The Osceola times., 1876-08-19

amendment in regard TO division OF the
school fund. The question being on the
amendment Of the judiciary committee il
was agreed to, yeas q, nays Is, rs follows
Yeas-Allison, Anthony, Booth, Boutwell,,
C"nRiinv, c"pa CraSin, h, Edmunds, Ferry, FreIins'
huysen, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,,
Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby
Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Wadlcigh and
West-27. Nays-Bogy, Cockrell, Cooper,
Davis, Eaton, Gordon, Kelly, kernsn, Key,
McCreery, Maxey, Norwood, Randolph, Ran.
som and Stevenson-l5. Clayton, Wright,
Morton, Robertson, Cameron, Pa, Sherman
and Windofh, who would have voted inthe
affirmative, were paired with Merrimon,
Dennis, Mcdonald, we.'sce, salisbury,
Thurman and Bnyard, who wcs,d have voted
in the negative. The questionthen being on
ordering the joint resolution ms amended to
the third reading, it was agreed to. Yeas,
"a; nays, IS. The senate, by a vote Of yeas
"a to nays 12, ordered that the joint rcsolu.
ton be read the third time at o'clock to-
morrow. The senate receded from its dsa.
greement to the amendments of the house
bill to punish counterfeiting of trademark
goods and to prohibit dealing in such goods.
The amendments of the house were agreed
to and the bill passed. Then senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned
uOUAE.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Bland's
silver bill was taken up on the regular or.
der. The morning hour having expired, the
bill went over without action. Mr.. Cox
chairman of the committee on banking and
currency, reported bill TO repeal section 8
of the resumption act of January IA, 1878,
which directs the secretary of the treasury
10 redeem in coin the legal tender note
then outstanding, and proposed TO allow an
hour and q half for its discussion and like
time for the discussion OF q further bill
which he was directed to report, providing
for commission on the subject He would
decline, however, to allow amendments TO
be offered. lie opened the argument by
declaring his belief that the fixing of day
for resumption was hopeless menace 70
prosperity; that it effected no good, and that
il was utterly useless for all practical puf
poses. The best business men of the coun.
try had said so, and said SO to his committee.
The bill which IT was proposed to repeal in
part had passed congress as party neces-
sty; under the whip and spur of the previ-
Gus question. Mr.. Goode, of the banking
committee, advocated to repeal. Mr.. Hew.
lit asked Mr.. Cox to let him offer as substi-
tute bill providing for committee on the
subject After some time wasted in call Of
house, Cox allowed Hewitt's proposition to
be offered as substitute, aud the previous
question was seconded without objection.
The vote was then taken on Hewitt's sub
stitute, which provides for commission of
three senators, three members of the house,
and three experts TO be selected by and as
sociated with senators and members to con-
slider what measures are necessary and prac-
ticable in order to bring about resumption
of specie payment, at the earliest possible
time consistent with due regard TO the inter-
ests of the country, and TO report bill en-
bodying results OF its investigation on or
| before the 18th Of December, 1876. Finally
| the vote was announced, as .-eas, 90; nays,
| iOi; so the substitute was rejected. The
vote was then taken on the bill reported by
Mr. Cox from the committee on banking
and currency, it was passed yeas, 1906;
nays, 50; as follows: Yeas-Ainsworth,
Anderson, Atkins, Banning, Bland, Boone,
| Bradford, Bright, Brown, New York ;
| Brown of Kansas; Cobell, Caldwell, Of Ala
bama; Caldwell, of Tennessee; Campbell,
| Cannon, Coson, Cate, Calfield Clarke, Of
Kentucky; Clarke, of Missouri; Clymer,
Cochrane, Collins, Cook, Cox, Dibrell, Doug
las, Durham, Eden, Evans, Faulkner, Eel
ton, Finley, Forney, Fort, Franklin; Cause,
Goode, Goodin, Gunter, Harrison, Hsrtwell,
Raymond, Henkle, Hereford, Holman,
Hooker, Hopkins House, Hubbell, Hunter,
Hurd, Jones, of Kentucky; Landers, Of In.
diana; Lone, Lawrence, Lewis, Lynde,
Mackey, Marsh, Mcfarland, Mcmahon, Mil.
liken, Mills. Morgan, Mutchler, Neal, New,
Payne, Phelps, Poppleton, Randall, Rea,
Reagan, John Reilly Rice, Riddle Robin.
son, Savage, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons,
Smith, GAL Southard, Springer, Stringer,
Stevenson, Stone, Thomas, Throckmorton,
Tucker Turner, Van Worries, Vance, (Ohio)
Waddell, Walker, (va.A Walsh, (Ill.l Whit
thorne, Williams, Nnd.l Williams (Ala.)
Young-i06. Nays-Abbott, Adams, Bagby,
Bagley, J. II. Bagley, Baker, Ballou, Banks,
Bell, Blair, Burchard (Ill.l Caswell, Chitten.
den, Danford, Davy, Durand, Eames,.. Ely,
Freeman, Frye, Gibson, Hale, Hancock, IIar.
Ienburgh, Harris Mass.), Henderson, Hew-
lit, IN. W 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, Odell, 0'Neill, Packer, Page,
Pierce, Piper, Platt Potter, Powell, Pratt,
Rainey, Ross, Rusk, Sampson, schleicher,
Sinnickson, Smalls, Smith, (Pa.l StoweIl,
Tufts, VISIT, Walter New Hampshirel White,
Whiting, A. s. Williams, Of Michigan, viii
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 elation TO the value
of gold and silver the case thereof, whether
permanent or otherwise, he effec; thereofin
trade, commerce, finance md the productive
Interests OF the country, AM on the standard
of value in this and freign countries.
Second, into the policy Of tie restoration of
| a double standard in this cotutry, and IL re-
-hat tt., Let, tl
two coins, silver and gold shll be. Third,
into the question Of the policyof continuing
| legal tender notes concurrentlN with the me-
talhc standard, and the effect hereof in the
labor, industry and wealth of he country.
Fourth, into the best manner 4 providing
for facilitating resumption of spede 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 WHITTIER the
bill demonetizing silver was or was MT passed
through the house sureptitiousy aid 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 bin 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, the house
discussed political subjects, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Hoar, who commented on
Mr.. Lamar's speech. Counsel was author.
lied to defend the speaker and officers Of
the house in the Haiett Kilbourne suit. ad.
journed.
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Lord
offered resolution reciting that the right Of
suffrage prescribed by the constitutions oi
the several states is subject to the fifteenth
amendment, and that the exercise of said
right should be faithfully maintained and
- l.. Al. Ir.;t.I StataS aud that - l.