New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-22
4 SIGNIFICANT VOTE.

Of votes OH the currency question there have
been quite enough in the House, but not one
more significant than that Of Monday on the
resolution offered by Mr.. Atkins OF IcnneS-
sec. To understand it fully, we must remem-
Der that the Committee on Ways and Means,
which under rules of the House has control of
the floor on measures of this nature, had IN
hand the so-caled Resumption bill adopted
by the Democratic caucus. Whenever that
Committee had opportunity, it was expected
to offer the caucus bill, which for convenience
we NAV call disguised reputation. Those
who wanted undisguised Reputation, there
fore, were forced to ask a twO-thlIds vote for
suspension of the rules, and this they did on
Monday. Thus it is plain that Mr.. Morrison,
and others who insist upon no reputation
without DISCUSSES, were compelled 10 vote
No with the opponents of reputation III any
form. The vote therefore is not test of the
strength of uncompromising reputation, but
it does show the strength of those who object
to DISCUSSES, and prefer their Reputation
straight.
Seyenty-fye members were absent or lodged.
These were 33 Republicans and ~ Democrats
"a division so nearly proportional to the
relative strength of parties i'll the House that
those voting may be supposed fairly to ind;-
cate the comparative tendency of each party
toward financial foocry undi> guised. But IT
if worthy of particular notice that even II all
the a6sontees should be present and vote with
either side, neither could command two
thirds vote of the House That they would
not all vote with either side is obvious; 1t Is
said that at least forty of the absentees are
opposed to reputation undisguised. If that
be So there is no danger that the naked lnfia-
tionists can obtain even a mere majority III
any struggle sufficiently prolonged TO pass Il
bill by the usual methods. But it is already
certain that they cannot get the twO-thlrds
vote necessary to pass any bill without the
consent of the Committee controlling the
floor, or to overcome a Presidential veto
Reputation of the naked sort is defeated for
the session it may be tried, but it il now
certain, notwithstanding the loud boasts OF It's
advocates, that it cannot succeed.
The vote shows the most remarkable sec
tional division that has been seen since the
war. From thirteen States all the members
who voted at all voted against the bill,
namely, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, New-Yolk, NewJersey, Delaware,
MARYLAND, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas,
Minnesota, and California. The entire dele
cations from Maryland, Delaware, and Texas
are Democratic, and Democrats have major
ity in the delegations from New-loik, New
Jersey, and Mississippi, but these States stand
by the side of Massachusetts, and Vermont on
this issue. On the other hand, the entire dele
CATIONS voting from seven States supported
the bill-Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, lndi-
ana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West
Virginia. In all these States the Democrats
have a majority, and in all except Indiana all
the members voting were Democrats. But the
followers of Mr.. Morton joined hands with the
late brigadiers Of the Confederate army in
voting for naked reputation. -Four States
were not represented at all--Oregon and Ne
vada, hard money States, and Nebraska and
Florida, which may be called doubtful. Thr-
teen States were divided i'll the vote, and
the members from these voted thus: