The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-21

into any such arrangement or agreement
Mr. Clymer suggested that In the inter
est OF harmony and to advance the business
OF the House vote should be allowed or
Mr.. Forts amendment.
Mr. Warner again disclaiming any un'
derstanding that there should be vote
onthe amendment, withdrew allobieGtioni
to such vote, protesting that this was
not done under threat ofbulldozlng.
The motion for the call OF the House
wus then withdrawn, and Forts amend.
ment was received and voted upon. II
substitutes for the third section Of the bill,
. provision that the owner OF any silver
bullion may deposit the same In quaint.
ties OF twenty ounces and over at any
mint at Its actual market value In tha
United States, mot exceeding parl, which
value shall be ascertained by and under
regulations to be prescribed BY Director
ol the mint, andapproved by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, that such owners shall
be entitled TO receive standard silver dol.
lars In payment therefor, and that such
bullion so received shall be coined into
standard dollars.
The amendment was rejected yeas 1O4,
nays lis.
There was q great deal OF excitement
during the taking OF the vote. '-i
Messrs, Warner and Ewing were active
in getting in the negative votes, while Mr..
Garfield and Others were active on the op.
posite side. When roll call was finished
the vote stood 90 to 0S, then votes in the
negative began,to come in from all quarters.
whence they were least expected and
in quick succession Messrs. Chittepden.
Dwight, Einstein, McCook, Morton,
o'Neil, Smith (Pa., Hawley and Miles,
voted nc" and other changes and addi.
tions were made with the result rs above
announced. The question then required
upon the fourth section which merely
provides that the changes for melting and
refining shall be fixed by, the director Of
the mint. :
Mr.: Marsh submitted an amendment
thatthe changes shall be the difference be.
tween market value Of bullion and legal
tender Of coin. Agreed to yeas III, nays
los.
As the effect Of this amendment was
practically the same as that OF the amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Fort, except that II
did not involve the opponents Of the sill.
yer coinage in any inconsistency, the vote
was watched with very keen interest on
both sides, and the result greeted with ap.
plause on the Republican side.
The Democrats and Greenbackers who
voted for the amendment were Beltz.
hoover, Bliss, Covert, De LaMaytr, Deu-
ster, Gibson, Hurd Jones, Martin OF Della.
ware, Martin Of North Carolina, Morri.
son, Morse, 0'Reilly, Poehler, Ross, Rus.
sell Of North Carolina, Springer, Talbot
and F. Wood.
The Republicans and Greenbackers who
voted against it were Daggett, Ford, Gil.
lette, Kelly, Ladd, Howe, MurCh, Steven
son, Weaver and Yocum.
A motion to reconsider and to Law that
motion on the table (the parliamentary
formula OF making the vote final was then
made, and while the vote was being taken
the record oil the last vote was being criti-
cally examined by Messrs. Ewing, Warner
and other Democrats, as il to see whether
some changes might not be effected, but
the result showed that those who voted
Tor Mr.. hlarsh's amendment stood firm,
The motion to lay on the table being car.
ried by vote Of 1l6 to los, the announce.
ment OF the result was again greeted with
applause on the Republican side, and
when Mr.. Warner moved an adjournment,
the motion was met with shouts OF tricm.
phant laughter on the Republican side
and by sarcastic inquiry on the part OF
MIR. Conger why gentlemen should OBJ.
struct public business, and whether there
was no remedy ior these revolutionary
proceedings. The motion was agreed to,
Ill TO ITO, and the House adjourned.