Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-02

April i,


SENATE. The greater portion of the
morning hour was consumed by Nesrnith
in advocacy of the bill establishing q branch
mint at Portland, Oregon, and assay officer
at Carson City, Nevada and Dallas City,
Oregon. He commented severely on the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Director
of the mint in Philadelphia for attempting
to defeat the bills. Nesmith's remarks in
regard to the Director of the mint were
very humorous and sarcastic, and created
much merriment. ~
The Senate resolved when it adjourned to
adjourn until Monday, and then on motion
of Sherman went into executive session.
On motion Of Mr.. Grimer, it was resolved
that the President be requested to comInu-
nicate to the Senate the names Of all per-
sons who have been tried by court marshal
for frlads or speculations against the Gov
ernnint. and produced by him since the
first of December 1868, together with the
sentence from which his pardon relieves
them; also the namos Of all persons like
wise sentenced by court martial tor military
offenses othor than fraud on speculation.
HoUsE.-IIolman, of Indiana, gave notice
that he will on Monday introduce resOlu-
ton instructing the committee on Military
Affairs to report bill increasing the pay
Of privates in the army. a,
Wilson, of Iowa, asked leave to introduce
bill regulating the commerce among the
several States. 1t declares that each and
every railroad company is authorized to
transport freight and passengers from one
State to another, anything in the laws OF
any State to the contrary notwitfstand-
| ing.
objection was made to the introduction oi
| the bill.
| No.. Dlas. &c ATos., ...N. l.. r..
refunding to loyal States certain sums ot
money expended by them in raising organ
izing and equiping troops for the Union
army. IL provides for a board of three
commissioners to hold sessions in Wash
ington and report to Congress the ascer-
tained sums due to the States, towns, cities
and counties. The bill was referred to the
committee of Ways and Means.
| Mr.. Elliot, from the committee on Com
merce, reported bill to establish uniform
international code of signals to prevent
collisions OH the waters; also bill regula-
ting the tonnage and measurement of ships.
Both bills were passed. =. ~.
| Mr.. Ward, of New York, from the COM
mittee OH Commerce. reported back the
joint resolution providing for the giving of
notice to terminate the reciprocity treaty,
or for the making of arrangements to Sc
| cure reciprocity 1Or the united states.
| The consideration of the resolution was
postponed for iour weeks.
The House then went into committee of
the Whole on the national banking bill.
The thirty-second section of the Nat onal
Banking bill provides that each association
shall select, subject to the approval of the
| Comptroller of the Currency, an as 'ociation
| in either Of the cities named in the preced-
ing section, at which it will redeem its cir
| culation notes at par.
Mr.. Davis, of New York, moved to amend
| by adding: "or an association i'm the cities
of New York, Philadelphia or Boston, in
which to redeem its circulating notes at a
discount not exceeding d of one per cent"
Rejected-47 to 80.
Mr.. Lowe offered an amendment provid-
ing that all profits over eight per cent.
shall be paid into the Treasury for the bene-
fit of Government pensioners.