The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-08
final passage. and rejeeted-yeas 10, nays 81.
The vote in detail is as follows:
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.

Routine BusinesS-The Silver Bill Briefly
Debated b. Several Members.
WASHINGTON, April THE Speaker laid be-
fore the House the message of the President on
the subject Of Chinese immigration. Referred
to the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Dibble, Of South Carolina submitted the
conference report on the bill providing for q
public building at San Antonio, Tex, and it was
agreed to. AS passed, the bill appropriates
5000, 600.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, reported back tho
river and harbor appropriation bill from the
committee having charge OF the subject, and
it was referred to the committee of the whole.
In the morning hour Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas,
on behalf of the committee on American ship
ping, called up a resolution setting apart the
22d, 25th and 26th of May for the consideration
of the free-ship bill. Adopted.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, on behalf of the Sc
lect Indian commission, called up a bill provid
ing for the appointment OF a commission, to con-
sist of six persons, to be appointed by the
President, to inspect and report on the condition
of the Indians and Indian affairs. Three of the
members of the commission are to be detailed
from the officers Of the army, and the others to
be appointed from civil life or detailed from
officers of the Interior Department.
Several amendments were offered, and pend
ing action the morning hour expired, and the de-
bate on the silver bill was resumed
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, entered a motion to
recommit the bill, which motion will not be
voted on until the close of the debate. He pro.
ceeded with an argument in favor of the free
coinage of silver, and gave a resume of the cir
cumstances attending the demonetization Of sill
yer in 1873. He said that if he did not belle We
in free coinage, he would not believe in any coin
age, and no man could support himself before
the country on the present law. He had never
advocated it. He had taken it simply as a COM
promise, and a little better than no law at all.
He advocated it to-day, and he stood beside it
because he believed in free coinage. The idea
of making metallic money of full legal-tender
qualities, and then limiting its coinage was an
anomaly. It was an outrage on the creditors,
and a disturbance to the business interests of
the country. Laughter
Mr.. Norwood, of Georgia, contended that the
wisest course was to allow the existing law to
remain unchanged.
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania. favored a sus-
pension of silver coinage, and strongly de-
nounced the proposition to open the minis to
the free coinage of silver.
The House then took a recess until z r. NJ.
The debate on the silver bill was resumed at
the evening session of the House, and Mr..
Daniel, of Virginia, spoke against the suspension
Of silver coinage.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, also opposed suspen-
sion.
Mr.. Worthington, of Illinois, announced him
self as in favor of the free coinage of silver, be-
cause it would tend to increase the price of sill
yer bullion. and lessen the ratio between gold
and silver, because it would prevent the debtor
from being compelled to pay his debts in dearer
money than that in which he promised to pay
them, and because it would put it beyond the
power of any combination to create a corner in
gold.
Mr.. Skinner. of North Carolina, and Mr..
Brumm. of Pennsylvania, favored free coinage,
and Messrs. Buchanan and McAdoo, of New Jer-
sey. opposed it.
Mr.. Symes, of Colorado. spoke in favor Of free
coinage.
Adjourned.