New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House met at 10 o'clock in continue
ton of Tuesdays session.
Mr.. TUCKER Dem. Va) mandrd the previous
gll ,stlon OF to concur In Senate amendment
10 10 the Funding bill This ia the KrKwood" amend
M mt authorizing public subscriptions for the bonds and
no es provided for In the bill.
There being no quOram present. "a call or the House
was ordered. on motion of Mr.. CoNGER Rep, Mieho
On Il is call. l25 memnrTs re- lonIcaieSS .an qu3
further proceedings under the call ,,,
Mr.. CONGER demanded The yeas and NAYS which re-
sui ed yeas 1885, nays ID SO further proceedings were
NH Mr. TUCKER then yielded to Mr.. MCMAHON Dem.
Ono rep rted back from he Appropriation Com
m,ttec the Deficiency Appropriation BILL and moved to
slspeud the rules, and put II upon It's passage
~ reading OF the bill was not completed uhul IL
O'clock - .,o o,.
tee on Approximations, criticised the bill, which was
chiefly remarkable IN that i'll which II was deficient.
Mr. MCMAHON replied to the criticisms made upon
I'll" All O'clock Mr. McMahon's motion agreed TO. the
rules we're suspended and tho Deficiency bl-the last
The confederation OF he Funding bill Immediately
resumed the question being ON ordering the previous
a %sn1 is =" Wv ,.,,.., ,..,,,
votlng hui enough their votes to make quorum,
the main question was Iot naES o.
Belford Boyd. Browne. Cannon Dn,ne,l: DAYS. Gall
Ene H"'Es nswk KAN HaTe R ke9 RcD hns SS
,rne question then required on concurring in the
amendment; and on % division the Republicans re.
trained from voting, and lett the House without a
After further DELAY, the sixteenth Senate amendment
was cOncurred in--yets. 1i0i nays 10 49,
The question was IN the twenty fifth Semitic
amendment. which Is To insert the word temporarily
the fourth section, winch authorizes the secretary NJ
the Treasury $500000O0 IN coin IN the redemp-
ton u five ana six per cent bonds.
The Committee on Ways ana Means reeommepds con,
currcncc with amendment suiatii ute FOR the word
temporarily" the words from time 10 time: also. TO
nsJrt the words at one time soaSts make the sec
"Ihe secretary OF the easurY u aut or zed
tn from time to tme not exceeding SoO,OOOO0O at
any one time OF the standard gold and silver cola IN the
Tpenslry In The redemption" etc The Ways and Means
amendment was reectrd-vcas. IS; nd,s 126. TIC Sem
ale amendment twenty II III, then cOncurred IN.
The next amendment was That liking ne time after
which the per cent bonds shall be the only bonds
receivable security for National bank circulation,
etc, M July l.
10 tns Mr. CONGER tRep, Mich.l offered HIS amend
mpnt liking the date at september l. ana srkP Oul tue
clause rpprnng Section OF the Act OF June 30, 1874.
MIR. FRYE tRep.. Mel SAID that in his Judgment the
amendment offered by the gentleman from MichiHhl
ir COngcr) WAS IN the present condition Of public sen
timrnt. Of great Importance Sections o22O, o2zl,
3 BOB 293 ana 5224 OF the Revised Statutes provided
for voluntary liquidation OF banking COMPUTATIONS
aud IN that voluntary liquidation the hank itself might
redeem all OF s bonds on deposit for circulation IN law
full currency of the United States. Two Of the sections
providing for this the Act Of June, 1874 Now the
bill provided for the repeal OF thar Inv. anu tue question
Lhc House squarey, DID thlt repeal OF the Law OF
1874 lake the right or National Dank 10 90 INTO
vO untary liquidation and redeem its bonds Dy using
lawful currency for that purpose
Mr. PAGE (iep., Cal believed that the majority or the
House sufficiently satisfied the country that u was
ieved that tie minority side had shown that the una
lOrlty would triumph and pass the BILL ana, Tor one ne
was unwilling TO agree to any further administering.
Mr. PRICE iRep. Iowal said that the Demoerats had