The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-08-18

Smith, (Ga.) Southland, Springer, Stringer,
Stevenson, Stone, Thomas, Throckmerton,
Tucker, Turner, Van Voorhes, Vance, (Ohio)
Waddell, Walker, (Va.l, Walsh, (m.), Whit
thorne, Williams, 1nd.b Williams (Ala }
Wiltshire, Wilson, West VAL Yeates and
Young-106~ Nays-Abbott, Adams, Bagby,
Bagley, J. = Ragley, Baker, Ballou, Banks,
Bell, Blair iarelard (liLj, CasweI, Chitten-
den, Danfard. Dsvy, Durand, Eames, Ely,
Freeman, Frye, Gibson. Hale, Hancock, Har-
6enburgh, Harris hass.l Henderson, Hew-
lit, IN. " Hoar, Hoge, Hymen, Joyce, Kas-
son, Kehr, Kimball, Lamar, Lapham, Levy,
Lynch. MacDougall, McCrary, Meade, Met
calfe, Miller, Monroe, Morrison, Nash, Nor
ton, O'Brien, OdelI, O'Neill, Packer, Page,
Pierce, Piper, Plat. Potter, Powell, Pratt,
Rainey, Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Schleicher,
SinnicksoD, Smalls, Smith, (Pa.), Stowell,
Thompson, Thornburg, Townsend, CPa.6
Tufts, Wait, Walter New Hampshire), White
Whiting, A. S. Williams, of Michigan Will
lis, Wilson, of Iowa, and Woodburn-S3. Mr..
Cox then reported bill for the commission
of three senators, three representatives and
three experts to inquire, first into the change
that has taken place in relation to the value
of gold and silver the cause thereof whether
permanent or otherwise, the effect thereofin
trade, commerce, finance and the productive
interests of the country, and on the standard
of value in this and foreign countries
Second, into the policy of the restoration OF
a double standard in this country, and if re-
stored, what the legal relation between the
two coins, silver and gold shall be. Third,
into the question of the policy of continuing
legal tender notes cOncurrently with the me-
tallic standard, and the effect thereof in the
labor, industry and wealth of the country.
Fourth into the best manner of providing
for facilitating resumption ofspecie payment,
the commission to report on or before the
18th day of January, 1877.
An hour and half debate took place,
turning chiefly on the question whether the
bill demOnetiZing silver was or was not passed
through the house surreptitiously and with
out reading, the affirmative being held by
Bland, Holman and Fort, ana the negative
by Kasson, of Iowa. Finally the question
was taken and the bill passed. The report
of the conference committee on the bill for
the sale of Usage lands in Kansas to actual |
settlers was made by Mr.. GOodin and agreed !
to, and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 9TH, there were |
but few bills introduced under call of states, |
put resolution was offered by Mr.. Douglass |
IF Virginia allowing committees of investi- |
cation to report at any time during the pres
INT session, this was resisted by the republi- |
,ans, who resorted to the plan of refraining |
rom voting, thus revealing apparent absence |
If quorum and preventing the transaction of |
my business. AFTER some time was wasted /
dr. Cox suggested compromise in the way |
# two days notice of reports being given.
dr. Hale, who had been leading the Opposi-
ion, assented to the suggestion, with the I'M
lerstanding that two days should be given
" majority ef a committee to the minor
ty, so both reports would be made to- ether,
nd go to the country simultaneously After
much discussion, compromise was effected
n the adoption of resolution offered by Mr..
Jox. The house then adjourned, after re-
using leave of absence to some twenty men,
'ers who had applied for it.