Evening star., 1877-11-23
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
FRIDAY, November %.


THE SENATE was not in session to-day
HOU SE-The regular order was demanded
at once, and the House n sumed considera-
tion of the bill TO repeal the resumption act
Mr.. Cbittenden asked TO be permitted TO
reply 10 the remarks made yesterday by Mr..
Ewing. He said he understood yesterd ay
that be Was 10 have some time.
MI Ewing appealed 10 the friends Of the
Dill not 20 lnterpOse any objection to Mr..
Chltiepdens speaking.
Mr.. Thompson objected on the ground that
at least fifty gentlemen wanted 70 speak aud
an long az they had been deprived, he thought
that Mr; Chitenden should be satisfied, as
he bad already had one hour.
The Speaker remarked that he had said
yesterday that he would do all in his powe-
10 secure the floor for Mr.. Chittenfep and ne
hoped the objection would be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Thompson finally withdrew his objsc-
ton, and II was agreed that Mr.. Chittenden
should have fifteen minutes after Mr.. Fort
nad had seventeen minutes.
MI Conger inquired of the Speaker what
would be The course In voting on amend
ments. he wanted to know In what order
and form they would come up.
The Speaker said he would decide that
question when IL properly comes. He init
mated, however, that the amendments would
come up In the order OF presentation.
Mr.. Fort said that the only way in which To
deprive the resumption act of its wrong tend
ency was TO vote for repeal, pure and simple.
Itwo9id not doto attach any conditions to the
repeal, so as TO extend the act in any psrticu-
lar Resumption of specie payments could
not be brought about by ali the laws that
could be printed inside the cover of law
book. 1t could only be brought about as the
business interests of the country demanded
and required 1t. He advocated the repeal as
republican, and because he was a republi-
can; and IL would not do to charge that in
This he was following the lead Of the demo
Gratis. He was in favor of maintaining the
greenback currency, and he believed the
people were In favor of it also and to main
lain IL they would, IL necessary, change
Houses and Senates and Presidents.
Mr.. Chittenden contended that Mr.. Ewing's
arguments yesterday were all based on error.
be denied the glOries of the greenback as
proclaimed by gentlemen on the other SIDE,
and said the whole object of this legi Station
was to initiate the currency and bring about
an unlimited issue of paper money. He bo-
lieved that coin and greenbacks wo I'D APP
proXimate par and equality If Congress
would stop this agitation of the question.
Mr. Chlttenden said he now proposed TO
speak to a personal matter, and one which
affected his personal character. He then had
read speech of Mr.. Dlckey, of Ohio, pub
lished In to days Record, in which allusion
Mr.. Chittenden. He also alluded to MT Mr.. Fei, g
tons speech, in which he was called a
wrecker, and denied the appropriateness OF
the application of that epithef.
at the close of Mr.. Chfttenden's spec. .h sew
eral gentlemen tried to get the floor.
Mr.. Kelly demanded the regular order, and
said he stood there to demand il against all
cCmers until the bill was disposed o..
The Speaker said the first thing in order
was On orc ering the main question.
Mr.. Price inquired whether il the House
refused TO order the main question II would
be In OrGer TO move 10 reoommit the bill or
TO offer further amendments?
The Speaker replied il would,
Mr.. Price hoped the main Question would
not be ordered,
The main Question was then ordered.
MI Pound inquired the order IL which the
amendments would be voted on.
The Speaker said that as the rules had
been suspended. aud as all the amendments
were pending they should be voted on. 1t
was for the House Itself, and not for the
Speaker, to determine how far the mend
mel Is were Inconsistent with each other.
The question was first put upon Mr.. Forts
amendment to the bill of the committee
which repeals the resumption clause of the
act of 1873, but retains the free banking
clause.
The amendment was adopted by viva
voce vote, End neither a division nor the
yeas aid nays were demanded.
The next question was upon Mr.. Hubbell's 3
proposition, SO TO amend Mr.. FOrt's
amendment as o 6ecla re the construction of
the Re sumption act of 1875
The amendment was rejected by yeas %,
nays l5S.