Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-22

ton to lay the bill on the table was lost, yeas
109 nays 198. The question then REQUIRED on
secondng the previous lquestiDil, and II was
seconded yeas l19 nays l07. The question as,
on, gave rise TO much discussion. After a
heightened consideration ofthe bin, the House
adjourned.
SENATE, Maybe. Some attention was
given to sites for Forts to Indian funds; to the
| redemption Of legal tenders; when considera-
ton Of The legislative, executive and judicial
APPROPRIATION bin was resumed. In the dis
cussiOn Senators Eaton, Blaine, Butler, Conk-
ling and Herman took hand. Senator Blaine
has the floor for Monday, on the funding bill.
4 With an understanding that saturdays SEES,
sion will be for consideration OF amendments
other than the political clauses, the Senate
i HOUSE, May 16.-The, traffic in alco-
holc liquors, funds for the letter carriers, com
mittee reports, contagious cattle diseases were
considered, when the silver bill was taken up,
discussed an amendments offered, and without
reaching definite action the House adjourned.
SENATE, May Consideration of the
Legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
!, ton bin was resumed, Senator Voorhees, of
ferred an amendment appropriating 5000 to
purchase works Of art for the library. Agreed to-
( Debate sprung up on the amendment on the
subject of clerks in the postofiicc, participated
in by Senators Salisbury, Window, Conklng
Logan and Edmnnds. salisbury assailed
q Gen. Schench ON the use of troops in Mary
land and Delaware. Senator Logan spoke earn
: estly in behalf of Gen, Schench, declaring thai
he was crippled mana pensiOner for wounds
received in the country's defense, and he was
| a patriot and honest man, notwithstanding thu
J, sneers of the Senator from Delaware After {
| short executive session the Senate adjourned
:. House, May 17.-The coinage bill was
earnestly discussed by several members
among them Springer, Buckner, Newberry
:; Bright, Ewing, Cannon, Bogue, Mann, Gar
J. field, Haskee AMI Warner. Gen. Garfield il
concluding his remarks said; To-day We ar
coming one third of all the silver that is bcin:
coined in the round world. China is dom:
= another third, and all Che other nations of tn
l. globe are using the other third for subsidiar
E coin. IF we want to go with China and par
company with all the civilized nations ofthi
Y western world, let us do it in this bill. VIVA
g this country needs most of all is that the Con
N gress go home, daughter and applause on
e the Republican side) and let these forces {
70 business and peace and order and brotherhoo
work in their natural way and bring uG Int
n Night stability and peace. Even now our &C
he Ihinistration is opening negotiations with a
N western nations to see If there cannot be a
international arrangement whereby til
IF. question of hrimetalism may be wisely settlet
I'd Mr.. Ewing said the apparent object of tn
ne amendment of Springer was to save the gO7
Al eminent the difference between coin an
nv bullion OF silver, but Athe great defect OF IN
~ amendment was that while repeating as tn
ID bill would repeal, the existing law maxim
n, peremptory the coinage of $2,O0OOOOa mont
IL the amendment would commit to the secretal
~ of the treasury the power at his discretion
'al stop entirely the coinage of the silver dolla
he The amendment WHICH he proposed fixed IL
es market value at the average market price
I'd New York and San Francisco for the wee
- preceding the time the bullion was deposite
IL Mr.. Haskell declared himself to be an g
m thusiastic bimetalist, but opposed the bill al
ty Springer's amendment thereto because if Il
ng bill passed the gold would leave the COUNT
10 and the currency would be contracted to Il
lo extent of $200,OO0OO0. The vote was taken c
he Mr.. Ewings amendment, and it was adopte
he yeas 1906 nays 1O5 the Speaker casting Il
ra- deciding vote amid the applause of the Dem
q cratic side. Mr.. Springer's amendment,
amended by Mr.. Ewing, was then rejecte
no yeas 80, nays Ill, and the House then,
motion of Mr.. Clymer, adjourn ed till Tuesd;