Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-24
his own amendment as then amended was
adopted, yeas 81, nays IS.
MIR. Buckner inquired if it was in order now
| to offer substitute for the whole bill.
The Speaker replied that it waa not.
SECTION TEN

SECTION TEN.
The question then REQUIRED on the tenth see
ton, which provides that after the passage of
this act the President shall signify to such for
eign governments as he may deem advisable
that the United States is ready to cooperate
with other nations to establish common ratio
between gold and silver.
latter the passage of this act because Con-
gress wanted the President to do that thing
some time daughter.
Mr.. Warner stated he had no objections to
striking out these words, but on motion of Mr..
Regain the whole section was stricken out.
Mr.. Gillette offered the following as an addi-
tional section: All the gold and silver certii-
Gates provided by this act shall be full legal
tender for all debts. public and private, except
otherwise provided by contract. Rejected,
yeas, 70; nays, 1856. All the Greenbackers
voted aye and two Republicans, Mr.. Daggett
and Urner; all the others in the affirmative
were Democrats.
Senator Miller offered the following as an adj
ditional section: Nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to authorize the coinage
of silver except into standard silver dollars.
Agreed to without discussion.
Mr.. Farr desired to offer an amendment pro-
viding members of Congress shall be paid only
in standard silver dollars, but Warner declined
to yield for that purpose and insisted on the
previous question on the final section, which re-
peals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent wit
the provisions of this bill.
Mr.. Garfield suggested that that section
would repeal all the statutes of the United
States, for they were all inconsistent with this
bill. daughter on the Republican side.
Mr.. Warner retorted that it would repeal the
fraudulent statute which his colleague, Gar
field, had hoped to pass That was the main
use of it. daughter and applause on the
Democratic SIDE.
| Opposition to the previous question was
made on the Republican side, it being under
stood that other amendments were to be offered
! which would be cut off by the previous ques-
ton. Mr.. Mitchell asked Warner to let him
offer an amendment, but Warner declined to
| have it either offered or read.
Mr.. Ryan claimed he had offered a substi-
tute for the bill some weeks ago and that the
| House should be allowed to have vote upon it,
| Mr.. Buford asked Warner to let the House
| adjourn without further action on the bill and
to let the bill be printed, so that members
| could vote upon it tomorrow Understandings.
| He was sure it would then have larger ma
| iority than if pressed to vote this evening.
Mr.. Warner have made that proposition.
| The Speaker-The gentleman from Ohio
| (Warner) desires to have the bill read third
| time and to have the previous question second
ed on the passage of the bill, to have the bill
printed in the Record and to have the vote
taken tomorrow.
! Mr.. Conger-But we do not want to have
the previous question ordered.
. As the opposite sides of the House could not
have come to any agreement on this point, the
Republicans resorted to flibustering tactics
motion by Mr.. White that when the House ad
journ to-day it be till Monday next. This mo
ton was rejected, rs to 1l8.
| A motion to adjourn was then voted down
| and the question CAME upon seconding the pre-
vious question en- the last section Of the bill
! The previous question was seconded and the
last section of the bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Warner then moved the previous ques
ton on engrossment and third reading of tn,
bill. Opposition to the previous question wa.
made on the Republican side on the grount
that that would preclude offering of amend
ments tomorrow. The Democrats however
insisted the bill should be advanced to a poin
| where a vote could be taken tomorrow on it
passage.
Amotion to ad journ was then made on the he
publicanside and was defeated, yeas ", nays IS
! Thenthe question required on seconding thepre
vious question and the votewas 86i affirmative
none in the negative, the Republicans declin-
ing to vote. Then there was call of tn
House and though the call showed there wer
l54 mem bers present, more than quorum, th
doors of the hall were closed and the Speake
stated it was in order to offer excuses for alb
sentees, pending which another motion to ad
journ was made and voted down.
Mr.. Mckenzie then moved the sergeant-at
arms be directed to take, into custody an,
bring before the bar Of the House such mem
bers as were absent without sufficient excuse
Agreed to.
After several roll calls on dilatory motions
the sergeant-at-arms appeared at the bar of tn
House with twenty-one members in custody
The usual noisy and amusing scene took plac
when the delinquent members were called upO
IT, offer excuses for their absence, the favorit
excuse seeming to be 1.-THE pangs Of hunger
The delinquent members swere discharge
with costs, and then Robson moved to &C
: journ. Motion again rejected.
Ten o'clock-The House has voted dow
another motion to adjourn, the Democrat
} voting solidly against it, and there is no indi
cation of a tendency to yield on either side Q
the House.
1910 P. MA motion to adjourn has jus
been voted down and on motion of Mr.. Wa
ner all further proceedings under the call hay
been dispensed with and the question REQUIRE
on seconding the demand for the previor
. question on engrossing and third reading {
l the silver bill. No quorum having voted Q
r that question the House is again voting
dilatory'motion.
Twelve O clock.-The House has 1ust vote
: down motion to adjourn and another call {
, the House is now in progress. The indication
now are that there will be an sill night session
as both sides are uncompromising.
! 1890 A. MIR. Hurd, claiming to represel
twenty Democrats who favored honest moue
, desired to submit a proposition to the Hous
u but amid some excitement objection was mao
to lis proceeding by McMahon, Warner al
3 others, who claimed that he did not represel
twenty Democrats on this floor.
u 1:45A. NAT this hour the condition of a
fairs is unchanged and tho House is awaitil
e the report of the sergeant-at- arms, who
searching for absentees. Many members a
asleep on the lounges at the rear of the desl
q while the remainder are engaged in COnVers
ton. Every now and then a compromise
/ suggested, but it is invariably met with Q
jectioa and there is every prospect that the 81
2. sion will continue all night.
l. 3A. M.-House still in session.
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