Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-02
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NJ. Wilsoa, Of 1swa, saksd leave 70 70
tsoduss bill reeu1o1ing eooosrcc 1900
the several DeeDeA Il 6eoeesse enes 80
ana every rsileoo1 0sopooy b authorised %
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STATE 70 aseshee, eoything N - lave o.
anv State % - doattosy ooeWtehstaedinG.
0h;sction " uA6s % 10 Introduction.
A Bin vss introduced for refundiDg %
loval States eertaio sa0s q 0ooey 81.
peuded By them 10 raising, organising and
eouippiog troops for the Union army. IL
provides for board Of three commissioners,
70 hold session il Washineton, snd 70 report
20 Congress the the ascsrteined sums due
States, towns, cities and counties. The
bill wss referred 70 the committeee Of ways
and means. .
Adjourned.
Mr.. Elliott, from committee on com.
merce reported . bill to establish Uniform
international code Of signals to prevent
collision On woter cleo bill regulating
che TONNAGE and meos0re0ent OF chips.
Both bills were passe4
Mr.. Ward, Of N. T., from committee on
commerce, reported back the joint resolu
ton providing for giving notice 70 termin-
ase the reciprocity treaty, or Tor the making
Of arrangements 70 secure reciprocity Tor
the United States. The confederation Of
the resolution IVES postponed tor four
| weeks.
TIE House then went into eoonittes Of
the whole on the national banking bill.
The 32d section Of the national banking
bill, provides that sach association shall %.
Iect, subject to the approval Of the Comp
srolier Of the Currency, On associstion IN
either Of the cities named in the preceding
q ction, ct which Il will redeem its circula
ting notes at par.
Mr. Davis, Of N. T., moved TO amend BY
adding "or an association In the citiee Of
New York, Philadelphia and Boston, in
which to redeem ito circulating notes ct
discount not exceeding one.f0urth Of one
per cent" Rejected, Al sgainst 50.
Mr.. Lowe offered On amendment provid.
| ing that oil profits over 8 per cent. shall b
| paid into the Treasury for the benefit Of
Government pensioners.
Tho committee struck ont, "a against 30,
the 30th section, which provided that no
asso cistion shall pay out or put in circuls-
| ton the notes Of aDy bank or banking
association not authorised BY this oct.
Mr.. Tracy, Of Pa, offered 90 amendment
that no provision contained IN tbe bill
authorizing the 0overnmet Bsnks, shall b
% construed - to prohibit any State from
improvising such taxes on the dividends Of
the several banking associations - shall to
the l. gisature seem just and equitable.
Mr.. uotckkiss, Of New York, offered 90
amendment subjecting the bank capital to
State aud municipal taxation. Rejected,
AZ against 81.
| Mr.. Tracey's amendment was rejected.
| Mr.. Kasson offered IN amendment that
duties or taxes imposed BY Congress from
time to time shall be in lieu Of oil other
taxes on such associations.
The committee, having reached the 42d
section, rose.
Mr.. Elliott reported bill, which was
passed, providing that the collecting st
Pusquicele be changed to the District Of
Erie.
Mr.. Dixon, of Rhode Island, from the
committee on comm srce, reported bill
which passed, exempting from the payment
VI. tonnage duties, after August next, oil
canal boats, freight barges, scows and other
craft without mssts, and confined to tide
water, or within certain bounds.
SENArE.-A great portion Of the morDs
ing hour wss consumed by Mr.. Nesmith in
advocacy of the bill establishing . branch
mint at Portland, Oregon assay Offices at
Carson City, Nevada, and Dallas City, Ore.
CON. He commented severely on the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury asd the director Of
the Mint in Philadelphia, for attempting to
defeat the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Grimes, it was re.
solved that the President be requested to
communicate to the Senate the names oil
oil persons who have been sentenced by
court martial for frauds or speculationl
against tue Government, and pardoned BY
him since the lst Of December, 1863, with
the sentence from which his pardon relieved
them and also the names Of oil person!
likewise sentenced by court martial fol
military oifenses other than fraud or spec
ulstions, and similarly pardoned. Agreed to