The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-31


ment of interest on the public debt, and
that certificates for coin and bullion in the
treasury shall be received at par in paw
ment for all dues to the United States, in
Guiding duties on imports. This section
led to debate, and obstruction in the nature
of fllibustering by the Republicans. FL
nally, on motion of Warner, the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, May 22.-The house re-
sumed, as the business of the morning hour,
consideration of the bill to repeal and
amend the laws relating to the transfer of
cases from state to federal courts. The Re-
publicans refused to vote on the demand
for the previous question, thereby blocking
business. Various propositions were there.
upon suggested on both sides, but were not
acceded to. Debate and call of the house
consumed the morning hour, and the bill
went over without action until Saturday
next...... Consideration was then resumed
of the Warner silver bill, and the house
agreed to the committees amendment to
the bill which provides that certificates of
deposit shall be in denominations OF not
less than five dollars instead of ten dollars
as originally provided in the bill. The
question then REQUIRED upon the next com.
mittee amendment, providing that certif-
Gates of deposit may be computed as part
of the lawful money reserve of national
banks, and it was rejected without division.
Warner offered an amendment providing
that gold or silver bullion which shall be-
come the property Of the government by
the return of certificates to the treasury in
payment of dues, shall be coined and paid
out the same as other money. Adopted.
The next amendment was one offered by
CIatiin to strike out that portion of the bill
providing that certificates shall be issued in
payment of interest on public debt. Re-
jected. The next amendment was one Of
fered some time ago by Lounsbury, striking
out the whole section. This was rejected.
\ cas- SO, nays 116......Adj ourned.
FRIDAY, May 23.-Atkins from the
committee on appropriations, reported back
the senate amendments TO the legislative
appropriation bill. The amendments were
concurred in......At the expiration of the
morning hour the house resumed eonsidera-
ton of the Warner silver bill. The eighth
section was formally agreed to and that
action was Immediately recOnsidered, also
formally. In this way the previous ques-
ton was got rid of and the section was
opened to amendment. Thereupon Ewing
moved to amend his amendment of yester-
day by striking out the words " standard
silver dollars" and inserting the words
''coin of the same metal" so as to provide
that certificates for gold or silver bullion
shall be issued at its average market value
ia standard coin OF the same metal. On
motion of Daggett and Magginnis, the words
Carson City, Nevada and governm ent
assay officers" were inserted in the eighth
section and then that section was adopted
as whole-yeas SO, nays 72-without the
yeas and nays. The eighth section as it
now stands reads as follows:
The secretary of the treasury is authorized and
required TO receive deposits of gold and silver coin
gold or silver bullion with the treasurer any
assistant treasurer of the United StaJes or to re-
ceive bullion deposits with the superintendent of
the branch mint at Denver, Col, with the super
ntendent of the bran ch mint at Carson City and of
government assay Offices in sums not less than $40
add to issue cert tcates therefor in denominations
at the discretion of the depostor If not less than SIS
EACH corresponding with the denominations OF
United States notes. The coin and bullion deposited
for representing certica ties of deposits shall be
retained in the treasury for the payment of the
same demand, and certificates representing coin
in the treasury together with those issued for bull
lion deposited, shall be received par in pay nent
for all dues to the United States including duties
on imports, provided all certificates for gold
silver bullion shall be issued at average marker
value OF such bullion in standard coin of the
metal in New York and San Francisco for the
week next preceding such deposit; and provide
further that gold and silver bullion which shall be-
come the property OF the government by return OF
certificates to treasury IN payment OF dues there
to- shall be coined and paid out the same as other
money.
Warner then moved to amend the ninth
section, which provides that only coins of
smaller denominations than one dollar shall
be fabricated on government account. The
amendment is TO make the section read as
follows:
From, and after the passage of this act, except
as provided in section eight, only coins Of less de-
nomination than 81 shall he fabricated on govern
ment account, but the secretary shall cause 10 be
coined up to the full capacity of the minis in con-
npntiOu with other Gains. the gnld silver hI,I-
lion deposited under this act; and in converting
bullion into bans or coin for depositors precedence
shall be given in the order in which deposits are
made. But this provision shall prohibit the
delivery of coin stamped bars in exchange for
bullion as its value is ascertaned, provided
that in determining the average market value of
bullion for the purpose of ascertsiping the charge
for converting the into coin as provided by
section 1924 of the revised statutes amended by
the fourth section of this act, said market rate
shall be the value of the bullion rated III coin of
the same metal at its legal tender value in the
cities OF New York and San Francisco for the week
preceding such deposit.
Cannon therefore submitted his amend
ment as follows:
Provided that in the event that silver bullion
is not deposited under the provisions this act
available for coinage to the extent of 81 200 900
continue to purchase under the provisions OF the
law of February %, 1885, sufficient bullion to coin
81 900 per month.
Warner accepted this amendment and his
own amendment as thus amended was
adopted-yeas 81, nays SO. Gillett offered
the following as an additional section:
&c All gold and silver certificates provided
by this act shall be a full legal tender for
ALI debts, public and private, except other
wise provided by contract" Rejected
yeas 49, nays 1876. Mills offered the follow
ing as an additional section: Nothing
contained in this act shall be construed to
authorize the coinage of silver except into
standard silver dollars" Agreed to without
discussion. Opposition to the previous
question was made on the Republican side,
it being understood that other amendments
to be offered would be cut off by the
previous question. Fillibustering was in
augurated by the Republicans to obstruct
progress, causing an all-night session with
out accomplishing anything.