Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-04
ReMoxrnztxo SILVER

NV sssuSo eh0 "saaeS Daring
thcsyete Against the Veto.
Special telegram TO The Inter Ocean.
Warrington, Feb. 2s.-It was demon.
strated 70 day that the president of the
United States has very little influence in
this government, and his rernoustrancs
assisst the will Of the people was 20 sum-
marily disposed Of that it was almost con-
tempiueus, and Senator Edmunds expressed
himself So, He thought that it would have
been more respectful 70 the president II con-
gress had allowed the messae PC 70 be printed.
~ IL usual with public documents, and that
Ct least one days confederation b. given It
But Nj. Edmunds was almost alone in this
opinion. Within an hour after the presi.
dents private secretary left the veto message
at the house Of representative, the house
had declared by N overwhelming vote that
the message was an impsrtinence. Only
one-fourth ofthe entire house voted in favor
OF sustaining the president. The message
reached the house at l:30 o'clock, when that
body was considering . bill to au horize an
army officer TO accept a Turkish decoration.
AZ soon as the fact was known great i'm.
patience waa exhibited, and the business was
hurried through in five minu'es. The gal
leries were we'll filled with people, Who
we're anticipating an exciting debate over
the bill to restore rebel, 10 the pension rolls.
Az soon az the message was read, Mr.. Ste
phens moved to pass the bill, the veto not
outstanding, and demanded the previous
question, 30 - to cut of debate. But there
was no necessity Of this precaution. The
house was not in a mood for debate, but.
like 40 overgrown schoolboy, was anxious
to exhibit It's muscle. There wa only one
outbreak. and that was when Fort requested
that the message he read a second time, 10
- to allow those who had not been present
through the first reading to hear it. SAMMY
Cox objected, saying that it was "a cry Of
fraud from a fraud" McCook of New
York, demanded at once that Cox's words
be taken down, which is the parliamentary
way 10 rebuke a member for using upparlia-
mentary language, and . scene was immi.
nent, but Randall avoided it very cleyerlv
by deciding that Cox's words, in = parlia-
mentary sense, had not been uttered, "a he
had no right TO utter them, and the voting
was proceeded with. As soon - the message
came in, pages and ~telegrams we're sent "a
absent members to com At once to the hall,
lest by any accident the silver men should
not gather two-thirds of the house, and 50
- So.1W~o 'eiy suIa. 1h'ee neuDef
kelly, Of Pennsy lvania /; Bragg, of Wis.
consin. aud Cook, Of Georgia, rose from sick
beds, dressed themselves, and came TO the
house in time to have their names recorded
The voting was done with unusual quiet and
order, and each member present took par.
ticular care to place themselves correctly on
the record. When the vote was announced
there was an enthusiastic cheer from the
memben on the floor, in which the CALLER.
les Joined.
As soon As the vote was anne unced in the
house there was rush from the galleries tc
the senate chamber so as 10 procure good
seats from which to observe the proceeding.
there, and about half the members took their
hats to join in the procession, filling the
senate chamber, galleries and floor, to its full
capacity. A bill was pending to provide 70,
a special sitting Of the United States cour
in Mississippi to try the timber thieves, and
Mr., Blaine took advantage of the crowd tc
make a savage attack on Secretary Schur,
for his treatment of poor frontiersmen in the
mountains about cutting q little 6rewood
from the government land last winter. The
veto was some time in coming from the house
but soon after it reached the senate Mr.
Conkling called the attention TO it. And
Mr.. Allison moved that the timber bill b.
laid aside to allow Of its consideration. A
call Of the ayes and noes was taken upor
this motion, the anti-silver men only votinl
in the negative. Mr.. Edmunds then madl
q point Of order that the message could no
be received except in the morning hour, bu'
this was overruled, and the bill rushed to
vote. There was no disposition to debate
and At the slightest delay there we're heare
cries Of 'Vote," "Vote," from all parts Q
the chamber. A suggestion was made tina
even the reading ofthe bill be dispensed viii
and less than five minutes saved, IN unusua
thing in the senate, but Mr.. Sargent object
ed, On the ground that it might be charged
hereafter that the bill was passed withou
due notice, The message was listened to at
tentively, and there were again cries o
"Vote, ""Vote." The roll was called, tn
pair announced, and the result declaret
within an hour after the veto reached tn
senate. And silver was ~remonetized.
There va. a general shaking Of hands ant
exchanging Of congratulations, and Senate
Jones Of Nevada, beamed a. to his face lik'
the rising sun