The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-24
xLvICoNGREss-1sT SESSION
SENATE.
DII4N II L II.
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The Senate took up the bill making sub
sdiary coins exchangeable for lawful money
and making such coin legal tender in sums up
to 800.
The committees amendment to substitute 10
for 20 was discussed.
The bill was supported by Messrs. Bayard,
Booth, Ferry and Herman and opposed by
Messrs. Edmunds and Thurman.
The morning hour expired and the bill went
over without action.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
contagious diseases bill.
Amendment restricting the time of the act
remaining in force to four years after the
passage was adopted.
Mr.: Jones moved to substitute ''any
merchant ship or vessel'' for "any vessel
engaged in transportation of goods or persons
Adopted.
Mr.. Whyte moved to strike out the clause
Furnishing violations of rules of the state
health boards and rules of sanitary associations.
Rejected.
Mr. Harris moved to substitute "rules and
regulations in pursuance of this act,' instead
of "rules of the sanitary association
Adopted
tional grounds, charging the Democrats
favoring it with inconsistency in arguing late
ly in favor of keeping Federal power from in
terfering with states in certain matters and
now advocating the opposite in other matters.
Mr.. Blaine thought the general government
w
tine and it ought to exercise its power and
protect the general health.
Mr.. Edmunds said no such power had been
delegated to the United States, and if the
general government could interfere in local
health regulations it could interfere with
everything else that goes on in state.
Mr.. Blaine said Congress had regulated
commerce between the states and even the
boundaries of individual states in the interest
of health.
Mr.. Edmunds said the bill had nothing to do
with commerce except as pretext for its
enactment.
The bill then passed.
The Senate then took up the transportation
Senate went into executive session and adj
journed
Mr.. Atkins, from the committee on appropri-
ations reported back the Senate amendments
to the legislative bill, and stated that he was
instructed to move for concurrence in all OF
them. 1t was hardly necessary, he said, to
give reason for that instruction. There were
some of the amendments in which the COM
mittee would not under other circumstances
concur, for instance the increase of salaries of
Senate officials. This increase amounted to
over $45 ,O0C. He stated, in reply to Mr.. Con-
ger, that the Senate had made no amendments
in the political features of the bill. The
amendments were concurred in.
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defeated.
House resumed the consideration of the
Warner silver bill.
The legislative bill now goes to the Pres-
dent.
The House resumed consideration of the sill
yer bill, the question being on laying on the
table the motion to reconsider the vote order
ing the main question on the Sth section and
amendments.
On suggestion of the Speaker the motion to
reconsider was withdrawn.
The 9Th section was then formally agreed to
and that action Immediately reconsidered, thus
| getting rid OF the previous question and open
| ing the bill to amendment.
Mr.. Ewing moved to amend his yesterday S
| amendment so as to provide that bullion certi-
ficates be issued at the bullion's actual market
| value in standard coin of the same metal.
Mr.. Garfield made point Of order which
| was overruled.
Question was raised by Mr. Reed (de,) and
| discussed by him and Mr.. Garfield as to why
| the government should pay in Denver the
| price of silver in New York and pay for trans
| portation to New York or Washington.
| Warner.-That's exactly what the govern
ment is doing now.
On motion, the "Daggett and Magginnis Car
| son city, New, and government assay officers"
were inserted in the Sth section, and then the
section adopted as whole. The 9th section
| providing that only coins of smaller denomina-
tons than a dollar be fabricated ON govern
ment account, was taken up.
Warner moved an amendment relating to
| the coinage of bullion, ETC., which after con-
| siderable discussion and sub-amendment by
| Cannon was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Reagan the 10th section
| was stricken out.
| Mr.. Warner moved previous question on the
last section. After considerable discussion and
| several motions to adjourn, the section was
| agreed to.
Mr.. Warner then moved the previous ques-
ton on the engrossment and third reading;
| Republicans refused to vote and several mo-
! tions to adjourn were voted down.
/ a. m.-House still in session with prospect
| of remaining SO some hours, although there is
| an understanding that the final vote on the
| silver bill will not be taken until tomorrow.