Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-06
CONGREGATIONAL.

| IL NhS senate yesJeTOay, the Gay was
taken up with a profitless discussion Of
the Hamburg riot, during which RsnR.
tor Morton managed to make another Of
his BLOODY. sairtn speeches. Afler the
disposal Of Mr.. Thurman's bill to pro-
vide for and regulst5 counting Of votes
Tor President and VioesPresident, and
oecsslor Of questions arising thereon,
which passed the senAte on the twenty
Forth CT March last, but the vote on ifs
hnal passage was reconsidered on the
Nineteenth OF April, and which was
laid aside until amendments were pre-
pared, Senator Morton moved to take
up the resolution to print ten thousand
extra copies OF the Presidents me- usage
and accompanying documents in refer
e0ce to the recent trouble at Hamburg
Senator Thurman hoped it would not be
taken up, because IL would give rise to
q very useless debate. There was more
important business before the senate
than printing papers as mere electioneer-
ing documents. The motion to take up
the resolution was sgreed to; yeas, 30;
nays Is; q strict party vote. Senator
Thurman then moved to lay as de and
take up the blu recently reported from
the COMMITTEES on judiciary, to provide
FOR the creation Of sinking fund to set.
tie the Indebtedness due from the Pacific
railroads. Rejected by a strict party
vote. This gave Morton his opportu1i.
ty, and he awaited himself oft to pour
forth the walls OF his wrath upon the
south and make a Radical electioneer-
ing speech. He was followed by Ell
munds on the same side, and was
answered by SENATOR M'Crery, of Ken
lucky, and Thurman, Of Ohio.
In the house Mr.. Bland called up his
silver bill in regular order, and discussed
it until the expiration OF the morning
hour, when Mr.. Cox, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, re-
ported bill to repeal section three of
the resumption act Of January IA, 1875,
which directs the secretary of the trsas-
ury to redeem in coin the legal-tender
notes then outstanding, and proposed to
allow an hour and half for its discus
sion, and like time for the discussion
of further bill which he was directed
to report, providing for commission on
the subject. He would decline, how
ever, 10 allow amendments to
be offered. He opened the argu.
ment, which was generally par
ticipated in, Mr.. Cox closing by moving
the previous question. MIR. Hewitt
asked Mr.. Cox TO let him offer as SUBJ
stitute bill providing for commission
on the subject. Mr.. Cox declined, as he
had no authority from his committee.
On the vote on sec0nding the previous
question most of the Republicans alb
stained from voting, leaving the house
apparently without quorum and pre-
venting action. After some time wasted
in the call Of the house, Mr.,
Cox allowed Mr.. Hewitt's proposition to
be offered as a substitute, and the previ-
Gus question was seconded without OBJ.
jectiOn. The vote was then taken on
Mr.. Hewitt's substitute, which provides
for commission OF three senators, three
members of the house, and three experts,
to be selected by and associated with the
senators and members, to consider what
meas ures are necessary and practicable
in order to bring about resumption Of
specie payment at the earliest possible
time consistent with due regard TO the
interests of the country, ana to report a
bill EN- bodying the results Of It's in
vestigation on or before December Is,
1876.
During the progress of taking the vote,
the speaker pro tenn MI. Stcne, had to
insist on the members taking their seats,
and not interfere with the clerks duties.
Finally the vote was announced, as
yeas, go; nays, 104. So the substitute
was rejected. A vote was then taken on
the bill reported by Mr.. Cox, from the
committee on banking and currency, and
it was passed; yeas, 106; nays, SO.
Mr.. Cox then reported bill for the
commission Of three senators, three rep.
resentatives and three experts, to in.
quire, first, into the change that has
taken place in the relative value Of gold
and silver, cause thereof, whether per-
manent or otherwise, effect thereof on
trade, commerce, finance and produc.
tive interests OF the country, and
on the standard Of values in
this and foreign countries; second,
into the policy Of the restoration Of the
double standard in this country, and If
restored, what the legal relation between
the two coins-silver and gold-shall be;
third, into the question OF the policy OF
continuing the Iegalt-ender notes con-
currently with the metallic standard,
and the effect thereof on the labor, in.
dustry and wealth Of the country;
fourth, into the best manner Of prOvid-
ing for facilitating the resumption of
specie, psyment-the commission to re-
port on or before the fifteenth OF Janu-
airy, 1877. An hour aud a half debate
took place, turning chiefly on the ques-
ton whether the bill demopetizing sill
yer was or wss not passed through the
house surreptitiously, and without read
ing, the affirmative being held by
Messrs. Bland, Holman and Fort, and
the negative by Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa.
Fin nlIr the question WIS taken and the