The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-10
REPEAL OF RESUMPTIONL LAW W.

REPEAL OF RESUMPTION la w.
The resumption law was repealed on
Saturday by the following vote;
A vote was then taken on the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Cox, from the Committee
on Banking aud Currency, and it was
passed-yeas, 1906; nays, Sc; as follows
Yeas-Messrs Ainsworth. Anderson,
Atkins, Banning, Bland, Boone, Bradford
Bright, Brown New York;, Brown (Kan-
sasJ, Cabell, Caldwell (Alabama), Cald-
well TENNESSEE Cannon, Campbell,
Cason, Cate, Caulfeld, Clark (Kentucky)
Clark (Missouri), Clymer, Cochrane,
Collins, Cook, Cox, nibrell, Douglass,
Durham, Eden, Evans Gaulkner, Falton
Finley, Forney, Fort, Franklin, Gouse,
Good, Goodin, Gunter Harrison, HartseIl
Raymond, Hinkle, Hereford, Holman,
Hooker Hopkins, House, Hubbell, Hun
ton, Hurd, Jones kentucky, Landers
lIndiana), Lane, Lawrence, Lewis, Lynde
Mackey, Marsh, Mcfarland, Mcmahon,
Nilliken, Mills, Morgan, Mutchler, Nael,
New, Payne, Phelps, Poppleton, Randall,
Rea, Reagan, John Reilly, Rice, Riddle,
Robinson, Savage, Sheakle, Singleton,
Slemons, Smith Georgia., Southard,
Springer, Singer, Stevenson, Stone, Teese
Thomas. Throskmorton, Tucker, Turner,
Van Voorhees,, Vance (Ohio), Waddell,
Walker (Virginia), Walsh, Wells, Whit
thorne, Williams Indiana), Williams
CAlabama), Wiltshire, Wilson West Yir.
ginia), Yates and Young-l06.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Bagby,
G, A. Bagley, ], A. Bagley, Baker, Ballou
Banks, Bell, Blair, Burchard illinois,,
Caswell, Crittenden, Conger, Crounse,
Cutler, Danford, Davys, Durand, Eames,
Ely, Freeman, Frye, Gibson, Hale, Han
cock, Hardendergh, Harris (Massachu-
setts), Henderson, Hewitt New Jersey,
Hoar, Hoge Hyman, Joyce, Kasson, Kehl
Kimball, Lower, Lapham, Levy, Lynch,
MacDougall, McCrary, Meade, MetcaIfe,
Miller, Monroe, Morrison, Nash, Norton,
O'Brien, Odell, O'Neill, Packer Page,
Pierse, PiOer, PIatt, Potter, Powell, Pratt,
Rainey, Ross, Reesk, Sampson. Schlei-
cher, Sinnickson, Smalls, Smith PENN,
Smael, Stowell, Thompson, Thornburg,
Townsend Pennsylvania, Tufts, Wait,
Walker New HamT shire, Ward, War
ren, Wells (Miisissippi), White, Whiting,
A. O. Williams (Mlchigan), Willis, Viii.
son Iowa), Woodburn-S6,
Mr. Cox then reported bill for COM
mission of three senators, three represen-
tatiAes, and three experts, to inquire
First, into the change that has taken
place in the relative value of gold and
silver the cause thereof, whether par
manent or otherwise, the effect thereof
on trade, commerce, finance, and the pro-
ductive interests of the country, and on
the standard of value in this and foreign
countries.
Second, into the policy of the restora-
ton of the double standard in this cOun-
try, and if restored, what legal relation
between the two coins, silver and gold.
shall be.
Third, into the question of the policy
ofcontinuing the legal tender noes con.
currently with a metallic standard, and
the effect thereof on the labor, industry
and wealth of the country.
Fourth, into the best'manner of provi-
ding for and facilitating the resumption
of specie payment.
The commission to report on or before
the 18th January, 1877
An hour and half debate on the bill
took place, turning chiefly on the ques-
ton whether the bill demonetizing silver
was or was not passed through the House
surreptitiously and without reading, the
affirmative being held by Messrs. Bland,
Holman and Fort, and the negative by
Messrs. Kasson and Townsend, of Penn
sylvania. Finally the question was taken
and the bill passed.