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

SENATE, March 3Q-Mr. Wiley re-
ported adversely on the resolution di.
rscting the Superintendent of the Gen.
sus TO prepare certain tables showing
the population, products, and manufac-
lures of certain sections by COMPARE
son, and in detail; ordered to the ia
bic. Mr.. Fessenden reported back
the Honse bill making appropriations
for the legislative, executive, and judi
cial expenses of the Government for
the current year, With amendments,
Mr.. Wilson reported back from the
Military Committee the bill for paying
to Minnesota the costs, charges, and
expenses of the Indian War of 1862 !;
referred. Mr.. Sherman submitted a
letter, with details of the claims of
Mrs. Mary Throckmorton, for compen-
sation for six negroes claimed as her
own, which the District Commissioners
Of Emancipation could not allow, her
husband being in the Rebel army,
though son is an officer in the Union
army. Mr.. Harlan reported a bill to
aid railroad in Iowa, from McGregor
along the forty third parallel to point
on the Missouri River, with a branch
up Cedar Valley, toward Mankota,
Minnesota, and one from Sioux City to
Maukota, giving five alternate sections
per mile. Mr.. Wade called up the
House bill to provide tempory Gov
eminent for the Territory of Montana.
Mr.. Wilkinson offered an amendment
20 the sixth section, striking out the
words "fiee white male inhabitants"
and inserting "the male citizens of the
United States, or those who shall have
declared their intention to become
SUCH" The morning hour expired,
and the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the unfinished business
of yesterday, the joint resolution amen
datory to the Constitution, Mr.. Davis
of Kentucky made long speech
against the measure. The Senate then
went into Executive Session and ad-
journed.
10 HoUsE.-The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the National
Bank bill. Mr.. Brooks offered an amend.
endmeut to confne the engraving and
printing of the notes to the Controller or
the Currency, without the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury. The
amendment was rejected. Mr.. Pike
offered an amendment, in effect to
make the banks of deposit, and to issue
only the notes of the Government.
The proposition was rejected. Mr..
Brooks offered an amendment to de-
prive the Secretary of the Treasury of
the power of prescribing the devices and
forms of the notes. Rejected. An am
endment was adopted striking out the
rate of seven per cent interest, and
amending the thirtieth section SO as 10
provide that every association may
charge on any loan or discount &C., at
.arate established by law in the State
where such institution shall be located.
The section was further amended 30
that the rate ofinterest shall not exceed
six per cent. And that if more than this
be paid, double the amount may be
recovered by suit. Mr.. Stevens, who
had opposed these amendments, moved
that the Committee rise, in order to
give the Committee Of Ways and
Means an opportunity to consult and
determine whether they wanted the bill
to pass, The motion was agreed to.
The House again went into Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union
on the Presidents. Message, and Mr..
Ashley advocated the bill for the re.
construction of States subjugated or
overthrown by the Rebellion. The
Committee rose, and at 5 o'clock the
House adjourned.