Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-06
A Significant Vote.

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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 Tennessee.
To understand it fully, we must re.
member that the Committee on Ways
and Means, which under rules ufthe
House has control of the floor on meas.
ures OF this nature, had in hand the So
called Resumption bill adopted by the
Democratic caucus. Whenever that
Committee had opportunity, it was ex-
pected to offer the caucus bill, which
for convenience we may call disguised
Reputation. Those who wanted un-
disguised reputation, therefore, were
forced to ask q two-thirds vote for sus-
pension of the rules, and this they did
on Monday. THIS it is plain that Mr..
Morrison, and others who insist upon
no repudiation without disguises, were
compelled to vote No with the oppo-
nents Of reputation in any form. The
vote therefore is not test of the
strength of unconpromising repudia-
tion, but it does show the siren tn of
those who object to DISCUSSES, and pre-
fer their reputation straight.
Seventy-five members were absent
or lodged. These were 80 Republicans
and ~ DemOcrats-a division so near
ly proportiOned TO the relative strength
of parties in the House that those vo-
ting may be supposed fairly to indicate
the comparative tendency of each par
ty toward financial foolery undisguis-
ed. BUTT is worthy particular notice
that, even if all the absentees should be
present and vote with either side, nei-
ther could command two thirds vote
of the House. That they would not ali
vote with either side is obvious; it is
said that at least forty of the absentees
are opposed to repudiatiOn undisguised.
Ii that be so, there is no danger that
the naked infiatiOnists can obtain even
a mere majority in any struggle suffi-
ciently prolonged to pass bill by the
usual methods. But it is already GER
tain that they cannot get the two
thirds vote necessary TO pass any bill
without the consent of the Committee
controlling the floor, or to overcome
Presidential veto. Reputation of the
naked sort is defeated for the session;
it may be tried, but it is now certain,
Notwithstanding the loud boasts of its
advocates, that it cannot succeed.
The vote shows the most remarka-
Bile sectional 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 York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, South Corolina, Mis-
sissippi, Texas, Minnesota, and Cali
fornia. The entire delegations from
Maryland, Delaware, and Texas are
Democratic, and Democrats have a
majority in the delegations from New
York, New Jersey, and Mississippi, but
these States stand by the side OF Mas
sachusetts and Vermont on this issue.
On the other hand, the entire delega-
tions voting from seven States support
ed the bill-Alabama, Arkansas, Geor-
gia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, and West Virginia. In all these
States the Democrats have a majority,
and in all except Indiana all the MEM
bers voting We're Democrats. But the
followers of MIR. Morton joined hands
with the tie brigadiers of the Confed-
crate army in voting for naked repu-
diation. Four States were not repre-
sented at all-Oregon and Nebraska,
hard money States, and Nebraska and
Florida, which may be called doubt
full. Thirteen States were divided in
the vote, and the members from these
voted thus: