The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-24

witness one of the most Interesting pariamen
tary contests In history. BUELL..
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. as.-The Senate was not r
session to-day.
The regular order was demanded at once and
the House resumed the consideration of the
bill to repeal the resumption act.
M mass asega ~ S be to reply
stood Yesterday he was to have time.
Mr.. Ewing appealed to the friends of the bill
not to interpose any objection to Mr.. Chitten-
Mr.. Thompson objected on the ground that
ut least fifty wished to speak, and as long as
they had been depr ived he thought Mr.. Chtten
den, should be satisfied, as he had already had
The Speaker remarked that he had said yes
the floor for Mr.. Chitenden and he hoped the
:. i was agreed that Mr.. Chittenden should have
Mr. Conger inquired of the Speaker what
would be the course in voting on the amend
ments. He wanted to know in what order they
The Speaker said he would decide that uues-
tion when 1t arose.
Mr. Fort said the only way in which the
resumption act could be deprived of its wrong
tendency was to, vote for its repeal pure and
tions to the repeal 50 as to extend the act in any
particular Resumption of specie payments
could not be brought about by all the laws that
could be printed inside the cover of law book
1T could only be brought about as the business
interests Of the country demanded and re-
He advocated the repeal as a Republican and
because he was Republican. and it would not
doto charge that he was following the lead of
the Democrats. He was in favor Of maintain
ing the greenback currency, and he believed
the people were in favor of it also: and to main
tain i they would, il necessary. change House,
fTt
Mr.. Chittenden eontended that Mr. Ewings
arguments were all based upon error. He de-
MED the glores of greenbacks as proclaimed
by gentlemen on the other side. and he said the
whole object Of this legislation was to initiate
the currency and bring aboutiahunlimited issue
He believed that coin and greenbacks would
approximate in quality # Congress would stop
this agitation OF the aues ion
He said he now proposed to speak to per-
sonal matter, and one which affected his per-
ss2nal character; He, He then had read speech by
Record. In which alusion is made to a speech
heretofore made, by Mr. Chittenden. He also
called wrecker, and denied the appropriate
At the close Of Mr.. Chittenden's speech several
gentlemen tried to get the floor but Mr.. Kelley
demanded the regular order. and said he stood
there to demand it against all comers until the
The Speaker said the first thing in order was
ON ordering the main question.
Mr.. Price hoped the main question would not
The main question was then ordered.
Mr. Pound inquired as to the order in which
the a tbs 3d rs had
suspended. and as all the amendments were
pending. they should be. voted on as ordered
Speaker to determine how far the amendments
were inconsistent with each other.
The question J., was =, first put on Mr.. Forts
repeals the resumption clause Of the act of 1875
The amendment was adopted by. rra ooce
vote, and neither division nor the yeas and
nays were demanded.
The next question was on Mr.. Hubbells pro-
position to So 80 amend me MI Forts la mamendment as
act of 1875 The amendment was rejected-yeas
The next question was on Mr.. Pounds amend
ment amending the act generally which was
rejected by an overwhelming pira roce vote.
The amendment Of Mr.. Cox of Ohio, provid-
ing for general resumption, was then voted on
and was also rejected by a rising vote.
Mr.. Cummings amendment making pro-
vision for gradual resumption was rejected by
q uira Uoce vote.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Hewitt au-
thorizing the accumulation. of government
legal tenders, was likewise disposed Of
MIR. Eden's amendment, repeating the re-
sumption clause and prohibiting the further
issue OF national bank notes was also rejected
without division.
MI. Chittenden's amendment, authorizing the
of bonds, met like fate.
Mr.. Refers amendment. prohibiting the re-
tirement and cancellation of legal tenders, was
Mr.. behring's amendment, fixing resumption
after 1880. and providing for the reissue of legal
tenders, was rejected
The amendment of Mr.. Aldrich limiting the
reduction OF the outstanding legal tenders and
providing for reissue, was defeated.
The yeas and nays were ordered on Mr. !
Conger's amendment Ito repeal all but the re-
sumption clause of the resumption act. Re-
1eo sd-yeas II, nays 230:
TIE amendment of Mr.. Clark, of Iowa re-
moving the restrictions from national bank cir
culation, was rejected rjra roce:,
Mr.. Pattersons motion to strike out the enact
ing clause was defeated.
The amendment of Mr.. Willis. of New York.
providing for the retirement of legal tender
notes by the issue of four per cent forty year
bonds, was also defeated.
This disposed of all the amendments to the
original bill. and the question was then on Mr.. |
MorriSon'S proposition to set aside and retain |
as resumption fund an amount equal to per |
cent of the circulating notes. Rejected.
Mr.. Woods amendment to add new section |
declaring that nothing in the act should affect !
the payment of debts due January 1st. 1879 and |
all wages for labor shall be payable only in |
such coin or notes shall be legal tenders with
out limitation as to amount for payment of |
and the yeas and nays were demanded. On |
ordering the yeas and nays the Speaker count
ed AZ affirmative, 148 negative, Wnereapon the |
Speaker voted in the negative.
Mr.. Conger then demanded tellers on the yeas
tand nays, and they were ordered. On the roll |
eail the friends of the amendment developed /
more strength than was expected. and there
ment was rejected by a vote Of 127 yeas to 1919
nays.
Mr.. Eonger made ar effort to enter a M otion
70 reconsider the vote, but as he had not voted