, 1864-05-25
NEWS or TELEGRAPH,
CONGRESSIONAL.

lnlttcc, reported 1xvn1ably on the Housc bill to
Euns5h and pressnt the c'unteffelting OF coin OF
e'e On % Mutton s q H. coLIAuEn, OF Vt, tho Brazil
ttsa.hp bill Tas .aken ~, and passed
were ae1ed on an the bill resd.
lrs ssds 10 aa ii hc % eeass1usl'on Of M rafiroad
and telegraph limo flom Lake Superior to Puget
sound. Referred to the Committee on Public
lAn0s. .-..--.
On motion Of Mr. COLLAMER, OF Vt, the
Brazil mail steamship bill was taken up and pa.s.
cd by yeas y, nnss u.
and two local n.pecto.s Of steasnhoats for collsc
ton In the dissrict Of Tennessee was passed
The internal revenue bill vns taken up. and after
The expiration ofIde morning hour. ~Rs diseu u=eed
At length the clauses regulating duties and salA.
ries OF otlcere to be appointed under the law.
The amendments Of the Finance Committee,
~hies weto verbal: " r generally agreed to.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Elections reported In favor
Of giving shc seat for Dacotah 10 ]. D. s. Todd.
The senate amendments TO tho National Cur
the1 sent 70 ) Conference COMMITTEE faiied.
Mr. T. ,S St naan moTf ha, that hr
dfd in the negative by 20 to 80.
The Senate had amended the 18th section Of the
btu! which provides that shareholders shall be held
ipdividaelly lettouslble, BY adding an exception
that the shareholders Of any banking association
now existing under State Laws having not less llan
<5.t9o,oo, Of capital actually paid In, and
0 Psf Ha eoen TO ne
be liable only to The, amount invested ID their
hands. and such surplne shall be kept undimtn-
ithtd. md be IN addition to the surplus provided
fur in this act and II At any time there snail bs
aa ~ FL ssR
steeaho!de19e until such dshsisosy d. seall BE- made
froler Of the Currency may compel the banking
association TO close its business and wind up III
aIlnirs under the provisions Of this act.
The uouee coneuryed In tho above, By 50 to 81.
The uouse limited the entire amount Of notes
for circnls;ion TO- <3N. .CD0oo0. The Senate had
amended 1t By making the limit spply to either tue
cured in tL!s Amendment, By vote os 81 against
., ieavdns The limit to apply to tho circulation
Alone.
senase's amendment, That the Comptroller, upon
the terms prescribed by the Secretary OF the Tea-
snry, may permit .. exchange to be made Of any
association, for other bonds Of the United States
authorized by this act for circulating notes, il ho
9x :, e.
The Houee had axed ho rate OF interest Il 7 per
cent per annurn. The Senate struck this ont and
ha' st.e a ss
bank is located snI no more. Except whereby the
laws :of any. State ase different the rate is
re-. G Ss qnaeF ss
clarions organized in any such State under this Act
md where to rate ia liked BY the laws Of the Stato
OF Territory, tie bank my receive or charge rate
The House concurrcd in this by Sc to g.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of p, said that the most I'm
poItant Part o. ihs b:ll hkd snqs beer sttcsen Snt
and hs therefore mofsa 10 lay IL oa Lao 1sne. Dis
section: p1ov inS. IN .adu 81 eT:sin; laWs. every
e hnT t1nn ~ W une, ' PC eeas
nnaunt t .; in no,es 10 c1usaiop. and datY Il
on..oarts pr eac hs % ID tha assf.se
ReI cent sach fsif ye.r9n n IT. capal sto:k beyond
sslnc Of te shaIes ana NE ica 1s.sS .. the asso
Re W s!n.ss's =mtndmeas 1ss non.eoncurred in
~ Hense acted upon II the Senate. amend.
| will BE- ss!t e the Sen:te for tntsaef astiun.
M FAT lEksoN. q aeW Hampshire, reported
bin te i inso{po5aate the Se"boys' Home in the
biz BIoohs, ,of New YorS. .w1shed to know what
we're 10 Se tappressed M Sc Ia tbat casc tbeFs woaid
tc 10 9ewstoys:,
| hr. cox. Of Ohio. e1pref scd his surprise at the
| Iena1ks Of the gentleman 1r"m New York {ds-
| Rrook1) for i the nswrpai'ers were Impressed:
mieht Wsnt homo. -
MI. ELDNlDGE. Of Wisconsin, would like the
bin whether The government was NOT now fur
| rl<hing bomee to ea.tors OF newspapers on the
fortr Of the North.
MI. BRooKs re21ied that perhaps SONG gentle-
man On the Republican eide cuud rive The &ufoE-
nation. As lor h1mseli be was not an organ oi The
| a5a,;nl.t1ation.
Mr. HERMAN, Of N. T., desired to say feW
| words, coming, 10 he did. from State where tic
| people were greatly aerHeved from spasnodlc
| energy, which t1ampled down the rights Of some
| Of her citizens.
Nj, MORRILL,, Of Vt, suggested that the dis
cneeion OF the suprrcss zion the Tor and Jour
nel Qf Eos,:t4ce was not in order on this bill,
Vb,ch 1t was desirable 10 pass merely to secare an
aseurancc On the hui ding OF the New sboya' dome.
The Speaker sustained the point OF order.
Mr. HERMAN eAid that 1t would be idle to pro-
tcct peushoys IL We do net protect citizens whose
Rights hayo been violated If 1t is not In order for
him to express his views this grand inquest Of
the nst,op, he desired that an express section b.
added to the bill, providing that the pFesa shall not
be suppressed by the arbitrary will OF an executive
| officer
Mr. MORRILL, again raised tho question that
the freedom Of The presa was not pertinent to the
bill.
The SPEAKER again sustained the point. hs
1a,ion Of home lot news bo!s, and such rcnalks
were no mofs appropriate 70 tn1S tnao 70 'ano OK
p+nn9n naas;
M; - ~ 1 IL. Ha.a ae % desoo
- ~ sh sIhi+ ~ i's T.c1s ~ 1hs ws.,i ha,n
na tbe - ron1trv nn n tfow sat whensyss M e1