Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-20
House Of Representatives.

WAsH1SGroy, Jan. 10.-After n short per
sonal explanation by Mr.. Price, the fund.- n!
bill came up as unfinished business.
Mr.. Millette rose to point of order, AM
argued that inasmuch as Mr.. Newberr.
had openly stated he hat
gone to the national bank of which he was ;
director, to inquire how he should vote, HI
had no right to vote on this question. H'
did not make the point of order out of any
i'll will to the gentleman, but as matter OF
duty If there had been anything developed
by the recent debate, it had been found that
this bill was so closely allied to the national
bank, that it might properly be called the
national bank bill.
Mr.. Newbery said he was glad the point OF
order had been raised. The point
applied to every member, not only
on this vote but ON every
vote. Under the rule of the House if con-
strued as the gentleman from Iowa construes
il, no member who used tobacco in anv form
could vote upon proposition to take the
taxes off tobacco. lie said no rule of the
House could deprive any member of his vote
The foundation of the right to vote was with
mans own conscience and with no rule.
Mr.. Weaver said he would like the point Of
order so as TO include every member who was
national bank stockholdeT.
Mr. Haskell suggested that all Greenbacl
members should also be included i'll the point
Of order because they were directly interested
in keeping mp agitation in regard to national
banks.
After further debate the speaker said the
chair must be 90 'erned by the rules OF the
House, and the Interpretation placed upon
them in the past. The chair was not aware
the House of Representative had ever deprived
a representative of the right of representing
his constituents, and the decision OF the chair
to that extent would be altogetherwithoutt the
reach of his authority. Nor did the chair be-
a member of his right to represent his con-
stinency. In view, therefore, of former de
cisions, which he quoted, the chair overruled
the point of order. An appeal from the de-
cisions taken by Gillette was laid upon the ia
BILE Yeas, %; nays, 81.
The question then recuTed on agreeing to
amendments reported by the committee of the
whole to the funding bill. The first amend
ment in which separate vote was demanded,
was that fixing the rate Of interest upon the
bonds at 8 per cent, instead Of 81. The
amendment was agreed to; yeas, l49; nays,
104
A separate vote was also taken Oh all amend
ment providing that before any Of the bonds
or certificates authorized by this act are issued,
inc secretary OF the treasury sHdll. pay Ou
bonds maturing during the year 1881, all sill
yer dollars and all gold over S5O,0OO,O00 now
in the treasury for redemption purposes. The
yeas and nays were ordered. The amendment
was rejected. Yeas, Ill; nays, $40; and it was
stricken from the bill.
The next amendment on which separate
vote was demanded was that the expenses of
preparing, issuing, advertising and disposing
of the bonds and certificates shall not exceed
one-q quarter of one per cent. 1t was agreed to.
Yeas, 15l; nays 103.
Messrs. .McCook and Williams, Wis, stated they
had been called out of the House during the
roll call upon the amendment fixing the rate
OF interest on the bonds. Had they teeI pres
ent they would have voted in the negative.
Mr.. Gillette stated had he been present he
would have voted in the affirmative.
The next vote was taken on Carlisle's sub
stitute to the fifth section, which provides that
after the first of May, 1881, the 8 per cent.
bonds shall be the only bonds received as Sc
curity for the national debt circulation, or as
security for the safe keeping of public money.
It repeals section of the act of June 20, 1874,
and re-enacts sections $3.50 and 5,160 of the
revised statutes. 1t was agreed to. Ayes 157;
nays 112.
The question then required Oh the final pas
sage of the bill and it passed Yeas 1856, nays
125. The following is the vote in detail: