Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-24
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

WAsHEGToH, June %.
MIR. CollameT, reported the House bill TO
eItsblish certain post roads which was
passed.
Mr.. Wilson from the Military Commit
tee, reported the bill for the examination
Of certain officers OF the army, and recon-
mends concurrence in the amendment Of
the House which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Wilson, from the same Committee,
also reported bill to amend the act to pro .
vide for the payment of horses and other
property destroyed in the military service
Of the United States, which was passed.
Mr.. Sherman reported the House Bill to
amend the act providing for the defcien-
sizes in the pay OF officers and men in ths
Western department Of Missouri.
Mr. Powell offered a resolution ofinquiry
as to the Suppression Of the CinoInatti
Enquirer, in the State Of Kentucky, by
Military orders. Resolution ordered to
be printed.
The House Bill to repeal the Fugitive
Slave Law was then taken up as unfinished
business.
M. p-.ie -Is.o.goa rue senate at some
length in opposition to the bill.
The bill, repesling the Fugitive Slave
law was passed by q against u.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House passed the Senate Bill amen
dstOry Of the Law of March 1868, which
extends the time withi0 which pstentees
who have neglected it may psy the fnsl
balance fees within six months from the
assage Of this sct, to serve their patents.
Mr.. Tracy Of Pennsylvania offered q
resolution instructing the committee on
Military affairs, to inquire into the eX-
DIS,-diCRoy D, and pIOpriety Of reporting bill
giving soiais:sss who Volun eered for less
than three years and MOI less than nine
months the same bounty as is slloWei by
existing laws, sc. This refers 10 those
who have died or may die in lima Of duty.
Mr.. FentOn, Of New York, said the Com.
mittee was instructed to the same effect
by his (Fenton's) resolution, two or three
weeks ago, but he had no objection to the
Committee being again instructed, and he
hoped it would have good result. Reso-
luton passed.
The House in committee Of the whole re-
sumeI the eonsidsra ion Of the nsw Losn
Bill. ~
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York, called sttsn-
ton to the fact that the bill provides per
cent for necessary expenses OF engraving,
printing, preparing and issuing the United
States notes, Treasury notes, fractional
notes, bonds and Of dispOsing Of the same
to subscribers and purchasers. He said,
only few days ago $40, 900 we're sppro-
pristed for similar purposes, and IS the
whole amount to be printed under thiB
bill was 1914, 100000 the one per cent.
would make q gum total Of over 81 000,.
600. 1t could be done for great deal
less. He himself would print the public
money for one tenth that sum.
On motion Of Mr.. Brooks an amendment
was made that the imprint Of the seal OF
the Treasury Department shall be made in
room apart from the printing bureau.
Pomroy said that the present advance
on gold is not the result Of speculation
and is not to be obVisted by temporary ex-
psdients, but by return in practice ss
we'll ss in theory to the policy Of gold va
Iuees, established in 1862 with the amount
of paper money in oi culation. The issu.
ing Of interest bearing notes would add
nothing to the aggregate value Of paper
money, and could only work mischief.
The policy Of 1852 Of sdhering to gold
values must Re returned to on the theory
advocated by the chairmon Of the commit
tee Of ways and means.
Mr.. Stevens Of Pennsylvania, advocated
namely, repudisting the payment Of in
terest in gold ana relying entirely upon
the issue Of government paper. Ths effect
Of the present imitation must soon become
ruinous to the masses of the people. The
fatal mistake Of the Secretary Of the Treas.
uFy was In obtainisg the six per cent. 5.2(
losn and attempting to float FIVE pei
cent. bond Of upon it, and failing in this
resorting to interest bearing legal tender
and on the part Of Congress in not speed
lily supplying en- efficient system Of taxa
ton. 1t was, however, still possible tina
by sdhering to correct national laws, I,
sustsin the credit Of the country to
heslthy condition, Mr.. Steveus said that h
did not agree with the majority Of the Com
mittee of the Ways and Means and sine
he had offered substitute for the first sec
tion Of the bill.
The question having been taken, ID
substitute Of Mr.. Pomeroy for the seoon
section Of the bill was adopted by yeas 81
nsyes ~.
Mr.. Stevens said, while sdVOosting hi
amendment, that those who attribute th
rise In gold to gambling, sre poor ststeI
men. Instead OF passing the gold bill
restrain speculation it would be bette
to alay the demand for gold, for no bi
oould reduce it g cent. The Secretary
the Treasury had said in his wisdom thi
the principal Of the 6-2O's ia payable
coin, but the courts in those States had n
40 decided.