, 1877-11-04
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Keep IL as Long as
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4 Commission Talked Of to Examine
the Post Office Front
Qnestion.
ANTI-RESUMPTION.
STICK IN THE MORNING HQCH.

STUCK IN THE AuRNIkG AQCH.
Special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
WAsn1So7oN, D. e., Nov. 3.-EwinC's bill to
repeal the Resumption net was left to-day where
1t was left yesterday in the morning hour,
which the wits of the House to-day character
lied as the -hole.'' In the uine-hole The
bill is likely to remain indefinitely, although 1t
is scarcely probable that the opposition to 1t Is
as harmonious, united, and formidable Us it was
against the Bland silver bill last year. AS only
dilatory motions are necessary to consume Tue
morning hour from day to day, and IS tue rules
allow no more than two such motions, it Is en-
tirclv within tue power Of onc-ffth o1 t1e
House to call q roll to
PREVENT DIRECT VOTE
upon any bill to repeal the Resumption act
THIS would require less than sixty votes, but =
little moro than halt the humber That was put
down as under all circumstances opposed TO tho
repeal of tue Resumption act, or any portion OF
It. One thing appears pretty certain. The re-
pcalers cannot now confidently expect during
the present session to pass q bill repeating
the Resumption act, or any part OF H.
under a suspension OF the rules, WHICH,
requires a two-thirds vote. That was maao
manifest Yesterday. 1t is still clearer to-day
Tnc great hope is now that on Monday next the
repealers will have strength enough to secure
AsuspESs1os OF TIE NULE3
to bring the bill out OF the MornlnG houf, Inc
| parliamentary niue-hole. and have 1t n1ed 1or
| consideration in the House, with an arrange
.1nent for calling vote ut i certain time. lhls
would takc the bill out Of the si1ty-minute
straicht- Jacket, and leave it open for unlimited
amendment aud debate up to the time that
the previous question was ordered.
But it is not certain that the
rcpealcrs will have strength enough to suspend
the rule on Monday even to have day fixed Tor
| the final disposition OF the bill Some OF inc
Ranking and Currency Committee have appa-
| rently
ABANDONED HOPES OF THIS,
and balieyc tonight that tinal vote upon their
| measure cannot be reached at this se55'on-
Falling to obtain the two-thirds for the purpose
Of fixing time tho bill will remain indefinitely
| in the morning hour, il the opposition is united
and resolute. Nothing call take 1t out
of the morning hour except change
OF votes Or 4 change IN the f1'es
OF the House. So long Us the Dill remains III
| the morning hour, it will be Impossible 1or anY
| committee to report any business except the
| three Committees which, under the rales' nave
authority at any time, subject to vote OF Tue
| House, to Introduce original business namely
| the WAYS and Means, Appropriations, anu slec-
| tious Committees. The leaders OF the reDealeFs
| threaten il the House on Monday refuses to h1
a time for Consideration thut they will
COMBINE TO PREVENT ASI ACTION
upon appropriation bills. The HOUSE WOULD
thus be at deadlock
Gen, Ewing feels the opposition to his Dill
very keeniy, and is embarrassed with the a"k-
wardness Of bis parliamentary situation. 1t Il
due in part to his OVID blunders, and in part to
t1r 1ne1orable rules OF the House, which no"
truub,e the friends Of repeal Us much Is III
former Congresses they have troubled Tue sup.
norters Of tic Civil-Rights bill tnd the Silver
| biIl, Gen. Ewing's position is the more a"E-
ward from the fact that hc haa somewhat Valni]
boasted from the stump in lis State that Il III
was elected to Congress he should IN ten oAs:
alter lie had taken his seat sccl1'
the uassa.e both Of the repeal bill anu oi q
silver I'LL, He failed, and the newspapers O.
his district are
BEGINNING TO CALL TINE ~
unon him, II the leader OF the Ohio Democrae,
thought that he was bigger Mln than en'
Uulsr Of Representatives he doubtless appfe
c1ales his mistake now.