New-York tribune., 1879-05-22
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
THE REPUBIcANs FIuBUsTER AND PREVENT A
VOTE ON THE BILL CONCERNING REMOVALS OF
CAUsFs-sLow PROGRESS WITH THE SILVER
wAsnrxorox, Wednesday. May 81, 1870.

.CNUSFS-SLOW PROGRESS WITH IHL SlLN hh
BILL
WASHINGTON, Wednesday May 81 1879.
The House of Representative resumed the
consideration of bill repeal and amend the laws
relating to the transfer of state TO Federal
Courts to-day
Mr.. FRYE (Rep., Me) suggested whether. in view oi
the importance Of the measure and the lack OF atte
ton given to it, the gentleman IN charge OF the Dill
would consent have it referred to the Judiciary
Committee or recommitted 10 the Committee on the
Revision of the Laws-not to be brought back at TINS
session.
Mr.. TOwNsuESD Dem. Ill) declined to accede TO
the suggestion and ntmated there was 10 lack OF
interest attention on The part OF The House lie ue-
manded the previous question on ne nh ., so,,
The Republican side Of The House fetfalheu iiphi
voting that there should not be quorum; Gnu Oh
the House was begun by which the morning honI nTn'
be used up without making any progress with the p
The call Of the House, together with the yea ana nay
votes other dilatory motions, consumed me norma
hour. and the hIl went without action. lls catu
forth the remark from Mr. TOWNsHEND that the Re
puhlicans by their flihuserng. obstructIng the
appropriation bills and other public legislation ..,
The legislative Appropriation bill was received rom
the Senate and referred 90 thc Committee on Appfop-
Mr. cox Dem. n " introduced bin foran Inter
national Exbhon of Arts MaUfao lures apd Products
iu New York civ Referred to the Committee on For
The House, at 1:40 D. H. took up the special order,
being the silver bl-ne question being on the I0uh
section as amended yesterday on the motion OF MI.
Marsh (Rep. Iu). the amendment being as follows !;
coin shall be the difference between The market value III
NewYorE City OF the bullion and the legaiender Naue
The fourth section was agreed to-yeas, 113; nays,
1O9-a result which was greeted Win applause on INC
Republican side.
The House then-yeas 10; nays 1O9-tabled the
motion TO reconsider the vote by Wch the lOuFth SCI
Just previous to the announcement, Mr. SPRINGER
Dem. II), who had voted in the afirmative-haymg
sustained the Marsh amendment in all its stages
changed his the negative, thus placing u Wllhn
the power of the Speaker 10 defeat the motion to lay on
The table by making a tie The speaker dld not
exercise that constitutional privilege and the iourth
section remains lrrevocablv In the bill
The fifth section which directs the payment or smau
silver cons the extent that they may be required IN
exchange for gold coins, or Tor STANDARD SILVER uOi
or United States notes at par IL sums not less 'ha
$50, wa agreed to. -
Mr.. WEAVER q Jlt, Iowa) moved TO amend the sixth
section by adding it clause directing the Secretary
Of the Treasury 10 be paid out without dlscln
ment that may the Treasury the gold coin
in liquidation of all kinds OF coin obligations against the
Tie amendment was agreed to-yeas, 142; nays, rs
The following Republicans voted in the affirmative
we'll Daggott Deering Dunnell, Fort, Haskell Hawk
Henderson, Houk, Kelley, Martin IN. C), McCoid Neal
Orh, Ryan, tpdegran iowa, valentine, van M AGihMa,n M
ana White. Messrs. Bliss, Covert, Morse and O'Reily
were the only Democrats voting in the negative. The
Greenbackers all voted in the Affirmative
The section, amended, was then agreed TO.
The seventh section. providing that silver coins OF
smaller value than 81 shan be legal tender Tor any
amount not exceeding $50 IN any one payment, was
The eighth section was then read II requires the
Secretary Of the Treasury issue coin certificates, and
IL provides that coin certificates be Issued In pay
ment OF interest the public debt, and that the GER
tcstes shall be received at par payment for all dues
TO the United States including duties on Imports.
Mr.. GARFIELD (Rep., OhiO) made the point of order
that the section looking to the payment of interest on
the public debt I'm certificates would be in violation OF
the Constitution (Which provides that the validity of
the public debt shall not be Quesoned and there
fore moi in order
The SPEAKER overruled the point, stating that IL
was not the duty OF the chair to rule the cOnsruc
tOn of law; that was question for the consideration
of the House itself
MIR WARNER (Nat., Ohio moved the previous ques-
tion on the eighth sectOn-refusng to assent to the
proposition OF Mr. Garfield, that in view of the great
i'm pOrtauce of the section debate should be permitted.
The Republicans tbeTeupOn resorted to the usual pol
under such circumstances OF declining TO vote, and
so there quorum secOndlng the previous ques
ton.
Mr. MILLS Dem. Texas appealed to Mr.. Warner to
sOn telling him that there use In trying TO drive
the minority.
Nj COX suggested that he would 1nd way to com
pel O minority to vote, and that he would offer an
amendment tue rules for that purpose He intimated
(amd laughter the Republican sidc that his
plan was deduct days pay from members not
voting.
Then there was a call Of the House which developed
the presence of 2S9 members and all further proceed
Jugs under the cal were dispensed with.
The question then REQUIRED on secODdlng the demand
for the previous question, pending which Mr. YOUNG
Rep., OnO) moved 10 lay the eighth section ON the
table. Rejeced-yeas %; nays, lO2.