New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16
THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE.

THE VOTING on TIRE BILT-TwO SECTIONS DIS
POSED oF-MR MoRTON's ABLE SPEECH.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
W,suSGToN, May 15.-The discussion of the
Warner Silver bill in the House of Representa-
tives. now drawing to a close, has attracted less
attention than the Importance of the measure en-
titles il to. A few remarkably good speeches, Ike
those of Mr.. Chittenden, Mr.. Reed, of Maine, and
Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, and the little five-mnutes
protest by Mr.. l.. p Morton to-day, have been
listened TO attentively They have been read with
interest and widely commented upon; but many
others who have addressed the House on the bill,
and especially those who have supported IT.,
have talked about almost every other
branch of the financial question more than that
touched by the measure and have only rehashed the
old arguments not even freshening them up now
and then with an original idea Possibly the indlt-
ference which the House of Representatives and
the country have shown in regard TO this important
subject is due to the well founded-beliet that the
hill in question can never become law, and that,
therefore il is not worth while to become excited
about it. Its passage by the House even. without
very material amendment. is doubtful after the
votes of today It's adoption by the Senate more So
and its veto by the President certain.
The House got down fairly to the bill for the hrst
time to-day The first vote was a motion offered
unon the table. This was lost by 100 in the
Affirmative to 1876 in the negative. OF those who
voted against this motion at least twenty are op-
posed TO the bill as it stands, but refused to assist
in its slaughter in order that they might have an
opportunity TO offer amendments that would make
it acceptable to them.
The previous question was then ordered, and a
vote taken on the first section, which enumerates
the gold coins of the United States and fixes thesr
weight 1t was adopted by IL majority. The
only pecular feature of this section will be noticed
later
The second section of the bill enumerates the
silver coins of the United States and fixes their
weight 1t includes the standard dollar. and omits
the trade dollar Considerable discussion arose on
IN amendment to this section offered by Mr.. KIM
mel, of Maryland providing that 46O grains
of standard silver shall be put into the
dollar The most notable speech was that OF
Mr.. L. p. Morton, who made an earnest protest
against the whole scheme embraced in this Dill.
MIR. Morton spoke only five minutes. but what he
said was crowded full of sound practical sense.
His experience with financial problems, and the
force and directness with which he expresses his
ideas. will make him most valuable recruit to the
small company of men in the House who are able
10 take the lead in the support of sound financial
measures OF course Mr.. KimmePs amendment was
defeated and also one offered by Mr. Beford to the
third section cOnining the deposits OF silver bullion
IN the Mint for coinage into dollars TO that produced
by American mines.
An amendment moved by Mr. Calkins. authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver
bullion at the market price and coin 1t into silver
dollars on Government account, was lost by one
majority, and pending an attempt to get another
vote upon it the House adjourned.