National Republican., 1877-11-01
HOUSE or REPREsENTaTTyEs.

The reading Of the Journal of Mondays proceed
utcs, and was about half finished, when Mr.. Dun.
NELL moved that the further reading be dispensed
The SPEAKER said that could only be done by
Mr.. CANNON objected and the reading was con.
tinued
Tie reading Of the journal was concluded at half
past two O'Clock.
The Speaker laid before the House communi.
cation from the Clerk, asking instruction as to the
disposition OF papers In tn" several election cases
IN his sess on and on NIT on ofMr. SPRINGER tie
Clerk was objected - turn lne papers over to the
Committee on Eleytions.
Further papers in contested election cases were
presented by Messrs HALE; and
Mr.. BUTLER offered a resolution for a select
committee of seven, with authority to inquire inio
the subject Of tho ventilation Of the hall of the
House, and to recommend such changes as they
may deem proper. Also 10 inquire into the practi
rabiliy of changing the location Of the hall aS to
| admit air aud light without the same being COM
PEELED to pass through stained glass, and al,o in.
quirc into the practicability Of improving the acous
ties of the hall Adopted.
The morning hour commenced at 2il O'Clock
and the SPEAKER proceeded with the call of com.
Mr. WOOD, from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported a resolution referring so much of
the Presidents message as referred to the Patent
Office fire to the Committee on Appropriations. and
much as referred to the Information Exhibitions
at Paris aud stockholm to the Committee on For.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
and agreed TO the resolution, which was reported
Mr.. EWING, from the Committee on Banking
and Currency, reported bill to repeal the third
section of the act to provide for the resumption of
This section fixes the time when resumption
shall commence January l. 1879.
Mr. EWING moved that the bill be printed and
| recorded; Agreed IN.
Mr. FORT REPRESENTING the minority of the com
nittcc, asked leave TO present an amendment In
the naturG Of su stitue repeating all that part Of
the resumption act which authorizes the Secretary
OF the Treasury to sell United states bonds and
Mr.. EWING entered motion to reconsider the
vote recommitting the bill, with a view to calling
1t up R at t,n,;s conyenient subsequent time;
slider on the table, and on this the yeas and nays
were ordered.
The vote rcsulted-.yeas llo nays 1as as follows
Y. lho4. banks, BIsbees; Blair. BOYD, IBreniapo,
s%ps htss adS ncrst Gs4s 81 S
SSf b,y e Cox Of %Isr B"n
nell. bwsh', Esmes, Elchcn Ellsworth, Field. Fos.
ter Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Gibson, Hall. Harden
dee, Henderson. Hewitt OF n Y, Mscoek, Mabbeii,
Iinmphrey Hnngeriord i,.ner, Jones Of n Il, Jones
Sps" srSp hSssy f Msmyss M%Sys"
Potter Pound Poyers, rries, Rainey, Reed, Rice OF
smiiI Of Pa Stewart Stone Of Mish Stone
q Iowa, Straight, Tlic rnbIrg Tow end Of Ohio,
Wseh, Wiiiets, wlHms of Wis, Williams Tse Of Bei
Williams OF ores' willis of N, Y'lwood, and Wren
Nays-Messrs. Atkins, Baker Of Ind Banning
| Parne Bell, BIcknell, Blackburn, Hand. Blount,
Boone touck, Bridges, Brogden, Browne, BuCkner,
Butler, Cabel Caldwell OF KY, Caldwell OF Tenn.
Cnlkins, Gambler Cannon, Carlisle, Chalmers, CLARK
Of Mo- ClyIncr, Cobb, ook, Cox OF N. Y, q avrns.
,Tittrnden Gulberson, Cummings, Davidson Days Of
| N c., Dlbre DCkey, Durham, Eden, Elain Ellis,
irett Evans o. Ind, Evans Of :, O.. Ew I Felton,
Fney, Forney, Fort, FRANKLIN. Fuller, Gardner,
Garth, Giddings, Glover GO,dr, Gunter, Hamilton,
HANNA iarmer, Harris Of Ca, Harrison, Harridge.
| Harlzrl. Hatcher Henke, Henry, Hewitt o. Ala ,
Ala; Kelley, Kenna, Klllinger, kimmsll. Knapp,
| lin, Mckenzie. McMnhon, Mill, Morgan. Muldrow,
Neal Oliver, Phelps, Phi &Philgs pridGmS,e 9: Randolph
Robertson, Robinson of Ind, Ryan, sapp, sayler,
| Sales. Sexton SnallenbtrSer, Shelley, Singleton,
rhompson, Tnrockmorton, Upton, Townshend, 1'ur.
u uer i"rHvyi a"sei n"n ts v3thes, WMueil, Waker'
| Williams OF Ala, Willis OF Ky, Wilson, Wright,
| Yates and loung-l3s.
| The SPEAKER laid before the House u number
OF executive communications, and at $40 p IN, on
motion of Mr. PHILLIPS, the House adjourned.