Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-26
WASHINGTON J0TTINGS.
PASSAGE or THE WARNER SILVER
BILL
By a Much Larger Majority Than An
ticipated-Mr. Frank Hurd's Flat
Failure to Deliver Twen-
ty Votes.


yer coinage; bill was passed this ritter
noon, and liy vote which was sur
prise alike t. its friends and foes. The
vote was III yeas to 81 nays, and the an
nouncement of the vote was received
with loud applause by the Democrats,
who were exceedingly gratified. Before
the final vote was taken on the bill Mr..
Warner and his friends were obliged to
yield TO the demand of the Republicans
for an opportunity to make record on
the substitute which Mr.. Ryan, of Kan
sas, desired to offer. II they had not
done so the Republicans would have
continued the filibustering of the pre-
vious night. Ryan's substitute was not
popular, for it received only sixty-nine
votes and there were l37 against it.
The vote on the adoption of Warmers
bill was a surprise in many ways, but in
none more so than the way some Demo-
Gratis voted. The opponents of the bill
counted upon at least twenty Democrats
10 vote with them. Frank Hurd was by
common consent regarded rs the leader
of these men. He tried several times
during the all-night session to get the
floor to show that there were twenty
Democrats who were, as he said, hard
money men, and who would vote against
the bill and in favor of honest coinage.
He held up a list which contained the
names of McLane. Kimmel and Talbot,
o. Marvland; Ross and Clark, of
New Jersey; BeltzhOOyer, of Pennsyl-
vania; Gibson, OF Louisiana; (;
Martin, of Delaware; OBrien, Launs-
berry, O'Reilly, Bliss, C0Jert, Muller and
Fernando Wood, of New York; Morse,
of Massachusetts, Deuster, of WiscOn-
sin; Poehler, of Minnesota; Morrison,
OF Illinois, and Hurd himself, and said
they all would vote against the bill.
McMahon at the time said that he had
hear OF an arrangement whereby Hurd
was 70 deliver twenty Democrats, but he
expressed doubt whether he could do
so. The result showed that Hurd has
not counted correctly, and that he
could not deliver the goods. Only
eight of the above list voted against the
BILL They were Bliss, Covert Miller
and Fernando Wood, OF New York;
Deuster, of Wisconsin; Morrison, Of
Illinois; POehIer, of Minnesota, and
Hurd, of Ohio. Five voted for
the bill. viz: Mcl4ane, kimmel
ani Talbot, of Maryland; Ross,
Of New Jersey, and Beltzhoover, OF
PENNSYLVANIA. OF the remaining seven
i'm the above list, OBrien, O'Reilly,
Morse and Lounsbury were paired, and
would have voted against the bill; Glib
son, Martin and Clark were not account
Ell for Only six Republicans voted for
the bill, viz: BeliOrd, OF Colorado, Dag
gett, of Nevada, Martin, OF North Caro-
lima, and Cannon, Fort and Marsh of
Illinois. One Greenbacker, Jones OF
Texas, voted against it. The Affirmative
vote was, therefore, made up OF los
Democrats and GreCnbaCkers and six
Republicans, and the negative vote OF
lightweight Republicans, eight Demo
Gratis and one GreenbaCksr.
General Warner tonight expressed
himself as perfectly satisfied with his
work. He has no doubt that the bill
will 90 through the Senate with very
slight amendments. He thinks it not
unlikely, however, that the President
will veto it, as it is in direct conflict
with Secretary Sherman's policy. After
disposing of the bill the House adjourn
ed until Tuesday.
Text of the Warner Silver Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The following
is the full text of the silver bill as it
passed the House of Representatives
4 bill TO amend certain sections OF the
Revised Statutes of the United States
relating to coinage and coin and bull
lion certificates. and for other pur-
poses.
Be It udctsd, etc., That Sec. 3,5ll of the
Revised Statutes OF the Uulted States be
amended SO rs to read as follows: The
cold coins of the United States shall be
a one dollar piece, or unit; a quarter
eagle. or two and half dollar piece; a
three dollar piece; a half eagle, or five
dollar piece; an eagle, or ten dollar
piece; and double eagle, or twenty dol
lar piece, and the standard weight OF the
cold dollar shall be 10 S-l0grains; of the
quarter eagle, or two and a hall dollar
piece, 64} grains; OF the three dollar
piece, y 40 grains; of the half eagle, or
five dollar piece, l20 grains; Of the eagle,
or ten dollar piece, 25S grains; OF the
double eagle, or twenty dollar piece,
5l6 grains. ,
SEC. >. That section 1913 of the revised
Statutes of the United States be amenCs /
so as 10 read as follows: The silver coins
of the United States shall be a dollar, or
unit a half dollar or fifty cent piece, a
quarter dollar or twenty-five cent piece,
a dime or ten cent piece, and the weight
of a dollar shall be 4l24 grains toy, the
weight of alldollar shall be l24 grains,
of quarter dollar and dime shall be re-
,spcctivelv one-half and one-quarter of
said half dollar, and the silver dollars in
the treasury of the United states reduc-
ed i'm weight by natural abrasion, more
than one per cent below the standard
weight prescribed by law shall be re-
coined.
SEC. 3. That section $500 OF the Re-
yised Statutes of the United States be
amended to read as follows: Section
352O-Anv owner of silver bullion may
deposit the same al any HhillN " pS
formed into bars or into standard dol
lars Of weight of 4l24 grains troy for his
benefit and no deposit OF silver for other
coinage shall be received, and silver
bullion contained in gold deposits and
separated therefrom may be paid IN
silver coin. Provided that 1t shall be
lawful 10 refuse at the mint any deposit
of bullion of less value than 500 and
any bullion so base as to be unsuitable
for the operations of the mint.
SEC. 4. That Section 1924 OF the Re-
vised Statutes Of the United States be
amended so rs to read as follows: Sec
ton 3.524-The charges for converting
cold and silver bullion into coin shall be
the difference between the market value
of bullion i'm New York city and the
LEGAL tender value of coin. The charges
for melting and refining when bullion Is
below standard, for toughening when
metals are contained in it, which render
it unfit for coinage, for copper used Tor
ALLOW when bullion is above the stand
ard, for separating gold and silver when
these metals exist together in bullion,