The New York herald., 1877-11-01
THE RESUMPTION ACT.

THE RESUMPTION ACT.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE ON MR. EwING's
BILL FOR THE REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION
TEST QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, Oct 81 1877.
In tho House to-day. alter prayer by tho Chaplain,
tho journal OF Monday was read.
Tho reading OF the journal was not concluded until
thrty'nve minutes past two, whom the papers In a
large number OF election cases presented by tho
Speaker and referred TO the Committee Privileges
and Elections.
On motion OF Mr. GoopE, (dcm OF Va, the Commit
tee on Accounts was instructed report what commit
tees arc entitled TO clerks.
Mr.. BUrLtR, (rcp) OF Mass, offered a resolution
for tho appointment Of select mttce OF seven TO
inquire INTO tho manner Of vontiatng tho hall OF tho
House, the competency OF the machinery, air pms
sages and ducts. engine and engineer for that pur-
pose also into the practicably chang tho loca
ton Of the hall TO bring mir and light with
out pumping the one or strainng tho other through
stained glass; also TO examine and report what
changes cau DO made in Tho connguraton and extent
OF the hall properties us Will
enable members to hear the proceedings so as 10 be
able TO transact the pubic business ntelligontly Tho
resolution was adopted
The SPEAKER thereupon proceeded to call commit
tees for reports
Mr. WooD (dem) OF N. Y, from tho Committee
OF Ways aud Means, reported resolutions rcorrng
the Committee on Appropri riations such parts OF tho
Presidents Message relate appropriations for
the army and navy and courts and Tor the repairs OF
the Patent once, aud referring TO the Committec
Foreign Affairs those portions Of tho Message relating
10 the Paris Exhibition and 10 the proposed Prison
Congress at stock holm. Adopted
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
MI EWING, {dcn. ot Uhio, from the Committee
Banking and Currency. reported tho following bili:
That the third section OF tho entitled An Act to
i1 'hs Tesnmp,ion OF specie paymsns approved
Mr.. FoRT trep) OF H., presented tho views OF
| the minority OF the committee IN The shape OF an
amendment TO tho bill as follows:-
hi to repeal al .ha. part Of the approved January
the Secretary the Treasury dispose OF United
BE It enacted &c, That ali that portion Of the which
reads follows quoting above from the third scctionl
be and the saInc is hereby repeated
Mr.. EwISG-I move that tho Uili DO printed and re-
/ committed.
| from Illinois (Mr. Forty as q pending amendu usnt.
Tho SrEAKER-lt can DO priated as an anendmont
| proposed TO be offered.
Mr. KELLEY rcp) Of Pals II In order now to Offer
| q substitute?
Mr. FoRr-I understand that had tho consent OF
the com mmtlec 10 make minority report and 10
u as an amendment TO tho original bill Il havo
| that privilege desiro 10 exercise H.
Tho SPsAKER-rnc control Of tho subject u In tn o
hands OF the gentleman from 0hio Tho CHAR has
gwen every facihty TO the gentleman from Illinois
| which he wns c,pable OF giving TO him by liking tho
status Of hls biil as proposed amendment. The
Chair has not the power 10 take from tho gentleman
from Ohio tMr. Ewing) tho right demand the pre-.
Mr. BuncnARp, frep.) Of ll.-How will It bo ir tho
proposition TO recommt be voted DOWN.
! Inc srEAKER-Then tho b,ll Will DO before tho
House.
division, and then Mr. Ewing moved 10 rec0nsidc. that
voc his object beng thus 10 retain control OF the bill
| and TO be abc TO call II up at any tine
Mr. CosasR, rep) Of Mich, moved to lay the mo-
| ton on tho table.
Thc SpgAKER-Thc vote on that motion will be u
| practical test OF tnc sense OF tho House.
Mr.. SPRINGER, (dem.) OF I'LL -ihe gentleman from
ono has entered motion TO reconsider Has he not
the right 10 call up that motion at any tuner
The SPEAKER-Wherc a motion 10 reconsider is en-
tered IN the morning u has been the practice Of
tho House TO ailo~ that reconsideration to be called
ny In the morning hour rho Chair thinks, however
that the more equitable mode would be whero
bill is reported IN tho morning hour
| and motion 10 reconsider made, 10 allow
that motion 10 DO called up IN tho House afor the cx
piration oi the morning hour otherwise the morning
hour might be occupied that way each day 10 the
| exclusion OF It's regular business. The gentleman
eoa, Illinois Mr. springcr) aware tnat The practice
be entered during morning hour ana DO consld
crcd when called up IN tho morning hour. although.
the Chair again states that course Is not IN Tho IN
tcrcst OF facIhlating business.
Mr. EwiyG--I merely entered tho motion TO recon
sder under The impression that II was the privilege
OF member OF a committee who entered motion TO
| reconsider TO call IL up at his discretion
Tho srEAkER-That has been the uniform practice
OF The House, but tho Chair recognizes The TACT that
any member Of the House can make the motion to lay
| II on the Table.
/ Nc EwISG-i was under tho impression that
| otter member could move 10 lay II on the table.
/ The sPEAKEE--fne Chair thinks that Is mistake; !;
but the gentleman aoos snner unless majority OF
Inc House Is against his bili when his
is next called nc can again report his bill ana iorco
action cpon IT.
am quite wiling TO test the sense Of the House
on the question now.
rna tab.
Mr.. Conscr's motion 10 lay on the table the motion
the vote rccommitng the bill 10 the Com
mitlcc on banking ana Currency. and the motion was
icjectcd-ycas, li6; nays l3s-as follows:
YEAsM Messrs Aiken, Bacon, Bagey Baker OF New YORK;
Baoa, sams., ssose slI,. Boyd Btenano Brewer
Ss ""1s cSsn U"rs o"1 xs"p
STr fDs"TS1 cSS, s SsS o cDSS oa'i
na""sI Dwight, h"me. E'ckaelI ssyorsh Field ro.'
Harris OF M.,saease,s isr, Hayes iia,letoa IIenaee,
pnrey ,ianeerord, iiincr. Jones Of New iIamp.h,re.
5one, q 06'G JcIsens,n, Joyce Keller KsIrh,sy Ian
Mcosans, Mckinney. M,tchei Monroe. Morrison. Morse
sou reddie Pollard Potter Pound Powers Price ksnev
"ee Rice q Massaenns.. .ocin,on .i Ma.aehnse,ts
stone ss. !, Ms9s.n g s stone q Iowa sy, rSoIn
SgsH %s siit
Ws1ss . 81 New %s"s 4n oSa s pss' %4ss c. Ts"' m Of
Nsys-Messrs AhIas aker flaming, Bnyne Bell Bich-
den. Browne: hacsner, Baticr ,abe. yaawe oi Ken
g aas S S.s Gssd ss
Of New York, Crnvcns Ciicnaen, Gubcrson Cummings.
Davidson, Davis oi North Carolina Diorci Dck-y Dur.
ham nden Elan Ellis hrrett vans Of indiana. sins q
i South Carolina, Ewing. Feltvn. Finley, Foiney,
\ Fort, Franklin, Fuller, .iarner, darth Giddlnss,
clover, Goode Guntcr, Hamilton llama, Iinrmer,
Harris of tieorgis arrison lIartdg, IInrtzei Hatcher
llcndcc, Henry. Hewitt OF Aiaoana. IlerDer Hooker
House Hunter. iIunton Jones AlnDam Kelley kenna
KiIlinger kmms'l KNAPP, Knott ynoe; Maekcy Mash
Morgan Muldrow, Acai, oliver, Phelps. Phillips Pride
more, Randolph. kea, Reagan. hics. Riddle. Hob.
bins, Roberts, Robertson. Robinson OF Indiana,
Ryan sapp saylcr. Scales, sexton sbaenbcrger. shel
ley, Singleton slcmons, smith OF Georgia. springer.
steele sicn.er Thompson. lnoeKmorson. Upton. Tow
bend OF Illinois Iuner turnoy, Vance Van Voracs adj
del W alkcr Walsh, White OF Pcnnsyv vmIia White OF In.
diana, Whitthorne. Williams OF Alabama Willis OF Ken
tucky. Wilson Wright feates and ioung-rota, l3s.
Tho last member TO have his vote recorded was Mr
Butler, OF Massachusetts, who had not voted when his
maine was nrst called lie voted In the negative
Tue result OF the vote leave the control OF the
bill IN the hands OF the Binkng ana Currency Com
mttec, or OF Mr.. Ewing, VINO reported H. and VINO eau
al nny time call up his motion 10 reconsider ana thus
have action the DILL 1t will be IN his power TO cut
OF al amendmcnts-rvcn that proposed Nv Mr.. ror',
OF iilinois--by moving tue prcvioGs question.
The House, At quarter 20 four 4. Ms, adlourned
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