, 1877-11-03
WASHINGTON.
Ewing's Anti-Resumption Bill
Withdrawn from the
House,
And Forts Measure Brought
Forward as q Sub
stitute.
The Latter Bill Made the
Special Order for
Nov. 13. :
4 Test Vote Demonstrates that
the Repealers Are in the
Majority.
Ewing's Silver Bill Agreed
Upon In the Currency
Committee.
It Provides for the Free Coinage
Of the Dollar Of
1887,
To Be Full Lega! Tender for AL
Debts Not Otherwise
Provided For.
Republican Senators Discuss the Pro.
visions Of the Tenure-of-
Office Act.
Docs Failure to Confirm Restore
the Suspended Oulce-
| Holder?
Bangs to Be Consulted Regard
inq the Ftrst-Batch
Docs Failure to Confirm Restore
the Suspended Oulce-
Holder?
Bangs to Be Consulted Regard
inq the Ftrst-Batch
Cases.
FINANCIAL MEASURES.
kwis0's HILL WITHDRAWN.

St$ttA{ IH4puJEA 10 1Af [AIcu3Q 4f1kuHe
wAsuIso7oS, D. c., Nov. 2-0cu. Ewing
renewed his assault upon the R@sun4ption act
III tue House to-day, but he VIA obliged to pre-
face 1t With statement which showed that hc
has been compelled to surrender part Of Ills
ground. Ite announced that the Banking and
Currency Committee had Instructed him to
substitute tic Fort blu for lls ow, mud to post~
poue the consideration until Nov. IL. Tho
uapkiug and Currency Committee this morning
changed tts tactics, three Of the Democrats who
had before supported tho Ewing bill standuniug
|. for the Fort bill. This changc was ocrasioned
BY tho causes indicated last night. Many Of the
supporters Ut the repeal bill quite - earnest
advocatca OF
THE NATIONAL pANR1N0 s1s-EA AID FREE
BANKING.
The impression rapidly gained ground In tho
House yesterday that the Ewing bill, In repeal
tng the cntise third section without exception,
repealed alao the frcc-banklnV clause, and might
compel redistribution Of tho currency, aud tue
restoration OF the old restrictions upon banking.
Yesterday, and Ia order to save the bill nltogcth
IT the experiment Ut substituting the Fort bill
for II was devised. Some of the lawyeFs who
have carefully examined both bills to-day say
that In point of fact there Is
NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE
In them. Gcn. Ewing hlmaelt declared that
they were substantially Rlike, but even with
this substitution Ewing fascd verY bully with
hts measure. The opposition entirely check
mated him by parliamentary maneuTrcs, aud
Just It the moment when he had expected to
have unrestricted use Of the floor for Al hour
le found that By technical slip Ut the law hc
Was obliged to meet motion to lay the entire
subject upon tho table. This motion was d&.
fcated d,-the yeas bcing 1os, tue uays 14o. Tltls
WAS probably
BITTER TEST or THE Mousx
| On tho real merits OF the repeating question
than the vote the other day-l18 to 13s. Theirs
were no considerable change Of vote, 50 the
cussion, all efforts to adlousu. over until some
day next week having oeea defeated BY the
friends Of repeal.
THE EWING SILVER BlLI-
| Tic House Committee Un Banking and Cur
reney, by 4 yutc Of to !. the sasnu Is the vote
upon reporting tho bill to repeal the Resu1nl'-
tlun art. hss agreed to bill for tue rcmonettza-
tlon OF The silver dollar. The esacntial features
silver dollar Of 1857, eoutalalng 4l21 gIA!ns Of
standard silver, and tho enactment that it shall
be leeal.scndes Tor at debts. public and psl-
rate, except thoae the payment Of which to
otherwise provided for' 1t a'so proposes 70
YRss COINAGE ov stlvxa BULLION
| on private account, tic only charges TO bo for
refining when the bullion Il below standard, for
toughcank whra tlo slivcrcoutains other nlctals
that render II unfit for calnaEc, Tor copper used
~ alloys when the bullion u Rbovt STANDARD,
aud Tor separating tho gold and st!Fer when
these metals exist together Ia the bullion. T|ls
bill will be reported to tho tiuusu At tue earliest
| opportunity, which, owing 10 Tue parliamentary
position Of the repeal bill. u mol llkely 10 W
| verv Goau.
Eau,es gave notice that. for the minority. he
| .Mrnn ,1,1txn nrfh}nfntF uf
amount to which silver shall be leCRl-ten.ler.
The sc4nnd Is u provide that contratts 1nads
etuGe s,yrr Ha1 detnolletized sllatl not be paYa'
bio In silver. Chittenleu wisheu u itnlit the
legaltcnlcr function ri The silver lutlar u w..
| COMMENTS AND rkEniCTt0ks.
Nxw Yong. Nov. a-Thu 7Iaa1s' Washington
special on the pressure betoEe Congress says Of
rDuntcd upon 10 veto It. The Silver bll! u
probably nloFe dangerous. 1t leasl Tia fna1 PMS"
aee more feared. bceuuse the vtcws Of the Pres!.
| teut t25e nut Jot berp positively dehs.ed. "
Is reported, however, that SECRETARY shetlnan
has Eaid privately that ~ silver btll woull be-
game law In anv form Which would hinder OF
prevent the communication Of the H.
10 rcau.as .speedr p4ynrnta 1t tue date
Gxet by lxw. ali4 hu sAsy therefore
b. expected to use all hls influence to dcleat sny
silver hill which would cntlauKer tue success o1
that purpose. At the sAn'e time, Il d believed
b. Is ready to yield so's'ethtuE to the slyel
| ulca. holding kbat the tss4lpg ahst c0lnlug VI
silver cau hu 20 RESTRICTED ~ nut to sudaugel
| cputesL upon the Silver bill u likely. therefore
to be tar noss Interesting aud important tha,
tbs euutesI uiAun Inc bill which Ewing ID Ius
| uFKtnR upon the uuQ&t."