, 1879-05-17
3. TIE WARMER hill.
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/ Sus"fa' Hiftm'rh ~ 7zt Tribune.
| WAelt1SnroS, D. T., May lsi.-1l,c friends Of
te Warner hill WHO Ind expected toa.aya It
pnss thu House In twu tlays utter u was report
! I'd arc doomed TO further dtsnppolntnlens.
| THIS hill held the floor for atloti,er DAY in
| ll,t itnlsse, 'nllh t!lu tfsnr og tho fiEml
ynte scels tn bo as indelnite US ever.
Thn Mills amendment, which 'wus thought
tu havo greut deal Ut strength, utter tsayil,s
bcct' discussed Ut great lc''gth, WIS iinaaIy rt-
1cctcd, receiving only to are Yutcs at;utust lis III
'lu negative. The amendment prt,ln.seu to til-
rcct sl!c Secretary nf tlls Treasury to purchase
silver h,1llun.tralo dollars anl io'cigu silver
coma without limit ut tllu market yaluo of ST.
srr, to pay for sllu SUMO III uow isssle Ut sEal-
tenders, to tudccM al1ycr IN legn.teuder, nu,l to
n,ako I'LL silver cuns l',gal-,eltcr fur NIL pubic
Ahd pirate debts. An uttelnpt will he made to
hnTe the n!easurc pass thu ltouse Tomorrow,
but
IT Is NOT cERrAlN
that the bill ra PASS tle Illsu nt all, although
theru is nttsY probability that II will by sutat
majority.
MILLS AMENDMENT.
To tAf lt'fsitrI 4::-.1satsd FE<ss.
Washington. u. c., Nur lU-l!.c House
t,!tn rcstlInr. consideration Ut the Whrer Silver
biI1, the pentlfuE hrctlnn leus. the third, which
provides that anY "'yner Ut silver buloM M4y
depuslt tI'u sans 70 By ior,nrd into bars Or Into
sta'narsl dollars tor his benefit. The pending
amendment wAs ono offered BY Mr., Aillts, ali.
thurtziIy. ss' Secretary OF the Treasury to MIR
chasu without limit uil the A'tYer buttoI tratIu
dollars. anh fOrciVn silver cofu that uay bu uf-
furrA for sa!c at thu mayl,ot yalun Of sll-
ven AlM such PURCHASERS sAAtl bo
ru.l(nucd rs long ~ tllu 4l3I< grains standard
silver Gun lse obtained for 81 In Icgul-tendrr
IreAs1lry notta. All such purchases shuIl bu
pastl far with neW issue Of rgt l-tcndpr TreYs.
urf lutes. ami all holders 1T silver coius oi thu
unttad statvs may l,rusent tlls sa.le Ia sun,a
not luaa ttlua so. M,d receive therefor legal
tender Treasury notes Ut par fur SANE, ullL aIl
s1lVrr c0ins Ut thu Unttctl States shall bp Fu-
cciyalo In payment Ut ull GoYerlnlcnt dues, anil
Tor a!l debts. public uuI private nIl tho S0cre-
tlry Ut The rrcusury ii directed to hasc silver
bullion, tho tra4v dullaF u1 furctgn sitycr coin
coined Into American s!lrer c0In a. last as
praetleab!c, anI apply I'LL llle silver ctin nj the
unted States tli1t nl4y cOinn into thu Treasury
to tllu payment Of t1ls pr'Hclpai and tntcrnst 1T
the public debt befUru using ahy Ut tAe :.0lu OF
Treasury notes Ut tie uoycrnmcpt for that pur-
pose.
Ar. Mills argued Ia f4yor Of bts amendment,
which WIZ opposed by Mr. Caswell,
alr. Turner {U.) fuYorrl tho amendment. Tho
peoplu bud looked In va!n su tbs kupubican
purity f,r tllIanoial relief, aud they now louke1
tu tllv Detnucgute purity lor that relief. Let tlu
issuc be nlado, LIT tho bill be uassel, un II the
President saw tit, lot him vetu It, bit lot Cou-
Eress discharge lta duty Oh tha subject.
Mr. Mitchell! oppu4ea the bill. Tile peopto
]crnandrd at.as Congress shoulu PASS thu Appro-
ptlaaoa btl!s aud a!;ouu, aud wAva Cou: :fras