The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-05-22

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Consideration was then resumed Of tn,
Warner silver bill, the question being OF
the third section, allowing the deposit o
bullion at any mint and its being coiuec
for the benefit of the owner.
Mr.. CONGEk appealed to Mr.. WAR
| NER 70 allow vote to be taken on tht
| amendment offered by Mr.. Fort, but which
| had been excluded undsr the operation 0.
the previous question.
Mr.. WARNER declined to consent.
Mr.. CONGER thereupou gave notice that
his side OF the House would decline 10 vote
on the third section, ard 80 when the vote
was taken upon it, there were l0l mem
bers voting.
Mr.. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois, inquired
whether there was no remedy for such rev.
oluiionary proceedings. Laughter on the
Republican side
The SPEAKEK-The remedy is a call of
the House
Mr.. GARFIELD-The remedy IS to al
low a vote on the amendment.
Mr. CLIMER stated he was in the chair
when Mr.. Forts amendment was offered,
and 1t was his understanding then that a
vote was 10 be allowed on it.
Mr.. GARFIELD-Thst was the under
standing on the outside
Mr.. WARNER denied that he had en-
tered into any such agreement or arrange
ment.
MrCLGMERs suggested that, in The inter-
est OF harmony, and TO advance the bust
ness of the House, vote should be allow
ed on Mr.. Forts amendment.
Mr.. WARNER agreed, disclaimIpg any
understanding that there should be vote
on the amendment. He Withdrew all OBJ
jsc:ion to such vote, protesting, however,
that this was not done under threats or
bulldozing.
The motion for call Of the House was
then withdrawn and Mr.. Forts amend
meut was received and voted upon. 1t
substitutes for the third section OF the bill
a provision that the owner Of any silver
bullion may deposite the same, in qusnti-
ties OF twenty ounces and over, at any mint,
at Its actual market value in the United
States, rot exceeding par, which value
shall be ascertained by and under regula-
sions to be prescribed by the Director OF
the Mint snd approved by the Secretary;
that such owner shall be entitled TO receive
ttandard silver dollars in payment there
FOR, and that such bullion, so received,
fhall be coined into silver dollars.
The amendment was rejected-yeas; 10i;
nays, lis.
during the taking OF the vote Mr.. War
ner and Mr.. Ewing were active in getting
in negative votes, while Mr.. Garfield and
others were active on the opposite side.
When the roll cali was finished, the vote
stood &c to 9S, and then votes in the mega
i've began to come in from quarter |
Theuce they were least expected and in |
quick succession Chittenden, Dwight, Ems |
elm, McCook and Morton, O'Neil and |
smith, PENN, and Hawley and Mills |
'oted no, and other changes ard additions |
we're made. with the result as above an
The question then required on the third |
ection, and ii was agreed to-yeas, l13,
lays, 10.
The question then required on the fourth |
ec,iun, which merely provides that charges
or melting and refining shall be Fixed by |
he Director of MINIS
Mr.. MARSH submitted an amendment,
hat the charges shall he the difference be-
ween the market value of bullion and The
egaI-teuder OF coin. Agreed to; yeas, III;
rays, l05.
As the effect of this amendment was
VA -Lically the same a. that Of the amend
nent oti-red by Mr.. Hart, except that it
I'D involve the opponents OF silver coinage
q an Inconsistency, the vote was watched
with very keen interest on both sides, and
he result was greeted with applause on the
side.
The Democrats and Greenbackers who
oted for the amendment were: Beatty,
locker, Bliss, Covert DE La Matyr, Deus;er,
iibson, Eurd, Jones, Martin of Delaware,
fartin Of North Carolina, Morrison,
ioorse, ONeilly, Phister, Rpss, Russell of
,orth Carolina, Springer, Talbot and +.
Wood.
The Republicans and Greeubackers who
oted against it We're: Dagge', Ford, Gil
lite, Kelly, Ladd, Lowe, Murch, Steven
ID, Weaver and Yocum.
A motion 10 reconsider and to lay that
lotion on the table (the parliamentary
,rmula OF making vote final was then
lade, and while the vote was being taken,
ne record of the last vote was being critic
lily examined by Mr.. Ewing, Mr.. Warner
nd other Democrats, as III to see whether
,me changes might not be effected but the
ssult showed that those who voted for Mr..
Iarsh's amendment stood firm, the motion
} lay on the table being carried by ll6 to
%.
The announcement af the result was
gain greeted with applause on the Repub-
can side, and when Mr.. Warner moved an
ijournment, the motion was met with
louts OF triumph ard laughter on the Re-
ublican eide, and By sarcastic inquiry on
lie part of Mr.. Conger, why the gentleman
Mould obstruct public business and whether
lere was no remedy for these revolution
~ proceedings?
The motion 10 adjourn was agreed to
Il to 1l0-and the Houe adjourned. |,