The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-07
THIRTY.NINTH CONGRESS
First Session.
SEN z.
wAsuXGros, April Q, 1850.

PrSsioNs rn n
Mr. VAN wrxKLE, trepD Of W. Va, reported with
amendments the bill supplementary to the several ACTS
relating to pensions An additional section Of tho cot
Of July A. 1862 is entte any 70 two pensions a.
the same time Another section repcals tho suthossa
ton detail clerks in the Pension once, and empowers
the Secretary the Interior detail clerks for the ur
poses Of sad section or tho efIcotuai
execution OF the pension laws :
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
Mr.. FEsESDRs, (rep) Of Me-, introduced bin 20
amend the act to provide national currency by plehRc
of United States bonds which was referred to tho Com
mittee Finance. II amends section twenty one 70 -
| to make It read as follows
drcced. that upon the transfer and de-
yey OF bonds 70 ane % % pe a he ens 10
receive from the Comptroller OF IN, Currency clrcung
onunergned hereinafer provided equal in amonns to
States bonds r.nsferrad delivered bu, rot
exceeding nne per % sea"m Ssrso If ins ssar nes At
not less than aye per centum Per annnm and ns
shall he in proportion TO s paid mp c,ital
1SS % does not ssd
Of snch capital 10 such ass.eaon whose cani,i
per centnn q such capital TO such assaieo Shose ssp
tai exceeds siool0o ana does no cxce.d sly @
t,l exceeds 100000 sa. exceed $50 o1o nfy
t exceeds $4,000 g. o. forty per senim OF d Ss uss Ses
70 retire and withdraw from circulation matt
ea n9e @ ssss % Sn m bs9en s
circulating notes OF each association shall be within tse
ns bank ar ssnkna aoon organized Under the
laws Of s.,e which shall Apply for authority 70 become
amendment before the ist day of October aud shall
sSs%S si
tonsi banR provided ,ha, banss Of 1nimpared eapt 10
States which have hereloore secured he eas, rsishs
sGs Ss 10 Tcssans boy
notes 70 be delivered TO bank. thus oonvertcd state
banks TO national a.soestions shall not exceed
gni7cd in and which have heretofore
under provision. s% provided ,le total anouni
Of circulating notes % be delivered 70 associations 20 ersn
the st day OF October 1864 when II portion of the tn
cssns State banks shall remain Hnapprorriated, The
amount 20 remnng shall be used for the organization OF
new associations under this section
RECONSTRUCTION
Mr. LAVE tr,pl Of Kspsas- introduced the following
Joint resolution which ordered to lie on tho table
and be printed
Resolved, That Senators Representatives from either
Of the states lately nsurrection shall 10 admitted to Con
IN accord nee with The advice lie Fresiden OF tie unei
fyinr tie amendment OF the consiaion OF The rnitei
ssss nsSs S1ns X. s s Gna 81 s rs'e od @
tending The elective franchise 70 an male pcrslns OF
read sonsin.lon Of the United states - ihs Es,h
n soe pt & e S ser s9s Who o o real sss
a. not lees Than o hundred ard hy aos, .nS pay ,s
ton and laws OF the United stae.
Mr. LAsE said the above contained the terms upon
which Mr. Johnson was willing TO reconstruct the South
ern Saios
Mr. BRowv, trop) OF No, inquired whether Mr. Lane
had any Assurance lhn tho President s in fayor
Of the proposition above ennncated.
Mr LAxx-I have assurance from the presidepi %
the United States on that any other sub g. Ht iR
do know that the republican party, or winch am
e nolaro ths rsc.nan o ~ "ao s,ste insure
Tho destruction OF 'hes party ! know igr'h,r
Mr President, .na. 4 both eranc'es % 0r rc,oln ,he
tlon and the President does sign H. that brings the
republican party and the President Of the republican
party again harmony. II will continue the political
power or this country in the hands OF that party. hT
President have boon lsborng for months to hnrmonze
the floor of Congress- thought yesterday that there
was hope Of securing such harmony i did seem that
OF tho members of this body spnsed ~ lar
monze with the President OF the United States
proposed to go very far TO secure that har-
m0ny. Yesterday, while pursuing this coursch We
were awakened by one Of tho mos, rdcuo1s assaults
that made upon official BY either friend Or
opponent from the Senator from Ohio tAr Wadci He
charged my persona friend--a man who Tor two year
sat hcsic me- and whom learned 70 respect and al
miro for his pluck. his ability aud his INTEGRITY aud e.
lovc for his manly virtue, man whom believed |
originated the candidate of the republican party f1r
the second office within the gn OF tho party man
whom urged upon the Republican Convention At BATH
more az their canddate man whose election dd my
utmost 10 SECURE against the friends of the Senator from
Ohio In tho mos, crit cal moment Of that political
pagn called upon 70 defend the candidate Of the
republican party against an assault similar 20 that made
by The Senator from Ohio (Mr. Nado) yesterday. dc
Tended the candidate OF tho republican party agsnsi that
assault and defend the President o. the republican
party against similar assaut from the Senator
Seeking o. reconstruct the rebc'ous States, he
'in violation OF the wishes o, Cor yrcss of the United
States When Mr. johnson took hts seat IN the preni
dent al chair. ask Mr. President what had Congress
donef They had dono this'-hr Lincoln had marked
and pursued by him snce and me people of me United
States, and the party 70 which the Senator ffom ono
and myself belonged. had endorsed by uumpnaH, ma
iorities that irm OF r-cOnstructon policy IN violnt
the she q the Congress of the United States bc
was despo, "r proposing reconstruct the insurec
onsry State upon the theory espre0ed IN that Joint
resolution annulling the ordinances Of secession ra,fy
ing the amendment 70 the consti,utinn, aboiishng
savrry rcpudating the rbel debt Confederate debt
and endorsing tho national debt and extending the right
Of suffrage 20 all colored who coud rad tho
constitution of the United States and sign their names
and 20 all coorei men who paid taxes upon two h'n
ircd and hftv dollars worth ~ real estate NJ Pros
dent am not as cow rsant with the constituents Of the
Senator from Ohio a. ho ", but will venture the
ton that outside of New Ensand there n not single
State in this unionno one State hat will by majority
vote. endorse the policy of rec0nstruct ady sei by
President johnson md expressed tina. oin resolution
Y1u cannot 81 before the people Of this country
policy g.y9 unqualified suffrage 70 the blacks You
cannot find state IN this Union. outs de Of Nv kns
land, in my Judgment, tina, will endorse such p1cy
Restrict Il 70 The qaslhca clause, the Prlsd NJ of
the United state. recommends, anf you can carry the
republican Union party everywhere and with uusniHlT
despot for exercising constitutional rght In
vetOins btu of thus body Mr President,
hal the Senator rom Ohio occupied the position 0ccu-
pied BY President Johuson IN my judgmcu, BE- would
the evercse Of the pogerY II amounts " 10
vote % reconsider with the lght n be whcn
before has the constitutional right Justified
political fr end Of tho President ~ The Unit States
In dcnounclng that President dcspot and dctatofg
The President has been aud IL ia Judgment
anxious 10 barmonike the difficulties " the In party
any Senator this noor n he mot in the
spirit that party world be reunited. api Union
would be restored His advances fnee by insult Hia
adFances arc met BY dcnrnciation rom ths Lesfs
.d the republican party upon this Senate n01r
n language Without Ja-alel ~ far ~
| concerned, Nr President propose
TO-DAY, and befeafter 20 take my pati0n aongsfe =
the President % the republican party and stand there
uun Dinaly defend NC him against the Senator from
Ohio defend a hig ~ dcccssor thc .enainr
from Ohio. Mr. President would 30 GLAD 70 have thai
resoluton laid upon tho table Tor The prcsent and
printed
The ca,R-TtAt order viii be entered u ,her, Be- NJ,
objection
from kansas exercised this nnnruing ! 90 not
know Why be should b. ~ shocked by Anyth ng have
said or done 81 haze corta My sad nothing in op
position o. the project 0f constructing the States at 10
nov brings before us, ] believe Tor the fnt time