The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-15
HOUSE.

Mr.. Wright offered the following res5-
luton: InstruCting the Committee on
Banking aud Currency 10 inquire into
the rroprIety Of 50 amending the bank
inc laws rs TO require, IN the election OF
directors, the principle OF cumulative
voting, in States where such laws may
exist, and also rs to the propriety OF 50
amending SAID laws ~ to lirHIt tn" ctii-
cheney of proxies 20 two months, Refer
red
Mr Townsend offered resolution in
slructing the Judiciary Committee {" IN
quIre into the facts OF the Imprisonment
OF Robert Smalls (colored), member O. the
House, of South Carolina, and TO rep,r!
whether such imprisonment Is, or is not,
in violation OF the constitutional prlvi-
leges of the House
MIR. Butler offered rs substitute 3
resolution, giving the judiciary Commit
tee power to send for persons and papers
IN making such investigation. Adopted
MIR. Wood chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, reported back
the resolution Tor the final adjournment
of Congress on the 22d inst, at o'cock
Pm He said he would not call tol
present action, but would call it up in II
day or two.
The House then resumed the cousji-
Grafton of the bill for the repeal OF the
resumption act.
Mr.. Keifer offered an amendment that
nothing IN the resumption act be con-
strued TO authorize or require the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to retire or cancel
legal tender notes that may BE- redeemed
ol or after the lst of January, 1879, or
that may then be in the Treasury uncan-
celied, or that may afterwards come into
the Treasury, otherwise than by redemp-
ton, but tnat such notes may be used IN
the payment Of all debts against the
United States, OF in exchange Tor coin or
bullion.
Mr.. Deerlng offered an amendment to
postpone the year of resumption from
1879 to 1880; also to sutnoIlze the re-
issue of legal tender notes, and to make
them legal tender tor al debts, public and
private.
Mr.. Ward of3 An amenpment that
nothing in the act shall affect the psy.
mert of debts l.e on the 1t OF January,
1879. in the payment OF wages OF IN debts
that may become due after that date for
the payment OF wages io- labor, but that
such debt shall be legally payable only
! in such coin or notes a. shsli be iegai ten
! der.
Mr.. Bell favored the repeal Of the re-
sumption act, because he thought it
would be impractcs5Ie and imp ssible
| for the government, on the first Of Janu'
sry. 1879, 10 redeem the !ega. tender
notes now outstanding, and even 1t II was
/ practicable it would be uuwlse 10 policy
/ and ruinous in results 20 do SO. l. the
country could be saved from the ruin
into which the resumption Act WAS pre-.
ciptating il by the early repeal OF that
/ act, and il American ststesmanship was
| equal to the emergen eies, there viii be
little difficulty in returning TO specie
| payment within few wears.
SIR. FELTON, favored the repeal OF the
resumption act. He iRveighei sga.ost
class legislation snd opposed the strikes
| of laboring men. He said labor had no
right to make war on capital but !. wa;
equally wrong Tor capital to couspire
sgainst labor The set demonetizing the
silver dolIsr was unjust and wicked, q:
famous strikes Which had recently was the
| startled and alarmed the country. The
act demonitizing silver was the most d.
liberate attack on labor ever known il
legislative history, but it did not quite
make New York and New Englsr d the
owners Of the cotton fields OF the South
and therefore the black scheme oisscon
traction hsd been contaminated. Just a: