Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-02-23
GongressioEaf.
Washinpton. Feb. Is

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Mr.. Wilson, from the eommitfee of eon-
ference on the part cf the Senate on the
enrollment btll, made report, which.
after partial reading, was ordered 10 be
PRESENTED aud made the ordersfor ko. NOR
row. The Housed provision fol- $500 arm.
mutation is agreed to, with a Browse that
il shall exempt for ano longer period than
one year. and that, at the expiration of
that time. such person shall again be liza
bic tosdfaff. Tire bill 'zas fenoFFedz SIs6 !
frees cl red persons who NAV be drafted
Il provides that sueb TROOPS, shall not be
assigned as State tranps, hut shall be mus.
tered into the servies as United States euls-
ored volunteers.
A petition from citizens. of New York.
praying for the equalization or soldiers
pay without regard to color, was laid on the
table.
A b;li was introduced to encourage i'm,
migration, and ordered TO be printed.
a bill was PASSED pTeyidfng fPr the, gov.
ernmento obtalning from the, owners Of
Rock Island. H., place to erect, ar arss-
nal y
ton Of a resolution TO sell the ,surLlas gold
10 the treasury. +y
Mr.. Hooper stated that the amount Of
sqli o. hand on Saturday, were nearly
9.OOOOV Estimates chow. that there
VII be op'the lstof July. about $37. 000.-
| 900. The r'quirement4 for gold from now
TO July lat TO make pawn nts of. intrest on
the public debt, will be lees thar S24 600.
i COO showing an exec. s o. about SD 600, :
600 which may be 5, ID. g..- 80
Mr.. Pendietou, as member of the Cam
mittea Of Ways and Means differed in
! opinion with the committee, The amount
/ to be realizsd would be small and offered
hui, LITTLE. relief. The Secretary of the
Treasury. now has power 10 buy gold, aud
] he AsndlstOn) would not trust aDy officer
with the power 70 sell gold, thus giving
him the opportunity to rsIse or depress' the
market at his owp particular pleasure.
! Mr., Mallory, of Ky announced the fac
that the Secretary has not asked for thi'
power. -. . t.sa sr,5 --.. -.... ...
Mr.. Pendleton said that, in the course o
four months, we shall have to pay an in.
treset mors than the amount Of gGld OF
hand. 800 go. ......... 80. -.
/ Mr. Brooks said that, by the public rec
ord, geld is splemuly pledged to pay th
intresty on the pullc debt, ltcapnot b.
diverted without, violation Of aitb. If
remedy is sought for relieving the Treas
Iury Of its surplus gold, let the July interes
on the public debt, be anticipated. TIL
President has the sword, and, Though th
Secretary Ut the Treasury. the purse, an
, he stands the impersonation Of despotism
If be chooses to exercise the power. At To
conclusion Of his remarks, Mr.. Brooks ear
nestlv appealed to the gentlemen to stan
by the speeie basis. $50 T. '-i
). Mr.. Garfield advocated the res iutior
saying that. according to his estimates
There win be 10 the treasury July lst mex
!. $4,000, 900 10 gold. and over and abov
public debt. - -. ~ ".i So TT
Mr. b utwell, Of Mass., suggested sur
) ported an amendment be desired to offe
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasur
= to anticipate the payment in gold @" II
. interest on the public deb,,::at the rste Of
! Per cent -' o '- 'r 20 )
Mr.. Fernando Wood said tina, the res
luton was only for temporary purpos
and he was opposed TO it for the reasC
4 that gold was required as the basis for su
= tanning the government. lie argued III
'no'nation could i've by borrowing. an
!, where the expenditures exceed the incom
e the result would be bankruptcy, ruin, al
r Republication
Mr.. Kasson explained that the resoluti,
' only proposed t, appropriate the surplr
O gold beyond the wants Of the governmet
8 aud did not extend beyond the sums
y auired by law to preserve the pubic fair
While It was true that the resolution ga
= discretion to the Secretary to sell the gol
1t was absolutely niece arv ii should be :
Ncon could say that the Secretary of II
i Treasury had not observed all oblisr
% tons. Z"
> Mr. Dunnnt opposed tie resolution, b
; cruise he believed it involved violation
p" the public faith. '"7' ",H- GER ..- 's
Ell Mr.. e5k advocated the smeudment tn
j the sale OF gold shall be by bids, with
= least fSe days n6tice given.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens. the res lnti
II aud pending amendments we're recomme
ded to TIE Committee Of Ways aud Mesr
to be reported tack back ta-marrJw.
i Mr.. Cav. Of KY, INTRODUCED bi
: which as reported 10 TIE Commit ee
D Ways and Means Trovid D. that, vher
II special or express contract has been ma
since Jan. LIST, or stall hereafter be mad
- upon the, deposit or ! an Of ID, COR 4
payment Of .uch lean or depos,tiu gol
nothing shall be a legal-tender for the
charge Of such cpntraet, or of .auy jud
+ ments rendered thereon, tut g2li,-a
,e law to the contrary, notwiths standing.
N Mr. Garfield introduced bill, Viii
was referred to the Commrttee on Militia
=. Affairs, to organize a. regiment Of yeter
volnnteer engineers
A joint resolution explanatnry Of certa
acts Of Congress relative TO the $25 boun
% was reported from the Military Commit
n aud passed.
e The bill establishing a Freedmnn's B
ls rsau was taken no.
Without action. the House adjourned
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