The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-24
ANTI-RESUMPTION.
Passage of Ewing'S bill Yesterday
Vote, Ayes 1873; Nays I2O.

100 way A~O.
WASHINGTON, November 23.-TAe
regular order being demanded, Mr.. For.
proceeded to address the House in sdyo-
cacJ of his substitute Tor the bill to re.
peal the resumption act. II had been a
question with him, he said, whether h3
/ ought to reopen the debate sitter it had
been so ltly closed yesterday by the gen.
/ tlemsn from OHIO. 1t had been thought,
| however, that some words should come
/ from the Republican members of the
Committee on Banking and Currency,
and 1t was because be wss = Republican
| that ne favored the measure before the
/ House Whist was seen here to-day?
/ The legal tender which. had overpowered
and conquered the people of the South,
had now representatives OF that
people msrshslling themselves IN
sold phslsnx in its support, while
| the legal tender was disowned by It's
/ friends and kindred IN the hall OF It's
birth. He was opposed TO al the amend
/ ments that had been offered, on the
ground that if the resumption act was to
| be repealed it should be done by y single
proposition only. The issue had been
presented by the bill of toe committee
and by his own substitute, plainly and
untrammeled, as to whether the resump-
tion act OF 1875 should or shouli not be
repealed. lie believed that there never
could be resumption by law. Ii re-
| sumption came il had TO come by pros.
| perlty alone. He asserted that the money
men of Wall street were to-day breeding
and nursing wildcats in order to food
the country with them as soon rs they
got the green backs retired
Mr. Eames reminded Mr.. Fort hat
there was no proposition pending 10
withdraw n single dollar OF green backs.
Mr.. Fort know that, but | am ar
guing that that Is 20 be the result, and
that is what is declared by the opponents
OF the measure.
Mr.. E4mes 90 1t has not been assonted
to by those in favor of resumption.
Mr.. Fort went on to say that be
bushed for his fellow Representatives.
He knew it WAS said that he was going
over to the Democrats. Was he, indeed
Who, then, were his fellow Democrats
toIlowing2 They were following the
lead OF the man Hewitt, Of New York, ]
who had led the last Presidential cam
pal IN on the Democratic side. If his
ticket had been elected be would be to-
day, undoubtedly, Secretary ofthe Treas
ury,
MIR. Hewitt-It was elected.
Mr.. Fort-I do not know but what it
was. The people have determined to re-
tain legal tender currency, and will, If
necessary, change the House of Repre-
sentstives, the Senate, and, If need be,
the President.
The Speaker ruled that all amend.
ments were before the House, and must
be voted on.
Mr.. Springer desired to withdraw one
which he had offered, but objection WAS
made BY Mr.. Garfield, and the objection
sustained.
The frst vote Was taken on the substI-
tute offered by Mr.. Fort, and it was
agreed TO without division. 1t repesls
all that part of the resumption act which
authorized the Secretary OF the Treasury
TO dispose of United States bonds and 10
redeem and cancel greenDsck currency.
Tae next vote Was on the substitute
offered by Mr.. Hubbell. modifying the
third section of the resumption act. The
vote was taken by yeas and nays, and re-
suited, yeas 90, nays los Several hard
meney men voted Tor Mr.. Hubbell's sub
stitule, rs they did for Mr.. Forts not
because they favored either, but because,
AS Garfield ntlmated, they hoped there
by more surely to defeat the bll.
The next vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Pound, repeating the linz
itatIon OF nstionsl bank note circulation.
Rejected without the yess and nays
The next vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, providing
for the gradual redemption Of legal
tender from the first of January, 1877,
at 81 cents on the dollar up TO the first OF
January, 1881, at par IN com. Rejected;
only : voting in the affirmative.
The next vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Cummings pO'tponlng
redemption till the coin reserve in the
Treasury Is sutfi ;ent to authorize 1t.
Rejected without division.
The next vote WAS on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, re-
qniring the accumulation in the Treasury
ot $50 100000 year until the amount
shall be equal 10 half the outstanding
legal tenders, after which the redemption
Is to commence. Rejected without d.
vision.
The next amendment was one offered
bv Mr.. Ward, to add q new section TO
the bill providing that debts for wages
shall be psysbly only in coin or legsl
tender notes.
Mr.. Garfield demanded the yeas and
NAYS which resulted IN yeas l27i
nays I29.
The Speaker then announced that the
next vote would be on the bill g.
amended that is, on Mr.. Forts substl-
tute for IT, The result WAS announced,
yeas 1873, nays l2O. So the bill was
passed.
some forty applications for leave OF ae-
sence.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, objected 70
all OF them except those 10 case OF sick
ness, and said be expected there could be
fns adjournment by Tuesday next.
Mr.. C1nger asked him 20 have that
question fixed al once.
Mr. Wood declined to call up the reso
luton for final adjournment on the
ground that the Sen ste was probably not
disposed TO sn esriy adjournment.
The House then adjourned TIL Tues
day.
Hope IL will Last Till Tomorrow.