Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-01

furnished to any such denomination. Which
was agreed to.
: The committee rose, and the House ad'
journed.
q ~ III WASHINGTON, March 80.
I SENATE. Mr. Wade called up the Hsuse
bill for the establishment of q Territorial
government in M0nt0O0a. -----.r-------
Mr. Wilkinson moved to strike out the
words white male inhabitants, and insert
male inhabitants of the United States, or
those who have declared their Intention to
become such. TTf4E y IZFa ~ 4
The morning hour being expired the bill
was made the special order for tomorrow 1t
one O'Clock. -
The Senate took up the joint resolution
amendatory Of the Constitution i.e.sJ
Mr.. Davis proceeded to address the Senate
at length in opposition to the resolution.
Mr.. Wiley, from the Committee on Finance,
reported adversely on the resolution directing
the Superintendent of the Census to prepare
certain tables showing tho population, pro-
ducts and manufactures of certain sections,
by comparison, &c., in detail. Ordered to
lie on the table, 81 81, .-ss, sa.saisl. ;e-sft
MIR. rEsssenden, from the Fisance Commit
tee, reported back the House bill making an
appropriation for the legislative, executive
and Judicial expenses of the government for
the current year. with amendments. . 5..fsssG
On motion of Mr.. johnson, it was 81
| Resotretl, That tho Secretary Of War be
requested to furnish the Senate with the
original or copy Of the telegraphic dispatch
or order on the files of the Department of
Maj. Gen. Dix to Provost Marshal Dodge,
dated the 5th Of November, 1861, concerning
an election held in Maryland on the following
day. ..3.-, t.....s ..,,,l = -....,
Mr.. Brown presented . resolution from the
legislature Of Missouri, adverse to tax ON
tho growth Of tobacco. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. ii.g4N >a Il
HoUsE.-Auch time was spent in the con-
sideration Of . report from the, Nsvsl Com
mittee proposing to refer to the COMMITTEES of
Claims the settlement of the claim of VIM.
Wheeler Hubbell, for the Government use Of
his patent thunderbol: shell, the compeusa-
ton not to exceed one hundred thousand dol.
lars. The subject was referred to the Com
mittee on Claims. ,,...,.....,-,..... .....,..
l. On motion, 81 Mr.. Yeaman the Military
Committee was instructed to inquire into
the practicability and utility of using a. .
military necessity the railroad between Hen
derson, KY, and Nashville, and report by
bill or otherwise.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the bank bill. 8 &C., So IS. a. -s.
Mr.. Pike offered an amendment in effect to
make the banks simply banks of deposit and
issue only notes of the Government ,,.,,
Mr.. Hooper said if Gen. Pike is sincere he
would accept as q substitute that it shall not
be lawful for any person, association OF cor.
poration to issue any note, check or other
evidence Of indebtedness designed for or
called currency.
An amendment was adopted to provide that
every association may charge on any loan or
discount at = rate established by law in the
State where such institution shsll be located.
The bill was further amended 30 that the rate
of interest shall not exceed six per cent II
more be paid double the amount may be re-
covered by suit - - t-aa'l
Mr.. Stevens, who had opposed these
amendments, moved that the Committee rise
in order to give the Committee on Ways ard
Means time to confer. consult and determine
whether they wanted the bill to pass. Mo-
ton agreed to- 'e az = 7'--
The House again went into Committee Of
the Whole on the state Of tho Union.
4 Mr.. Gooch advocated the passage Of bill
for the reconstruction Of the states overthrown
BY the rebellion. '-' 20
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