Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-18

to tax stocks Of domestic liquors on hand for
sale 80 cents per gallon.
Me-. Stevens objected.
Mr. Washburne moved a suspension of the
| rules. Refused-55 to "a.
NJ. Stevens moved to concur in the Senate's
amendment.
Mr.. Herman objected, as it was a money
prosition to enable the Government 70 shave
its own paper, at . ruinous discount. twas
not recommended by the President nor by
any heads of Departments, and. as = similar
proposition had been reported By the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means it ought not to
pass.
Mr.. Cox favored standing BY the original
proposition Of the House, merely authorizing
the Secretary to anticipate the payment Of
the public debt Nothing done here could
permanently regulate the laws Of trade.
The House agreed to the report of the
Conference COMMITTEES on the deficiency bill.
The House passed the bill for the payment
Of nearly one hundred aad ninety three dol
lars to the Chippewas, Ottowas, and the Pot.
tawattomies residing in Michigan.
Adjourned. .&..- 49,. ..a ,...
WAsHINaroN, March Is.
SRNATR-A large number of petitions "a.
voring increased mail facilities between Phil.
adelphia and New York were presented.
Mr.. Howard introduced bill to organize
the Invalid Corps. sF er. s.,
Mr.. Wilson introduced . bill in relation to
deserters. Referred.
The Consular aud Diplomatic bill was pass.
ed. .r.sa t.au --f
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
District Of Columbia business. -. .....-
Mr.. CONFESS introduced bill authorizing
the erection Of building for the branch mint
at San francisco. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Finance. 600
I Mr.. Howard offered the following:
Rcsotced, That the Committee on Finance
inquire into the sxpediency Of providing un-
der the national currency act of authorizing
the associations organized under it to enter
into contracts to take and receive loans, and
discount such rate of interest a. is legally
allowed by the laws Of the State or Territory
in which the association is located Resolu-
ton agreed to. Adjourned.
| HoUsE.-The Senate's amendment to the
Postofice appropriation bill was concurred in.
This amendment appropriates $64O, 1000 for
the payment of letter carriers and $780,
900 to meet any deficiency which may be
experienced in the revenue.
| The House then resumed the consideration
Of the gold bill and adopted the amendment
offered BY Mr.. Hubbard, Of N. Y, yesterday,
provided the obligation to create sinking
fund, by the act Of Feb. 25th, 1862, shall not
be impaired thereby. }7. lqa r 81.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, moved the previous
question. t
The House agreed to the first amendment
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
anticipate, for . period not exceeding one
year, the payment of the interest on the pub
lie debt. 7'
The House next voted on agreeing to the
Senate's amendment authorizing the Secre-
I'tary to sell gold as amended this morning.
This amendment of the Senate, as amend.
ed, was agreed to-83 to IS. So the bill was
passed. '2H
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to drop unemployed genera
officers. |
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, opposed it, arguing that
they should be dropped only after inquiry to
see whether they are incompetent To do 9TH
erwise would infict stain which was worse
than wound on their character.
Mr.. Farnsworth favored the bill. He said
he thought general officers should be treated
as every body else when their services are not
| wanted.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio. spoke in favor of the
bill.
Without action en- the bill the House ad-
iourned.