The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-04-13
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XXXVEHH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April l

XXXVIEE CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April /.
SENATE.--On motion of Mr.. Grimes i
was
Resolved, That the President be requeste
to communicate 60 the Senate the names q
all persons who have been tried by cour
martals for frauds or speculaiions agains
the Government and pardoned by him, sine,
the 1st of December, 1868, together with
sentences from which his pardon relieve
them; and also the names Of all persons like
wise sentenced by court martial for militia
ry offense other than fraud or speculation
and similarly pardoned.
Agreed to. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Holman, OF Indiana, gave no
tlce that he will, on Monday, introduce re,
olution instructiDg the Committee on Mill
itary Affairs to report bill increasing the
pay of privates in the army.
The House then went into Committee o
the whole on the National Banking Bill.
The thirty-second section OF the Nationa
banking bill provides that each association
shall select, subject to the approval of tht
Comptroller Of the Currency, an association
in either Of the cities named in the prece
ding section. at which it will redeem its cir
culating notes at par.
Mr.. Davis, OF New York, moved to anne nd
by adding or an association in the cites o.
New York, Philadelphia or Boston, in which
to redeem its circulating notes at discount
not exceeding one quarter of one per cent
Rejected, AZ to so.
i, Mr.. LOWE affared an .anaandrnonk prov i,
ding that all profits over eight per cent sha II
be paid into the treasury for the benefit oil
government pensioners.
The Comm ttee struck out (54 against 3O)
the 39th section, which provided that no as
sociation shall pay out or put in circulation
the notes OF any bank or banking association
not authorized by this act.
Mr.. Tracy, OF Va, offered an amendment
that no provision contained in the bill au
thorizing the use OF the Government bonds
shall be construed as to prohibit any State
from imposing such taxes on dividends OF
the several banking associations as shall
to the legislature seem just and equita>
ole.
Mr.. Hotchkiss, of New York, offered an
amendment suhjec,ing the bank capital
to State and municipal taxation. Reject
ed-42 to 81.
Mr.. Tracy's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Kasson offered an amendment that
duties or taxes enforced by Congress from
time to time, shall be in lieu OF all other tax
es oD such associations.
The committee having reached the forty
second section rose and the House adjourn
ed.
WAsH1NGroN, April 2.
House. -- MIR. Pendlcton called up his
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
House disagreed to the Senate amendme Mt
to the Montana Territory Bill, and asking
for committee of conference. lie said the
Sc Mates amendment, striking out the word
white" was to give negroes the right TO
vote in the Territory. 1t was an amendment It
different from what had hereto ore been in
corporated in such bills since the Republican
party came into power, and this party had
ignored their precinct.
His object was to give the gentleman an
to determine whether they were
prepared to say that negroes should nave the
same rights in the Territory as white men.
lie therefore wanted the House to adhere TO
its disagreement.
Mr.. Beamau, OF Michigan. would not dis
cuss the question whether it was expedient
that negroes should vote or not; but as the
matter stood, the House has already refused
to consent to the Senate amendment, and ap,
pointed a Committee OF Conference on the
subject. lie moved to lay Mr.. Psndlctons
motion to reconsider on the table.
The motion OF Mr.. Beaman was agreed to
yeas 63, nays 43.
MIR. Hooper, Of Massachusetts, offered an
to the fortysfourth section Of the
National Bank Bill, providing that any bank
or banking association now organized in pur-
suance of the laws of any State, or articles Of
association which prohibit specific changes
therein, may be changed or converted into
National Banking Association without any
change in the articles OF Association, and
its directors at the time OF the change may
continue in Office, and their succ ssors may,
from time to time, he appointed or elected
in the manner provided IN the articles OF AS
sociation.
MIR. Hooper said the Bank OF Commerce,
New York city, desired to come under this
law. 1t had capital of $4,000, 900, and
had done more to sustain the Government
than any other institution.
During the debate some gentleman regard.
cd Mr.. Hooper's amendment as making an
injudicious distinction, and argued that the
provisions Of the bill should be applicable
to all banking institutions. Finally MIR.
Hooper's amendment was adopted; 40 against
as
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, moved to amend the
section providing for the redemption ofnotes
so as to confne it 10 New York, Philadelphia
and Boston.
This was rejected. Without concluding
action on the bill, the Committee rose and
the House adjourned.
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