The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-30

Washington, March 20.
HOUSE.

Rice. Of Mass, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported bill that psrsons
between 20 and 50 yeas Of age may be
appointed assistant Paymasten, provided
that the number is not thereby increased;
and that examination Of students for ad-
mission into the Naval Academy shall take
place when they are between is and Is
years Of age The bill Was passed.
Mr.. Rice also reported bill regulating
and changing in aome particulars the
method Of making promotions in the
army. Heretofore, he said, promotions
have been made according to seniority,
but the bill provided for promotion &C.
cording to official capacity and physical
fitness, to be determined BY Board OF
Examination appointed BY the President
Officers not recommended for promotion
are to have an opportunity to be heard
through Revisory Board.
Stevens said as several gents desired to
deliberately consider the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution to prohibit
slavery in all the States aud Territories.
he (Stevens) would move its postpone
ment for two weeks. Agreed to.
The amendment offered by Hooper, of
Mass, on Friday, was agreed to to-day.
This amendment prohibits that banks
with q capital of not less than fifty thou
sand dollars with the approval of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. be organized in
any place the population of which does
not exceed 5000.
Boutwell,, of Mass, offered an amend
meut To strike out the authority proposed
to be given TO the banks to buy and sell
gold and silver coin and bullion, and loan
money on real and personal security
These banks, with a circulation os $500,
00O, 200. will be able to fix the standard
of value, which was the very thing the
House hxd been trying to prevent.
Stevens, OF Peon., opposed the amend
ment The section lett these banks to
buy gold the same as the State banks
and individuals. The time had passed
for the United States To consider gold a.
currency. Ii was commodity, the same
as bill Of exchange.
The amendment of Boutwell, was re-
jected
Brooks, of n. Y, offered an amend
ment. the object of which was TO prevent
banking on reai-estste, which, in n Y.
had been found unsafe. Brooks said i
was useless for him to protest against ,
wrong principle Of banking. He referred
to the fact that, on bill Of such vast i'm
portance, they were acting without the
presence of quorum.
Brooks amendment was rejected.
An amendment was proposed striking
out the requirement. that every bank Di
rector, during his whole term of service
shall be a citizen of the L. S.
The amendment was disagreed 10 b,
2s against 60
The committee considered the bill w
to the Esd section.
On motion Of Gauson an amendmen,
to the pa section was adopted, autnorz
, | ing the issue of bills of the denomination
, of one, two and three dollars
, Hooper, of Mass, moved that provi-
sion be added to the section, TO the effec
; that not more than ope-sixth Of circula
ton furnished to any bank under the &C
shall be Of less denomination than fiy
dollars, and that after specie paymen
shall have been resumed, circulation of
less denomination than FIVE dollars shall
be furnished to any such association
which was agreed to.
The Committee arose and the Hous
adjourned.
o SENATE,
After the introduction of various IN
important bills. message was receives
from the House announcing the death o
Hon. Owen Loveioy. of Ills. Appropri
ate eulogies were delivered on the de
. ceased by Trumbull, Pomeroy and Sum
{ ner. The usuai resolutions OF respec
> we're passed. after which the Senate ad
: ourned