Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-10
cONeRFSsIOyAL PRoCTToTyes.

WASHINGTON, April -SsRdte-Presi.
dent johnson has sent a message TO Con-
gress, recommending a modification OF
the test oath passed in 1852.
The Senate galleries are again densely
I filed to-day to witness the Proceedings
on the message Of the President vet0ing
| the Civil Rights bill.
Senator Wright, Of New Jersey, ap.
peared and took his seat in the Senate
this morning.
Senator Dixon, Of Connecticut, at / 80
pm, had not arrived.
Senator Morgan presented a petition
Of New York savings banks asking for
such modification Of the revenue laws
ss will exempt savings of the poor from
taxation. The petition was referred tC
The Committee on Finance.
Several petitions for equal laws to reg
ulate Interstate insurance was presented
and referred to the Committee on Com
merce
Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas, offered a Joint
resolution for the admission Of States
lately in rebellion 10 representation in
Congress on condition OF their repudia-
ting the rebel debt and indorsing the
Federal debt, extending suffrage to such
cOl0red people as can read and pay taxes
Of the necessity for action on the subject
Of reconstruction to save the republic
from cTurnbling to pieces. The resolu-
ton was laid on the table for the present.
At o'clock the message Of the Presi-
dent, vetoing the Civil Rights bill wss
taken up.
Mr. Van Winkle, Of West Virgins.
reported, with amendments, a bill sup
Elementary 70 the several acts relating 10
pensions, and an additional section OF
act of July IA, 1852, which entities any
one b two pensions at the same time.
Another section repehls the authorize
ton to detail clerks In the Pension office,
and authorizes the Secretary Of the In
terror 70 detail clerks for the purpose Of
said section, or % secure the more efli-
clent execution Of the pension laws.
Mr.. Fessenden introduced q bin 20
amend the act 70 provide national eur
rency, or any pledge Of United States
bonds, which was referred to Committee
on Finance. 1t amends section p so as
10 mske il read as follows:
ind be u further enacted, That upon
transfer and delivery Of the bonds 10 the
Treasurer, as provided ia The foregoing
section the association IN the same shall
be- entitled to receive from the COmptrel-
Ter 81 Currency circulating notes OF DIFF
ferent denominations in blanks, and reg
istered and cOuntersigned as hereinafter
provided, equal in amount 70 80 per cent
~ the current market vaies- tRe y >,
honss 50 transferred and not delivered,
int not exceeding 80 per cent. Of the
sraount Of said bonds at the par value
beregf. il bearing interest, a rate not less
lbsn 50 per cent per annUms and the
amount OF such circulating Botes 70 be
r.rr,ished 10 each association shall be
IN r-oDoftlon to its paid up capital
as follows, and no more To
such association whose capital eN-
eeeds s300,000, bat does not ex-
eeed $500 900, 50 per cent. Of such capital;
10 such association whose capital exceeds
5000. 900 but does not exceed 81 ,000, ,Oe0,
. per cent. Of such cspital; to such upon
whose capital exceeds s., 600 90 and does
not exceed s., ,000, 900, 60pef cent. of such
capital; 70 such upon whose capital ex-
eeeds s2000,900 bat does not exceed
s., co., 600, so per cent of such capital (;
. such upon whose capital exceeds
S3, 600, go, 20 per cent. OF such capital.
And It shall be the duty Of the Comp
Foiler of currency 10 relieve and with
draw from circulation all worn notes. re-
turned by any association whose circu-
lating notes are In excess OF the limit
herein prescribed, until the Circulating
notes Of each association shall be xvifhi5
the rate prescribed for its canifsi
and any existing bank or banking