, 1876-03-21
WASHINGTON. |
Another Attempt to Spring an In
0atfon Measure In the
House.
Like Its Predecessors, the
Scheme Falls to the
Ground.
Some of tho Wonderful Work.
ings of the Straw-Bid
System.
How the Big Bidders Swallow
the Little Ones and Get
the ConIlActs,
l}Fr. Bristow Thoroughly Rcfutes The
Asinine Story Of tho New
York IS Herald"
C1ymer's Committee Encoun-
ters Another Stubborn
Witness.
A Kew YorkaCorrcspondcnt Declines to Gise
His Authority for Certain
Statements.
Active Preparations to Commence
the Issue Of Silver Cur
renoy.
Tho New York and California
Passenger Laws Declared
Unconstitutional.
A Eew YorkaCorrespondcnt Declines to Gire
His Authority for Certain
Statements.
Active Preparations to Commence
the Issue Of Silver Cur
renoy.
The New York and California
Passenger Laws Declared
Unconstitutional.
THE FINANCE MIDDLE.
ANtTTru HfIHfT TN rtYr MN

AsoTnfh FLASH IN TIE PAN.
opee'of D7tpa1" !" 1ae cateaoo l.7ouhs'
HAeu1ha1oH' ~ ~ Mafcn I1-Hook attof
Wcok, Atk1na, OF Ienuoasee. backed by other
leading Democratic intlationists has bceu BtyuR-
p1inr Ia introdnco A currenev hill uhich rnnrn-
eor,s tha .~,r.1o. vfows -, ~ .n,f-rosr1,,t;onu
~. '',,.N '.e. ~ .-o
aets. LIE on'y opportunity "as on nonda9'
when, after tho morning hour, motion to sua-
pond the rulos is in order. On two auceessIve
Mondaye Mnrrison f1anlni this roove,nant nm tha
n..,,-I..a ~, ,,,o,-,- ~ .a,a,,r.,,,.nt ;.1,a
.uua.ounso " saos4"e W. so1ou1ataoa' 'n'tno@
o1ato'y a1.os sno Horo'nH nouf ous1ueSa was
done, and, supported By tho almost unanimous
an Tim cnrroncv haa hson IA ,nnch crit,,
.t-s -. 49,. 1vs,.s.. n.,,..us.. ;~n..,...I...
e''oo ~ W" "oa'otn 4sopuoae1o 1onas'on'ate'
have boon anxious Is any TO avoid mating TOO
carried his motion by largo majority. In this
Ia ~. ais, arrro,tnd hv ioroa .ootio, ~ ~.
n..u..-t. 80 Iii, n,,.. !. a.. 80. -.
oe"'oos"s7' "no ''''' o'l's 80 1ao nopo s"as
On which their party could DO united. Lsst
monday tho subject gaa eyoidcd b7 conoral con.
.ort .,,i,a pomrcr,ta Ind .n,o,ntad tha;, fr,t
aous' ~Ao ,N@.,1H o1a NAu '. ~" ~ "ae.
that Was to 10 takon on It On
Wednesday night, and cven II this
md mt 3ntlnonced them noithor marty
49, t,oatr,n. - .ava,+;s1nn ;,s dt..nna,ops ~,
.@7 u'o'ioa, =. SAos.6 40 1s'e'oiuA' ~ ="
the orc Of the Nov Hampshire election. To-day
none Of tho considerations enumerated stood in
tns 5asbs IT, md s et s B. Hs ns
some Of tha exsro!no ,naationists viii not bo
tho csnyass on aoft.money platform tioy might
hayo Won. The caucus Ind mst and adiournod
without day. leaving tho whole ye1ed question
diam. caused il to bo caliod six weeks ago.
VOTE on TuE ougsT1on Musr LIZ T1sry.
eonot.mo. because Atxins. and Holman. and
LaudeEy, and Bright could not DO choked Oh for
aver and nnthinr WA u ho cainnd nv ft,rthcr
nn.tnnnnmnnt. rho late Domocratlo oa1,cns wna
1iyidod into throo psrtioB. Tho uncomDromisIny
,arl.mnrev man tnoif vary iittIa mart In ia ic
i6orations. and presented no blu oxcopt to tho
Caucus Committee, which became tho tomb OF
I'll who Hnrc wiiiine ia nnmnrn1niac m the md.
ified Tnyne hill. Tho ma{orjtY Of than o.il
themsolyee bard.uone1 men, and viii
yors AoAlNsr 4 4gpEa1, OF TnE nEYumrr,oy AT
Of 1875 vheusycr tbeY have an opportuuity. IN
inas somo nu ubs,1tuto Tor IL ia nresented. Int
they ara ut The same limo willing TO y.eld oyery.
| thug elsc, aud to accept the mereHt shadow for
| tho sake Of harmony. A minority OF tho sup-
postera OF the Payne bill arc genuine Intlation,
| lists, who compromise ~ d mattor Of political
| policy. In tho CAUCUS last woak thoHo compos-
ing this party numbered fotty-three Ret,rosenta.
tiyos.
TIE THIRD rAnTY,
| In tho Democratic caucus, includes a,l of tho
] Observation-Disclosures, Tho men WHO hayo
| introduced 60 many bills In tbo
House this eoeaon to mako money
plenty by settling. up moro printing prussos.
They. too. ray they are willing 10 son,proa,tse,
but their ut!matum is the repeal OF tho Eosump..
ton act. Tlia thor call going hnls way. They
will agroe not to pfbBs any Of thetr schemos ot
aotivo imitation provided the hard money mon
will ho content to leave tho question untouched
Aftor tho proposed Fenea} Ia passel Thn intro,
ductton Of the Atkins bill Today WAS a move.
meut on the part Of this last-named party to
Oct An ExpREssloN or TUE uousz
| On thos aham compromise. or rather on their
| refllsa! to compromise Mt a!l. Mr. Atktns' bill
provides that ali the provisions OF tho aok ep.
titled FAN act to provide for the resumption oi
spocio paymouts," approved Jan. II, 1876, which