Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-24
THE EVENING STAR.
DO u BILE EFT.
"a Sh DA MAY 81 1874.
CONGREsSIONaL.

CONVERSATIONAL.
CoNctusaon Of Testerdav's Proceediuos.
| ,ShNAlE.-After our report closed. the cnnta-
o DISEASES ga Din was passed by vote OF 81 to
ACT small not remain In force for more than fur
| 'Tm me, GDelhg experimental legislation
tive G to senate then took up the Senate bill rela
| tnS 70 transportation of animals WIthnut
sMa n action thereon, the Senate on motion of
burnside, at 4:30 p. m, went into executiye
session. and when the doors were reonaneS .
]ourned until Monday. poAoa ao-
| hOoSE.-After our report closed-the War
| her silver bill being under considerationN ""'-
tom w Mashe n mdSsa TO amend the ninth see,
denomination than one dollar shall he fahr,E
cared On government account A"oi i
cent as nr nnG a f she passage Of this act lex
denomination than one dollar shall he + tan
t casea on government account. but the seq.
pacity or the minis In connection with ntSnr
ftonnages Ihe gold and silver bullion deposited
LOT coinage under this act. And In convertfnr
bullion into bars or coin for depositors prece,
Ut nee shall DE given in the order In which a..
p, 81 ; are made. But this provision shall not
psohtoo we delivery of coin or stamped bars in
eACnahge LOT bullion as soon as its value is AZ
oeI,alned. Provided that in determining the
average market value OF bullion for the purpose
same into ccin, (as provided by section a5st nf
tEe Revised Statutes as amended by the fourth
sec'lon OF this actD said market value shall be
we value Of the bullion rated In coin nj the
same metal at its legal tender value In the
clties OF New York aud San Francisco for the
week preceding such deposit"
amer DIN ent as follows:
provided that In the event that silver bul
non non Is lot deposited under the provisions OF
OF s2O0o,OO0 month, then the Secretary of the
treasury snail continue to purchase under the
PROVISIONS OF the law of February %. 1919
month" <-''''0'' "
Mr.. Warner accepted the amendment. and his
own amendment as thus amended was adopted
The question then required on tho tentb eao-
tion, winch provides that after the passage OF
TINS act me President shah signify to sncn for
.h gI 9tn e as ne may deem advisable
lnaG tne United States is ready to co-ooerafe
with other nations to establish common ratio
between gold and silver. This section was
Mr. Miller offered the following as an addI-
tfOnal section: 49,
"Nothtng contained in this act shall be con-
SlIued 10 authorize the coinage Of silver except
loto standard dollars" Agreed to without a
A motion to adjourn was voted down, and the
gue e.i came up on seconding the previous
questlon on the last section OF the bin. The
previous question was seconded, and the last
section OF the bill was agreed to.
mi. afneT then moved the previous cues.
tlon on the engrossment and third reading of
Opposition to the previous question was made
III .he iepupncan side on the ground that that
would preclude the Offering of amendments
Satufday the democrats, however Insisted
mat the bill should be advanced to the noint
passage. " VIA"
Filibusterfng was again resorted to. the re-
poplcans refusing to vote, reServfng the priv
I E,, OF oner1ng amendments Finally Mr. Nc
hehzle moved that the Sergeant-at-Arrns be
directed to take into custody and bring to the
car OF Inc House such members as were absent
Without sufficient excuses. Agreed to.
=, After several roll calls on dila1ory motions
the sergeant appeared at the oar of
the House with twenty-On members in his
custody. The usual noisy and amusing scene
took place when the delinquent members were
csised upon to offer excuses for their absence.
ane iavoJlte excuse seeming to be the "pangs
Mr. Belford here made proposition. He said
ne ne was friend OF the bill ard had voted for it,
, Mnat the opponents OF the bin wanted was
could know what they were voting for. They
seemed 10 want to have an opportunity to vote
On 1n she substitute offered few days ago by MI:
Hyan OF Kansas. He would now suggest to the
gehtieman In charge OF the bill to allow Mr.
MANS amendment to be offered and then de-
m mi a,t me previous question. Nothing was to
oe gained Dy remaining here in this conflict
ana II would be well to accept his proposition.
Several democrats said that proposition was
'oo T tn1 H,a ana a. they would not accept it.
uon on penalf OF the hard-money democrats.
mr. Lowe objected II this required unanimous
Mr.. Hurd said he represented twenty demo.
Gratis, and wanted TO make a proposition,
Mr. Mcmahon said he had heard about that
de.lVery CT twenty democrats, but he doubted
IL IL could be done
Mr.: Ewing said If Mr. Hurd was a hard-money
man lie was opposed to silver coinage
Mr.. Hurd replied that he was in favor of hon.
est coinage. ~
There were now demands for the regular Or
GER and the Speaker decided that there was
D1.nlng 10 DO but to await the return OF the
eaht-at-arms With more abSentees
Az l:4e a. m. the sergeant alarms had not vet
maze a return, and no business had been trans
acled since the last call OF the House was or
aeIeo. some members were asleep on the
lounges scattered about the hall Others were
oozing In their chairs, and others vet were
s'rs1ched out upon the desks fast asleep.
u ne proceedings after lao O'Clock this morn