The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-03
ror,y.six,h Congrcss..second session
WASHINGTON, June 9, 1880.
SENATE


On motion OF Mr.. Ransom, and no,with.
standing Mr.. Morgan's appeal for the con.
sideration Of the calendar during the morn.
ing hour, all prior orders were postponed
and the river and harbor bill resumed.
The pending question was on Mr..
Browns amendment 20 increase the appro.
priation for the Improvement Of the Savan.
nah, Ca, harbor from SEQ, 900 10 500. 900.
Mr.. Herman spoke in opposition TO the
bill.
Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia, favored his col.
leagues amendment.
Mr.. Brown submitted additional remarks
in support OF his amendment.
After considerable debate the amendment
was reiected-yeas, 16; nays, %.
IL was generally admitted that Mr..
Browns amendment was proper and
necessary one, but II was feared that II IL
should be agreed 10 other amendments
would also have to be- passed. and the bin
would be so loaded down that il would
fail entirely. Two or three other amend
ments Of similar character were voted
down or tabled.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment pro-
viding that the entire sum available, un-
der the first section Of the bill, shall not
exceed S5,015,000, &c.
the amount 81, 100000.
After considerable debate both amend
mcnis were successfully rejected.
The bill was then reported TO the Senate.
read a third time, and passed-ayeS, SO;
noes. 10.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The morning hour was dispensed with.
The House at 1920 went into Committee OF
the Whole (WhitthOrne in the chair on the
general deficiency appropriation bill, the
pending paragraph being The appropriation
OF $4,000 TO enable the secretary OF
the Treasury TO provide storage for
silver coin. To this was pending as
a substitute an amendment offered YES
tcrday by Mr.. Bland and amended
by Mr.. Hayes, directing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to pay in standard silver dol
lars the amounts appropriated by this act,
approprating $4,000 for the storage OF as
much OF said coin as may be returned to the
| Treasury for certificates issued therefor, and
providing that the salaries Of members OF
Congress shall be paid in standard silver
dollars.
Mr.. Townsend offered an amendment
providing that ELL Federal salaries shall be
paid in silver dollars. Rciected-27 TO 5S.
n large uulIuSl VI MtIt VI
| fered and rejected, and Mr. BANDS substi-
tute was finally rejected-l2 TO 81.
! Mr.. Warner offered the following subSti-
tute for The original paragraph, and it was
agreed to.
"TO enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO provide more secure aud, il need be. adj
ditional vault-roOm for coin and bullion,
$4,000"
Mr.. Chittcpden, OF New York, remarked
that the gold coin and bullion in the Urea
sury had in three months shrunk to the cX-
tent OF $4,000, 900. 1t was being boarded
| by the people because more valuable than
silver. and it would be exported for the
same reason until our only coin currency
would be deprecated silver.
! Mr.. Buckner thought there was no dan
ger OF silver driving gold out for a long time
| yet.
After the adoption and rejection of num-
| Der OF other amendments Of no public i'm
pOrtauce the committee rose and reported
| the ill, 10 the House.
The main question was then ordered, and
! the House adjourned.