Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-24

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his own amendment as then amended was
adopted, yeas 81, nays SO.
Mr.. Buckner inquired if it was in order now
to offer substitute for the whole bill.
The Speaker replied that it was not
SECTION TEN.
The question then required on tho tenth see
tion, which provides that after the passage of
this act tho 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 q common ratio
between gold and silver. aa $500
Mr.. Conger moved to strike out the words
latter the passage of this act'' because Con-
gress wanted the President to do that thing
some time. Laughter.)
Mr.. Warner stated he had no objections to
!. striking out these words, but on motion of Mr..
Regan the whole section was stricken ont.
Mr.. Gillette offered the following as an adds
tional section: All the gold and silver certif-
Gates provided by this act shall be q full legal
tender for all debts, public and private, except
otherwise provided by contract. Rejected,
yeas, IS; nays 1876. AL the Greenbackers
voted aye and two Republicans, Mr.. Daggett
and Urner; all the others in the affirmative
were Democrats. g
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-
tion. Mr.. Mitchell asked Warner to let him
offer an amendment, but Warner declined to
! have it either offered orsread.
| Mr.. Ryan claimed he had offered substi-
! tute for the bill some weeks ago and that the
House should be allowed to have vote upon it,
4 MIR. Buford asked Warner to let the House
| to let the bill be printed, SO that members
could vote upon it tomorrow Understandings.
He was sure it would then have larger ma
! jority than if pressed to vote this evening.
Mr.. Warner-I have made that proposition.
The Speaker-Ths gentleman from Ohio
! (Warner) desires to have the bill read a 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,
| the first movement in that direction being q
motion by Mr.. White that when the House adj
journ to-day it be till Monday next. This mo-
tion was rejected, rs to ll8.
motion to adjourn was then voted down,
and the question came upon seconding the pre-
vious question on 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 the
bill. Opposition to the previous question was
made on the Republican side on the ground
that that would preclude Offering of amend
ments tomorrow. The Democrats, however,
insisted the bill should be advanced to point
where a vote could be taken tomorrow on its
| passage.
Amotion to adjourn was then made on the Re:
publicanside and was defeated, yeas ~, nays rs.
Thenthe question required on seconding theprc-
| vious question and the votewas &c in affirmative,
none in the negative, the Republicans declin-
! ing to vote. Then there was a call Of the
House and though the call showed there were
l54 members present, more than quorum, the
1 doors of the hall were closed and the Speaker
stated it was in order to offer excuses for alb
sentees, pending which another motion to adj
| journ was made and voted down.
Mr.. Mckenzie then moved the. sergeant-at.
arms be directed to take into custody and
bring before the bar of the House such mem
bers as were absent without sufficient excuse
Agreed to.
4 After several roll calls on dilatory motions
the sergeant alarms appeared at the bar of the
House with twcnty-one members in custody
The usual noisy and amusing scene took place
when the delinquent members were called upor
t. offer excuses for their absence, the favorite
excuse seeming to be '.the pangs of hunger"
The delinquent members were discharged
with costs, and then Robson moved to ad
4 journ. Motion again rejected.
Ten oclock-Thc House has voted dowr
another motion to adjourn, the Democrats
voting solidly against it, and there is no indi.
cation of a tendency to yield on either side Of
the House.
1O:4O P. MA motion to djourn has JUS
been voted down and on motion of Mr.. War
ner all further proceedings under the call hav'
been dispensed with and the question REQUIRED
on seconding the demand for the previou
, question on engrossing and third reading o.
the silver bill. No quorum having voted OF
that question the House is again voting on ;
dilatorY motion. "
Twelve o'clock.-The House has just votet
down motion to adjourn and another call o
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 represen
twenty Democrats who favored honest money
desired to submit proposition to the House
but amid some excitement objection was mad
to ais proceeding by McMahon, Warner ant
others, who claimed that he did not represen
twenty Democrats on this floor.
1:45A. M.-At this hour the condition of at
fairs is unchanged and the House is awaitin
the report of the sergeant-at-arms, who
searching for absentees. Many members ar
} asleep on the lounges at The rear Of the desks
while the remainder are engaged in converse
ton. Every now and then a compromise
suggested, bat it is invariably met with OF
lection and there is every prospect that the Sc.
. sion will continue all night.
IA M-HOnse still in session