Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 81

| WASHINGTON, March 81.
I .a SENATE.-The bill to authorize the Post
master General to contract for carrying the
overland mail from Atchison, Missouri, to
Folsom, California, was passed.. en-
The amendment of Mr.. Wilkinson to the
I.bill to provide tor a territorial government
for Mantana was adopted. 1t strikes out
the word "while," in section fifty-two.-
Considerable debate ensued on the final
passage of the bill as amended. 1864
On motion of Mr.. Powell. the Secretary
| of the Treasury was directed to report the
| amount of money expended, number of of
ficers appointed and salaries paid under the
| law to collect direct taxes in insurrectiona-.
ry districts; also the amount of money re-
ceived and quantity of land sold for taxes
in said districts.
The House bill to provide n temporary
government for the territory of Montana,
was taken up. H.,
Mr.. Wilkinson's amendment, to strike
out the word white in section five. defining
the qualification of voters, was adopted, y
against IL. ,., .,.,-.'.,,.-
There was debate on the final passage
of the bill, during which Mr.. Wade stated
that the population of the proposed terri
tory was twenty-four thousand, and rapid
ly increasing. f-,.t..s Ia 4 ra;I.rfs N \ /
| Mr.. Sherman presented memorial of the
Cincinnati Horticultural Society, praying
Congress to sustain q department of agri-
culture by liberal appropriation. Referred
to Committee on Agriculture. -1ned o.
On motion Of Mr.. Powell, the Secretary
of War was directed to transmit to the Sem
ate all orders issued from his department
or by Generals of the army, authorizing
| any person or persons to take possession Of
churches or property belonging thereto;
l vlr hot inI hoch h.,..,
taken possession Of and where situated.
The bill passed-29 against s. ,sss.
MIR. Salisbury then addressed the Senate
against the joint resolution to amend the
| Constitution to prevent slavery. - +
! MIR. Davis moved the following amend
ment as substitute: That no negro or per-
| son whose mother or grandmother is or was
a negro shall be Il citizen of the United
| States, or be eligableto any civil or military
| office, or to any place of trust or profit un-
| derthe United States, in which he called
the yeas and nays.
No vote was taken.
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HoUsE.-Mr. Shannon, from the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, reported the Senate
bill for the better organization of the De-
partment of Indian Affairs in California.
Mr.. Shannon explained that the bill
one, and provided for selling the present
reservations and locating the Indians on
more appropriate reservations, to which is
to be assigned an Indian agent. The Cen
eral Superintendent is to receive salary
of two hundred dollars. He advocated the
bill on the ground of economy to the Gov
ernment and benefit to the Indians. Passed.
The House then resumed the considera-
tion of the bill declaring the Raritan and
Delaware Bay railroad and boats to be post
and military roads. = tyl
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, resumed his re-
marks in favor of the bill, arguing that the
present means of the New Jersey railroads
were insufficient for Government transport
tation purposes. He spoke of the Camden
and Amboy Company as an odious monOp-
oily.
The subject was then passed over, and
the House resumed the consideration of the
National Bank bill. Yesterday the 30th
section was amended so as to limit the rate
of interest on loans, &C., to per cent.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, to-day of
fered q substitute for this section, restoring
seven per cent, as originally in the bill.
Mr.. Stevens said he would regard the
vote on this as test question on the bill it
self To.
After various propositions to compromise
Ill OrucT 10 narinOlllZc views, Cne SUBSTITUTE |
of Mr.. Stevens was adopted, thus restoring
the original thirtieth section.
The section designating places of re-
demption was amended so as to include st.
Louis, Louisville, Chicago, New Orleans,
Cincinnati Baltimore, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, New York, San Francisco, Detroit |
Pittsburg, Albany, Cleveland, Milwaukee,
Portland and Buffalo. 1fr
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass, moved to make |
New York the only place of redemption.
Mr.. Stevens offered substitute for Mr.. |
Wilson's amendment that the notes of each |
National Association should be received by |
every other National Association at par. |
Rejected-54 against 90.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected,
27 against 63.
Mr.. Eldridge moved an amendment pro-
posing that notes shall be redeemed in
gold. tri
Without further action the committee
rose and the House adjourned. /
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