Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-11-29

! committee on elections from further
consideration of the contested election
| case of Belford VS.. Patterson, of the
| state of Colorado. He stated that the
| case had occupied the attention of the
house ten days, and had then been re-
ferred to the election committee; that
had been done 81 days ago and nothing
had been heard from that committee,
and as far as he could learn there was
no indication of any majority report
coming from the committee.
Mr.. Taylor made point of order that
this was not a privileged question.
The speaker Oyerruled thn nnint &C
After some further discussion the mo-
ton was laid aside.
The house then resumed the
consideration of the deficiency bill, the
question being on reconsidering the
vote Of yesterday, rejecting the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Waddell appropri-
ating 100000 for star service in carry
ing mail. The motion was laid on the
table-yeas, IA; nays, III. The bill
was then passed.
The speaker stated that the special
order being the bill to repeal the re
sumption act, the gentleman from
Ohio (Ewing) was entitled to an hour
to close the debate. At the close of
Mr.. Ewing's speech, the house adjourned
without vote.
November 23.-Immediately after the
journal was read the regular order Of
business, being the resumption repeal
bill, was demanded After some little
discussion, the house proceeded to q
vote
Mr.. Butler voted no, and Mr. Errett
changed his vote from aye to no.
Mr.. Walker, who had been paired
with Mr. Page, voted no, and his vote
was offset by Mr. Page, who voted aye.
The last change was by Mr.. Hayes, from
aye to no. Finally the result, after much
delay, occasioned by the numerous
changes, was announced as follows:
Yeas 1872; nays 12O.
The following is a text Of the bill as
passed:
A BILL to repeal all that part Of the
act approved January 14th, 1875,
known as the resumption act, which
authorized the secretary of the treas
ury to dispose of United States bonds
and redeem and cancel greenback
currency.
That all that portion of the act ap-
proved January 14th, 1875, entitled ''an
act to provide for the resumption of
specie payments" which reads as fol-
lows, to-wit: "And whenenever and so
often as the circulating notes shall be
issued to any such banking association,
SO increasing its capital or circulating
notes, OF so new y organized as afore-
said, it shall be duty Of the secretary
of the treasury to redeem legal tender
| United States notes in excess only of
| $500, 100000 to the amount of so per
! cent of the sum Of the national bank
notes so issued to any such banking
association as aforesaid and to continue
| such redemption as such circulating
notes are issued, until there shall be
outstanding tho sum of three hundred
million dollars of such legal tender
| United States notes and no more, and
on and after the first day of January,
A. d. 1879, the secretary of the treasury
| shall redeem 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 $50, and
to enable the secretary of the treasury
to prepare and provide for the redemp-
ton in this act, authorized or
required, he is authorized to use
any surplus revenues now or from
time to time in the treasury not other
were appropriated and to issue, sell and
dispose of at not less than par in com,
either of the descriptions of bonds of
the United States described in the act
ofcongress, approved July 18th, 1870.
entitled an act to authorize the refund
ing of thenational debt'with like qualities
privileges and exemptions to the Eextent
necessary to carry this act into full. eff
feet and to use the proceeds thereof for
the purposes aforesaid" be and the same
is hereby repealed.
The speaker laid before the house
seme 40 applications for leaves OF abb
| once.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, objected to
all of them, except those in cases of