The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-02

q discussion arosc as 10 the propriety OF
continuing the debate upon the general de-
ilciency appropriation bill In Committee Of
the Whole.
Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas, desired TO speak
upon the Interstate commerce bill, but q
great deal OF opposition being manifested
by the Republican side, the Speaker sug-
gested that by unanimous consent, after the
disposition OF the deficiency bill, debate
OF two hours might be allowed In the
House--one hour to be occupied by Mr..
Reagan and the other by Republican. To
this Mr.. +. Wood objected, stating that
when the deficiency bill was disposed OF he
would press the funding bill for considera-
ton.
Finally the House. at 1850, went into
Committee Of the Whole (Mr. Whitthorne
In the chair on the deficiency bill, general
debate being limited to two hours.
Mr.. Reagan proceeded 10 speak on the
subject OF the intercommerce bill, and was
interrupted by Mr.. Valentine, OF Nebraska,
who made point OF order that he must adj
dress himself 10 the question under consid-
Grafton. II being evident, however, that
the Chair would override the point, Valen-
tine withdrew It, preierring that Reagan
that be should do so by virtue OF the Chairs
decision. Reagan then resumed bis speech,
criticising the features OF the Henderson
Dill and advocating the passage OF what is
known as the Reagan bill.
at the conclusion OF Mr.. Reagan's re-
marks some further discussion ensued,
when the deficiency bill was read section by
section for amendment.
Mr. Rl1n6 NJ Missouri provpd N etrito
out the paragraph apprOpriating 100000 to
enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to pro.
vide storage for silver coin. and said the
Secretary OF the Treasury had entered into
an agreement with The New York clearing.
house by which he refused to pay Govern.
ment balances in silver coin. The Secreta-
ry, he said, had stated that he had not and
would not pay out silver coin except in
such quantities rs not TO disturb the gold
standard. He now asked Congress to back
him up by appropriating for the storage OF
coin. When the Secretary came confessing
to the country and Congress that he was
violating the law Of the land and asked
Congress to sustain him, ii was time for the
House to put stop to it.
Mr.. Dwight, OF New York, moved TO in
crease the appropriation from $4,000 to
$4,000. Rejected.
Mr.. Bland fnalIy Withdrew his motion to
strike out the paragraph, and moved as
substitute an amendment authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury To relieve the
Treasury vaults OF the boarded silver by
paying in standard silver dollars the amounts
appropriated IN the general deficiency bill,
and also appropriating $4,000 TO provide
for the storage of so much coin as may be
returned TO the Treasury fJr silver-certifi-
Gates.
Mr.. Ewing, Of Ohio, favored the amend
ment, aud in his remarks asserted that the
Secretary OF the Treasury did not want the
people 10 get silyer-certiticates, and iusti-
fed the assertion by pointing TO the fact that
in more than year less than Sl0,000,0O0 in
certificates had been issued. while the
amount OF silver boarded in the Treasury
was S30,000,000.
Considerable discussion followed, partici'
pated in by Messrs. Warren OF Ohio, Kelly
Of Pennsylvania. Cox Of New York, and
others, in which the subjects OF single and
double standard and the effect OF remone
tizatiOn of silver were discussed, when the
committee, without disposinS OF Mr..
BANDS amendment, rose.