The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
RESUMPTION REPEAL.
The Bill Providing For the Repeal OF the
Resumption Act Passes the House.
SYNOPSIS OF THE VOTE.

A bill repeating the Act OF 1873 Tor
the resumption of specie payments IN
1879 passed the House Of Representa-
tives on Friday, November %, by
vote of 1873 to 100. The following is
the text of the bill as passed:
"A bill to repeal all that part of the act ap- |
proved Jan IA 1875 known as the ReSump-
| ton Act. which authorized the Secretary OF
the Treasury to dispose of United States bonds
and redeem and cancel the greenback cur
rency.
| 1That all that portion of the act approved
January IA, 1876, entitled An Act to PROVIDE
for the Resumption OF Specie payments,
W hich reads as follows to wit:
| "And whenever and so often as circulating
notes shall be issued to any such banking
association so increasing its capital or clrcu-
lating notes or so newly organized as alore
said 1t shall be the duty OF the Secretary OF
Treasury to redeem the legal tenoer n iai.eo
Estates notes in excess only OF $500 900 ,ooO TO
the amount of eighty per cent OF the sum OF
national bank notes so issued to any such
banking association as aforesaid, and TO con-
Itinue such redemption as such circulating
notes are issued until there shall be outstano-
ing the sum of $500, 900 900 OF such legal ten,
der United States and no more; and, on ana
after the first day of January, Ammo Domino
1879. the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
deem in coin the United States legal tender
notes then outstanding on their presentation
for redemption at the Office OF the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States in the city OF
New York in sums of not less than SoO ana
to enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to
, prepare and provide for the redemption in this
3 act authorized or required, he Is authorized TO
T use any surplus revenues from time to time
+ in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
and to issue, sell, and dispose OF, at not less
THAN par in coin, either OF the descriptions Oh
5 bonds of the United States described In the
G Act of Congress, approved July IA, 1870, en-
t titled. 'An act to authorize the rounding O
n the national debt, with like qualities, privl-
: |leces. and exemptions to the extent necessary
to carry this act into full effect, and to use I'M
5 proceeds thereof for the purpose aforesaid,
: BIZ AND THE SAME is HEREBY REPEAL
/. ED.
g AS there is general desire among
s the people to know just how thei
g representatives represent them on TIN
q great questions of the day we Civ
Is the vote on resumption repeal IN de
e tail as follows:
ii YEAS-FOR THE PEOPLE.
ALABAMA.
d W. H. Forney, H. A. Herbert, {
n NJ. Shelley, w. w. Garth, J. L. Jones
is J. n. Williams, G. w. Hewitt, 4
lie I. Lyon.
1t ARKANSAS.
rs J. E. Crayens, T. NJ. Gunter. "
is F. Slemons.
le CONNECTICUT.
g. James Phelps.
is FLORIDA.
Id R. H. NJ. Davidson.
es GEORGIA.
in Philip Cook, II. r. Harris. IL.
so Bell. Julian Hartridge, W. IL. Feltol
r; W. E. Smith.
d. J. G. Cannon. C. Harrison, r. \
it Knapp, W. Sparks, J. r. Eden. Y
is Hartzen, T. f. Upton, W.
ly Springer, R. Townshend, G.. L. Fo
rs p. c. Hayes. B. F. Marsh.
as INDIANA.
J. II. Baker, I. r. Cobb, Jol
r. Hanna, NJ. S. Robinson, I. )
Browne. B. S. Fuller. NJ. c. Hunte
ial w. II. Calkins, A. Hamilton. NJ.
ire White.
he Addison Oliver. W. f. Snapp.
be KANSAS.
20 D. C. Haskell, ". A. Phillip
of Thos. Ryan.
VT KENTUCKY.
me J. C. S. Blackburn. j. G. Carlis
ms +. P. Knott. A, S. Willis. A.
nst Boone. J. B. Clarke, j. A. Mckens
in J. Caldwell, NJ. Durham, Tn
,ut Turner.i
,nn LOUISIANA.
he 7. B. Elan. E. w. Robertson.
ion MARfLANu.
ion +. j. HenkIe, W. aiSn' L.
~. IIyorrv n p Roberts,
MISSISSIPPI.
lied III. R. Chalmers, n. L. Muldrow,