The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-22

amendment recommended by the commit
tee on finance. appropriatIng $1,000 for
diplomatic and consular service, to be ex-
pended at the discretion OF the President of
the United States, was agreed to. The
reason for this amendment is, there is now
a movement in Europe with view to ar
range for a bi-metalic standard and it
resentative thither to take part in the pro-
ceedings.
HOUSE.
Washington, May 14.-After the pass
age of the bill allowing expenditures in
connection with the improvement of the
Kentucky and Great Kanawha rivers and
of the bill for a commission to lease a
building for the Washington city post
office, Mr.. Warner attempted TO have his
silver bill considered, but Jailed to obtain
the necessary two-thirds vote.
The business of the morning hour WAS
then taken up, with the bill in regard to
the transfer of cases from state federal
courts.
The morning hour was occupied in the
discussion of the bill bv Mr.. Townsend
and others, after which the senate bill re-
moving the political disabilities of John
s. Saunders, of Baltimore, passed. The
house then resumed consideration of the
bill to amend the laws relating to coinage
and to coin and bullion certificates.
Mr. Fort made u speech avowing him.
self i'm favor of double standard of gold
and silver.
Mr. Ewing said the first and most seri-
Gus objection To the bill was that the gov
ernment would lose the difference between
the present bullion value and coin value
Of silver. He understood that an amend
So.
the bill, which would meet this objection.
That amendment provides that in the is
sue of certificates for bullion, they should
be issued only for the market price of
bullion. leaving coinage free and unlimi-
ted. He whould be quite satified TO have
that amendment adopted, provided it left
to silver its full character of money
metal He opposed the amendment
offered by Mr.. Kimmel. increasing the
standard dollar to AGO grains of standard
silver. 1t was not time to change the
value of gold or silver. AT the conclusion
of Mr. Ewing's speech, MIR. Warner de
manded the previous question; pending
which, Mr.. Killinger moved to lay the
ordered on that motion, pending which
Mr. Conger moved to adjourn. This mo
ton was carried by vote by tellers of
yeas, 100, nays. a. The house adjourned.
Washington. May 15.-Discussion was
resumed ON the bin To amend the statutes
pertaining to the removal of cases from
state TO United States courts and Mr..
Orth concluded his argument against the
bill.
Mr.. McLane followed in support of the
bill.
The morning hour expired before any
action was taken upon the bill.
Consideration was then resumed of the
Warner silver bill, the pending question
the bill and amendments on the table.
The question was taken, and it was de-
cided in the negative by yeas, 1Oe; nays,
1876. The democrats who voted in the
affirmative were Beltshoover, Bliss, Covert,
Deuster, Gibson, Hurd, Lonsberry. and
Martin, of Delaware; McLain, Morse.
Muller, Morrison. Ross, Talbot, and F.
Wood. The republicans who voted in
the negative were Belford, Cannon, Fort
Kelley, Harkell, Murch and Ryan, of
Kansas All the greenbackers voted in the
negative. The question then required on
seconding previous question, and it
was seconded-yeas, 119; nays lO7. The
result of the last two votes was greeted
with applause on the democratic side.
The question as to whether the amend
ments could be voted on, gave rise to
much discussion. Haskell asserted that
he would have voted to lay the bill on the
table if he had supposed the house would
be prevented from voting on all amend
ments offered for the various sec
tions separately. He regarded some
of the provisions of the bill as mon.
strosities, and he would not vote
for it unless it could be amended
Mr.. Stevens also stated it as his under
standing all along that the bill should be
voted on by sections, and Mr.. Clyner as
serted that he would not have voted for
the previous question une ess he supposed
the bill was open for amendments.
On the other hand. it was argued by
Messrs. Springer Kent and Warner, that
under the previous question the bill must
be voted on rs whole.
Finally it was agreed that the previous
question would only apply to the first sec
ton of the bin which provides that gold
coins shall be one dollar pieces or a unit
of % $40 grains; quarter eagles, $s So
$3, an eagle and double eagle. The section
was agreed to, 1O5 to "a. The question then
recurred on the second section which pro-
vides that that silver coins shall be the
dollar or unit, a.half dollar. a quarter dol
lar and dime; that the weight of the