, 1876-08-07
Details Of tho Passage Of the Resumption
nepoal Bill in the House Sat-
urday.


Ol the measure, great Mn]oFlty
Of whom, were intationlsts. The Banking and
Currency Committee this afternoon, as lndtcnt-
ed yesterday, presented their report for the un-
conditional repeal Of The lato clause OF the spc,
ue-lcsumption net, with the announcement that
NO AMENDMENT wolLp DE PERMITTED.
Tic Committee, however, was 30 confident Of 4
majority for tho bill TINT Sunset Cox lost both
liza head and the control Of the bill together IN
nm hour after he presented It, Tho opponents
of the ucasurc would not be put down
without nil opportunity to record their
votes upon come 1ncasuro which looked
towards tlsc substitution OF something better
~ Place o tho ats eauss Goa rssolqte!y M re-
upon. Tho opposition TO tho hlalt led by Re
pilblicans and Democrats alike, rcsorted to ali'
husicring, prevented u quorum, and forced
rall Of tile House. After an lonr and ha1f Of
THE orroslTloH WAS TOO sTHnNo PoR HIM.
and permitted the Hewitt bill to be offered as
substitute. The acwitt bill simply provides
for tue appointment Of a compassion, ~,
nee.mber, s 'A|'ss to inquire Into the Jest
means to facilitate the speedy return
to specie payments. Cox's parliamentary blum
der 'lay IN The fact TINT he permitted this
lext VT hi t9 b: nrsstn:sd sts., A. ~ ,nf1admen n
ditlonnl section to tho bill. The error
MAS plscovERsp TOO l4TE.
The result was that the fret direct vote Was
upon tho substitute Had there been ma1ora-
Would lave becn Utterly defeated, md the
wllulc measure driven from the House. Tho
Hewitt bill was defeated, but by small
majority, tho vote being n ycas to 10A
dnys. It sec1pe1 Mt one time that the
the roll-eail, Cox aud tho leaders OF tllat fac
tion were very busy drumming up recruits.
The responsibility fur the result Of tho date
clause must be nscribed to the Dcmoeratt.
Of TINT party opposed the bill,
i CHEAT MAJoEirr WAS FOR IT.
The hnri-luoucy men Of the party placed
themselves In direct antagonlsm to tho repeal
Why he did not proposc so,Rc Of tho affirm
ntivc measures suggested ty Tildcn's lettcr,
hui declined to nJjswcr. The bill Was finally
forced through entirely rs an clcctfonccrlng
trlyk. There were few honest votes for 1t cx
ceept those east by Representatives. who arc Of
the conviction t'iat no date should bo axcd for
specie resumption.
THE GIBSON nntr
creating Commission, was also passed as a sup
plclnellt after lcbntc OF two hours. rhls
measure hps ne necessary connection With Tho
relation. 1t IA maintained that there ts eporcl,
LETT III tile Resumption act now to permit the
seyretary Of tla Treasury to scii bonds
ar,d !loarl gold prcparutorY to resumption. cycn
# thr .intr s1n,1sn Il ~ r;ni!an nnt H. iiar,s;
inn ,ct sro. ne,sn, H., rtn ~ 5na * - - a.
nE " ~ ~. Use l'aoseN ~ tuto " IVY ~ q.
t noMe q tne western Kcpnbllcans Tonight Who
yoscu LOT the repeal afe appretens!ve that tue
1act that n. almost united Republican vote was
cast against tho repeal Will hAye bad effect IL,
their section. THIS apprehension, however, is
shared by very few. ftlerc IL M honesfy whit
cycr in tia Dr1nrcrati. votnr. oa tfNr" T. n.,t
fhs si;cht.st s,,o.. atto .i3 IT, - u ;,, Mut
mt ,,ns Il 1p artfn, tai ,o III nsnao @ VII!
W. ~. upVM1t ~. LAe ActiGn toAay VII! laVe no
ouef enoct thal 40 an clcetlDheer1iE dodge
HOW TfLpEN's FRIENDS ACTED.
If!ucn's letter, nr message, us the Democrats
arc anxious tn cll II, was not received with tj,u
satisfaction here witch Til.lcn's friends l.ad
ti,r ,t,sn".t ,s,tn,, t"Gy y ''an sass susI'en on
tsxt dies not rc'"nve " arnstrai ~, " LIZ
smG sn9,.s 1onstessMen lave fully informed then-
eiare it to be un Ingenious, IllsltlIous, antl
3e6uit!cal bid for tic grccnhacls yutu III The
Democratic party. That It Is. however, hLl
for that sotc and not MI honest ~
preston OF TNirn'a nnio,nn "ImoS mamv ~
Tic rrpcnhnrL Iior,1n1a..t ii' Ma"y -
INST .is r. tfnsSe~, un'uos!"sn usa noL
tH.. r. ~ -, 'ase to7aaJ 10 I,rlyAo conSersa.
% .su.. ~ Wv iivAao tls was especially observed
net. Then LIZ go!,aaGt ot Hewitt, Of New York,