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Show IIOL'MK. On motion of Cox of New York a resolution was adopted directing the com mitten on cuinmcrce 'o it. quire into the eause-i r,f the wreck of the , ftUtropulta and whelhur any legislation legisla-tion is necessary to prevent unnea-rlhy unnea-rlhy vta&rls yuiug to sea. Peddie offered a resolution reciting the trade dollar is being rela-ied by postofficos of the country and only received by merchants at a discount of 8 or 10 per cent., and directing the secretary of tho treasury to stop lha coinage of trade dollars. He thought government should not issue coin it would not itself receive. Bright You huve nothing to do but to remoneti.s silver and it will be all right. The resolution was referred. Stephens onVrcd a resolution authorizing au-thorizing the president to invite an international monetary commission to consider aud recommend uniform rate. in tiievaiue and coinage of gold and silver. Re f-rrred. Butler of Mass., asked leave to offer a resolution for adjournment of the house to day at S, after whiak time tho hall should be at the disposal of Mrs. Isabella D. Hooker lor the purpose pur-pose of delivering an argument in favor of tbe constitutional right of women to vote. Eden objected. " Springer, from the elections committee, com-mittee, called up the Paoheco-Wig ginton case. The majority report declaring Wigginton elected and the minority favoring Pacheco were read, i Springer supported the majority and Wait the minority report. Leonard aaid the evidence showed that they received an equal number of voles, and he offered a substitute, declaring neither elected. Ho had pained some ol bis party IriendB by declaring that he would not vote with his parly on this question. He had been told it was hia duty to cast his vote as a judgo with hia party. If eo foul a doctrine as that was to be applied in courts of judgment let tho ineanuefs of tho deed be acknowledged. acknowl-edged. There wis no necesiity for adding hypocrisy to villainy. II judge-s were to vote according to their party proclivities, let the house do away with the larce of contested elections. (iarfi eld said the question had narrowed nar-rowed down to a very fine point, aud ha could not, until be studied that question more minutely, say how be would vote. Tbe matter went over without action, and the house acijDurned. |