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operation of the previous question, but Warno

operation of the previous question, but Warnc
declined to consent.
Mr.. Conger thereupon gave notice that his
side of the house would decline to vote on the
third section. and so when vote was taken
upon it there were but 10l members voting.
Mr.. Cox moved q call of the House.
Mr.. Townshend Ull.) inquired whether there
was no remedy for such revolutionary proceed
ings. daughter on the Republican side.)
The Speaker-The remedy is call OF the
House.
MIR. Garfeld-The remedy is to allow vote
on the amendment.
MIR. Clymer said he was in the chair when
Forts amendment was offered, and it was his
understanding that a vote was to be allowed.
Mr.. Garfeld-That was the understanding on
our side.
MIR. Warner denied that lie had entered into
such an agreement or arral cement.
Mr.. Clymer suggested that, in the interest of
harmony and to advance the business of the
House, a vote should be allowed on Forts
amendment.
Mr. Warner again disclaiming any under
standing that there should be vote on the
amendment, withdrew all objections to such
vote, protesting however, that this was not
done under the threat of bulldozing.
The motion for call of the House was then
withdrawn, and Forts amendment was received
and voted upon. 1t substitutes for the. third
section of the bill 2 provision that the owner
of any silver bullion may deposit the same in
Quantities of twenty ounces and over at any
mint, at its actual market value in the United
States, not exceeding par, which value shall be
ascertained by and under regulations to be
prescribed by the director of the mint, and ap-
proved by the secretary of the treasury; that
such owner shall be entitled to oreceive standard
silver dollars in payment therefor, and such
bullion 80 received shall be converted into
standard dollars. The amendment was reject
ei-yeas l04, nays lis.
IoF, Il
the taking of the vote. Warner and Ewing
were active in getting negative votes, while
Garfield and others were active on the opposite
side. Then votes in the negative began to
come from quarters whence they were least ex-
pected and in quick succession, Messrs. Chit
tenden, Dwight. Einstein, McCook, Morton,
ONeil, Smith, Pa, Hawley and Miles voted no,
and other changes and additions were made
with the result as above announced.
The question then recurred on the third Sec
tion and it was agreed to. yeas 113, nays no.
THE FOURTH SECTION.
The question then recurred on the fourth Sec
ton. which merely provides that charges for
melting and refining shall be fixed by the di-
rector of the mint.
charges shall be the difference between the
market value of bullion and the legal tender
of coin. Agreed to-yeas III, nays los.
AS the effect of this amendment was practi-
cally the same as that of the amendment Of
fered by Fort. except that it did not involve
the opponents of silver coinage in any consist
ency, the vote was watched with very keen in
terest on both sides and the result was greeted
with applause on the Republican side. The
Democrats and Greenbackers who voted for
the amendment were Messrs. Beltzhoover, Bliss,
Covert, De La Matyr, Deuster. Gibson, Hurd,
JONES' Martin of Delaware, Martin of North
Carolina, Morrison, Morse, O'Keilley, Poehler,
Ross, Russell of North Carolina, Springer, Tai
bott and F.. Wood.
The Representative Greenbackers who voted
against it were Daggett. Ford, Gillette, Kellep,
Ladd, Love- Murch, Stevenson, Weaver and
Yocum.
A motion to reconsider and to lay 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 of
last vote was being critically examined by
Ewing Warner and other Democrats as if to
see whether changes might not be
effected. The result showed that Howe, who
voted for the March amendment, stood firm
the motion to lay on the table being carried by
| 116 to 105.
The announcement of the result was AGAR
| greeted with applause on the Republican side
| and when Warner moved adjournment tn
| motion was met with shouts of triumphan
| laughter on the Republican side and by a sar
castle inquiry on the part of Conger why th'
gentlemen should obstruct public business
and whether there was remedy for thes
revolutionary proceedings. The motion wa:
agreed to LII to 10, and the House adjourned