New-York tribune., 1876-01-18
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
MONDAYS VOTE on IMITATION.

WAsnSGGoS, Monday, Jan. II. 1876.
Whole the intlatiOnis.s can derive no comfort
from the vote Of the House to-day H. to 1885, defeating
MI Homans prepostorous paper money resolution, the
friends and Of honest currency should not be
nisled into suposon that tlo record thus made
rcscnts fairly the OF the House this impOr
Int question, that II will be binding upon ALL when nn
actual currency fs brought forward. Tic only
thing ho vote to-day proved was that there are ll2 men
in the house who may be depended upon 10 vote fo rag
money whenever opportunity offers itself How many
more there are who will Join them should an imitation
Bill be reported, should an initiation amendment
moved TO bill before the House, time alone demon
strate But while all who voted In affirmative may be
set down advocates Of rag money, viii not unfOr
tunatey. be equally safe to all who vo, In the
negative IA hard-mOney men. great many Rcpros,n-
tavcs believe Ia the ohio Democratic platform on
this subject, opposed to hasty acon foreeta
ing the deliberations OF the financial committees by east
iron instructions. They prefer to wait until the com
mttees had time consider the currency question
before they put themselves record. Others have
opinions the question in favor Of early
sumption or ostpouine indefinitely, but desire ~ put
of taking any responsibility the matter long pos
sbe hcawDer ke, tney are waiting for something TO
turn up and hope that they may either be relieved o. the
necessity OF going on record AT ALL or may be caught
tho Great OF popular and be carried along
without being Obliged 10 take any perfonal risks Both
Of these classes voted against Mr. Holnans resolution
JUSTICE TO MR.. MORRISON.
Some comments, uncompllmentary to Mr.. VIM.
Morrison, have been made newspapers and else
where the OMISSION from the brief sketch OF hts life,
pubshed in thelast edition the Congressional directory
mention OF his military record and account OF
the fact that the clerk Of his committee is man. who
has named his son, now three years old, "John Wlkos
Booth !" and this omission the surprising lis
friends, because they knew that OF portion of his
pubc record does he feel proud Of hs the
Union army during the late war Gen. Grant himself
has publicly acknowledged Mr. Morrsons galaniry, and
be Is suffering to-day from gun-shot wound Though
the ungs received while serving with his regiment at the
front The explanation Of the omission is AZ follows:
by resolution Of the joint committee ON public printing
the sketches Of Senator's representatives ana uecghes
n Coneress are confined TO statement OF their full
name their home posOce address, the paoe and time
Of birth early collegiate education, ay, with
the date OF graduating professional itudies profession
or bnsiness public offices held their vote On ihe,r ast
election Congress- the name OF their opponent ana tDe
politics Of each Ali other biographical matter Is rgd
excluded When Mr. Morris0n,n response 70 tue request
OF the compiler OF the directory prepared the seten OF
his e 1t found 70 be longer than that OF any oher
member OF either House. and returned win tho re-
quest that he condsnss It BY striking sut ten lines AUD