New-York tribune., 1879-05-24

ton of small coins yesterday without aCtloh'
The Legislative bill was passed by the House
with the Senate amendments. The Senate
passed the Quarantine bill.
A STOUT FIGHT AGAINST THE GAG.
SCENES IN THE HOUSE DURING THE SILVER DE-
BArE-THE FIuBUsTERING AND THE NIGHT
SESSION.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE IRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON May 23.-The House has spent
another entire Gay on the Silver bill to the exclu-
sion OF business on the private calendar, which IS
the regular order for Friday of each week.
The eighth section as adopted yesterday was not
satisfactory to the friends Of the bill, and it was
accordingly amended to-day in two particulars. AS
II now stands holders of bullion may deposit their
metal in the branch mint at Carson CITY, Nevada,
also or at any United States Assay Office. General
Garfield and other Republicans called attention
10 the fact that under this proposition holder OF
bullion at any point in the interior may deposit 1t
at the nearest assay Office or treasury and receive
New-York OF San Francisco prices for it. The other
rroyision REQUIRES that bullion certificates shall be
fssued at the market value Of such bullion in coin
of the same metal.
A number of amendments to the ninth section
were adopted, one of which renders the section
1nuchless mischevous than the advocates OF the
bill proposed to make it, One of the clauses OF TINS
section provided that the market value of bullion
should be the value of bullion rated in coin OF the
same metal at its legal-tender value" Mr.. RoDeson'
of New-Jersey, asked General Warner to modify
this clause by striking out the word rated" and
he readily consented apparently without perceiv-
ing that this would thwart his purpose, The effect
of this is to harmonize the ninth with the fourth
Niash) section, and to destroy of the most OBJ
leciOnable features of the measure.
The section which required the President to cor
respond with foreign governments regarding the es
tablishment of a common ratio between gold and
silver was defeated. A new section, proposed by
Mr. Mills, Of Texas which forbids the coinage of
trade dollars under this act, was adopted.
Mr.. Farr offered an amendment providing that
members of Congress shall hereafter receive their
salaries in standard silver dollars only. but General
Warner would not allow vote to be taken on it,
1t would have been carried if members had been
permitted to vote for it,
Several amendments and substitute for the en-
tire bill had been prepared by Republican members;
but General Warner who had again become excited,
demanded the previous question the whole bill
He was appealed to by q number of Republicans to
permit an adjournment, that the bill, as amended
could be printed. This he refused to do. The he
pubicans who seemed determined not to vote on
this measure until they could have opportunity
70 examine it, resOrted at to dilatory motions
The House had been in good humOr all day, but the
prospect of night session became imminent, and
both Republicans and Democrats grew sulky and
appeared to settle down into a determination to
fight the matter ont to the end.
A call of the House was ordered soon after G
o'clock, and members who had been absent few
minutes for lunch returned to find the doors closed
against them. While the doors remained closed the
time was spent in calling the roll motions to ad-
iourn. At o'clock the Sergeant-at-Arms appeared
at the bar of the House with twenty-One members
An custody most of whom had not left the building
at all to-day. The usual scene such occasions
ensued. Hendrck B. Wright pleaded - old age" as
a reason why be should be excused Mr.. Reed, of
Maine, explained that on his way from dinner he
had encountered stranger and entered into a dis
cussion with him financial topics which had be-
come so interesting that the time passed more
rapidly than he had realized. Mr.. Mcmahon, of
Ohio, moved that in view of the "sutferings of the
stranger" Mr. Reed be excused. Mr.. Williams Of
Wisconsin. began an elaborate speech, whereupon
member moved that he have leave to print. Mr.
Williams seemed very sorry that he should have
been arrested in q braud-new suit of clothes. As
soon as all the fugtives had been discharged mo-
tion to adjourn was submitted and voted down.
At @ o'clock both sides seemed as determined as
ever with strong indications OF an a-nlght session.
Speaker Randall sad this evening that the bill
will pass the House by 20 majority.
At11:4O p. H.. a motion to adjourn was voted
down. The question required on seconding the de-
Inand for the previous question. No quorum voted,
aud the House again began voting on dilatOry mo-
tions The indications were strong that there
would be an all-night session Both sides were un-
compromising.
At 1890 a. M. Mr.. Hurd, of Ohio claiming to
represent twenty Democrats who favored honest
money stated that he desired to submit PROPOSE
ton 10 the House. Amid some excitement objection
was made TO his proceeding by MessTs. Mcmahon,
Warner and others, who claimed that ne DAD not
represent twenty Democrats on that floor.
LOtr.-At l o'clock this morning second call Of
The House had been ordered Up to that hour no
progress whatever had been made in the business
before the House A number Of efforts had
b.on made to compromise differences, but
all had failed. Both Democrats and Republicans
seemed as ugly and determined ever The Repub-
hcans fighting for an opportunity 10 read the
bill before giving II vote that viii place IT in the
power Of the majority 10 prevent any amendment,
end the Democrats are trying to force the bill
through under the gag rule.
The proceedings during the evening have been
enliyened by the frequent appearance Of the Ser
Heant-at-Arns with captured members IN custody.
Among his captures were General Garfield
and Sir. Morse of Massachusetts,. Both these gen.
uemen reported by the Sergeant-at-Arms
Us having escaped from his custody. At this hour
p3O a. m.) there is a quorum of the House present.
but the Republicans steadily refuse to vote on or
eering the previous question, and the deadlock
b!us lar 10 continue until morning.
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