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Show iiiiocrats Agreeing on I'i-mituo. I'i-mituo. I Washington, 15, The Democratic financial cauc is was in se.ion till nearly 12 o'clock to-night, and finally agreed up'in tlie Payne bill, by a vote of 03 to 40. This bill provides lor the gradual resumption of specie pay-1 ments, by making it tho duty of tlie oecretary of the treasury annually to retain iu coin tin amount equal to three percentum or the legal tender not'rt outstanding to constitute a n-BUiiipUon fund, anil also requiring national banks to set aside an amount of coin equal to 3 per cent, of their circulating notes. Iho bill m addition provides for the repeal of bo much of the specie resumption net ol Jammi-v Ulh, lb7, an de-og-natcsthc l-t of -January. 1SU, as the dale of rcumnpii'.n. Many aiiiend-m'Mils aiiiend-m'Mils were- vob.d down, including that uf the minurity ol thu caucus committee for a tampl" repeal of ho much of the act of 1875 ns fixes the 1st of Jamiarv, 1S79, as tho lime l -r resumption. Tins received only 4 VoU. |