Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-24
HOUSE.

Mr.. Atkins, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the Sen
ate amendments to the Legislative APP
preparation bill, and stated that he was
instructed TO move a concurrence In all
of them. 1t was hardly necessary, he
said, to give any reason for that instruc-
ton. There were some OF the amend
mcnts in which the Committee would
not under other circumstances concur
For instance, an increase OF the salaries
of the officers of the Senate TO from 20
TO 100 per cent more than the salaries
of some of the corresponding employees
of the House. He stated in reply TO Mr.
Conger that the Senate had made no
amendments in the political features OF
the bill.
The amendme nts were cOnCurrcd in.
The Speaker called the Committees
for reports of a private nature.
At theexpiration of the morning hour
the House resumed consideration of the
Warner silver bill, the question being
on the laying on the table the motion to
reconsider the vote ordering the main
question on the eighth section and the
amendment.
The Speaker made an explanation as
10 the parliamentary difficulty in which
the House found itself by its action yes
terdav, and at his suggestion the order
for the yeas and nays on the motion to
reconsider was vacated and the motion
withdrawn.
The eighth section was formally
agreed TO-, and that action was
reconsidered; also formally in
this way the previous question
was got rid OF and the section was open
to amendment. Thereupon Mr.. Ewing
moved to amend his amendment of yes
terday by striking out the words,
standard silver dollar" and inserting
the words "cOin of same metal, so as to
provide that certificates for gold or silver
bullion shall be issued at its average
market value in standard coin of the
same metal.
Mr.. Garfield made the point that the
House having already ordered in the
words standard silver dollars, motion
to strike them out was not in order.
After discussion the point OF order was
over-rued and Mr.. Ewing explained the
object of his amendment as being to fix
the price of gold bullion at its value
in gold dollars, and the price OF silver
bullion at its rate in standard silver
dollars.
The question was raised by Mr.. Reed,
and discussed by him and Mr.. Garfield,
as to why the government should pay in
Denver the price of silver in New York,
and then be at the expense OF trans
porting it TO Washington or New York,
and Mr.. Warner replied that that was
exactly what the government did now.
On motion of M-ssrs. Daggett and
Maginnis the words Carson City, Ne
vada, and government assay offices,
were inserted in the eighth section, and
then that section was adopted as whole,
yeas 80, nays ~ without the yeas and
nays.
As it now stands it reads a. follows:
"The Secretary Of the Treasury is
authorized and required to receive de-
posts of gold and silver coin, and gold
or silver bullion, with the Treasurer or
anv Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States, or to receive bullion on deposit
with the superintendent OF the branch
mint at Denver. Col, or with superin-
| tendent OF the branch mint at Carson
I CITY, aud of the Government assay OIL
/ fees. in sums not less than so, and TO
issue certificates therefor, in denOmina-
/ tions at the discretion of the depOstor
of not less than s. each, corresponding
| with the denominations of the United
States notes. The coin and bullion de-
/ posted for or representing the cer.iti-
Gates Of deposit shall be retained in
the treasury for the payment OF the
same on demand, and the certificates
representing coin in the treasury, to-
! Cether with those issued for bullion de-
! posted, shall be received at par in pay
ment for all dues TO the United States,
including dulies on imports. Provided
that all certificates for gold or silver bull
lion be issued at the average market
value Of such bullion in standard coin
Of the same metal in New York or San
Francisco for the week next preceding
such deposit; and provided further, thai
the gold or silver bullion which shat
become the property of the government
by the return OF the certificates 10 III,
treasury in payment OF dues thereto
shall be coined and paid out the sam'
as other money.
Mr.. Warner moved to amend the