Mr. Terry, of Arkau-sas, an
amendment providing • «r the coinage <f
tfaud-.rd stiver -iolii.rs in arv ife ;* «r -.t
the request of any >* ’e equal to the num
ber of inhabitants of such its-te.
The clerk had not Siu. e i.l rea ling it
vrb.-n th" hour f -r voting nrrtved. th.- com*
miitee rose. r p.rtc-ii process and the
bouse was fae- to face with th.
scenes. There was gr-.-at coaf ji’ton f«-r the
;.t. Mr. T •• • n I'n-
ably -n front of the -p.-utevr’s desk, in
the mu -He aisl-. un 1 made the p <.nt cf
order th. t as his ;• mcnJ:i> sit '*'•'"’ icing
read wh n the commit’.-e rose, it should i>-
roga. * 1 as pending and be vote i cn by
the house. lai : point was promptly ruled
out of order amidst L.e laughter of all
who noticed what a cold trail Nir. ’i«rry
v.. : s on. Then the hoc-a began voting and
voted down k ry nsatTi.il prepmUllon ..s
tun as it could got *.» it.
Heed's* l*lnn Hrjectrd.
The mineral' -ndments to ike mil adcptid
In . ..mr>'iii-?e w. re agreed i« wr.i'ou. a <.i
-vlsi.Mi. b .t when it came to Mr. 1U d's sub
stitute, It was done to legislative death by
pearly eighty majority.
