The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-04-07

pending question being to strike out
the word !" white" in the fifth section,
defningtbe qualifications of voters and
eligibility to Office within the TERRITORY.
The amendment was adopted-22 to
H.. After brief. debate, the bill was
passed--29 to 8. Mr.. Salisbury then
addressed the Senate on the joint reso-
luton TO amend the Constitution to pro-
hibit Slavery. Mr.. Davis moved the
following amendment as a substitute !:
That no negro, or person whose mother
or grandmother is or was a negro, shall
be citizen of the United States, or be
eligible to any civil or military office,
or any place of trust or profit, under
the United States" On this be called
for Yeas and Nays. No quorum voted.
The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Shannon reported the
Senate bill, which was passed, for the
better organization of the Department
of Indian Affairs in California. The
House then resumed the consideration
of the bill, declaring the Raritan and
Delaware Bay Railroads and boats to
be Post and Military roads. Mr.. Gar
field advocated the measure, when the
subject was passed over, aud the House
went into Committee on the National
Bank bill Mr.. Stevens offered a sub
stitute for the 30th section, with view
to restore the per centum interest on
loans, accounts, &C., the Committee
having yesterday reduced it to SIX, pro-
viding it shall not be greater than the
rate established by law in States where
such institutions shall be located.
Agreed to The substitute, in effect,
restores the original 3Oth section, which
provides that every association may re-
ceive, charge or retain on any loan or
discount made, OF upon any note, bill
OF exchange, or other evidence of debt,
interest at the rate of Z per annum.
The knowingly taking, receiving or
charging a greater rate of interest. is
to be held and adjudged as forfeiture
of the entire interest. Those paying it
may recover back in an action of debt
twice the amount of interest thus paid.
The section designating the places of
redemption was amended so as to in
clude st. Louis, Louisville, Chicago,
New-Orleans, Cincinnati, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Boston, New York, San
Francisco, Detroit, Pittsburg, Albany,
Cleveland, Milwaukee, Portland and
Buffalo, Mr.. Wilson moved to make
New Y ork the only place of redemp-
ton. Rejected-27 to SO. Mr.. Ell
bridge moved an amendment, propos-
ing that the notes be redeemed in
gold. No further action was taken
on the bill. 8 Adjourned.
SENATE, April l. = Mr.. Nesmith
called up the bill to establish Assay
Offices at Carson City, Nevada, and
Dallas City, Oregon, and moved an
amendment, establishing Branch
Mint at Portland, Oregon, instead of
an Assay Office at Dallas City. Mr..
Powell endeavored to obtain the floor
to get up his resolution calling on the
Secretary of the War for information
in regard to the churches and property
of Christian denominations taken pos,
session of by his own orders by Gener-
ais of the Army. Several Senators de-
sired to get up other bills. Mr.. Hale
called attention to the letter of the
Secretary of the Navy, presented this
morning, and urged that several impor-
tant Naval bills awaited action. Mr.
Powell moved to adjourn. Rejected.
The Yeas and Nays were called upon
motion to 60 into Executive Session,
which was adopted-Yeas, "a; Nays,
l6. The Senate, after long Exeeu-
tive Session, adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE.-Mr. Wilson asked leave to
introduce bill regulating commerce
among the several States. 1t declares
that each and every railroad company
is authorized to transport freight and
passengers from one State to another,
anything in the laws Of any State to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Objec-
tion was raised. Mr.. Blaine introduced
a bill to provide for refunding to loyal
States certain sums Of money expended
by them in raising, organizing, and
equlppiDg troops for the Union army.
1t provides for Board of three Com
missioners to hold sessions in w ashing-
ton, and report to Congress the ascer
tanned sums due the States, towns, cit.
les, and counties. The bill was re-
ferred. Mr.. Eliot reported bill fixing
the rules for preventing collisions on
the water by signals, fog-whistles, &c.
Passed. Mr.. Eliot reported bill reg
ulating the admeasurement and tunnage
of ships and vessels of the United
States, Passed. A bill was passed
providing that the name of the Collec-
lection District of Presque Isle be
changed to the District of Erie, A
bill was passed exempting from the pay.
ment of tunnage duties after Aug. l,
next, all canalboats, freight-barges,
scows, and other crafts without masts,
and confined to tide. water or within
certain bounds. Mr.. Ward reported
JOINT resolution to give notice of ter
minating the Reciprocity Treaty with
Canada. The House then went into
Compittee of the Whole on the Ma
tional Bank bill. A number of amend
ments were rejected, and few adop.
ted, when, without concluding the bill,
the Committee rose and the Huuse ad-
iourned. 8 5oa b