisions, l would give 1t with the
utmost satisfaction but in fear that some
thing worse may come and TO give at
least temporary repose to the people /
shall vote TO concur in the amendments
Of the Senate with the hope aud confident
expectation, however, that this bill will
never become the law OF the land.
Mr.. Garfield said: Every man who Is
opposed to the use Of silver coin as
part Of the currency Of the country, ]
disagree with every maR who ia opposed
10 both metals, practically aud In law, l
disagree with every man who Is in favor
Of any bill which will drive one metal
out and give only the other, with him |
disagree. It is matter OF deep regret
with me that on the greatest financial
measure which has come before Congress
for many years, We have come down at
last to the scene OF this single hour
Experience meeting) without debate.
The amendments that have come from
the Senate are all wise as far rs they 90,
and I shall vote for them all. Ii any
man can convince me that the bill, rs 1t
now stauds, would bring the silver dollar
10 substantial equality with gold, ]
would not only vote for 1t with
all my might, but would go
for striking out the clause forbidding
free coinage. l would give the two
metals equality, and let the coinage be
free. But believing as do-and wish j
might be proved to be mistaken-that this
bill will not keep the two coins 10 equali-
ty; neither bring them there nor keep
them there; that ii will not help the dis.
treas OF the country, and that Il will in
tlic, a serious wound on the public credit.
shall vote TO leave it on the table.
Mr.. Stevens closed the debate, having
three minutes Of his hour left for that
purpose, and said, ! prefer the Senate
amendments in some respects TO the orig.
inal bill. | did not like the free coinage
feature in the original bill; the amend
ment in that respect ] support. There
are other amendments made by the Sem
ate which | do not like, but not single
one OF them is OF such u character that l
would forfeit the bill on account OF 1t.
The great object which l had in view, and
which / think the majority OF :he House
had in view, il accomplished.
The main question having been order
cd bya vote Of 1871 to 43, the House pro-
ceeded TO vote on the Senate amendments.
The first amendment, providing that
silver shall be u legal tender except where
other wise expressly stipulated in the con.
tract, was concurred in by vote Of l76