National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-15

consent inasmuch as the gentleman from Ohio
(Air. Monroe) was on the floor for the purpose of
moving TO suspend the rules.
MI MONROE moved 10 suspend the rules ana
adopt the following resolution:
-. "Reso,ted, That in the Judgment of this House
no legislation changing the law in regard to the
currency or tariff should be passed ut the present
session of Congress-"
Mr.. KELLEY inquired whether the resolution WINS
dvsible
The Speaker replied that it was not.
Mr.. MORRISON suggested that the word passed
in the resolution should be changed into under
taken.' While he believed that the tariff ought
to be changed, he believed that IL could not be
and would not be during the present session, nor
not think the business interests Of the country
change the taIiff.
Mr.. MoNRoE accepted the suggestion, aud the
resolution was changed accordingly.
The vote was then taken, aud the resolution was
When the name Of Mr. Kelley was called that
gentleman said that, finding divided duty he de-
clned to vote.
The following is the vote in detail.
YEAs-Nfessrs. Aldrich (s.L) Aldrich Cil), Ander-
ncli, niake. bliss bowman lloyd brewer, briggs
Carpenter, Caswen. Chittenden Clndin, Clark Iowa
DS eeEma cqEE GGES ssfs pF
don. Field Frye, Garfield. Godshalk, Hall IIanmond
leidon. Henierson fioak, mumphrsy, Hurd. james
johnston joyce Keller. KetCham, Lnphum. Lind
Monroe, Morrison Neal, Hewbcrry Norcfoss, Sell
OOrlh 0smer, Pound Prescott, Price Reed Rice
sell tNlassJ Ryan Kansns Snpp, Shacnbcrger sher.
win, stone, Talbot, Thomas Townsend (Ohlo), Ty-
entlnc, Van Aernam, voorhis Van Vooriiis, wait,
Ward. Washburn, Wilber Williams twls.), Willis
=, ,NAys-Me,srs Acklen, Armheld. Anterior, Atkins
BlaSfkburn Bount, Bright, RucknsT CablI Caldwell
T0ieTisS olnySrse Cook Cox Grayens Cgbers o
EVing- EnitOn EInlpN
nov. For,thc. Fort, Frost, Geddes Gibson Gillette
G99SS G msHy SGss hd1% SSs GS Ss4
lGstetier House, Hull, IIunLon. Jones, kenna
Gord MsTe'naie McMaS% Mills, O Money, Maidrow
Murch, Myers. New Nichols, Persons Phelps, Phis'
MSSRsapR usse
Scales, Shelley Simonton, singleton uil). singleton
pFsSer Reqe siaPhcSs So Gs' faPSIo
THOMPSON, Tilnan. 1ownshend Illl Tucker o
Weliborne WhiteSSer. Whitthornc, wills, Wise
Wright, and Young Crenn.)-liz
Tho following pairs were announced; overton
and Davis IN. CO. JOrgenson ana Bcale, Hiscocl;
and Bragg, Horr andsHouk Bingham and Knott
McCook aud Dibrell, Miles aud Morse, Ballou and
Mcmahon, Mason and BnChman, 1Iarmer aud
Kloz, Smith (pa) and Clymer, Einstein and
O'Brien Dick and Lay.
Mr.. ATKINS then moved to go into Committee of
the Whole on the legislative bill.
Mr.. EwGNu demanded the yeas and nays.
Whereupon, Mr.. ATKINS Withdrew his motion
and moved to adjourn.
bill TO increase the efficiency OF the National Board
of Health and to prevent the introduction and
| spread of contagious diseases. Referred,
Mr.. Atkins motion was agreed to-yeas, 1913
nays G-and the House, at 2:3O, adjourned.
The following bills were introduced and referred
| to committees through the petition box yesterday
BY Mr.. VANCE For the free coinage of the silvo
| dollar ofil2 grains and to make the same legal
| tender
by Mr.. SPRINGER: For the free coinage of silve
| bullion of American production and the issue o
| silver certificates.
A petition for similar bill WINS filed, signed b!
McsSrs. Warren, Anterior, Gettcs, Manning, Money
| Muldrow, Ladd Steele, Speer and Young (Tennl
| BY Mr.. STEPHENS For the coinage OF the gOlOil
| metric dollar also for the coinage of the mctri
| gold eagle, double eagle and half eagle; also for
new gold coin for International use, TO DO known a
| the stella.
| BY Mr.. WARNER: A free coinage bill.
| By Mr.. GoUNG (Tenn.): To increase the ehicienc
| of the National Board of Health, and to proven
the introduction into or spread within the Unitet
! States OF infectious and contagious diseases.
| BY Mr. REGAIN: TO regulate interstate commerce
and prevent unjust discrimination by common car
| riers
TO amend the Revised Statutes concerning com
merce and navigation and the regulation of steam
| vessels.
| Reducing the duties on quinine and salts O
| quinine 20 per cent. after July |.
To pay the State OF Texas 81 100000, expended 70
| frontier defense.
TO pay mall contractors in States lately in rebel
| lion.