The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
,ended so as to dispense with the reading

pended 50 as to dispense with the reading
Of the bill.
The Speaker--They can be.
Mr.. Kerr-I want the house to UNDER
stand that it is attempted to put through
this bill without being read.
The Speaker-DOes the gentleman from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Hooper, move that
the reading of the bill be dispensed with.
Mr.. Hooper, of Massachusetts, will so
frame my motion to suspend rules that it
will dispense with the reading Of the bill.
, The Speaker-The gentleman from Mas
sachusetts moves that the rules be sus-
pended and that the bill pass, the reading
thereof be dispensed with.
Mr.. Randall-Can not we have a divi-
sion of this motion?
The Speaker-A motion to suspend the
rules cannot be divided.
Mr.. Randall should like to have the
bill read. although am willing that the
rules shall be suspended as to the passage
of the bill.
The question was put on suspending the
rules and passing the bill without read
ing; and Ctwo-thirds not voting in favor
thereof the rules were not suspended.
Mr.. Hooper, of Massachusetts, now
move that the rules be suspened, and the
substitute for the bill in relation to minis
and coinage passed; and I ask that the
substitute be read.
The clerk began to read the bill
Mr.. Brooks-Is that the original bill?
man from Massachusetts (Mr. Hooper,
applies to the substitute, and that on
which the house is called to act is being
read.
Mr. Brooks-As there is tob no debate
the only chance we have to know what
we are doing is to have both the bill and
the substitute read.
The Speaker-The motion of the gentle
man from Massachusetts being to sus-
pend the rules and pass the substitute it
gives no choice between the two bills.
The house must either pass the substitute
or none.
Mr. Brooks-As there is to be no debate
tween the original bill and the substi-
tute unless we hear them both read?
The Speaker-The gentleman can vote
"ay" or mo" on this question whether
this substitute shall be passed.
Mr. Brooks / am very much in the
habit of voting mo" when do not know
what is going on
Mr. Holman-Before the question is TAX
en- upon suspending the rules and passing
the BILL hope the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts will explain the leading
changes made by this bill in the existing
law, especially in reference to the coinage
1t would seem that all the small coins ge
of the country is intended to be re-coined
Mr.. Hooper, of Observation-Disclosures bill
will make no changes in the existing law
in that regard. 1t does not require the
re coinage of small coins.
The question being taken on the motion
of Mr. Hooper, of Massachusetts, to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill, it was
agreed to; there being-ayes 10, noes 13,-
Congressional Globe May. u, 1872, part 5,
page 1888, and Congressional Record, De-
cember ID. 1877, page POS.
Under the caption of "A Lie Nailed
there was printed in number of different
papers during the month of September.
IS ;0l foJ1
copy:
"Sir:-Our attention having been di-
rected to statements that have been made
in the American press. with regard to the
action of the late Ernest Seyd in 1872, re-
speeding the coinage act then pending.
you will oblige much by giving an
unqualified contradiction to these state
ments. Ernest Seyd was not in the United