The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24

else Mr. Ew,nes speech OF yesterday and contras,ed
with u the following extract from speech made by
Ar. Ewing In Columbus. Ohio, in'lS75:-
Now there discretion with the Secretary about this
70 take up the fractional currency with
ming night aud day coming silver for that purpose and
Country viii be- @ " executed tns psap.e o. 's
one dollar OF fractional ney. whether paper silver
That prediction was worth ABOUT as much as tho
predictions which that gentleman had treated the
House 70 yesterday That gentleman had represented
the conflict between capital and labor that
destruction Of capital He had spoken oil cap
ita and capitalists as IL they the demons OF
American prosperity aud civilization, had pointed his
hnger At New York as the .Sodom and Gomorran OF
robber blonted bondhoders and MAD risen In grada-
tons OF eioqlence as II no discovered the smoke OF
tncr tormenis rising up forever and ever daughter
As an evidence OF. the absurd notions prevailing
The subject Of currency, he stated that former dem
ocratic- representative from New ork city (nean-
ing Richard SchcD had told him la tho
spring Of 1877 that he in favor Of
digging a ship canal from New York 10 San francisco
IN to give employment to The idle labor OF the
country, anu that he would printing presses 10
work ana prn. OF greene pay the aborer and
that that was the only remedy. Ho also read
tract from a newspaper report OF "rag money! mass
meeting at Nashville, Tenn, whore resolutions were
adopted favorins the issue OF 10000 600 OF green
backs monthly until the distress Of the country
removed, opposing contraction, tavoring the remon-
eZation Of silver aud Ignoring both political parties
ha asserted that 1t Congress could be adjourned for
twelve months gold and greenbacks would be at par
with each other within sixty days. and now said he,
come TO IA question Of personal privilege. When
went over to the democratic side OF the House the
other day there was SO much confusion that aid not
hear the very unpleasant commissioning hier--of the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Felton, Inow read
extract from his speech
Mr. CHrTEyDEN thereupon read with good deal OF
excitement his part, and amid shouts OF laughter
tho part OF the members, that paragraph IRON Mr..
Feitons speech describing the storm ut sea, anu
pointing al himself MR. Chttendcn) as the .swreckern
waiting Tor his prey There stood the continued) all
unconscious Of being made the representative aud
bodlment OF all horrd capitalists and bloatcd bond
holders who live along the jShouts oil nughter)
Now, ask the gentlemen who have hared their blows
10 re p that KIND Of u "n aoa are % plnsea
late It In the newspapers SO that anonymous let
tiers sent to me about ittlaughter)-to look
(Roars OF laughterj There is not man this floor
VINO is as much Interested as am in main tnining
interests Of the debtor class. What has gentleman
from OHIO (Mr. Ewng) to do with them? Nobody
owes MN any money. (LaughteI) WHAT does he
about the interests necessities OF tho debtor
class OF this country The books OF the irm in which
my all is involved have to-day upon them the
OF l6m 1900 TO 900 debtors, scattered all the
country, This should be lesson to mem
impudenty, wildly viciousy, wickcdly (cach adverb
pronounced with emphasis and hailed with shouts OF
sontatives OF New York, which has suffered more in
loaning lis money to tho West and South than any
other city on earth. Mr.. Speaker, am indebted to
the House for this opportunity. daughter, and
Shouts $50 onn .T'roceedlnj viii not ,respass
auolhcr moment should throw no additional light
on the subject-(laughtcr)-a and am weary. have
only TO express my thanks
This speech closed the discussion and left the House
In the best OF humor.
A question was then raised by Mr. CoXGER, OF Mchi-
gan, and others TO tho mode OF voting the
mcnts, OF which there haa boen fourteen onorcd
The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution under which
the House was acting took the matter from under the
operation OF the rules which would only admit OF two
amendments being pending at the same tmc and that
all The amendments were before tho House and must
MIR SPRINGER, ldom) OF Ill, desired 10 Withdraw ono
which lie had offered, but objection made by Mr..
Garfield, OF ONO, and the objection sustained.
The first vote taken the substitute offered by
Mr. Fort, Of Illinois, and IT was agreed 10 without
division.
II repeats all that part of tho Resumption act which
authorized the Secretary OF the Treasury dispose OF
United states bonds and to redeem and cancel the
groonback currency.
The next vote was on tho substitute offered by Mr..
Hubbeil, OF Michigan, modifying the third section OF
tho Resumption act 1t was taken by yeas and nays,
and resultcd-yeas 90, nays 1853 Several OF tho hard
money men voted Tor Mr. Aubbcll's substitute las they
had done for Mr. Fort's), mol because they favored
either Of hom but because las Mr. Garfield oil OHIO,
Intimately they hoped thereby the more surely to do
feat the BILL
ACTION OK THE AMENDMENTS
Tho next vote was on an amendment offered by Mr.
Pound, OF Wisconsin. repeating the limitation Of the
national bank note circulation, and II was rejected
wiInous tue yeas anu huys. .
The next vote was on an amendment offered by Mr.
Cox, Of OHIO providing for gradual redemption OF
legal the LIST OF January 1873 ut nincy
seven cents the dollar up to the LIST OF January
1851, at par IN coinl Rejected, only II the
The next vote was an amendment offered by Mr.
Cummings, Of Iowa lpostponing redemption until the
com reserve In the Treasury is sufficient to authorize
III, aud II was rejected witnout division.
The next vote was on an amendment offered by Mr..
Hewitt, Of New York (requriug The accumulation in
the Treasury OF O,OOOOOO year until the amount
shall be equal to hall OF the outstanding legal tenders
after which redemption is to commence), aud was
rejected without division.
rho like disposition was made OF amendments Of
Tered by Mr.. Edcn OF limos; Mr.. Chittenden, Of
New York; Mr. Keifer, OF OHIO; Mr. Deering, OF Iowa,
ana Mr.. Aidrich oil Illinois.
The next the dnent offered bv Mr.. Stcnger,
OF Pennsylvania repeating the resumption day clause
andre
The amendments offered by Messrs. Clark, OF Iowa;
Patterson and Willis, oil New York, and Morrison, OF
Illinois, wore Eevcrally rejected without division.
The next amendment was offered by Mr. Ward,
OF Pennsylvania, to add the bill pro-
vidng that debts Tor wages shall DO payable only In
coin or IN legal tender notes.
MIR. GARFIELD demanded tho yons and nays, and
called (sarcastcay) on tho lnborlng mans friends to
for IT.. The count on ordering the yeas anU
was Az to ls4a tie as onehith orders the yeas and
nays
The SPEAKER voted In the negative thus defeating
the call; but the question then taken by tesrs
ana the yeas ana nays were ordered
There was considerable merrment INDUCED In
during the VOTE which Mr. Conger, Vi Michigan, satir
ically CHI tracerzed the most important vote OF the
day, and before the result was announced many
members changed their votes as TO be on the right
side of the ''laboring man question:" Al last, when
tho in portant relation Of the amendment the uil
itself began To be realized, the merriment toned down
into ser0usness ana tho trends OF the bill who had
voted the affirmative began TO change TO the
negative. Mr. Jones, OF New Hampshire. changed
his often and mad such difficulty IN nxing how
he that the House laughed heartily AZ hts
efforts In that direction and the Speaker IN order 10
give members the opportunity Of correcting their
votes, ordered the list 70 DO road a second time
Alter The second reading OF the names Mr. Jones, OF
New Hampshire, again changed his vote from yea TO
nay. Mr.. Butler ol Massachusetts voted nay and
Mr.. Errett, 0. Pennsylvania, changed his vote from
yea TO nay. Mr. Walker, OF Virginia, who had been
pared with Mr.. Page OF California, voted nay, but
his vote onset BY Mr. Page, who voted yea The
last change ny Mr. Hayes, Of Illinois, from yea to
nay. Finally tho result was tater much delay occa-
stoned by tho numerous cnanges) announced asyeas,
127, nays, 10
Tue SPEAKER then announced that tho next vote
would be the bill as ameDded--that is, Mr..
FORTS substitute Tor IL.
The SPEAKER excrted himself successfully to have
order restored ana observed while this last vote was
ny taken, aud therc absolute silence In the
hail. except the voice Of the reading clerk calling
tho and except the yeas" and nays' oil mem
bcrs in response. some ten or twelve pairs were
nounced among them Mr.. Cox Of New YORK with
Mr.. Keller, oil ONO, and Mr.. Ketcham, OF Now York
(who would have voted ''nay,'D with Nr Lynde, OF
Wisconsin twno would have voted ''yca.nJ There
were also hall dozen abscntccs impaired incud-
ing Mr. Caswc aud Mr. Hnzelton, OF Wisconsin; MIR.
Darrall, OF Louisiana, and Mr. strait OF Minnesota all
OF whom would have voted may" The rcaut
nounced as-Ycas 1855 nays 40, the bin was
passed.