New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-18
VOL XXVI.....NO' s,Cl7.
WASHINGTON.

VIOLATIONS OF THE ClFlb h"hio elLb-Aa'
PEAcHMKNT--A NEW NATIONAL BANK BHI--soV.
soUTwELL's GOLD BILL IN ooMEnTTEB-A RE-
puRlIoAs oAUcUs-A APPROXIMATIONS ron THB
pEPARrMESTs- TO LOYAL SLAVE
observation-disclosures OF STATE WAR Ex-
PBESEs.
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WASHINGTON, Monday Dee H. lec6.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sumner stated that per-
sons had come to ibis country from foreign countries
fer the purpose Of enticng free eolored persons TO emil
crate under false promises, but really 20 carry on
new species of Cooe trade. lie offered bill to pre-
vent and punish such ofienes. The bin to repeal the
amnesty power of the President was taken up, dis
eussed and passed over. The Nebraska bill was also
taken up, but only 20 hear speech IRON hendricks
of Indiana on II. Mr. Cowan who seems to have made
UP his mind that il he can't have SIX more years
in the Senate, he will come near as he can 70 u by
making the speeches Of xix years in three months
gave notice that he wanted TO discuss the Nebraska
BAL at some length. II was probably THIS warning
that drew from Mr.. Wade notice that he wOuid TO-
morrow move the resembling Of the concurrent resOiu
ton for the holiday recess. It is thought by some
that If both Houses adjourn Thursday the District
Suffrage bin will he lost under clause OF the seventh
section the first article Of the Constitution, which
IL a. follows:
II anyA shall be returned b Tic President within 10
days Sundays excepted after II shan have been presented 70
hi0 the same shall be law m like manner as he had gheu
A. the Congress by their Adjournment prevent us return
IN which case Il shall not be a law.
Mr.. Sumner thinks the result iemtd IN tLe event
of adjournment c0n be avoided, by directing the
Secretary of the Senate 70 withhold the bill suit
ieDt length OF time, so that the 10 day may expire
after the The subject Of resembling the Teso
luton for adjournment comes up tomorrow. The
Suffrage bill is still ~ the Senate. IL was signed by
the President pro tenn. and Speaker to-day. Az
o'clock the floor in the Senate was yielded 10 Mr..
Frelinghuysen, TO deliver on euOgy on the late Sena-
tor Wright OF New-JeTSey. Eulogles were also delY-
cred by Messrs Cattel, johnson and Davis, and at
o'clock tho Senate adjourned.
A leading Western member endeavorod TO intro
duoe the following bill to-day, but was prevented
owing TO the announcement Of the death Of Senator
Wright II will be introduced tomorrow;
SEcioS ]. BE L enacted &C.. That the Secretary Of Tie
fhc orcanlton and establishment Of National Banks in add
on 10 those heretofore established under provisions Of an
act entitled an act" Sc and acts supplemented thereto and
nmeEdaoTy thereof and issue for the use Of the said banks
hereby authorized currency not exceeding m amount the sun OF
SIC 4adbe further enacted That Tie organization and
establishment Of said Banks and the Issuing Of currency 10 tue
shall be regulated and controlled in every respect as 5e
ved in The several acts referred TO IA the s section OIL s
sSt fF s nc 81 o,iI Ronls pn,eT he PROVISIONS Of
this previous located in each State and Territory
tat the population Of each ond Territory susains % the
total population Of the United States rs indicated BY ibe census
g ~, 4.
: Monday is resolution day in the House, and the
greater part of to-day consumed in The consdera
ton OF special and joint resolutions which were
brought ont during the regular call Of the States.
Several were put forward to test the sense OF the
House on the all-absorbing financial question Mr..
Cook of Illinois proposed that the Banking Committee
should inquire into the expedency OF providing for
the withdrawal of the National Bank currency, md
substituting for it Legal Tender notes; but 1t
was lost By IS 10 6S Mr.. Ross (Dem.) Of Him
ois then brought forward bis old resolution
have future issues of Government bonds subjected
10 State and municipal taxati0n. and II was tabled
by an immense majority. Mr.. Baker oil the same
State then offered a resolution lnstruetng the BANK
a~ohTh in
the further withdrawal Of legal tender notes sp:T-
tied vote was cast and without debate this was tabled
by lightweight TO ffly-eight. From the financial
question the House went TO the rebehous States and
resolution offered by Mr.. MoulOn Of Illinois, inviting
the loyal people Of said States 10 form Constitutional
State governments and to be readmitted into the
Union was referred without debate, under the rule 10
the Reconstruction Committee A JOINT resolution
to prohibit the Southern States from receiving the
benefit of public lands set apart for Agricultural Col
lege purposes until represented in Congress- was IN
troduced by Mr.. Julian Of Indiana and promptly
passed. Mr.. Schenck OF Ohio then called the atten-
ton OF the House 70 the advertisement Of the proposed
sale of coored man into Slavery at Annapolis Mary
land as it appeared in the TRIBUNE editorial Of Saur-
day, and his motion the Judiciary Committee we're
instructed to inquire into the facts, and, found TO be
as represented to if they not in violation OF
the Constitution and The Civil Rights law, and also TO
ascertain if the President has enforced this law Mr.
Stevens briefly referred to this case, and cited
one where seven cOored men had been sold
into Slavery IN tlOrlda. = As IeSaTuS MaIllahu,
he said looking toward ex-Goy. Thomas
of that State, 81 hope before the end
of this Session her distinguished representative will
introduce bill to give TO Maryland Republican
form Of government" Quite a sensation wGs create
in the hall by the presentation OF resolution from
Mr.. Ashley Of Ohio providing for select committee
of seven TO ascertain if any officer oil the Government
had attempted TO subyer tby any high crime or mis-
demeanor AS this looked toward impeachment, the
Democrats attempted 70 prevent its Introduction and
on the question 70 suspend the rules IT was not
received two+hgds not voting in favor OF 1t. Messrs
Ames Dawes, Defrees, Deano, Deming, Dodge
Raymond Jenckes Maynard, Spalding, Stokes and
Warner voted against its reception. Memorials
for impeaching the President were presented in the
House to-day from 81 citizens of Lincoln Mich
from 349 citizens OF Iowa, and from six citizens of
Alabama The petitions are printed, and give fourteen
reasons for the impeachment the first Of which is that
the President has degraded the dignity Of bis office
In the Consular Appropriation bill reported in the
House to-day the item for the salary Of Mr Harvey,
Minister to Portugal, was omitted.
Mr. Ashleys Impeachment resolution only lacked
nine votes OF having twOthirds lie will propose it
those Republicans who voted against it, it is stated,
are willing that a committee should be appointed 20
inquire into the matrer
Mr. Stevens Chairman Of Committee on Appro-
priatious reported to-day the Pension Appropriation
bill and the Diplomatic aud Consular bill The former
approprates $33, 0000 600 and the latter $1,000 coo.
lie win report the POst-Ofice appropriation Bill to
morrow Ii appropnates Sls,OO0,OO0.
Immediately after the holidays, the bill to reimburse
the LOYAL States for expenses will be reported for
action By Representative Blaine Of Maine The propo-
sitiOn is to give a certain amount OF I'VE per cent
United States bonds TO each State equal in amount 10
SIS for each volunteer furnished by raid State. The
proposition of Controller Hillhouse Of New-Yo to
give the income TO each State does not meet with
favor because Of the great uade0uaoV OF the amounts
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