Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-13
The House.

The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Mr. Stephens, of the
coinage, weights and measures committee, re-
ported back five bills relative to the metrical
system of coinage. Ordered printed and re-
ferred. The bill provides, first, for the coin
age of metric gold coin to be called the stellas,
of the value of four dollars. Second, for the
coinage IF goltid metric dollar, two dollars,
and fractions of dollar, and also the coinage
of metric gold double eagle, eagle and half
eagle, ali standards of value. Third, for the
uintage of ingots of metric gold and its de-
posit in the treasury, aid the issue of ceitif-
Gates therefor. Fourth, for the making of
irgcts of fine gold and ingots of fine silver of
the value of 800 each, for expectation, for
manufactures, etc. Fifth, for the coinage of
silver dollars and fractions thereof, Of full
standard value, upon the metric system.
A resolution passed authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to furnish the States for use OF
agricultural colleges One set of standard weights
anu measures.
MIR. Willis, from the committee on education
and labor, reported back the resolution calling
on the President for information as to pending
negotiations for change of treaty between the
United States and the government of China
Adopted.
The Speaker on behalf of Mr. Laid asked the
privilege of the floor for Mr.. Wilson, of the
Laine legislature.
Page-Which one.
The Speaker-The chair is not Informed on
the subject.
Mr. Frye-The right one.
There was no objection, and the House re-
sumed consideration of the court removal.
The morning hour expiring. the House went
into committee of the whole on revision of the
rules.
Mr.. Blackburn offered an amendment to the
first clause of rule 81 relative to the reading
of bills. Adopted.
Mr.. White offered as new clause to the same
rule the following: "a general appropriation
bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations
for the ordinary expenses of the different de.
partments of the government and interest on
the public debt. All other appropriations
shall be made by bills, containing only items
Of appropriation relative to the subject matter
of the bill He spoke in favor Of the amend
ment, which would make it impossible for the
appropriation committee to legislate in appro-
prlation bills.
Mr.. Conger pointed out the Inconsistency
which members from the South had shown in
voting for the famous rule 100, which permit
ted legislation to be placed appropriation
bills, inasmuch as the constitution of the con-
federacy prevented any such legislation. That
constitution was in direct opposition to the
vote of every man from the South. As to the
propriety and expediency OF that rule such a
proposition had never been made till it had be-
come necessary for the present speaker to ask
his Southern friends to change their views and
sustain him in changing the rules, which had
been the rules of the House for years. He
looked at the action of the Speaker when be
placed himself at the head of the whole con-
federate army in the House and compelled
them to ignore the action of their wisest and
best men and follow him, as the greatest tri-
umph which Northern man had ever gained
over the brigadier generals of the House.
Speaker Randall didn't know that he was a.