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VANDERBILT BETTER.
PROGRESS OF WAR IN THE EAST
XLIVTH CONGRESS--First Session.
WAsnINGToN, August 5, 1876.
SENATE

SENATE.
The bill for counting the presidential vote
was called up, but LAID over informally.
Mr.. Morton moved to take up the resolu-
ton for printing 1000 copies Of the Presi-
dents Hamburg message and accompanying
documents.
Mr.. Thurman hoped it would not be
taken up, because it would give rise to
very useless debate. There was more i'm
portant business before the Senate than
printing papers rs mere electioneering doc
uments. The usual number of copies Of
this message had already been printed for
| the use Of the Senate, and so far as the in
| formation was needed for the purposes OF
| legislation sufficient number OF copies
were before the body. The only object in
prin ling this 10000 copies was to circulate
| them us electioneering documents.
| The motion to take up the resolution was
agreed to-yeas. 80; nays, l5-a strict party
vote.
Mr.. Morton said he agreed with his friend
| from Ohio that there was but one object in
having these documents printed, and that
was to circulate them among the people, and
| to convey to them information upon this
subject.
! During the debate which lasted all day,
Mr. Thurman said all the officers OF South
Carolina were Republicans, and Mr.. Patter-
son said ne wished the Senator could 60 o
| little further in his statement, and say the
Jurors OF the State were also Republicans.
Mr.. Thurman said when any one said
that because Juror was. not Republican
he could not render an honest Judgment he
libelled his State.
Mr.. Patterson denied that any person had
ever been punished in South Carolina for a
political murder.
Mr.. Thurman said probably the case had
never been made out TO warrant Judgment
of guilty.
NIr. Patterson replied they had been so
made out frequently.
Mr.. Thurman: "That is the Senator'S as
sertion against the jurors oath. prefer to
take the Jurors oath.'
The debate lasted all day. .....
Mr.. Whyte, from the Committee on Pub
! lie Buildings and Grounds, reported adj
verse!y on the memorial Of the Common
| Council OF Fredericksburg asking an APP
Dropriation for the erection OF monument
| at Yorktown, Va, commemorative OF the
closing battle OF the Revolution, and asked
that the committee be discharged from its
| further consideration. So ordered.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. BANDS silver bill came up in order
and was tillibuStcred over the morning
hour.
ReDorts OF the Committees on EXpendi-
lures in the War Department andthe Depart
ment OF Justice were made and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Cox, chairman OF the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported the bill
| repeating the resumption act, and said he
would allow an hour and half for debate,
but declined to allow amendments. Hc
opened by saying that fixing q day for re-
sumption was hopeless menace to pros.
perity. It did no good, and it was utterly
useless for all practical purposes.
Mr.. Goode, OF Virginia, said that not
withstanding the resumption act had its
origin in a senatorial caucus, it had been
utterly repudiated in the National Republl-
can Convention at Cincinnati. 1t had been
eontemptuously ignored in the house OF its
friends. 1t had also been denounced by the
Democratic Convention OF st. Louis as an
! obstruction and hindrance to resumption.
IF. then, none were so poor as to do it
reverence" why should there be any hesl-
taton in repeating it? - -"
In the vote on scconding the previous
question most Of the Republicans abstained
from voting, thus leaving the House appa'
rently without quorum and preventing
faction on the bill. -.
After some time wasted in the call OF the
House Mr.. Cox allowed Mr.. Hewetts pro,
position to be offered as q substitute, and
then the previous question was seconded
without objection.
= rrbe vote was then taken on Dir. HeHltt's
! substitute, which provides for commission
OF three senator's, three members OF tine
House, and three experts to be selected Dy
and associated with the; senator's and mem
bers, to consider what measures are neces.
sary and practicable in order to bring aDou'
the resumption Of specie-payment at tne
earliest possible time consistent Win uut
regard to the interests Of the country, ant
to report bill embodying the results OF it,
| Investigation on or before the 10th OF De
cember, 1876. ~ an. 7,
whether Mr.. Hewitt offered his SUBSTITUTE
as chairman OF the National Democratic
Convention, but his question was only an
! swered by loHd calls to order, and grea
noise and confusion, in which the Speaker
gavel took aleading part. T. ..'i.l
As the vote progressed great interest wa
manifested in the result. Mr.. Stone, O
i Missouri. had chair in the aisle near tn,
1 clerk,s desk. and kept Il tally OF the rote
and a eroup OF members gathered roune
4 him to watch how. it was going. Otnel
members were making inquiries. at INT
clerks desk, and finally the Speaker pro zen
had to insist on members, taking Their seat:
!, and not interfering with the clerks duties
4 Finally the vote was ced-yeas,i w
4 NAYS, iO4. SO the substitute was reaectea.
A The vote was, then taken on the phi re
i ported by Mr.. Cox, from the Committee OF
Banking and Currency. and 1t was passed.
yeas, 1O6; nays, SO. ~, E tsr, III G,,.,i
| :. The following is the vote:,,..t ais. @
YEAs-Messrs Answorth, Anderson, Atkin !
II Banning Bland, Boone Bradiord bIiSu r,aidwei "
Alabama, Caldwell Of Tennessee Camp5eis, rte
Caso Cate, Garfield, Clarke Of kentacky, Sar Eoy
Missouri, Ciymer Cochrape, Collins, coos s Soa
Ilibrcil Douglas, Durhnm,l eEden, L va
Faulkner, FELTON,, Finley Eorney, Foftt ,orr;son
lin Gsse Ha SoSas RinkeI Hereerd Homs
Hooker Hopkins, House, Hubbeli; Hunton, Ha a,,
Homes of New York, Lauder of Indiana, lane Law
rance Lewis, Lyiide. Mackey, Mafsn, AGr aI H1i
Mchiahon Milliken, Mills, Morgan ninIcper, M Raa
New Payne Phelps Poppleton, Randai reg e. tas
Esy Sse,a RE siemos smith 81 Georgia
Tease Thomas, orton, Tucker, ~ Wi
Van voorhees, Vance of Ohio, Waddeii, 81 1d,
gnia Walsh, Wells Wilson Ia o.
ana, Wlams Of Ala man Yaunr a..1Ios
Al. Basiey u. H. Baker, BaIiou Banks, Bell BlaiI
IS.relnrd or Illinois, Caswell, ESnsei