Wilmington journal., 1876-08-11

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sumption of specie payment at thu
earliest possible time, consistent will
due regard TO the interests of th,
country, and to report a bill embodY
ing the result of it's Investigation on OF
before the 10Th of December, 1876.
Fort of Illinois wanted to know
whether Hewitt offered his substitute
! as chairman Of the national democratic
committee, but his question was only
answered by loud calls to order aud
great noise and confusion, in which
the Speakers gavel took leading
part. AS the vote progressed great
interest WAS manifested in the result.
| Stone of Missouri had IA chair in the
arena near the clerks desk and kept
a tally Of the vote and group OF
| members gathered around him
to watch how it was going. Other
| membt rs were making inquiries at the
clerks desk, and fually the Speaker
pro tenn. had to insist on members
taking their seats and not interfere
with tile clerks duties Finally the
vote was announced: ayes 90. nays
lO4, 40 the substitute was rejected.
The vote WAS then taken on the bill
reported by Cox from the committee
on banking and currency and it was
passed-yeas 106, nays SO.
The following is the conclusion of
Hendricks letter on finance:
81 thoroughly believe that by public
economy, by official retrenchments and
by wise finance enabling us to accu-
mulate the precious metals, resump-
tion at an early period is possible
without producing an artificial
scarcity of currency or disturbing
public Or commercial credit, and that
these reforms, together with the resto-
ration of pure government, will restore
general confidence, encourage the USE
full investment of capital, furnish en-
ployment to labor and relieve the
country from the paralysis of hard
times With the industries of the
people there have been frequent inter
feronces. Our. platform truly says that
many industries have been impoveriah-
ed to subsidIze a few, our commerce has
been degraded to nm inferior position
on the high aeas, manufacturers have
been Diminish! cd, agriculture has been
embarrassed and the distress of the
industrial lnsses demand that these
things shai. be reformed" On the
school and sectional questions MIR.
Hendricks says: "Of sectional conten-
tions and in respect to our common
schools I have only this to say: that in
my Judgment the man or party that
would involve our schools in political !
or sectarian controversy is an enemy |
to the schools. The common schools |
are safer under the protecting care of |
all the people than under the control |
of any party or sect. They must be |
neither sectarian nor partisan and |
there must be neither division nor |
of the funds for |
their support. Likewise [ regard |
the man who would arouse or foster |
sectional animosities and antagOnisms |
among his countrymen is a dangerous
enemy to his country. All the people
must be made to feel and know that
once more there is established purs
pose and policy under which all citizens
Of every condition, race and color will
be secure in the engagement of WHAT
ever rights the constitution and laws
declare or recognize, and that in con-
trOversles that may arise the govern
ment is not partisan but within its
authority the just and
powerful guardians of the rights and
safety of oil. The strife between the
sections and between races will cease
,s soon as the power for evil is
taken away from party that
makes political gain out of scenes
)f violence and bloodshed and the
authority is placed in
,he hands of men whose political wei
are requires that peace and good
order shall be preserved everywhere.
The following is test of the amend
I'd bill for the protection of tue Texas
rontier:
ResolDtd. that for the purpose of
giving efficient protection to the
Rio Grande and the Neuces river in
lie State of Texas from the cattle
hieves, robbers and >urderers l.om
he Mexican side of the river, the
President of the United States be and
hereby is authorized to station and
keep on the Rio Grande river from
he mouth of that river to Fort Dun
,an and above, if necessary, snth
.ient force of cavalry for field SER
'ice in addition to s'lch infantry force
IS may be necessary for garrison duty,
md to assign recruits to said regi-
nents go rs to fill each troop to the
lumber of one hundred privates, and
hey shall be kept to that strength as
lear as may be. Note-The amend
nents strike out the words land
equired," substitute ''a sufficient
orce" for "two regiments" and substi
ute ''as near as may be" for "as long
IS they shall be required for that SER
ice"