Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-16
ALL-NIGHT sEs SION OF THE SENATE.
PASSAGE OF THE SILVER BILL.

P4SSAGE e OF THE SILVER BILL.
The proceedings i'm the Senate on the silver
bill yesterday afternoon, after our report
closed. will be found on the thiTd page of this
paper, which contains the report up to one
O'Clock this morning, when Mr.. Cameron was
speaking on his amendment. The subsequent
proceedings are as follows:
Mr.. Blaine moved to amend by making the
dollar 40 grains. Rejected-yeaS %, nays 45.
MIR. Eaton offered an amendment to make
it 44O grains This was also reiected-yeaS Is,
nays 80.
The question then required on Mr.. Came
ron's proposition, and it was also defeated
yeas % nays "A.
Mr.. Whyte moved an amendment. limiting
the amount for which silver shall be. legal
tender to $Oin any one payment. Rejected
yeas 70, nays 46.
Mr.. Burnside moved an amendment to make
silver legal tender for sums over 500. He
explained that his object was to leave gold as
the legal tender for sums between s. and 500.
His amendment was in the interest of the
poor man. Rejected without division.
Mr.. Sargent Offered an amendment exempt
ing duties on imports and interest on the pub
lie debt from legal tender quality of silver.
.Rejected-yeas IS, nays As.
MIR. Morrill, offered an amendment directing
cancellation OF y. s. notes of denominations
below 50 for equal amount OF silver coined.
At 2:2O a. m. Messrs. Coke and Chaffee both
offered amendments, allowing holders of bull
lion to deposit the same in sums not less than
$40, and receive certificates of not less than
so each the bullion to be deposited for the
payment OF the same. To this Mr.. Booth Of
notice, for the deposit of coin instead Of bull
lion, and for the issue of certificates therefor
He offered his amendment as a substitute for
those of MeSSrS. Coke and Chaffee, and the
subject was discussed at some length.
Mr.; Booths substitute was adopted byavOte
of 80 to Il.
Mr.. Sargent offered an amendment, which
was adopted. that nothing in the act shall be
construed 10 authorize silver to be paid for
special deposits Of gold and gold bullion.
The consideration of the bill in committee of
the whole was then completed and reported to
the Senate, and all amendments made in COM
mlttee We're agreed to.
Mr.. Herman offered an amendment providing
that the silver dollars shall be exchanged at
Far for legal tenders of the denominations of
one and two dollars. when presented in sums
OF $50 at one time, and Treasury notes SO re-
celved in exchange shall be cancelled.
Mr. Ferry moved to amend by substituting
the word 'reiSSued" for "cance1led.'
The substitute was adopted by vote of II
to -.
The question then recurred upon Mr. Ker-
mans motion us amended and it was rejected
The friends of the silver bill voted against it
because they did not wish to iumberthe silver
VOTE on THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
AT five o'clock a. IN. the bill was passed as
amended by vsIs OF s 1o Fl fG9Ws ksss
S,te ES BTace GameIon Of p Cameron Wis
land. Gordon, Grover, Hereford. Howe, fIgaiS.
y}HbnstoD, Jones of Fla Jones OF Ney:, Kellogg,
tLews, Maxey. Merrinlon, Morgan. OgleSby, Pad
Ir Tbmmnn n, oha 1WuTe WTTs- SSP.;iiGei, ae!1
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NAYsPMessrs; NAY pIas; Anth!eny, Barnrm B1yard,
5ITssSI F6s,sSn wss MfshS ,nS N%y5 kSpdOph k'as
6teT ana fI[terSon and Hill and Harris
were iPhSeTt i' r'3''ii' h"iiSo''' ana ohafon
rh, ~" re then. At 5.n5 q NJ adiourpad -,
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III Mohuds.
fuiI leNtoi i'he silver Bill As i'asseH.
The full text of the Silver bill as passed by
the Senate this morning is as follows
AN ACT tn authoriza tho coipaga of tho S+ana
ard silver dniInr md tn raSo, ". VIC i o
tandar ch, ,ractar' "''" ~ i0"'oi' i'' l0S''i
at the several mintS of the I'mitaI Sthtas
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of StanTard siivar s Srnvda G - nt 10y ~
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yamuaaS ios, as., S, M,tcI stit, 9e ,he ae
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rhe SecretarS of the Treasury a S is
aud diractod 70 nurnboSa frnnSS ta t 49,; ;r,n"
Si1var huiion the - n lily to 70 ,e
iasS INV sS co. t u6 @ t o ot o lot
than si m 1 Worth mar montb and aus oI ,io1e tb
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chased INTO Smrb dniiarS aS nd las, aS SH Pi
70 carry ont the foreenine mrovSiom ;S harahv
annronriafed ont of snV Money in tha Trao Sur!
npt otheTwise annronyiated And anv Sai,
or seienioraae arising from this r";naaee sbai S,
he aceounted for and nai, into the TraaSnrW Sn"i
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the pSnhsiS;arv conoGa ts.nt;To ieiate That @ w.
amonnt of n,nnev of INV ono Tina Inv, no 'ile i
mnb uio hu a. iS 1nS oi,o otii,1 i IN
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Govt ifcatoS ~ of dnt e ;S m SiVer OF
inn ~ Sti ot ~, t5nue1 @ uio9r ,ne pro
Snn . " That seTt a ., te hto IstH oIatuIes
of tTi t ,o th pns;a diHl i.ie pdssdse
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Ttin NJ tn; vi sne m Spui'iieS CONFUSING tne
E"rnnoo oio S0rcaifa' T ana ol s9cn other
70 iofp ~ it dc nt may ueeii auVlsaDie
1J. W JUL .no ~ omioSu Sta'es III conference 70
nat,m l t,Io pui poSe t III III inter
,no, o - " t'io nioile! anu
metals: such conference to be held at Sncb
place, in Europe or in the United States, at