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FRYING OPEN THE VAULTS
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION
PASSES THE HOUSE.
AZ. ALorrison snstained hy . vote of ZOE

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Succession and as Quickly Voted Down
The Vote Given in Detail.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE House to-
day went into committee of the whole
with Mr.. Crisp in the chair for considera-
tion of the surplus resolution, an arrange
ment having been made by which the
general debate should close at 8 O'Clock.
| Mr.. Morrison offered the following
amendment:
The surplus or balance herein referred
to shall be available surplus ascertained
according to the form of statement OF the
United States Treasurer of the assets and
liabilities OF the Treasury of the United
States employed June 80, 1886.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New Y York, took the floor
in opposition to the resolution,
PARTICIPANTS IN THE DEBATE.
Mr.. Hewitt was followed by Messrs.
Weaver of Iowa, Randall OF Pennsyl-
vania, Payson of Illinois and Breckin-
ridge OF Kentucky in favor of the resolu-
ton, and Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, in OPP
position to the resolution, and in gem
! eral criticism of the financial policy OF
the present administration MesSrs. Reed
and Dingley, of Maine, opposed the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Reagan favored it and Mr.. Hender
son, of Iowa (Republican) did likewise,
! and Mr.. Morrison closed the general de-
bate in support of the resolution.
The five-minute debate then began and
ran on without interest for half an hour.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Morr1-
son this morning was adopted without
division.
The amendment offered by Mr.. McKin-
ley yesterday providing that the 500, ,O0O,
900 set apart for the purpose of redeemlng
legal tender notes of the United States
shall not be used for any other purpose
was rejected by a vote of 104 to l32.
The amendment offered by MIR. Reed
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
at any time to suspend action under this
resolution until the balance shall equal
$780, 600, 900 was rejected by vote OF n
to I40.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hiscock
Of the same purpOrt as Mr.. Mckinley's
amendment was rejected by vote OF "a
to 129.
NO REDUCTION IN THE RESERVE.
An amendment offered by MIR. Weaver,
OF Iowa, reducing the reserve to 500 ,00O,-
600, was rejected by q vote of Al to 1870.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Warner,
of Ohio, for the substitution OF United
States notes for national bank notes was
| rejected DY EOLe Oh 10 10 IlO.
An amendment offered by Mr., Wheeler,
of Alabama, authorizing $10,000,0O0
year of surplus to be used in support OF
common schools, was ruled out on u point
of order.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Grosve-
nor, of Onio, providing that nothing in
this act shall be construed to convey 10
the public any doubt as to the wisdom,
patriotism and integrity Of the President
! ~. ba OF TrpaGnrE
| ruled out on point OF order.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, moved to recon-
nit the joint resolution with instructions
to the Committee on Ways and Means to
report it back with an amendment previ-
ously offered by him. This was lost by a
vote of l1S yeas to l53 nays.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The joint resolution was then passed by
vote OF POT yeas to 81 nays. Following is
the vote in detall
YEAs-Messrs. Allen OF Mississippi, Ander-
son of Ohio, Atkinson, BalleDtine, Barksdale,
| Barnes, Berry, Bennett, Blanchard, Bland,
! B B'ount, Boyle, Bragg, Brecknrdge Of Ar
kansas, Breckinrldge OF Kentucky, Brown of
Indiana, Brown of Pennsylvania, Brumm,
Burnes. Burrows, Bynum, Cabell, Caldwell,
| Campbell of Ohio, Gambler Canton. Carleton,
Catchings, Clardy, Clements. Cobb, Compton,
| Conger, Cooper, COwles, Cox, Grain, Crlsp,
CroXton, Culberson, Curtin. Cutcheon,
| Daniel, Dargan, Davidson OF Alabama, David
son of Florida, DoCkery, Dorsey.
Dougherty, Dunn, Eden, Eldradge, Ellsbery,
Forney, Frederick, Fuller. Funston, Gay,
Geddes, Gibson OF Maryland, Gii1ian. Glass,
GoG, Green of New Jersey, Green of North
Carolina. 6Posvenor, Ouenther, Hale, Hall.
Harris, Hatch, Hemphill, Henderson OF Iowa,
Henderson OF Illinois, Hender5on of North
Carolina. Hepburn, Herbert, Herman, Hill,
HIRES, Htt, Holman, Holmes, Hopkins.
| Howard, Hudd. Hutton, IriOn, Jackson, John
son of Indiana. johnson OF North Carolina,
Jones OF Alabama, Jones Of Texas. Kelley,
King. kleiuer. LahoOn, LafOllette, Laird,
Lanham, Lawler, lefevre, Lore. Lowering,
lowry. Lyman, Markham, Martin, Matsop,
Maybury, McAdoo. McComas, McCresry,
! Mckenua, McRae, Miller, Mills. Mofatt, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Morrlson, Morrow, Murphy.
! Neal. Neece, Neglcy, Nelson, Oates, O'kelll
| Of Missouri, Cultivate, Payson, Peel, Per
| kins. Perry, Peters, Pettibone. PiGcocE Pin
dar. Plumb, Price, Randall, Reagan. Reid
of North Carolina, Richardson. Riggs, Romeis,
Rowell, Ryan, Saddler, Sayres, Seney, Sessions,
shaw, singleton, skinner, Snyder. Sowden,
| Springer, Slahlnecker, steele, stevenson,
Stewart OF Texas, st. Martin, Stone OF Ken
tuCky. Stone OF Missouri, Storm. strait,
Sruhe Swoope, Tarsuey, Taulbee. J M Tav-
| Thomas OF Wisconsin, Thompson, Tnrock-
morton. TIllman. Townshend, rrIgg, Turner,
Van Eaton. Wade, Wakehed, Wallace, War
ner OF ono, Warner of Missouri, Weaver of
! Nebraska, Weaver Of Iowa, Wellborn.
| Wheeler, White Of Pennsylvania, White of
Minnesota, wilkins Willis, Wilson. Wlnans,
| Wise, Walford, NQodburn and Worthing ton.
NAYs--Mossrs. Adams of illinois, Allen Of
Massachusetts, Baker, Belmont, Bingham.
Bliss, Hound, Boutelle, Buck, Bunnel, Bur
ielEu, Butterworth, Felix Campbell o. New
YdrK, 4 } Campbell OF New York, Camp
bell OF Pennsylvania, Collins, Davis, DIbbie,
Dingiey, Dowdney, Durham. Ely, Evans,
Eyerhari, Farquhar, Findlay Fleegcr, Grout.
! Hayden, AayDes, Hewitt, Hestand. Hiscock,
James Johnson Of New York Ketcham,
Lehlbach, Lindsey, Little, Long, Mahoncy,
Mckinley, Merrman, Milard, Milliken,
| Mitchell MulIpr. O'hpill ppunEyIyaui4
Maine, Rice. Rockwell. SAWYER, Seymour,
Smalls, SpOoner, stewart OF Vermont. Stone
Of Massachusetts, swinburne. Ike Taylor of
ohio. Wait, Weber West and Wniting.
The Joint resolution VIII now go to the
Senate for its action. The House then
adjourned.
Salem's Strikers.
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