, 1876-03-28
Tho Vast Naval Expenditures Of Last Fall
Readily Accounted For On This
Hypothesis.
Senator Cameron Makes q Ferooious
Speech Against Dana in Ex-
eoutive Session.
Brains and Genius to Have Chance
in Government Architecture.
FINANCE MEASURES.
THE JAYNE I'LL.

THE PAYNE I'LL.
Special Dfspatch to Tbs Chtcdop zrftunr.
WASHINGTON, D. G., blnrcl 27.-Tlc features
Of tho session OF tho House were tho yoto upon
tho Democratic t}uanco Caucus bill, known us tho
payne bill, for tho substitution OF subsidiary
silver coin for fractional currency, which has
como to DO known as tue siyor bllt. The vote
upon the Payne bill, whilo 1t settled mona OK
tho financial theories represented in tho differ
ent bills bofoso the House, did aettlo Tho fact
that tho Democrats aro not likely to be able to
bind that party to any tohnito acAon upon
financo by moaus OF caucus resolutions. The
Payne bill was probably proposed by tho
lard or quasi hard-money wing Of
tho caucus, for tho roason that Oh last Monday
Atkins, representing tho aoft'monoy fnctIou of
tho cancnH, pressed o vote upon resolution pro-
viliug for tho simpto repoal Of tho Resumption
act Of 1876, without substituting any proposition
looking to tho ultimate resumption Of spocio
paymons8.
4 COMPARISON OF THE VOTE
Of last Monday for tho unconditional imitation
resolution Of Atkins With tho voto upon tho
Payne bill today Bhows tllat tho absolute intla-
tionisls are much tho strongest in tho
affirmative votes and 100 negative voteH~
Tho Payne bill obtained elghty-ono af-
flrmatiyo votes aud 156 negative vntcs.
Thoto were but thirteen Republicans who voted
classification OF tho vote upon tho Payne bill IL
81 yeas, all Democrats. and Of the LOG negatives
G3 woro cast by Democrats aud % by ltopul-
ltcanB. It thus appears that II oVory Nopub-
Payne bill would hare been dofcatod, as 1t fal1ed
to obtain two-thirla Of tho Democrats who
voted. Tho record aecmB TO sho", therefore,
that the Democrats cannot socute tHo-thittls
- h1.t fzA ~%+k,fn
even 10 romose au indtrectlon as that proposed
BY tho Payne bill, looks to tho ultimate reeump-
(1'n ihs Assoetat<a Pret.l
TIE rNucEEDtN1D.
WARn1so1oN, u. c., MAtoh n. In tho House
thia mo1ning, MIR. 1'nyno moved to suspend tho
rulcs and pass h!a bill to provide for tho gradual
resumption Of specie paynents The FIRST sec-
Treasury to sot nado and rotaln lu coin oacl,
year, until tho United Stntca notes shall 10 ap-
pseclated to par with gold, 10 on amount oqual
to 8 per cont OF tho outstanding lcgaltondore or
fund for tho redemption Of such loyal. .tondor
notoss provided, TINT such coin set aside and
retained shall bo counted Al part OF tic
Smiling x,t fund 1eo The, SECOND section 70;
retain from tho coiu rcco.yod: by them
~ interest on bonds deposited ~ security for
their circulation, an amount equal to per ceut
OF thair circulation. such con to bs counted M
part Of Mcit logal money reaoISo. The third
section tcpeata 10 much Of tho Resumption &C.
Of jan. IA, 1876, as proyiaoa for tho redemption
| Of tho iega!-tendor notes to tho amount 81 90
per cont Of tho National bank notea In clrcular
| lion, and AZ much az proyiloa for tho rodcmp,
tlon Of tho loga-tender noted In coin after Jani,'
Mr., Kasson aakod whether lhe bill cane from
any committee OF the Honae.
| Tho Hpoakor replied that IL had not
| A1r. Kasson asked Mr. Iayne whether hc did
! 3ntutunnt Af NJ In rn1a
committees of tho House On this biil.
Mr. PAyne's only ans"er Nas to cali for Tue
| yeas aud nays IN his motion.
LII. Kasson suggested that the Committoe ot
which tho gontls,nan (payuo) waa I member.
tho banking Comnit ittoo-mghs DO proper ono
Nix Holman inquired EtletleF 1t was In oEtfel
to divide tho proposition, ~ he wanted to havs
voto On tho last soctlou.
Tho speaker replied that division Of Nle
proposition ~as not In ordoF.
slr IIoakns inquired whether this Was tha bll
which Was known as the payas bull. aud that hat
boon printed.
changs whatever.
Iii, Kusson asked tho Speaker II tho bill dit
not violate the pledge OF tho United htatoa Il
maintain \ sinking fund.
btr. Randall aud others objected to debate.
The HpeAkef replied that lo had no sulhont
to ansuer question OF that kind.
The vote wAs ta&9n and roault0d, yeas, 81
Maya, 15G. 30 the motion was dofeated.
would hare required t"o-tlttdB voIe to pas
tho blll, and the fact that sheto was nearly
two-thraa majority agnlnst It ellcissd eoln
laughter. Tbs following Ia the vQts In detail 0
l'ayueA bill:
| .. TEAS.
Ashe, Hsrdonhsrgh, Powell,
nagby, lItffts tQa.}, NandAll
nax!sy. J. H., llsrsison. HeaGsn,
hatulna. Iihsttidxe, lobb,ns IN. o.,
Bell, Hcullt, Iob&1ts,
| Holpk Hewitt fAI4.,, Iuss tNJA
I bradford, Hooker. 6eh!sleh4f.
!. | DfpYn XVI Hopttnz A3noiata1