Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-22
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
TRANSFER OF COURT CASES.


WASHINGTON, May Reconsideration re-
suued III tho morning hour Of tho bill to re-
peal and amend the laws relating to transfer Of
from State to federal courts. Mr.. Frye
suggested to Mr.. ITownshend, 3of Illinois, who
has charge Of the bill, whether, in view of the
Importance of the measure and lack of atten-
tion given it, he would not consent to have it
teferred to the Judiciary committee or recon-
nit:ei 10 the committee on revision of laws,
not - be brought back at this session.
&tr. TuHushend declined to accede to the sug-
Gcstion, and intirnated there no lack of in
tereSt or attention on the part Of the House.
He insisted on his demand for the previous
question. The Republican side of the house
thsreupon refrained from voting su there
should not be q quorum, aud then a call of the
House was begun.
REPUBLICAN cBsTRUCTIoN1yrs.
Calls Of the House and yea and nay votes on
other dilatory motions consumed the morning
hour, and the bill went over which called forth
the remark from Mr.. Townshend that the Re-
oublioans by their iilibustering were obstruct-
ing the appropriation bills and other public
legislation.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
The legislative appropriation bill was 'ceived
from the Senate and referred to the committee
on appropriations.
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
Mr. Cox introduced q bill for an internation-
al exhibition of art, manufactures and pro-
ducts in New York city Referred to the COM
irittee on foreign affairs.
The SILVER BILL.
The special order silver bill was taken up,
the question being on the fourth section US
amended yesterday on motion of Mr.. Marsh.
The amendment ia as follows: 1.-THE charge of
i II
coin shall be the difference between the market
value in New York city of bullion and the legal
tender value of the COIN" A vote was taken
on the section, friends of the bill voting
against and opponents of the bill for the Sec
ton. The section as amended was adopted
yeas 113, nays 1919 result which was greeted
with applause on the Republican side. The
following Democrats voted in the affirmative:
Belzhoover, Bliss, Covert Deuster. Hurd, Mar
tin of Delaware, Morrison, Morse, O'Reilley,
poehler, Ross, Springer, Talbot and T. Wood
Jones of Texas, Green hacker, voted in the af-
drmatiye and Kelley in the negative.
CoRNERING THE SPEAKER
The House then, yeas no. nays 100, tabled
the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the fourth section was agreed to. Just pre-
vious to the announcement Mr.. Springer, who
had voted in the affirmative and sustained the
Marsh amendment in all it's stages, changed
his vote to the negative, thus placing it within
the power of the Speaker to defeat the motion
to lay on the table by making a tie vote but
the Speaker did not exercise that constitutional
privilege. The fourth section, therefore, re-
mains irrevocably in the bill.
SECTION FIVE.
The fifth section, which directs the payment
of small silver coins, to the extent they may
DC required in exchange for gold coin or for
standard silver dollars, or for United States
notes at par i'll sums Of not less than 800, was
agreed to.
SECTION SIX.
IIr. Warner demanded the previous question
OH the sixth section, which makes gold coins
and standard silver dollars legal tenders il, all
payments. The previous question was
seconded.
lir. Weaver movcd an amend ment to the
sixth section by adding clause directing the
secretary tn cause to be paid out without dis
elimination standard silver dollar coin belong
ms; to the government that may be in the
treasury, the same as gold coin IN liquidation
Of sil kinds of coin obligations against the
government. Agreed to, yeas 142, nays rs. The
following Representatives voted in the affirma-
tive: Anderson, Belford Boyd, Browne,
Cannon, Caswell Daggett, Deering, Dunnell,
Fort, Haskell, Hawk, Henderson, House, Kelly,
Martin Ga.) McCoid, Neal, Ortiz, Ryan, Upde-
craft, Ia. Valentine, Van Aernam and White.
Messrs. Bliss. Covert, Morse and O'Reilley were
the only Democrats voting in the negative.
The Greenbackers all voted in the affirmative.
The section as amended was then agreed to-
SECTION SEVEN.
The seventh section, providing silver coins
Of smaller denominations than $l shall be
legal tender for any amount not exceeding 800
in any one payment was then agreed to.
SECTION EIGHT.
The eighth section was then read. 1t re-
ouires the secretary of the treasury to receive
hrllS1
sums not less than $40 and to issue cert fcates
therefor in denominations of not less than 800,
and it provides that certificates representing
coin in the treasury may be issued IN payment
Of interest on the public debt, and that certif-
Gates for coin and bullion in the treasury shall
he received at par in payment for al! dues to
the United States, including duties on imports.
Mr.. Garfield made the point of order that
the section looking to the payment of interest
on the public debt in certificates was in viola
ton of the constitution, which provides that
the validity of the public debt shall not be
questioned, and it was therefore not in order.
The Speaker overruled the point, stating it
was not the duty Of the chair to rule on the
construction of a law. That was for consldera'
ton of the House itself.
Mr.. Haskell made a point Of order to some
what the same effect, which was also over
ruled.
Mr.. Warner moved the previous question on
the eighth section, refusing to assent to a pro
pOSltlOQ OF SJarueiu, tnaU III V1eW OIL Tue SEcd
Importance of the section debate should be
permitted. The Republicans thereupon resort
cd to their usual policy under such circum
stances, of declining to vote, and there wa:
no quorum on seconding the previous question
Mr.. Mills appealed to Warner to yield his
opposition, and to allow for time for discussion
telling him there was no use of trying to drive
the minority.
Mr.. Cox suggested he would find way t,
compel the minority to vote, and that he would
offer an amendment to the rules for that pur
pose He intimated (amid defiant laughter o,
The Republican side,) that his plan was to de
duct a days pay from members not voting.
Then there was call of the House whic
developed the presence of 2S9 members, ant
all further proceedings under the call was dis
persed with. The question required on
secondary demand for the previous question
vending which Young, (Ohio.( moved to la
the eighth section on the table Rejected. 50 t
lO2.
Several motions to adjourn were voted dow
but finally Warner himself, amid laughter o
the Republican side, made motion to ad jourr
which was agreed to.
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
SpoFFoRD KELLOGG CONTEST.