The New York herald., 1877-11-02

realize that, while there Is North and South and
an East and West there is but one country, ono
constitution and one destiny
MT PHILLIPS, (rep.) OF Kan, objecteo.
Mr BUTLER. lrcp) of Mass, suggested that should
be referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
d. g HASKELL was then sworn in a member from
the State OF Kansas.
MR. EwIxG's BILL
MT EWING, tdcm.) OF Ohio. called up his motion to
reconsider the vote Of yesterday recommittng the
Commttec on Ranking and Currency the bill to repeal
the third section oi the Resumption act.
Mr, EAMks, rep Of r l., inquired as TO whether
any discussion oil the bill was 10 be allowed
MI EWING replied that II had been the dcsre OF the
COMMITTEES to have ample discussion Of the provisions
OF the 0si but as u WIS the morning hour the op.
portunitos for tho discussion and management OF the
bll were very much restricted besides thors
gress The committee had, therefore, Instructed him
10 ask las soon as the bill should DO before Houss
unanimous consent TO have the discussion continue
to-day until thrce O'Clock, with the understanding that
tnen the previous question should be demanded ON
the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. CoSGER. (repl OF Mich., inquired whether
amendments TO the bill would be permitted to DO
offered
Sir. EWING replied that he had been instructed by
the committee to yield TO the gentleman from Illinois
lMr Fort) to offer the amendment presented yostcr
Tho SPEAKER suggested to Mr. Ewing TO ask consent
10 have the bill taken out OF the morning hour.
Mr.. CoSGKR pressed his inquiry as to whether other
amendments than Mr. Forts would be allowed TO 90
offered
The SPEAKER suggested tha. that matter for
Mr. EwiSG-l am desrous to have the of tho
House taken on any amendments that may bo offered
provided tney 40 not endangcr tho consideration and
disposition oi tho bill li.aughcE
The SrEAKrR-rhe Offering OF amendments would
not displace the consideration OF the bill Whether
amendments might Impair tho bill Is matter OF
opinion. tlaughtcr.j
Mr.: EwIsd adopted previous suggestion OF the
Speaker and asked unanimous consent to have tho
bill taken out OF the morning hour.
Mr. hALE, lren) OF Me. Mr. GARrIELD, (rep) OF Ohio,
and others, opJccted.
Mr.. sAYLKR, tdem) of Ohio, submitted as a parlia-
mentary question that the expiration OF the sixty min
utcs dad not necessarily close the morning hour but
thai II required tho intcrposion Of some other busi
moss OF higher privilege.
Tho SPEAKER stated in reply that at tho expiration
OF the morning hour IL would be In order to
go 10 tho Speakers table to 20 into Committee OF
the Whole, ana that cthor of these motions would
necessarily close the morning hour
Mr.. SAyLER admitted that Tint was uncucs tionabiy
true
Alter some further discussion on this point Mr.
Ewing moved the previous question.
Tho previous question sccondcd--l2S TO 100
and thed the House proc aeded to vote by yeas and
nays on ordering the nam question
Mr. CoNGER, OF Michigan, moved that tho House do
now adjourn; but the motion (Which intended
solely or delay, came too atc as the Speaker stated
that several names on the roll had already been
called.
Tho vote on ordering tho main question rosuted-
The question then REQUIRED on reconsidcring tho
vote OF yesterday ay-recomMittnR the bill.
Dir. huBBELL, (rep.) OF Mich, hero intcrposed a
motion 70 adjourn, and the calling of tho yeas and
nays on that motion occupied the remainder OF tho
norm Dg hour.
MIR. CONGER, Of Michigan, suggested that the MORN
Ing hour had expired.
Tho srkAKkR-rhe main question having been or.
dcred by tho House II must DO executed 1t Is Shall
the vote recommittDg the bill be reconsidcrodY
Mr. CoSGkR-lhat will DO the first vote in tho next
morning hour.
The SFEAKER--rhe Chair thinks not. Tho Chair
thinks that untii the main question Is exhausted tho
morning hour must continue The next question will
be, WIN the House reconsider the votep That
question being determined tue man question will bo
exhausted.
Tho SPEAkER-Thc Chair always desires to please
both sides.
The question was then put reconsdering the
vote. aud u WIS agreed TO.
The sPEAKER-rhc morning hour has expired.
hr. sAYLkR, Of Ohio-Has tho Chair any objection
to hear an objection 10 that rulingS
Tho SPEAKER--Noue at all
Mr. SAYLER-On what ground does tho Chair decide
that Tho morning hour has expircdi
The SPEAKER-rhe morning hour means u s,nole
hour IL does not mean two hours nor any other
numoor OF hours
The matter then passed over
these tactics Of the opposition
ths morning hour each day IN dn.o,y motions action
status In the House except during the morning hour
Silver biz Vas in oong.sss that Mr. u1
flights blu Vas dnms sa m The m only a.,
XII again % S s1 s Of the
Of tho rules but .ai would ssquss
Mr.. O'NEk.L (rcp) OF Pa. presented a petision OF
1900 OF PhiiadephIa, asking that the
mum.
pEs,Rous TO VOTE
Mr.. POTTER, tdcm.l OF n. y, offered resolution
that when tho House adjourn tomorrow u adjourn %
meet on Tuesday next and then no business snail DO
In order but motion TO adjourn until tho following
Thursday. In explanation he referred TO the Tact that
on next Tuesday elections are TO be held In New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachu husetts
Wisconsin, Minnesota and other States, ana he
said that many members desired to 90 home for egti-
mate purposes connected with those elcct,ons
Mr. CoaGER, OF Michigan. asked Mr.. Potter whether
hof sitr
by letting members go roInc
Mr. poTrgR-l think that The public interest would
bc promoted by letting he gentlemen on this side Of
the House go home-taughtcr on tho republican
side)-but cannot draw up parliamentary resoiu-
tion fof that purpose.
Mr. KELLEY, (rcp.) OF Pa-lt 10 possible that the
House may do some business In thoso days II IS
known that worthy officers Of our navy arc borrowing
money at inordinate rates OF interest because Con-
grcss has failed to appropriate money Ia pay them
tnink the country would bc as well served by Con-
gress remaining in session and pa sing an appr opra-
tion bill II would be by dinusing in the several
States IN which elections are TO DO held the small
Der OF members who want 10 vote nj elections.
Mr.. CLYMgR, (icn.) Of Pa Il desire to state that tho
last Congress did not ai 10 make Appropriation Tor
the support OF tho navy. did make that appropra-
ton, Dut II was improperly diverted 10 other uses
Mr.. KsLLEY-WcIl tho tact remains that they
suffering Tor their pay.
After some further discussion the resolution was
jcctcd without q DIVISION
rmx RESUMPTION BILL AGAIN
Mr. SPRINGER, OF Illinois, endcavored 10 bring before
the House agan, point Of order, tho bill to repeal
the Resumption act, out the point was ovcrrnlcd by
tho Speaker.
Mr. KElLEY--I move that the House 90 into Com
mitco OF tho Whole on tho state OF Union oruor TO
enable gentlemen who TO discuss tho pending bill
10 make their speeches.
Tho motion was agreed to, and tho House at twenty
minutes past two /. NJ. went into Committee oil tho
Whole lMr. Sayier, of OHIO, in tho chair), and
addressed by Mr.. Hunter OF indiana, IN speech IN
tended 10 prove that the national bank notes are
cheaper and safer money than grccnpacks.
Al tho close OF Mr. hunters speech, Dir. KELLEY,
oil Pennsylvania, rose and IN sarcastic tone fcici-
tated himself on having got ihe House into Commit
tee oil tho WHOLE whero tho wrongs and suncrngs
oil the bankers had been SO fcclinsy stated. He was
quite that tho stockholders ana officers Of the
natl tional banks were not aware OF their suncrngs,
and that when they read tho gentcman's speech
they would surrender their circulation lie
knew oil bank IN mis- State tnat had ever de- ed
than loC per cont divdcnd In year, but II was
quito common tor them 10 declare som. nuai dv-
oil Ten per cent ana put large amount re-
serve. He mplorcd the gentlemen to make known To
the suffering bankers OF tho country tho terrible taxa
ton they were enduring.
The committee then
Mr. SPRINGER, OF Illinois, offered resolution tor the
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